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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

Ultra-short-throw projectors are a great way to replace the big-screen TV without having to endure tricky setups. But even these entertainment hubs can be large and heavy. That's certainly not true of the O2S Ultra from JMGO.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Laser TV, Projectors, 4K UHD, CES 2025

Sony's foray into electric cars, the Afeela 1, is now available to pre-order. Bookings are now open in California, with the Origin trim starting at US$89,900, and the Signature trim at US$102,900.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: CES 2025, Electric Vehicles, Sony, Honda, LIDAR

Splitting the difference between a camping cabin and a heavy-duty safari tent, the new K-Tent from Kudhva Kanvas is a glamping retreat meant to hop between destinations. Its sturdy aluminum-tube frame stands up to the elements and lifts campers off the ground for a warm, level, stable night of sleep closed off from the bitter wilds by thick British canvas. Set it up permanently...

Dakar Rally participants know what they're signing up for: a gruelling two-week ordeal they have no guarantee of completing. But this storied event was born of an even more extreme and dangerous experience, that one man had to endure all alone...Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Dakar Rally, Endurance Racing, Racing, Car, Off-road, Truck, Dirt Bikes

Downhill skis can certainly be awkward to carry, but you know what? So can their poles! San Francisco startup Yardsale is out to change that, with customizable poles that cling together via integrated magnets.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Skiing, Magnetic

Electric mobility has never been bigger. You could argue all day about whether you’re up for it or not, but the truth is that the automotive industry is heading into electrification without a doubt.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Dirt Bikes, Electric Motorcycles, Indiegogo, Off-road

Hisense's premium home cinema ultra-short-throw projector line has evolved. The upcoming L9Q model announced at CES 2025 features the company's triple-laser engine for 4K Google TV with high brightness, color accuracy and contrast plus included ALR screens at up to 150 inches.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Hisense, Laser TV, Projectors, 4K UHD, CES 2025

The world's largest consumer tech show kicks off this week, and San Diego's storied e-mobility startup Aptera is driving into CES 2025 for the first public showing of its production-intent solar electric vehicle, which has just been aero tweaked with help from Pininfarina.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, CES 2025, Solar Powered, Aptera, Pininfarina

CES 2025 is finally upon us, which means we'll see a bunch of cool new gadgets from the year's biggest consumer tech show. Roborock is kicking things off with a robot vacuum cleaner that brings even more robotics to the party: its foldable arm can extend out from the top of the machine and automatically pick items up off the floor.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The...

When we last looked at air taxi startup Lilium, it was in administration and laid off most of its employees on December 20. Now it seems there was a Christmas miracle on December 24, with investors throwing out a €200 million (US$206 million) lifeline.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Lilium, Air Taxis, eVTOL, Investment, Electric Aircraft, Jets

Smartphone stands certainly are handy devices, but why tote around a tool that serves as nothing more than a phone prop? The TriPro Stand does a lot more, packing in features such as a blade, bit drivers, a knife sharpener and more.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Multitools, smartphones, Titanium, Kickstarter

Trust a Chinese automaker to consistently push the boundaries of innovation. This time, it's the Shanghai-based electric car maker Nio, which is well-known for its battery swap and autonomous tech, that is making the headlines.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Nio, China, Electric Vehicles, MINI, Cooper, Hot hatch

Tom Walkinshaw Racing or TWR is one of the most illustrious names in British motorsports. It’s the same brand that created the likes of the XJ220 and XJR-15 roadgoing supercars of the early 1990s. Now, with Tom's son Fergus leading the charge, the brand has made a comeback – and how!Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Jaguar, track car, Custom

As the new year arrives, many will consider going on a diet to shed holiday weight. One popular approach might be intermittent fasting, but a new study says you might want to think twice if having a full head of hair is important to you.Continue ReadingCategory: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Fasting, Diet, Baldness, Hair, Weight Loss

In June 1974, the offices of the Summa Corporation in LA were broken into, sparking the revelation of one of the oddest and boldest stories in the history of espionage. It involved submarines, a mad millionaire, and an absolutely wild cover story.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: CIA, USSR, US Navy, Submarine, Nuclear weapons

It's 2025 and as is the case with every new year, there’s plenty happening in the world of motorcycles. There are quite a few bike launches lined up for the next 12 months, from cruisers to adventure bikes, and sure enough, there are some cool ones to look out for.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Buell, Can-Am, KTM, BMW Motorrad, Royal Enfield, EICMA 2024

China has approved what is set to become the biggest hydropower dam complex in the world, capable of producing nearly three times as much power as the current record-holder, the Three Gorges Dam.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Hydro-Electric, China, Renewable Energy

Whether they're caused by injury, disease or other factors, missing sections of bone can be quite difficult to replace. A new injectable hydrogel could change that, however, by transforming into a robust bone regeneration material when exposed to visible light.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Postech, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Bones, Hydrogels, Injuries

If you enjoy your coffee from a capsule, this new machine might be a worthwhile upgrade to your morning routine. The HiBrew H6 promises to make perfect cups of coffee from a wide range of pods by automatically recognizing which type you've dropped into it, and adjusting its settings accordingly.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags: Coffee

We typically associate Baluchon with smaller models like the Hytta. With its Ivy Tiny House, however, the French firm has created a spacious towable home that also has an unusual "upside-down" layout, placing the living room upstairs and a bedroom downstairs.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home, Baluchon

Motorcycle-related waste is a serious problem. And apparently, there’s more waste from motorcycle gear than from the actual machine itself – particularly helmets. Dainese, the company that owns AGV Helmets, has thus started a ground-breaking helmet recycling strategy.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Helmets, AGV, Dainese, Environmentally-friendly, Recycling

A quarry in South East England has yielded a fascinating paleontological discovery: long tracks with a total of 200 footprints left by enormous dinosaurs that roamed the earth during the Middle Jurassic Period, some 166 million years ago.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Dinosaurs, Oxford University, Fossils

Among the important scientific discoveries made every year are some that reveal that the world is way weirder than we give it credit for. From bizarre biological quirks that cause demonic hallucinations, to sci-fi scenarios like brains piloting robots and full head transplants, here are the weirdest science stories of 2024.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: weird science, Artificial Intelligence, Animal science, Animals, Brain, Fish, Light, Neuroscience,...