⚡️ Motorola's foldable smartphone?!

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Motorola just demoed an eye-catching smartphone prototype that can bend around the user's wrist like a watch.

Are you buying the hype, or is this a product feature destined to fold? (🥁) Let’s dive in…

In today’s tech rundown:

• 📱 Motorola demos foldable, wearable smartphone

• 🚀 Sergey Brin's airship cleared for takeofff

• 🛠️ 10 New products

• 📰 7 quick stories

Read time: 3 minutes

TODAY’S HEADLINES

MOTOROLA

📱 Motorola demos foldable, wearable smartphone

The Rundown: Motorola just demoed a foldable smartphone prototype at the Lenovo Tech World 2023 event, which can wrap around the user's wrist like a bracelet.

The details:

• The phone has a 6.9" diagonal display that can bend into an arch shape or around a wrist.

• When flat, it runs a full version of Android — but folded on the wrist, it enters a streamlined smartwatch-like mode.

• The phone may require a separate wristband accessory to securely attach and hold position.

Our thoughts: Motorola has been teasing similar folding prototypes since as early as 2016, but the concept has never made its way to the market. We’ll see if this iteration finally makes the cut — or if there is even demand for it at all.

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TRANSPORTATION

🚀 Sergey Brin's airship cleared for takeoff

The Rundown: The FAA just approved flight tests of Pathfinder 1, the 124-meter airship developed by Google founder Sergey Brin's company LTA Research to revolutionize transport for disaster relief and cargo.

The details:

• Pathfinder 1 utilizes 12 electric motors for propulsion and maneuvering and can take off and land vertically.

• The hybrid airship is designed for humanitarian missions and cargo delivery in remote areas.

• Pathfinder 1's gondola fits 14 people — with the construction of a larger 180-meter ship (Pathfinder 3) already in progress.

The relevance: Huge helium airships faded after the Hindenburg but could now make a comeback with updated materials. Can the tech mogul carve out a useful transportation niche with this modern update?

NEW PRODUCTS

⚡ Airbook- Build and share your data with lightning speed (link)

🧑‍🎨 Componly- Never mistake what is or is not from your design system again (link)

📊 Tabular- Instantly create responsive on-brand emails (link)

💰 Docue.AI- Draft sales proposals powered by AI (link)

📆 Vimcal- Calendar app on steroids. Assists users in scheduling and organizing events efficiently (link)

🦿 My AskAI- Create your own ChatGPT from your content (link)

🧠 AI-suggests- Generate tons of ready-to-use content and new ideas for your business instantly (link)

💼 Cody- An AI assistant for business (link)

🕵️‍♀️ Fine-Tuner.ai- Build your own tailored AI agents without technical skills or coding (link)

👾 Dante- Custom GPT chatbots trained on your data (link)

Browse the most popular tools ever featured with our tool database.

SNIPPETS

The EPA proposes a nationwide ban on trichloroethylene (TCE), a cancer-causing chemical widely used in industry, following concerns about its health risks.

TikTok to host "TikTok In the Mix" music festival in Arizona featuring Cardi B, Charlie Puth, and other artists.

Apple's upcoming iMac refresh will have the new M3 chip, an internally redesigned stand, and a similar color range, as reported by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

Microsoft's Q4 earnings reach $56.5 billion, driven by strong cloud services growth and anticipation for their new AI assistant.

Banks are struggling to manage the debt from Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter purchase, expecting a loss of around $2 billion.

Stanford neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky, after over 40 years of studying humans and primates, asserts that virtually all human behavior is beyond our conscious control.

Spotify is reportedly planning major royalty model changes in 2024, including implementing a minimum stream threshold before artists get paid.

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