Believe it or not, we are living in the age of the selfie. Just about everyone with a smartphone is taking mindless pictures of themselves doing nothing and posting them on social media websites like Twitter and Facebook. Some people have decided to see how famous they can get by taking selfies with celebrities or doing dangerous things like rock climbing.
Now, a new company called Nixie is taking selfies to the next level. Nixie combines drone technology and selfies into a wearable camera on a wristband. If someone is skateboarding off a ramp, for instance, they can undo the Nixie on their wrist and it will film or photograph the action. What is even more amazing is that Nixie can follow the owner while it films the action and then fly back to the owner when it is finished.
Nixie gained a lot of attention when it became a finalist in Intel's Make It Wearable contest. The team was awarded US$500,000 to help get Nixie into production. Now, it is only a matter of time before Nixie helps you take the coolest selfies on the Internet.
go wild 變得瘋狂起來
The fans went wild when the movie star showed up.
該影星現身時，粉絲們便瘋狂起來。
Believe it or not,... 信不信由你，……
Believe it or not, Sandy won first place in the singing competition last night.
信不信由你，昨晚珊蒂在歌唱比賽中奪得第一。
combine vt. 結合
Combining a healthy diet with daily exercise is a good way to stay fit.
結合健康飲食和每天運動是保持健美的好方法。
for instance 舉例來說，譬如
Not all sea animals are fish. Dolphins, for instance, are mammals.
並不是所有的海洋生物都是魚類。舉例來說，海豚是哺乳類動物。
wrist n. 手腕
Jill twisted her wrist while playing tennis.
吉兒打網球時扭傷手腕。
award vt. 頒發
They awarded the gold medal to that great athlete.
他們把金牌頒給那位出色的運動員。
production n. 生產
The factory will speed up production to meet consumer demand.
那家工廠將加速生產以滿足消費需求。
a matter of time 時間問題；早晚
Nicholas works so hard that it's only a matter of time before he is promoted.
尼可拉斯非常努力工作，他被升遷只是遲早的問題而已。
selfie n. 自拍照
drone n. 無人遙控飛機
wearable a. 可以穿戴的
wristband n. 腕帶
ramp n. 人造斜坡；坡道
finalist n. 決賽選手／隊
字首 un- 的用法
本文 "If someone is skateboarding off a ramp, for instance, they can undo the Nixie on their wrist and..." 中的 undo 表『脫下，解開』，為及物動詞，其字首 un- 表『相反』，常見的字有unpack（拆開行李取出物品）、unlock（開鎖）。例：
John undid his shirt and took off his pants before going to bed.
（約翰解開襯衫、脫下長褲就睡覺去了。）
Cindy has been so busy that she hasn't had time to unpack since returning from her trip.
（辛蒂忙到旅行回來後都沒有時間打開行李。）
Mary unlocked the jewelry box with a key.
（瑪莉用鑰匙打開珠寶箱。）
