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This is what a house that stands the test of time will look like | Gadget theory

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Colin Heal from Wheathampstead, England shared details of his time-tested home with the BBC. His house has 35 solar panels that produce so much energy that Heal and his wife even sell the excess energy. Colin Heal with his sustainable home Their house is fully electric and Mr. and Mrs. Heal are planning to buy solar batteries so that all of their energy is usable. In the surrounding area, flooding is a major concern, but the Heals have bypassed this problem because their house is built on an elevation. Their home’s driveway has gravel that drains water instead of pooling it, and their green roof reduces runoff caused by rain. As you would expect, even their back garden has a purpose: it acts as a sump, which is essentially a reservoir made up of crates that collect excess rainwater and then slowly drains it into the basement. Below the surface, pipes connect to a ground source heat pump. This pump takes heat from the ground and brings it to the level necessary to heat the grou...

Are AirPod Pros Really Worth Hyping? | Gadget theory

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As expected, with each new Apple release, it’s just a matter of time until the latest version of the gadget comes out, apparently as a new and improved version and almost always with a higher price. Such was the case with Apple’s AirPods earphones, as there is now an AirPods Pro option. So you have to pay the extra $ 80 to the pros? Here’s what we think. Is the AirPods Pro worth it? The original AirPods do not seal the ear canal, so Apple took note and changed it for the AirPods Pro, even adding active noise reduction. That already makes the AirPods Pro light years ahead of the original model. People who should be jumping for the pros are iPhone users who really want a hassle-free wireless earplug experience, especially for those with the latest generation of iPhones. People who really love the wireless experience will also enjoy the benefits as the active noise reduction in other brands’ wireless earphones is not a common feature. Exercise enthusiasts will ...

AI failed to cut the Rembrandt painting 300 years later | Gadget theory

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Painful research and artificial intelligence came together to help recover The Night Watch, a painting by Rembrandt van Rijn, to its full and original size, according to the Associate Press. It was cut down centuries ago to fit a small wall. The restoration work, part of the Operation Night Watch project, is now on display in the Honor Gallery at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The efforts to restore the Night Watch The original painting can now be seen flanked by print strips that fill in the missing parts. Originally completed in 1642, The Night Watch used to hang in the clubhouse of the civil militia where it was inspired by. After it was moved to a new location 70 years later, the painting was trimmed to fit the smaller wall of the new location. The missing pieces were never recovered, but researchers were able to merge and reconstruct the missing segments based on a smaller copy of the painting painted by Gerrit Lundens. The Night Watch With Its Reconstructed Sheltered Segment...