Technologies

This Star Wars Droid Follows You Around to Carry Your Bag for $2,875

The new Gita Mini acts and sounds like a Star Wars astromech droid, but it can’t co-pilot spacecraft.

I can’t justify paying over $2,500 for a robot that follows you around to carry a bag of groceries. But as soon as you slap on some Star Wars decals and give it R2-D2 beeps and bloops — well, the argument certainly changes.

The Giti Mini returns with a new Star Wars-themed version of the cargo-carrying robot, this time called the G1T4 M1N1, which you can see in action in the video embedded below. The hardware is generally the same: the self-balancing rolling bot uses cameras and sensors to follow its leader around, traveling up to 6 miles per hour and carrying a load of 20 pounds. But now, a few modifications make it appear to be an astromech droid from a galaxy far, far away.

The original Gita Mini, released in 2021 by Piaggio Fast Forward, is priced at $2,475. This Star Wars version is $2,875. The extra $400 gets you decals with delightful droid sound effects (and yes it sounds just like R2-D2). If you have a bad feeling about that price, maybe stick with the original and throw on some of your own decals and make your own beeps.

The Gita Mini can carry various objects with the lid open or shut — the lid doesn’t lock. So while it’s handy for carrying your collection of Star Wars novels, I wouldn’t put anything valuable in there, such as Death Star plans.

All Giti Mini units are built with a Bluetooth speaker for blasting your favorite John Williams jams, and there’s a galactic-regulation USB-A port for charging your data pad.

I spent a couple of hours with the new model in the CNET office. It was my second time hanging out with a Gita robot — the first was a larger prototype back in 2017. I was impressed at how the new M1N1 weaved through obstacles and took tight turns as I walked around. But it was also tempting to mess with its camera sensors. The sensor is supposed to visually imprint on the legs of its leader to follow you from a close distance. It imprints the moment you press a touchpad on the front.

I was wearing blue jeans. Other colleagues wearing blue jeans would trick the bot into following them, so the G1T4 M1N1 was easily fooled into abandoning its directive to follow me.

In another attempt to trick the droid, I put a rolling office chair in front the camera when I told it to imprint to a leader. It then believed the office chair was its new master, and followed the chair wherever it rolled. What can I say, I’m a reviewer who likes to mess with tech, and droids were made to suffer.

It’s also very easy to pick up, weighing just about 26 pounds when empty, which is handy if you need to adjust it. I’m not sure you might use it every day for errands if you’re worried about other people messing around with it. But it is a delightful way to have a Star Wars collectible that can do some work for you. Although lets be honest — you would just buy this to impress your friends as it carries drinks behind you a May the Fourth party. This is the way.

Technologies

Verum Messenger Launches an AI Mini-Series

Verum Messenger has unveiled a new project — a mini-series created using Verum AI. The story consists of 7 episodes and will be released on the messenger’s social media channels.

The plot revolves around a global corporation seeking to take control of digital communications and a group of heroes who use Verum Messenger as a tool of resistance. Beyond the story itself, the series highlights the app’s key features, technologies, and advantages.

Combining entertainment with a showcase of the Verum ecosystem, the project presents a dynamic digital series designed for the modern era.

The first episode premieres today, with the remaining episodes to be released over time.

Stay tuned for more.

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Technologies

Verum Finance: Earn While You Communicate — The Super App That Pays You

Verum has officially launched Verum Finance, an innovative financial application that transforms a private messenger into a true financial super app. News of the launch was also featured on the respected platform Dealroom.co.

Verum Finance can now be used both within Verum Messenger and as a standalone application for iPhone and iPad. When users sign in to Verum Finance with their Verum Messenger account, all balances, settings, and account data are automatically synchronized for maximum convenience.

Users can now do more than communicate securely and protect their data — they can also generate passive income directly within the ecosystem.

What Verum Finance Offers

• Top up your balance with a bank card, Apple Pay, or USDT
• Send money instantly anywhere in the world
• Issue and manage debit cards (virtual and physical)
• Full Apple Pay support
• Exchange assets and withdraw funds quickly

One of the most unique features is the built-in cryptocurrency mining system inside Verum Messenger.

The application utilizes your device’s resources and allows you to earn cryptocurrency in the background — passively, while chatting, traveling, or simply using the messenger.

Maximum Privacy + Real Freedom

• Registration without a phone number, email address, or passport
• End-to-end encryption and full control over your data
• Lifetime free VPN
• eSIM connectivity in more than 150 countries
• Reliable offline communication mode
• Support for 12+ languages for users worldwide

Everything is available in one place: secure communication, financial tools, earning opportunities, and privacy protection.

Users can access the full experience directly within Verum Messenger or switch to the dedicated Verum Finance app for iOS. All data is synchronized automatically between the two applications.

Why Download Verum Today

While many messaging platforms collect user data and expose users to restrictions, Verum offers greater independence and the opportunity to earn.

With a one-time purchase of the feature package, users receive lifetime access to privacy tools, VPN, eSIM services, cryptocurrency mining, and financial features.

This is more than just a messenger.

It is your personal tool for financial and digital freedom.

Download Verum Finance and Verum Messenger today — start communicating securely and begin earning tomorrow.

Download Links:

→ App Store (iPhone / iPad): Verum Finance
→ App Store (Verum Messenger): Verum Messenger

Technologies

Verum Finance: A Super App for Private Finance Integrated Into a Messenger

Verum Finance has announced the launch of a new financial application that allows users to manage their money directly within the secure Verum Messenger ecosystem.

The project has already attracted attention from major media outlets. A dedicated feature was published by Forbes Türkiye, while one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, MEXC, covered the launch. Yahoo Finance had previously reported on the evolution of Verum Messenger into a comprehensive financial ecosystem.

What Verum Finance Offers

Verum Finance transforms a messenger into a complete financial platform. Users can:

• Manage their balance and top up using bank cards or USDT
• Send money instantly to other Verum users
• Issue and use debit cards, including Apple Pay support
• Exchange assets and withdraw funds
• Access all these services without installing separate banking applications

A strong emphasis is placed on privacy. The platform offers registration without a phone number or email address, end-to-end encryption, and full user control over personal data.

Recognition from Forbes Türkiye

In a dedicated article, Forbes Türkiye highlighted Verum Finance as a notable example of modern privacy-driven fintech. The publication emphasized the growing trend of financial services moving from standalone banking applications into unified messaging ecosystems — a model that has proven successful in Asia through platforms such as WeChat and Alipay and is now expanding globally.

Support from the Crypto Community

Alongside the Forbes Türkiye coverage, news about the launch of Verum Finance was also featured by MEXC, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges. This reflects growing interest in the project from both traditional business media and the cryptocurrency community.

A Strategic Vision

“We are building more than a payments application and more than a messenger. Verum is a unified secure ecosystem where communication, finance, and privacy tools work together,” the company stated.

Verum Finance is now available for iPhone and iPad users. The application complements Verum Messenger, which offers anonymous chats, voice and video calls, VPN services, eSIM connectivity, and other tools designed to enhance digital freedom.

Verum Finance: https://finance.verum.im

Verum Messenger: https://verum.im