Funny tech: the return of the wheel at Apple, an Escobar smartphone and a rolling Kalash

Funny tech: the return of the wheel at Apple, an Escobar smartphone and a rolling Kalash

Escobar and Kalashnikov are infamous names, but they can also invite themselves in the unusual news. This week, Pablo's brother launched his foldable screen smartphone, while the Russian manufacturer unveiled an electric motorcycle. In the United States, Los Angeles police have a new weapon: the lasso of the future. Much more futile in this end of the decade, the return of the legendary Apple wheel through an application. It's bluffing.

Our weekly meeting offers you an offbeat look at the news of new technologies. The bias is to entertain you, to surprise you and make you dream ... or sigh.

The company Kalashnikov also makes motorcycles

You may not know it but the Russian company Kalashnikov, obviously known for its weapons, has been working for some years on the development of electric vehicles. The latest model is a racer-style motorcycle, a style popular in the 1960s with its sporty retro design and low handlebars. We are far from the weapon of war with a peak speed of 62 mph and 62 miles of autonomy.

With 62 miles of range, this electric bike has no plans to take you far. © Redline5036

The return of the friend wheel

This video will inevitably smile those who have owned and cherished their iPod in the 2000s: Elvin Hu, a student in New York design school, has developed an application to find the iconic tactile roulette of the player of Apple, and even the rattling sound that goes with it. A project validated by the father of the iPod in person Tony Fadell, and which he would like to use to get a job.

Designer-developer Turned iPhone into an iPod Classic with Click Wheel and Cover Flow with #SwiftUI

Pablo Escobar's brother unveils a foldable phone

Roberto Escobar, brother of Pablo, is an off-road entrepreneur: after developing a model flamethrower but also, more simply, derivatives in his name, the Colombian 72 years decided to market a foldable phone. The advantage of the Escobar Fold 1? Its paltry price of 349 dollars, five to six times less than the headliners that are the Galaxy Fold and the Mate X. This leaves little doubt about the quality of this product which he advertises with great support. pistols and naked women ...

A step in the tech to teach a lesson to the "crooks" of Apple, firm that does not produce a foldable phone but it will sue, he says at Digital Trends, because he considers that she scams her customers with expensive phones. He says he spent $ 1 million on a "class action" and asked for $ 30 million to return to the consumer's pocket. A communication that is not unlike that of his brother.

At 70 years old, the brother of the former narco-trafficker made talk about him with a foldable screen smartphone.

 © Escobar Inc

Californian police officers equip themselves with a device worthy of a superhero

To limit the use of firearms or tasers, a Las Vegas-based company has developed a system worthy of Batman, or rather Spiderman, capable of apprehending a suspect at a distance of up to eight meters thanks to Kevlar ropes, supposed to hang around the torso and legs of the person in order to immobilize him. Called BolaWrap 100, this lasso of the future is already used by a few brigades in California, with 200 LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) officers even training before being equipped with them in January. And for good reason: an attempted arrest failed in October in Fresno, the spokesman of the local police explaining to the Los Angeles Times that the sound of gunfire emitted by the machine had still distracted the suspect, the time to ... the taser.

This lasso of modern times can neutralize a person without gunshot or bloodshed. © Bola Wrap

A condom for a USB key

Caution prevents you from charging your phone in a public area? Use this "USB condom" or "data blocker" that will prevent anyone from stealing a single bit. Placed between the cable and the device, it blocks any data transfer and thus allows only to charge his smartphone or tablet.

Placed between a socket and a cable, this connector blocks any data transfer. © PortaPow