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Intel’s Core i-9 processor finally makes it to laptops

April 3, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Intel announced its first Core i9 processor for desktops last year.Now, Intel is announcing its first Core i9 chip for laptops, with what it claims is “the best gaming and creation laptop processor Intel has ever built.”The top-of-the-line model being announced today is the Intel Core i9-8950HK, ...

Lincoln Aviator preview at the New York International Auto Show this week

March 28, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Lincoln debuted its new mid-sized Aviator SUV at the New York International Auto Show this week, and it features a bit more high-tech bells-and-whistles than Ford’s luxury brand is typically known for. It can be turned on and driven using a virtual key on a smartphone. It will feature Ford’s new ...

Autonomous Standing Desk can order your lunch for you

March 22, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Autonomous says its new SmartDesk 3 is "the world's most powerful AI-powered standing desk."What even is an AI desk? To Autonomous, it means a desk that can order food for you. The company apparently partnered with Delivery.com to offer food suggestions on the desk's built-in control panel. It can " ...

Makita makes a coffee maker for the outdoors

March 20, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Japanese power tools manufacturer Makita has released a new rugged coffee maker that runs on battery power. The CM501DZ uses the same lithium ion battery packs as various Makita tools; the company says the largest 18V BL1860 battery is good for brewing about 640ml, or 5.3 cups.Makita released its fi ...

The first high-speed trains in Africa are flashing along the Atlantic coast of Morocco.

March 15, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

The French-made double-decker TGVs are being tested ahead of the launch of a flagship new line connecting Tangier with Morocco's economic capital Casablanca in 2018.The new trains can reach speeds of 200 miles per hour. They will cut the journey time between the two cities by more than half -- to ju ...

BOSE is working on its own pair of augmented reality glasses

March 13, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Bose has announced at SXSW that it’s working on its own pair of augmented reality glasses, but not in the way that you’d think. Instead of superimposing data over the world visually, like Google Glass or Intel’s Vaunt glasses, Bose’s AR concept unsurprisingly focuses on audio, adding “audi ...

Samsung announces new range of QLED 4K TVs at recent New York event

March 9, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Samsung just unveiled its 2018 lineup of QLED 4K TVs at an event in New York City. The company remains the world’s leading TV maker, and while this year’s sets make modest improvements to picture quality — mainly black levels — the major focus is intelligence and smart home control. The new ...

In a decade or so, flying cab transportation could be a real thing

March 7, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Last year, Airbus unveiled a truly bizarre concept at the Geneva Motor Show: a car-drone-train mash-up with the effervescent name of Pop.Up. But if the whole thing seemed a bit half-baked and lackluster then, Pop.Up is back for this year’s show with an entirely refreshed look courtesy of Audi. I s ...

Africa’s First Energy Plant That Converts Trash Into Electricity is being built in Ethiopia

March 1, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Waste-to-energy plants are already popular in Europe, as nearly 25 percent of municipal waste is incinerated.In France alone, there are about 126 waste-to-energy plants, with Germany having 121 and Italy having 40.The Reppie plant in Addis Ababa is the result of a partnership between the Government ...

Rwanda introduces Electronic Payment for Rwanda Public Buses

February 27, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

By approaching any selected agents across all Kigali bus stations, you can easily buy and top-up your Tap&Go card at a cost of only Rwf 500.After buying your card, the same agent will be on hand to top-up your card, depending on how much you are willing to spendWith your topped-up card, feel fre ...

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