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Form has announced a major update for its Smart Swim goggles, moving its SwimStraight feature from the premium subscription tier to the core, free experience. SwimStraight uses the goggles’ built-in ...

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In 1975, a young engineer in the company that made Kodak film took the first picture on a handheld digital camera. Photography would never be the same again. When Steve Sasson started working at ...

CoMaps is community-driven, open-source, transparent, and the developers aren't concerned with making a profit. The app is fairly new (just hitting Google Play Store and the Apple App Store around ...

Achieving precise and reliable drone positioning requires the integration of advanced IMUs with satellite data.

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Hiking in the off-season can often come with great benefits — quieter trails and atmospheric, seasonal landscapes, in particular — however, it can also mean treacherous conditions. Here’s how to stay ...

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