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The first solar roadway has opened in Amsterdam -- we've put eyes and hands on the surface and its various characteristics.



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Microsoft has become one of the first companies to deploy autonomous robot security guards. Dubbed the K5, this roughly human-sized 300-pound (136 kg) robot is equipped with enough cameras, sensors, and alarms that it can replace most human security patrols -- but fortunately, despite looking like a Dalek from the Doctor Who universe, it is not equipped with a ray gun or any other method for harming or detaining humans.



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Earlier this year, Samsung announced a brand new virtual reality headset by the name of Gear VR. Made in partnership with the team at Oculus VR, this clever headset uses a Galaxy Note 4 to power the virtual reality experience, and a bluetooth controller to navigate. The "Innovator Edition" is currently up for pre-registration, and you'll be able to buy your very own in early December.



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A new Kickstarter project could let regular 3D printers start making fully functional electronics, right away.



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Today we have a great collection of deals for you, including a brand new Ultra HD monitor that's already discounted, gaming desktops, and a great savings on a 1TB Xbox One. There's also new tablets, HDTVs and much more. Read on for all our best deals.



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IBM and Nvidia have been awarded $425 million by the US Department of Energy to build two brand-new supercomputers that leverage IBM's Power8 CPUs and Nvidia's upcoming Volta GPUs. The two computers -- Summit, which will be built at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Sierra, built at Lawrence Livermore -- will have peak performance of around 150 petaflops when they're completed in 2017-2018.



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Proving yet again that the US government can show a surprising soupçon of tenacity when it comes to invading privacy and occasionally catching a terrorist, a new report claims that the US Marshals Service -- since 2007 -- has been criss-crossing the country with small airplanes equipped with fake cell towers. These small aircraft (fixed-wing Cessnas) intercept communications between your mobile phone and the carrier's legitimate cell tower, allowing the US Marshals to find and triangulate the exact location of a target. Obviously, the primary target of the system is criminals -- but the report says a lot of "innocent Americans" are also being tagged by the program.



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