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New display tech corrects for bad eyesight, makes reading glasses a thing of the past July 30, 2014 at 1:45 pm A new technology from UC Berkeley could make your glasses obsolete by correcting images on a screen so they appear clear to your busted eyes. The secret world of power generation, and the arrival of Earth-spanning super grids July 30, 2014 at 12:37 pm A long, long time ago — well, the middle of the 1800s to be exact — electricity was an intriguing but mostly useless thing. Some factories and residences toyed with early electric lights and motors powered by on-site generators, but most of the world used piped steam and natural gas to heat their homes and drive their machines for decades after electrification began. That would all change, however, with Nikola Tesla’s invention of three-phase high-voltage power distribution at the end of the 1800s and the creation of the world’s first synchronized national electricity grid in Great Britain in 1938. Microsoft announces Sharks Cove mini PC, a powerful, expensive rival to Raspberry Pi July 30, 2014 at 11:11 am Though it takes Microsoft a while to jump in on an emerging trend, the company does tend to throw its hat into the ring eventually. Despite releasing satisfactory hardware, the company was late to both the modern-day smartphone and tablet scene, hindering its success. This time around — likely thanks to the success of the Raspberry Pi — Microsoft is targeting the mini PC market with the announcement of Sharks Cove. This robot needs just a few seconds to learn to walk again after you break its legs July 30, 2014 at 10:14 am Some foolhardy roboticists in France, who clearly haven’t read enough sci-fi books, have created a robot that can recover from a broken leg. More accurately, if the robot is immobilized by a broken leg, it only takes a few seconds for it to learn how to walk again, using a new gait that minimizes the impact of the broken leg. If robots are to become truly useful, they’ll have to be able to autonomously recover from damaged circuits and broken limbs. EA revolutionizes gaming with Netflix-style subscription service – but only on Xbox One July 30, 2014 at 8:12 am EA, in one fell swoop, has changed the entire landscape of gaming and made it much more feasible to buy an Xbox One instead of a PS4. Starting today, beta testers will be able to subscribe to EA Access ($5 per month or $30 annually), giving them unlimited access to some of EA’s biggest games Considering these top-tier games usually cost $70 each, gaining access to all (or most) of EA’s games for just $30 per year is an incredibly good deal — so good that, if you’re into EA games, the Xbox One actually starts to make a lot more sense than the PS4. This is crazy, crazy stuff from EA — really, what is the company thinking? Apple updates MacBook Pro, but where’s the Retina MacBook Air? July 29, 2014 at 3:21 pm At long last, Apple has finally gotten around to updating its line of Retina MacBook Pros. Hardware bumps and price dips are certainly welcome, but how long are we going to have to wait around for Apple to release iMacs and MacBook Airs with Retina displays? ET deals: Lenovo Z50 Core i7 15.6-inch laptop for $649 July 29, 2014 at 2:30 pm This model of the Lenovo Z50 packs a Core i7-4510U CPU, a power sipping processor that still delivers some serious performance. It also sports a 15.6-inch 1920×1080 high-def anti-glare display, making it a great choice for watching movies or even playing games. There’s no discrete graphics for playing more intensive titles, but the Core i7 and integrated Intel HD 4400 graphics has plenty of power to handle HD movies and moderate gaming. 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander review: Proof that good tech doesn’t always make for a good car July 29, 2014 at 12:42 pm This compact SUV has adaptive cruise control, torque vectoring and three rows of seats. It still feels like a last-generation car but the pricing is competitive and the tech is OK. This isn’t a bad car, but there are better compact SUVs on the market right now. Sewing an invisibility cloak with a needle made of light July 29, 2014 at 11:32 am Needles made of lasers are being used at the University of Cambridge to assemble nanoparticles into larger segments that could one day be used to make an honest-to-goodness cloaking device. OLDER Stories NEWER Stories Follow Follow @ExtremeTech ExtremeTech Newsletter Subscribe Today to get the latest ExtremeTech news delivered right to your inbox. 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