Hands on with Samsung Gear S3 smartwatches: Style infused, size inflated

Gizmag is now New Atlas: [Why we changed our name] [SMARTWATCHES] [Hands on with Samsung Gear S3 smartwatches: Style infused, size inflated] New Atlas is in attendance at all this year's big press events at IFA, and we've just been getting an advance look (and feel) of the Samsung Gear S3. It's an impressive device on paper – so how does it measure up on the wrist? [Read more] [ENVIRONMENT] [Interview: How to build a lionfish-killing robot] Lionfish are slow-moving environmental disasters and RISE is working to develop a lionfish-killing robot to help contain or even reverse the problem. New Atlas caught up with RISE's executive director John Rizzi to discuss the piscatorial Terminator. [Read more] [DIGITAL CAMERAS] [Review: On holiday with Canon’s Powershot G7X Mark II] We recently took the Canon Powershot G7X Mark II on holiday to see exactly what the powerful compact is capable of. Read on to find out whether its one-inch-sensor and fast zoom lens made the G7X II a good travel companion for us, and what it could do for you. [Read more] [COMPUTERS] [Acer Swift 7 laptop is the new king of thin] The race to make laptops thinner and lighter is really hotting up. The 10.4 mm (0.41 in) HP Spectre was labelled the world's slimmest laptop earlier this year, but the 9.98 mm (0.39 in) Acer Swift 7 used IFA 2016 to steal that crown. [Read more] [AUTOMOTIVE] [Bosch WaterBoost injection opens door to better power and economy] Water injection has recently found a home on the BMW M4 GTS, but the technology hasn't really drifted down to more mundane metal yet. Bosch wants to change that, offering up its water injection technology with the promise of more power and better fuel efficiency from compact engines.​ [Read more] [CHILDREN] [The Force is with Sphero's Special Edition BB-8 droid] Last year Sphero gave kids (and big kids) the chance to own one of the droids themselves, and now a special edition model gives the bot a new lick (or lack) of paint as well as pairing it with a wrist-worn controller that brings with it the power of the Force. [Read more] [BICYCLES] [Klever X brings an alternative look to the e-bike market] Never one to be satisfied with the basic diamond frame, Germany's Klever has released what could be called its most striking electric bike design yet at Eurobike 2016. [Read more] [COMPUTERS] [IBM's Watson supercomputer creates a movie trailer] What happens when an artificial intelligence system is tasked with making a trailer to a horror movie about an artificially enhanced human hybrid? We now have the answer. [Read more] [BICYCLES] [Shoe-mounted power meter goes from bike to bike] Once a power meter has been mounted on one bike, it's a hassle to transfer it to another. That's why Spanish company Luck has taken a different approach. It's developed a power meter that attaches to the shoe, not the bike.​ [Read more] [ENVIRONMENT] [Ocean Cleanup's first trash-catching trials cut short by busted boom] ​​When Boyan Slat and his team at the Ocean Cleanup Project dragged their 100-m (330-ft) trash-catching boom out to sea in June, the Dutch entrepreneur gave the system a 30 percent chance of breaking. Unfortunately for Slat, these fears have now materialized. [Read more] [WEARABLES] [This watch strap fields calls through a finger in the ear] Innomdle Lab has just launched a Kickstarter campaign for a new wearable that is looking to take a jab at convention by forming speakers from fingertips. The Sgnl smart strap is designed to transmit vibrations through the hand, which become amplified sound upon one touching an ear. [Read more] [MOTORCYCLES] [World record 213 mph wheelie crowns new World Champion] The 11th World Wheelie Championship ended on a high note after Egbert Van Popta set a new world record on his way to the title. His 213 mph (343 km/h) exit speed after a full kilometer on the back wheel was enough to edge Gary Rothwell’s previous record of 210 mph (337 km/h) from last September. [Read more] [GOOD THINKING] [A better way to mine gold from old electronics] While removing the gold locked in electronics has heretofore been a toxic and inefficient proposition, researchers now think that a new process will make prospecting for the precious metals in electronics heaps more achievable than ever. [Read more] [MOBILE TECHNOLOGY] [Moto Z Play: More Mods, less money (early impressions)] Starting next week you'll be able to buy a cheaper variant of the Moto Z that still works with the same innovative Moto Mods system. We've been using the Moto Z Play for about a week and have some early impressions.​​​​ [Read more] [SPACE] [Space particle smacks into Sentinel-1A satellite, leaves sizable dent] ​ESA's Sentinel-1A satellite has been struck by a fast moving space particle, creating a 40-cm-wide impact crater in one of the probe's twin solar arrays. [Read more] [SMARTWATCHES] [Samsung Gear S3 adds polish, features and extra bulk] Today, Samsung unveiled the new Gear S3. This latest smartwatch incarnation is heavy on old-school luxury watch style and includes a few notable new standalone capabilities. [Read more] [BIOLOGY] [Stem cells coaxed into regenerating bone while leaving tumors out] A team of scientists at UC San Diego has found a simple but effective way of encouraging stem cells to regenerate bone tissue. With successful animal tests already in the bag, the findings could have a big impact on the treatment of bone defects, and for healing traumatic bone injuries. [Read more] [HEALTH & WELLBEING] [MIT's sneeze cam shows our nose explosions in too much detail (and you can watch)] ​Tiny droplets linger in the air for minutes in the aftermath of swirling tornadoes of fragmented mucus. This is the latest portrait painted by a team of MIT researchers who use high-speed imaging to study the fluid dynamics of sneezes. [Read more] [SCIENCE] [Stromatolite fossils push back date for start of life on Earth] Scientists claim to have discovered the world's oldest fossils in a remote part of Greenland that are around 3.7 billion years old, beating the previous record by more than 200 million years [Read more] [DIGITAL CAMERAS] [Panasonic goes wide with its new pro 4K camcorder] The Panasonic HC-X1 is a 4K camcorder for professional videographers who don’t want to keep using a wide conversion lens. The handheld shooter features an extremely wide 24mm 20x optical zoom lens. [Read more] [AROUND THE HOME] [Amazon brings Dash Buttons for one-touch shopping to Europe] Amazon has brought its Dash Buttons to Europe. Dash Buttons let you order certain products from Amazon simply by pressing a physical button located in your home, which is perfect for shoppers who buy the same things over and over again. [Read more] [SMARTWATCHES] [Hands-on: The large Asus ZenWatch 3 adds fresh style and customization] ​New Atlas is live at IFA 2016 and we've been taking a look at Asus' brand new ZenWatch 3, following on from the ZenWatch 2 it launched last year. The upgraded model comes with a refined look, updated style choices, and plenty of customization options so you can make the smartwatch your own.​ [Read more] [SPACE] [Planet Nine could cause chaos following the death of our Sun] ​​According to new research, the hypothetical Planet Nine could one day be responsible for the expulsion of a number of planets from our solar system, including Neptune, Jupiter and the dwarf planet Pluto. [Read more] [SCIENCE] [Print your own 3D Lucy parts to work out how the famous hominid died] Now you can have your very own 3D printout of some of the bones of Lucy, the Beyoncé of fossils. Open-source scans of the 3.18 million-year-old hominid’s arm, shoulder and knee bones are now available to support a hypothesis that Lucy died falling from a tree. [Read more] [HOME ENTERTAINMENT] [B&O muscles into the home with high-end all-around sound] Bang & Olufsen has launched two stylish wireless 360° speakers at IFA 2016 in Berlin today. The BeoSound 1 is a portable speaker that's promised good for up to 16 hours of cable-free playback, while the BeoSound 2 audio thrower sacrifices portability for increased output. [Read more] [COMPUTERS] [Acer brings eye-tracking tech and world's first curved laptop to IFA] Acer has stepped into the spotlight at IFA 2016, showing off the world’s first curved screen gaming laptop. The company also took the opportunity to unveil a trio of new gaming monitors, all of which feature gaming-tailored eye-tracking tech. [Read more] [SCIENCE] [Are we living in the Anthropocene epoch? Scientific body says "yes"] ​In the short time we’ve been walking the Earth, humans have left an undeniable impact on the planet. Now a scientific body has agreed that our actions have altered the Earth’s natural processes enough to usher in a new geological epoch. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Anthropocene. [Read more] [SPACE] [Newly discovered galaxy cluster is by far the most ancient ever detected] ​​A team of astronomers has detected the most distant galaxy cluster ever discovered lurking some 11.1 billion light-years away from Earth. [Read more] [ARCHITECTURE] [Amsterdam's 3D-printed cabin offers tiny living by the canal] A former industrial corner of Amsterdam is now home to a tiny new cabin offering urban dwellers a mini-retreat. Local firm DUS Architects 3D-printed the tiny guesthouse to accommodate short-term visitors, who can also enjoy the cabin's own mini-garden and outdoor bathtub.​ [Read more] [ARCHITECTURE] [High-end prefab micro-home runs on or off-the-grid] Avava Systems recently unveiled its debut micro-home, the Britespace. Available in multiple sizes and configurations, the diminutive dwelling can operate on or off-the-grid. It doesn't come cheap though, with models starting at US$90,000 and rising all the way up to $184,000. [Read more] [HEALTH & WELLBEING] [Anti-snoring device gives you an earful] We've seen some interesting approaches to the stopping of snoring, ranging from self-inflating pillows to noise-emitting nose pieces. One of the latest devices to take on sleep apnea, called the Snore Circle, goes about doing the job by buzzing you in the head. ​ [Read more] [LAPTOPS] [Lenovo unveils 2016 Yoga laptop, tablet and all-new 2-in-1] ​Today, Lenovo unveiled its 2016 Yoga flagships at the IFA consumer electronics conference in Berlin: The Yoga Tab 3 Plus tablet, the Yoga 910 convertible laptop and the Yoga Book 2-in-1 tablet, all slated to hit the market this October. ​ [Read more] [ARCHITECTURE] [Eight-story LED screens provide epic digital art canvas] Fresh from kitting out a building with motion-sensing digital walls, ESI Design has unveiled an eight-story digital installation at the Wells Fargo Building in the US city of Denver. The installation comprises five 86-ft (26-m) tall LED displays that are six times the resolution of normal HD. 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