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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

The gadget, roughly the size of a pack of chewing gum, held 8 megabytes of data and required no external power source, drawing power directly from a computer when connected. Computer users badly needed a cheap, high-capacity, reliable, portable storage device. Flash memory became cheap and robust enough for consumer use by 1995.

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Robot Gift Guide 2022

Cars That Think

We’ve got all kinds of new robots, and right now is an excellent time to buy one (or a dozen), since many of them are on sale this week. Lego Robotics Kits. Lego has decided to discontinue its classic Mindstorms robotics kits, but they’ll be supported for another couple of years and this is your last chance to buy one.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

” Local pricing isn’t locked in either, but we know the first on sale here will be top-spec Techniq AWD versions on 20-inch wheels: the Ioniq 5 equivalent is $77,500 before on-roads. They’re a big improvement on the Ioniq 5’s slightly cheap looking and feeling doors. “It is going to be limited numbers.”

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GM demos its new Energy products by running a mansion off a Silverado EV

Baua Electric

One Silverado was connected to the outdoor speakers and screen running the presentation GM gave us on its products, and the other was connected to the house to show what happens when the V2H changes over from home to truck power. But the battery wasn’t connected for the purposes of this demonstration.

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Non-bike bike gear reviewed: Linka Lasso smartphone-controlled chain lock

Baua Electric

In this regular column, I take a deep dive into some of the coolest and most interesting gadgets and pieces of kit that make it possible to swap a car for an e-bike on a daily basis. Next, the connected nature of the lock allows you to actually share unlocking credentials with other people. They’re also not cheap, not by a long shot.

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

EV Central

Sales of electric cars almost tripled in 2023 and Aussies had more models than ever to choose from. It lays the foundation for an exciting 2024 where EVs should continue their sales growth. None of which will be cheap, the Polestar 3 is priced from $132,900 before on-roads. litre four-cylinder turbo to electric propulsion.

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What do you get if you mix a Mazda CX-90 with a Toyota LandCruiser and a Nissan Pathfinder? You get the Kia EV9, and it might just be better than all of them | review

EV Central

While it’s not cheap, the EV9 comes loaded with equipment and technology to help justify a circa-$100K starting price when it arrives in Australia in the fourth quarter of 2023. While details are yet to be announced, it looks as though there will be three core models to the EV9 range when it goes on sale in Q4 2023. That includes a 12.3-inch

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