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Valerion launched a bunch of 4K projectors on Kickstarter last November, and went on to raise more than $10 million. Now the startup has officially released its VisionMaster Max at CES 2025, while also debuting its new interchangeable lens.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: CES 2024, Projectors, Laser, 4K UHD

You don't have to be an EDC nerd to appreciate this little knife. The BladeNex is a compact folding scalpel made from CNC machined titanium that's small enough to fit on your keychain and go wherever you do.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Knife, Titanium, Everyday Carry

Prostate cancer is usually treated with surgery and radiation therapy, but these can have drastic side effects. A new clinical trial is exploring the safety and efficacy of killing the cancer cells with a blast of steam.Continue ReadingCategory: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Cancer, Prostate cancer, University of Southern California, Steam, Water, Treatment, clinical trials

When the design greats at Pininfarina teamed with California startup AC Future on the dramatic eTH expanding electric motorhome for CES 2024, the unique vessel seemed unlikely to be anything more than a folder full of renderings. But a year later, it's much more: a complete multi-expanding prototype with a sliding floor plan luxe enough to make show goers trapped inside the walls of...

Remember the Yangwang U9? Yeah, the same 1,287-horsepower electric hypercar from China that made headlines a few months back for doing bunny hops and spinning in a circle at a standstill. In a recently released video, the BYD hypercar is seen driving autonomously and jumping over a variety of obstacles, including road spikes like in a game of Moon Patrol.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: BYD,...

The "world’s first amphibious flying passenger motorcycle," called the Skyrider X1, has just been unveiled at CES in Las Vegas. It rides, it flies – autonomously, no less – and it’ll be pretty darn wild if it does what it says on the tin.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Flying Motorcycles, eVTOL, Electric Vehicles, Personal Flight, CES 2025

Imagine a city where self-driving electric cars whiz along roads designed exclusively for them. The sidewalks are a mix of people and robots going about their daily business. A drone flies overhead to deliver your latest Amazon package of toothpaste, thankfully, as you used up the last of yours that morning. But your house knew that already, and it placed the order for you.Continue...

BMW is rethinking its car infotainment experience with a bunch of new technologies working in tandem. Starting late 2025, it'll begin outfitting all of its vehicles with what it's calling the 'Panoramic iDrive' system, which combines new screens and revamped software.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: BMW, Electric Vehicles, Augmented Reality, Cars

After an awfully rough start to its mission to dominate the luxury EV game in the US over the last few years, Los Angeles-based startup Faraday Future (FF) is launching a whole new strategy.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, Faraday Future, Minivan

Individuals who suffer head trauma from sports, accidents, or other causes often go on to develop neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's or Alzheimer's. A new study sheds light on why that might be and offers a way to prevent it.Continue ReadingCategory: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Alzheimer's disease, Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain, Sports, American Football, Neuroscience, Oxford University, Tufts University, Trauma

Imagine having a picture on your wall that completely changes when the room gets too warm. Engineers at MIT have created a new printing technology called Thermochromorph to make full-color images that switch in response to temperature.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Art, Thermal, Heating, MIT, Color, Colors, Inks

One of the buzziest products at CES 2025 is far simpler than any massive, crisp-pictured TV or next-gen EV for street and sky. The all-new Swippitt IPS is a fast power-up solution for mobile phones. Forget handcuffing your iPhone to an electrical socket or wireless dock for the next two hours, simply drop it into the toaster-like Swippitt Hub and walk away with a...

While just about everyone loves the thought of growing fresh herbs n' veggies in their own kitchen, not everyone has the green thumb required to do so. The Plantaform system was designed with that fact in mind, as it grows edible plants automatically … using a nutrient-rich fog.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags: Plants, Vegetables, Garden, CES 2025, Food

Entertainment technology brand Aurzen has launched an interesting take on the pico projector. Rather than having to carry a tripod in your bag, the Zip sports a tri-fold form factor that pulls out to a Z shape for positioning ease.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Kickstarter, Pico projector, Projectors, Portable, CES 2025

Digital reader outfit PocketBook has designed what's billed as the world's first ePaper color poster/art display, and has partnered with E Ink and Sharp to bring it to life. The InkPoster comes in three sizes and employs two screen technologies.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags: E-Ink, Art, Display, E-Paper, CES 2025

From fighting memory decline to warding off some cancers, drinking coffee continues to emerge as a way to improve your health. Now, a new study says that the time of day during which you drink your daily brew is key to boosting some of its effects.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Coffee, Health, Heart Disease, Heart, Tulane University

Mosquitoes looking to mate in Australia are about to have the worst sex of their lives – thanks to genetic modifications turning their semen toxic. That's part of a new mosquito population control method set to be trialed by Macquarie University researchers looking to curb the spread of diseases carried by these insects. Talk about drastic measures, huh?Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Insect, Mosquito, Disease,...

The AI behavior models controlling how robots interact with the physical world haven't been advancing at the crazy pace that GPT-style language models have – but new multiverse 'world simulators' from Nvidia and Google could change that rapidly.Continue ReadingCategory: AI & Humanoids, TechnologyTags: Artificial Intelligence, LLM (Large Language Model), Robotics, Humanoid, NVIDIA, Google DeepMind

As promised, newly minted electric powertrain startup Donut Lab has premiered its first batch of all-electric motors you can see straight through. The company has descended on the annual CES show with not one or two motors but a family of five, ranging from a tiny drone drive to a high-performance hypercar cornerstone the company crowns the world power and torque density king. Each...

New York City will soon be getting its own personal offshore wind farm. The Empire Wind 1 project just received a US$3 billion project financing package and is expected to go online in 2027, powering roughly half a million borough residents. But what's the catch?Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: New York, Offshore Wind, Wind turbine, Wind Power, Renewable Energy, Green+Energy

Most homes have far fewer electrical outlets on the outside than on the inside, which can pose a challenge when powering outdoor devices. The Power Mole V2 is here to help, by transmitting even more power right through window panes.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags: Power delivery, Glass, Kickstarter, Induction

If you spot a snazzy silver ebike at CES this week, you should know that it's more than just a pretty face. It's the 3D-printed Titanium Zero, and it sports what is claimed to be the world's smallest, lightest, highest-torque-density motor.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, World's Smallest, World's Lightest, Motor, Cycling, CES 2025, 3D Printing, Titanium

Though pitched as the first of its kind, we have seen something very similar to the Dryft Board as far back as 2011. This new ride is described as a Hybrid Board Cross, and merges elements of a BMX bike, skateboard and drift cart into one fun-loving e-mobility package.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, Drifting, ebikes, Electric Skateboards, BMX

Following its shipping container-based sauna, Backcountry Containers once again showcases the versatility of the metal boxes with its Augustine tiny house. A good fit for rural living or as a hunting lodge, it features a flexible bedroom and garage space that can be used to house people or vehicles.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, shipping containers, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home