Thursday, June 20, 2019

Flying Car Runs On Hydrogen

On May 29th 2019, Alaka'i Technologies announced the release of their new flying car named the Skai. The new craft, which is being billed as a "flying taxi," was co designed by BMW's Designworks. It has six rotors and can carry up to 1,000 pounds. The Skai takes off vertically and has a top speed of 118 miles an hour. The new "flying taxi," is powered by six liquid hydrogen fuel cells that are 200 times more efficient than conventional batteries.

Alaka'i's Skai has a range of 400 miles or approximately 4 hours of flying time before need of refueling. It's hydrogen fuel cells produce only water and heat as byproducts, assuring that it is safe for the environment. The vehicle can be flow by a pilot or remotely from the ground. It can also be flown autonomously. The FAA has not as yet approved the Skai for use in the U S, but Alaka'i belives it will be cleared by the year 2020.

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Apple Retires iTunes

On June 3rd 2019, at its World Wide Developers Conference, Apple announced that it will remove the iTunes music app from the next version of its operating system. Apple's next OS, OS X 10.5, code name Catalina, is slated for release in Setember 2019. It will feature three new apps, Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Podcasts to replace the newly retired iTunes app. While the new Apple Music app will feature the music streaming service, your favorite artists' downloads will still be available from be the iTunes Music Store.