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‘It’s a $20 solution to a $500 problem’ – this viral hack will turn your basic stick vacuum into a high-tech dupe

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When Dyson launched its latest range of cordless vacuums, the internet practically lost its mind at the new Detect feature. If you haven’t seen it, Detect is basically an integrated laser in the head of the vacuum, precisely angled in a way that reveals every last particle of dust and hair on your floor. It’s a genius way to make sure you’re giving your home a deep clean when you vacuum.

It’s a feature we expect to see on all the best cordless vacuums going forward, but for Dyson’s offering, it’s only available on the V15 Detect and V12 Detect Slim Absolute. At $749.99 and $499.99 respectively, it’s a big price tag for the novelty of the laser head feature, especially if you’d recently paid out for an older Dyson vacuum model.

For Aden Wang, a product designer based in San Francisco, the laser functionality was an attractive proposition, but would mean having to upgrade his existing Dyson to the newer $500 model. However, he found a clever product on Amazon that could add the functionality to his existing vacuum.

This $20 vacuum cleaner dust display lamp from Amazon can be fixed onto a range of other vacuums, including a Dyson. It’s mounted with a sticker pad, powered by a battery (although rechargeable options are available), and turned on by a button the device.

It has some other benefits, according to Aden. ‘The Dyson laser clean head may be great for hardwood floors, but it’s inconvenient to change clean head when cleaning between hardwood and carpet. I’d rather sticking with just one clean head,’ he says.

Vacuum cleaner dust display LED lamp

Price: $19.99

Of course, it’s not the perfect solution. Unlike the Dyson Detect, the laser isn’t ever going to be integrated into your vacuum, which has its drawbacks.

‘You have to manually turn it on and off,’ Aden explains on his Instagram Reel, ‘but I found tapping it with my foot works well. It doesn’t connect to the Dyson power source. So you’ll need to change batteries. It sticks out a little bit so it hits the ground first before you drop flat your clean head.’

In spite of these flaws, for $20, it’s the perfect way to embrace this new piece of technology for now, even if you’re going to invest in a Dyson Detect later down the line.

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Israel: Former PM Bennett In Talks With High-tech Companies To Join Their Ranks

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‘Bennett is going from time to time to meet with high-tech companies and others as well,’ his office confirms

Israel’s former prime minister Naftali Bennett is currently in talks with various high-tech companies to join their ranks after the November 1 legislative elections, according to Sunday reports.

On August 16, Bennett reportedly visited the company Talon Cyber Security, which offers a solution for secure access to applications and corporate data from any operating system. In early August, the company announced a $100 million fundraising round, despite the recent economic downturn that has hit the industry.

“Bennett is going from time to time to meet with high-tech companies and others as well,” his office confirmed, according to media reports. 

“Nothing has been agreed upon, however,” his office continued.

Before he entered politics, Bennett had several years of experience in the high-tech industry. As a result, he has already earned more than $15 million, according to a study conducted by Forbes Israel magazine.

In 2005, six years after founding the Cyota computer security company with Dr. Michal Tzur, Ben Anush and Lior Golan, Bennett and his partners sold it to the US company RSA for $145 million, earning him about $5 million.

Four years later, he was appointed CEO of Soloto by entrepreneurs Yishai Green and Tomer Dvir, who developed a remote support service for personal computers and mobile devices.

Bennett also invested back in 2010 in Wisestamp, a start-up company that provides solutions for small business owners.

Shortly before he was appointed prime minister, over a year ago, he made at least $5 million from a public offering of the company Payoneer, which he had invested in 14 years earlier.

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High-Tech Drug Infusion Pumps in Hospitals Vulnerable to Damage, Hackers – Consumer Health News

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MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You’ve probably seen an infusion pump, even though the name might make it sound like a mysterious piece of medical technology.

These devices govern the flow of IV medications and fluids into patients. They help deliver extra fluids to people in the emergency room, administer monoclonal antibodies to folks with COVID-19, and pump chemotherapy drugs to cancer patients.

“If you’re watching a television drama, they are the boxes next to the bedside. Tubing goes from a medication bag through the pump to the patient,” said Erin Sparnon, senior engineering manager for device evaluation at the non-profit health care quality and safety group ECRI.

But the widespread usefulness of these ever-present devices has also made them a top technology hazard for U.S. hospitals, experts say.

Damaged infusion pumps can cause a patient to receive too much or too little medicine, potentially placing the lives of critically ill patients at risk. Plastic can crack, hinges can pinch, electronics can fail, batteries can die — and a patient can be placed in peril.

“There are over a million infusions running in the U.S. every day. The good news about that is the vast majority of them are just fine. The bad news is that a one in a million problem can happen every day,” Sparnon said.

“That’s why infusion pumps get a lot of attention, because they’re ubiquitous. They’re everywhere and they’re used on critical patients for critical medications,” Sparnon said. “We regularly get reports from health care settings where patients have been harmed due to pump damage.”

Damaged infusion pumps placed number three on ECRI’s list of top 10 technology hazards for 2022, mainly due to the potential for something to go mechanically wrong with them, Sparnon said.

But others have raised concerns that “smart” wi-fi-connected infusion pumps could be hacked and manipulated to harm patients.

Still, Sparnon said an infusion pump that’s been manhandled or damaged in some way poses a much greater and more concrete safety risk than the possibility of a hacked pump.

“I know it sounds really cool, but there are no reports of patient harm due to a hack,” Sparnon said. “I would put a lot more emphasis on…

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US SOCOM Still Looking for High-Tech Upgrades After ‘Iron Man Suit’

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  • The Pentagon is looking to keep its edge over rivals by giving US troops the best tech out there.
  • US Special Operations Command has been leading the way, often providing real-world testing for various weapon systems and technology.
  • With its Hyper Enabled Operator program, SOCOM aims to equip special operators with technology to better understand the battlefield without impairing their ability to fight.

For years, the Pentagon has been looking to maintain its competitive edge over its near-peer competitors by outfitting US troops with the best technology out there.

The US Special Operations Command, known as SOCOM, has been a pioneer in this effort, often providing real-world testing for various weapon systems and technology that eventually is widely distributed among conventional forces.

This effort stalled amid decades of fighting technologically inferior enemies in Afghanistan and Iraq, but the return of great-power competition, this time with China and Russia, has brought the need for technological superiority to the fore.

Central to this push for tech is SOCOM’s Hyper Enabled Operator program, known as HEO.

SOCOM has already experimented with equipping commandos with advanced weaponry and sensors. In 2013, the command introduced the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS.

TALOS was an Iron Man-style exoskeleton meant to give special-operators several advantages over adversaries. The program was canceled after a few futile years, but the concept lives on in the HEO.

New technology for new threats

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