The Curious Technologist

My Current Venture: KILLSHOT Coffee

by | February 7, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

Apologies - this site has sat dormant for quite some time. I've been a little busy. In the last several years I've been occupied with helping several startups get off the ground, I've launched a lifestyle brand called KILLSHOT Life to establish a community of people...
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A first look at Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X console

by | September 10, 2020 | Gear | 0 Comments

It’s clear the Series X was designed primarily for the vertical orientation. That’s how Microsoft always shows it in marketing materials. And the console looks awkward, with the bottom stand poking out to the side when laid horizontally. Almost as if it... fell over....
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Oculus founder’s Ghost 4 military drones use AI for surveillance and attack

by | September 10, 2020 | Tech | 0 Comments

  Palmer Luckey rose to tech fame for inventing the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset that helped generate interest in the technology. Now he's got a different type of tech product to show off: the Ghost 4 military drone. Built by Luckey's new company,...
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This tiny robotic beetle travels for two hours without a battery

by | August 25, 2020 | Tech | 0 Comments

A team of researchers from the University of Southern California have created a miniscule autonomous robotic beetle, RoBeetle, that can travel for more than two hours without a battery. The 88-milligram, insect-inspired robot runs on liquid methanol, which powers its...
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TikTok sues Trump administration over ban in US

by | August 24, 2020 | News | 0 Comments

TikTok is suing the Trump administration over an executive order that would effectively ban the short-form video app in the US on Sept. 20. The lawsuit (embedded below) was filed Monday in the US District Court for the Central District of California. TikTok said the...
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THESE AUGMENTED REALITY GLASSES PROJECT A VIRTUAL RUNNING PARTNER TO HELP YOU CRUSH YOUR GOALS

by | August 24, 2020 | Tech | 0 Comments

Think of the Ghost Pacer as your own personal carrot on a stick. Nothing makes a person more competitive than seeing that they’re actually losing to a competitor. It’s why multiplayer games are infinitely more fun and fast-paced than solo gaming. The Ghost Pacer...
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TRANSPARENT OLED HITTING THE MARKET WITH XIAOMI’S MI TV LUX TRANSPARENT EDITION

by | August 22, 2020 | Gear | 0 Comments

One of the major advantages of OLED over LCD panels is that the former can be made using far fewer layers as the pixels themselves are emitting the light instead of manipulating the light from a backlight. This led some to ask the question of whether it’s possible to...
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Unity’s IPO filing shows how big a threat it poses to Epic and the Unreal Engine

by | August 21, 2020 | News | 0 Comments

Unity, maker of the popular Unity Game Engine, has filed to go public at an incredible moment in time. Its chief rival, Epic Games, is currently busy arguing that Apple is holding the Unreal Engine hostage, and Epic will appear in court this very afternoon to demand a...
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Review: Google Pixel Buds (2020)

by | May 1, 2020 | Gear | 0 Comments

It’s taken Google a surprisingly long time to make good earbuds. The original Pixel Buds from 2018 were a bulky, mushroom-shaped mess that made you look like Frankenstein’s monster. The charging case was huge, the sound was middling, and when you finally worked up the...
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Jabra’s Elite 75t earbuds – worth switching from the 65t?

by | November 26, 2019 | Gear | 0 Comments

Jabra’s Elite 65t true wireless earbuds were the default recommended alternative to AirPods for a long time. They were one of the first pairs to nail the basics of solid connectivity, satisfactory battery life, and good-enough sound quality. But other companies like...
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