Q&A with Dyson's Paul Dawson on the new Dyson Pure Hot+Cool Link

The Dyson Pure Hot+Cool Link builds upon our previous models by adding a third functionality – air purification. The machine captures gases and traps allergens and pollutants in the air in our patented 360° HEPA Filter - Paul Dawson

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Dyson is world-famous for innovation in engineering and product design. At the core of the company are a lot of smart people aiming to solve very hard problems. The company is already the leading name in vacuum technologies and products, it has recently made an impact in household robotics with the Dyson 360 Eye and now it has taken its popular Dyson Hot + Cool line of fans/heaters and added a class-leading air purifier that filters impurities and allergens in the air while it provide the heating and cooling function.

We spoke to Dyson's Paul Dawson, whis is Global Product Development Director, Environmental Control to find out more about the importance of air purification and how the Dyson Pure Hot+Cool Link reduces indoor pollutants.

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Mercedes shows a sneak peek at its 1,000 HP AMG Project One Hypercar

Mercedes' AMG Project One Hypercar which has 1,000 Horesepower powertrain and can hit a top speed of 217 MPH. While a lot of details about this upcoming car are known, Mercedes has kept the car's design under wraps but thanks to a teaser photo above, we can see this will be something special. 

This thoroughbred race car will showcase an F1-based 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 engine that revs to 11,000 rpm, and four of electric motors. Mercedes confirmed with this teaser that the powertrain will produce over 1,000 horsepower. The company will build 275 examples of the car at $2.54 million a piece. 

Source: Autoblog

Playgrounds for iPad now features Swift courses with Sphero and R2-D2

Just in time for Force Friday, the innovative Playgrounds app for the iPad now has Swift courses that allow users to program Sphero and R2-D2.

Two new accessories have been added as Swift coding courses: Sphero Template and R2-D2 by Sphero.

Sphero Template is described as “an open template that allows you to build your own programs with a Sphero robot.” Sphero points users to the Sphero API documentation to see what all you can do with the robot commands.

Both new additions are available to download through the Accessories tab on the latest version of Playgrounds for iPad.

Sphero Template works with the Sphero SPRK+, BB-8, R2-D2, and newly debuted BB-9E robot.

Apple confirms September 12 iPhone event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple has confirmed it is going to host a September 12 iPhone event in its newly built Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino.

Some media invitations went out today to what many consider to be the Super Bowl of tech launches, the annual iPhone September event. This year is special because it marks the 10th year anniversary of the Apple iPhone, which has superseded the iPod and the Mac as Apple's biggest and most profitable product.

This is also the first time the company will unveil the Steve Jobs Theatre in its newly-built Apple Park Campus, considered by many to be Steve Jobs legacy to the company he founded, and later on rescued from insolvency in what was one of the greatest second acts in modern business history.

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