OnePlus 3 review: OnePlus finds its "flagship killer" at last

[MOBILE TECHNOLOGY] [OnePlus 3 review: OnePlus finds its "flagship killer" at last] Chinese newcomer OnePlus is back with another attempt to marry top-level specs with a knock-down price, and it's come up with the company's best handset by far. It's powerful, it's sleek, and it should have the bigger manufacturers looking over their shoulders.[Read more] [AUTOMOTIVE] [Nissan Serena will be the first Japanese vehicle with autonomous drive] The latest automaker to announce a big step forward in autonomous driving technology is Nissan, which will be the first Japanese manufacturer to hit the market with an autonomous driving system to control steering, brakes and throttle on the highway.[Read more] [WEARABLES] [ARmKeypad Air keeps your grubby mitts off the interface] NEC's ARmKeypad uses AR to display a virtual keypad onto the user's arm, with input registered through vibrations from the tapping of fingers on the arm.​ Now the company has announced a new, tap-free version called the ARmKeypad Air that provides a completely contact-free interface.[Read more] [AUTOMOTIVE] [Jaguar puts new semi-autonomous systems to test in the real world] ​Jaguar Land Rover is throwing the kitchen sink at autonomous driving technology. On top of the tools it's developing for off-road autonomy, the Brits are planning to create a fleet of research vehicles testing a raft of self-driving technologies. ​[Read more] [AIRCRAFT] [Solar Impulse 2 closes in on circumnavigation with Cairo arrival] ​Solar Impulse 2 completed the penultimate leg of its solar-powered global circumnavigation today, touching down at Cairo International Airport at 10:13 pm PDT (5:14 GMT). With pilot André Borschberg at the controls, the single-seater aircraft landed after leaving Seville, Spain two days ago.[Read more] [AUTOMOTIVE] [Renault's Megane Grand Coupe is the latest step in a French revolution] Renault has spent some time in the wilderness, but the French manufacturer is well-and-truly on the comeback path. The revival started with the Clio, and continues with the new Megane. As you can see, it looks good in sedan form, but what lies beneath the skin is arguably more impressive. [Read more] [SPACE] [New dwarf planet discovered beyond Neptune] A new dwarf planet has been identified on the fringes of our solar system. Designated 2015 RR245, the object’s size isn’t known just yet, but its discoverers estimate it to have a diameter of 700 km (435 miles) and one of the largest orbits of a dwarf planet, circling the Sun once every 700 years.[Read more] [SCIENCE] [New underwater microscope provides ringside seat to coral turf wars] Marine scientists are getting an up-close view of never-before-seen coral sea life thanks to a newly-developed microscopic imaging system built for underwater use. It’s the first instrument to capture underwater images of seafloor organisms with near micrometer resolution. [Read more] [SPACE] [Juno sends back first image from Jupiter] Like any good tourist, NASA's Juno deep-space probe is sending snapshots to the folks back home. It's the first image from Jupiter since the spacecraft's dramatic arrival around the planet on July 4 and shows Jupiter and three of its four largest moons.[Read more] [AUTOMOTIVE] [Mercedes injects some automotive style into the humble golf cart] Back in 2013, Mercedes showed the world what a three-pointed star-badged golf cart of the future might look like with the Vision Golf Cart. Well, the (near) future is here and Mercedes has teamed up with Scandinavian "golf car" manufacturer Garia to make the Mercedes golf cart a reality.[Read more] [DIGITAL CAMERAS] [Hasselblad and DJI team up for 50 megapixel drone setup] Having ​bought into Hasselblad in October 2015, DJI's partnership with the legendary Swedish brand has finally borne fruit for professionals. The companies have combined an M600 with the Hasselblad A5D, creating the world's first medium format drone package in the process. [Read more] [MOTORCYCLES] [Five perfect copies of priceless motorcycles for sale] One of the world's best known motorcycle collections is being dispersed and some extraordinary opportunities to own rare machinery will result when the Robert White Collection is auctioned by Bonhams (London) in September.[Read more] [AUTOMOTIVE] [Mansory adds carbon and power to the fearsome Mercedes G500 4x4 Squared] Mansory has already worked over the G63 six-wheeler, and now it's turned its attention to the G500 4×4², adding horsepower and loads of carbon fiber.[Read more] [SPACE] [Galaxy once thought to be tiny turns out to be gigantic] Far away from our beloved Milky Way lies a galaxy called UGC 1382, a place that scientists and astronomers thought was just another tiny, elliptical galaxy. It turns out that not only is it bigger than they previously thought, but it's also much larger than the galaxy that Earth calls home.[Read more] [ARCHITECTURE] [Huge motion-sensing building installation is off-the-wall] If you're tired of boring building walls, Manhattan-based experiential design firm ESI Design has a solution. The firm has outfitted Terrell Pace in the US capital Washington, DC, with 1,700 sq ft of interactive media displays that react to activity within the building.[Read more] [GOOD THINKING] [New lamp lets you plunge light like a liquid] A light plunger. It sort of sounds like something from a sci-fi novel, doesn't it? In fact, it's a new product just launched on Kickstarter that looks like it combines the concept of a French coffee press with a table lamp, and lets users plunge the light to turn it on or off.[Read more] [ARCHITECTURE] [Green mountain grows out of Singapore's concrete jungle] When you live in one of the world's most densely populated cities, green space can seem almost non-existent. That won't be the case for people who frequent Ingenhoven Architects' Marina One development in Singapore, though, centered, as it is, around a huge, lush and green biodiversity garden.[Read more] [TINY HOUSES] [Towable home doesn't skimp on sleeping space] A common complaint with tiny houses is that they don't usually contain a proper bedroom. The Indigo tiny house offers both a loft bedroom and a full-size ground floor bedroom that can double up as a home office – however to do so it makes significant sacrifices in living space.[Read more] [SPACE] [Latest look beyond Orion's clouds forces star birth model rethink] ​An international team of astronomers has succeeded in capturing the most comprehensive infrared view of the famous Orion Nebula to date, highlighting a surprising amount of failed stars and small planetary bodies.[Read more] [MOTORCYCLES] [Omnidirectional stands let you rotate and push your motorcycle around the garage] ​​Moving motorcycles around just got a whole lot easier. These nifty bike stands use omnidirectional wheels, so you can pop your bike up off the ground, then spin it around and push it easily around the garage in any direction. A great idea from Australian company Dynamoto.​[Read more] [ROBOTICS] [Japan's Sakura No. 2 robot won't spark gas explosions] To help prevent emergencies from becoming disasters, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Chiba Institute of Technology (CIT) have unveiled Sakura 2 – a remotely-operated, mobile, anti-explosive robot for use in gas-filled environments where a spark or heat source could set off an explosion or fire.[Read more] [MOBILE TECHNOLOGY] [Samsung is going to launch the Galaxy Note 7 (hold the 6, please) on August 2] As the rumor mill predicted, Samsung is officially set to announce its next Galaxy Note phablet early next month. Fans of stylus-laden smartphones​ can expect an upgraded version on August 2 in New York City.[Read more] [HOME ENTERTAINMENT] [Lasers slice costs, replace LCDs in new large-screen TV] China's Hisense has today debuted a 100-inch 4K laser projection TV that's reported to be significantly cheaper than equivalent-sized 4K LCD televisions.​[Read more] [VR] [Time for a VR impulse buy? The Oculus Rift is finally shipping without delay] For a while there, these amazing PC-based VR headsets that you kept reading about were just about impossible to get. Just over a month after HTC Vive orders gave you instant gratification​, the Oculus Rift's​ previously months-long shipping delays are also now finally a thing of the past.[Read more] [SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR GIZMAG READERS] [Avoid Tangles with the Magnetic Bluetooth 4.0 Sport Headphones, Now 37% Off] Wires are a nuisance, especially when they’re on your headphones. 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