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ecoportal.net > en > solar-powered-light-show-in-our-homes > 19465

A designer reimagined the car and created a solar-powered system you can install at home to generate light and sound

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (533+ words) The way in which we power and light our homes is changing. For as long as the mobility market has existed, it has affected many parts of our daily lives. A solar-powered light show has emerged that may be the…...

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ecoportal.net > en > 1950s-couple-built-home-10000-bricks > 19632

In the 1950s one couple built their entire home by hand making over 10,000 bricks themselves when almost nothing was available

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (754+ words) It's hard to imagine today. No deliveries. No construction crews. No endless supply of materials arriving at the push of a button. Just an empty plot of land, a vision, and two people willing to do whatever it took to…...

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ecoportal.net > en > smart-device-may-be-tracking-you > 19096

Your air fryer may be collecting more than cooking data — A consumer watchdog says the device could be tracking you

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (529+ words) Credits: Flipsnack, The Pulse Internal edition Our smart devices are tracking us in a variety of ways. Since the advent of the digital age, technology has changed nearly every aspect of our homes and lives. Almost all appliances in our…...

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ecoportal.net > en > tesla-robotaxi-fleet-crash-data > 19205

Tesla's robotaxi fleet logged just one crash last month, yet every incident narrative filed with NHTSA remains fully redacted

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (747+ words) Tesla's February NHTSA filing carries what looks like good news: one new robotaxi crash, down from five the month before. A Model Y clipped a fixed object at 9 mph in Austin, no injuries, autonomous system engaged. On paper, it reads…...

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ecoportal.net > en > self-balancing-electric-motorcycle > 19170

Spacecraft now keep a motorcycle upright — and the startup behind it is about to start mass production

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (451+ words) A motorcycle balances itself on a seesaw " no rider, no kickstand, no one holding it up. It just stays there. OMOWAY wraps this hardware inside a broader architecture it calls OMO-ROBOT " a system combining vision-based perception, high-speed onboard computing, and…...

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ecoportal.net > en > california-e-bike-student-ban-debate > 19173

California school districts weigh banning students from riding e-bikes to campus — and the debate is spreading nationwide

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (473+ words) E-bikes have quietly become one of the most popular ways American kids get around on their own " no car, no parent, just a quick ride to school. Now, some officials want to change that. In Southern California, the Newport-Mesa Unified…...

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ecoportal.net > en > ai-powered-headphones-launched-at-ces > 19006

They look like ordinary headphones at first — Then they begin seeing what you see and hearing what you hear

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (564+ words) Our technology is changing at a rapid pace. Over the past two decades, headphones and personalized mini-cameras have become the latest must-haves for us all. From the trendy teenager to the grandpa using them to listen to their favorite nostalgic…...

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ecoportal.net > en > texas-driver-set-precedent-for-seatbelt > 18476

It started with a Texas driver forgetting her seatbelt — 29 years later the case still shapes how police can arrest drivers across America

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (587+ words) Credits: The Pulse Internal edition One Texas driver set the standards for seatbelt safety, much to her detriment. Over the years, the laws that govern the millions of us who spend a significant amount of time in our cars have…...

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ecoportal.net > en > denver-driver-fought-bureaucracy > 18537

Denver driver got fined after seeing a strange red "X" signal — 49 more received citations but the DOT had to cancel them all for "misleading"

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (598+ words) Credits: The Pulse Internal edition A Denver driver faced a "misleading" fine that led to a major rollback by state authorities. We challenge you to find a single driver in the nation who's never broken the rules of the road....

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ecoportal.net > en > mythical-car-brand-cancels-ev-plans > 18387

Half the supercar world expected an electric revolution — Then mythical brand's CEO called it an “expensive hobby” with close-to-zero demand and shifted the brand to the only viable alternative

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (594+ words) Credits: The Pulse Internal edition One mythical car brand has cancelled its long-awaited electric plans. As we all know, demand influences supply. And when zero demand turns something into just an expensive hobby, there can be no other conclusion but…...