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         Autonomous passenger drones might be coming to Dubai this summer. Emerging from the Skolkovo “startups and science park” just outside of Moscow, human-carrying drone maker Hoversurf has created a single-seat hoverbike which looks awesome, but does rather make you fear for your legs, let alone the legs of other people you might encounter. The Scorpion-3 is the updated version of the prototype Scorpion-1 but is fundamentally the same thing. The pilot sits on it like a motorcycle, and flies around just like you might expect a hoverbike to do. However, it’s still got some way to go before it matches the hoverbikes you might have seen in movies like Star Trek. Hoversurf is positioning the bike as an “extreme sports instrument,” and to buy one might set you back at least six figures. However, they are looking at its “transportation potential.” Hoversurf has developed its own in-house software to control the Scorpion-3 in eit...

Everyone is racing to find out what the new Galaxy S8 has to offer and there are quite a few adjustments made that are a lot different than the S7. First of all, the physical home button has been removed in order to make the screen even bigger and it already has the edge to it which they call an "infinity" screen. They also have added more security to the phone when you try to unlock it by scanning the iris of your eye to make sure that it's you. Another thing they mention is that the phone has a "mini projector". I'm not sure what this means entirely but I sure hope it means what we are all thinking. Of course they have also improved the camera and the retina display as always to be expected by any improvement made by a smartphone company. They have also improved the water resistance to IP68 which means that the phone can be immersed up to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes. The phone comes in an S8 and an S8+. The S8 alone has a screen that measures up to 5.8...

The new Air by Lucid Motors has been given a price and it could cost Tesla their business. Their first car will go for $60,000 and after the government tax credit of $7,500, the price will be brought down to $52,500. The new vehicle will have a range of 240 miles and its electric motors will produce 400 horsepower.  Standard features include 12-way power adjustable front seats, four infotainment touchscreens, 10 airbags and a 19-speaker sound system. The Lucid Motors Air will head into production during the first half of 2019. Link to website

Apple has brought out the new Iphone7 in red in order to commemorate their 10 year partnership with Red which is the organization that is helping to fight against AIDS. The special edition phone is only available for a limited time, though Apple has not given the public a date on which the offer ends. They will be available in the 128GB and 256GB sizes and starting off at $749 on the 24th of March. Link to website