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While the Coleman brand is nearly synonymous with camping gear, the outdoors company hadn't really brought its A-game to the cooler scene. That's all changed now with the release of its Pro line of hard- and soft-sided coolers.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Camping, Coolers, Coleman, Ice

Royal Enfield is one of those rare brands that naturally lends itself to one-off custom builds. Case in point: the "Project Delta," a classic custom motorcycle that draws inspiration from the motorcycle culture of the 40s and 50s.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Royal Enfield, Electric Motorcycles, Custom Bikes, Art, Qualcomm

Six years ago, we first heard about a lie-flat, lightweight hammock tent called the Haven. In 2022, a tougher, heavier Haven Safari model was added to the lineup. Its designers have now switched back and gone lighter and more compact than ever, with the ultra-packable Haven Spectre.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Tree tent, Camping, Backpacking, Kickstarter

Steel measuring tape is an interesting material, in that it's rigid enough to hold its shape when extended, but flexible enough that it gives way under pressure. Scientists have taken advantage of that dual nature in a clever new robotic gripper designed for handling fragile items.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: UC San Diego, Hand, Agriculture

Honda becomes the latest Japanese automaker to debut a micro-camper concept, this one celebrating the long-running success of its CR-V crossover. It's not a van, but the CR-V makes a convincing tiny RV when upfitted with a fold-out bed, outdoor kitchen and dining area, and just the right accessories. The CR-V "Dream Pod" adventure camper wagon is part birthday present, part one-off show car,...

Verge Motorcycles has broken and created a new Guinness World Record by riding its Verge TS Pro electric bike the farthest on a single charge. The record-breaking 193-mile (311 km) journey was accomplished in London on March 22.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Hubless, Electric Motorcycles, Guinness, World Records, Battery Technology

Malta's Studio NiCHE has revealed its latest project, which transforms a centuries-old karrejja (a narrow, often vaulted passageway typical of 16th-century Maltese architecture) into a striking 28-sq-m (301-sq-ft) studio that’s equal parts history and innovation. Dubbed The Blue Room, the tiny apartment is part of a just-completed luxury guesthouse. It was designed by Martina Fenech Adami to showcase how micro-living can be both stylish...

South Korea-based Kosmos is crowdfunding a seriously cool looking ebike that not only features a hubless front wheel, but is also foldable, and available to backers at less half its expected retail price.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, Hubless, Pedal-assisted, Kickstarter

BenQ has created the Home Cinema Series to meet the "diverse needs of home entertainment enthusiasts ranging from beginners to expert connoisseurs." Joining last year's newbie-friendly 4LED projector is a brighter model plus a pro-level laser thrower.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: BenQ, home theater, Cinema, 4K UHD, Laser, LED, Projectors

Since the first time I tried a retractable leash to walk my dog over a decade ago, I've never used a regular leash. I thought that was one of the best inventions of all time for tackling a daily chore. But it looks like a bit of clever tech might have just made it way better.Continue ReadingCategory: Pets, LifestyleTags: Kickstarter, Dogs, Control, Safety

Get your best riding gear on: BMW has taken the wraps off its beefy new R 1300 R that packs plenty of power, electronics, and premium componentry to carve up the streets in style. It's yours for a starting price of US$22,320.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: BMW Motorrad, BMW

The British Army is testing a new device called the WEEVIL that turns any compatible armored vehicle into a robotic mine-clearing machine that can autonomously plow a minefield into a dirt road while the crew is miles away – and it looks mean doing it.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: British Army, Land Mines

Researchers have successfully developed nerve grafts, currently being trialed as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease, that are invisible to the body’s immune system, according to a new study. It could mean risky post-transplant anti-rejection drugs are soon a thing of the past.Continue ReadingCategory: Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Parkinson's Disease, Stem Cells, Dopamine, Neural graft, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Remember the scene in Iron Man 2 where Tony Stark rediscovers a new element and is handling virtual 3D holographic elements with his hands, moving them around, pinching, swiping, flicking, and tossing? Pretty cool in 2010. What about 2025?Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Holographic, Display, 3D

Nobody likes being carsick, seasick or airsick, but what can you do to keep from getting that way? Well, according to a new study, simply listening to an audio tone for one minute might be all it takes to stop you from losing your lunch.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Nagoya University, Motion, Sound

Flying robots have some big advantages over their ground-going counterparts, but they're definitely not very energy-efficient. An experimental new bot addresses that tradeoff by using a wing-assisted mechanism to hop instead of walking or flying in the traditional sense.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: MIT, City University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, locomotion

Recycling massive wind turbine blades can be difficult because they're built from sturdy materials to weather the elements for decades. Researchers at Washington State University have devised a way to leverage those properties, and use discarded blades to create strong and durable plastics – without resorting to the use of harsh chemicals.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Wind turbine, Recycling, Plastics, Washington State University

Dirt Freak… with a name like that, you ought to either produce some solid, purpose-built off-road motorcycles… or an inexpensive vacuum cleaner. I’m glad to say it’s the former, in the shape of an electric moto from Japan dubbed the GE-N3.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Japan, Electric Motorcycles, Moped, Off-road, Dirt Bikes

As we noted for our review of the Freedo recently, warmer evenings up north could mean taking your entertainment outdoors. ViewSonic latest take on portable projection is a palm-sized model rocks Harman Kardon audio and is mounted to a 360-degree 3-in-1 stand.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Viewsonic, Projectors, Portable, Google TV, LED, HD

Many cyclists may be riding blind and risking serious injury, with more than than one in 10 having experienced an accident that they found was due to a structural failure undetected in the bike. Researchers now call for more stringent testing of bikes to identify these red flags before things go wrong on the road.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: University of New South Wales, Bicycle,...

A year after Ballie's no-show, Samsung has once again promised to bring its adorable companion robot to market this Northern Hemisphere summer.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Samsung, Projector, Robots

Airbus Defence and Space has taken the wraps off its fighter cockpit of tomorrow that it's helping to develop as part of Europe's Enhanced Pilot Interfaces & Interactions for Fighter Cockpit (EPIIC) project to build interfaces for next-gen warplanes.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Aircraft, Fighter, Airbus

A Japanese-badged MPV put together in the US and turned into an American camper by a Korean mini-camper specialist – that about sums up the new Unicamp Toyota Sienna Pop Top camper van. Or at least it tracks its melting-pot roots – the new camper minivan has a much larger story to tell, filling a major void left by midsize van market deserters like...

Remember the Mjølner? Not the mythical hammer of thunder from whence the name originated, but the equally earth-shaking V12 engine under development by Danish hypercar marque Zenvo. Welp, rip that "under development" tag clean off, as the first unit of the world's most powerful road-going V12 engine has been completed. The new quad-turbo 6.6-liter power plant will develop over 1,200 hp without violating the...