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Compact tiny house fits two bedrooms and a surprisingly useful kitchen
12 March 2026 @ 3:03 pm
Despite its modest length of just 24 ft (7.3 m), the Premium Vista packs an impressive amount of features inside. Its space-saving interior includes a well-stocked kitchen, plus two loft bedrooms.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Building and CStep sequencer playfully reimagined as an analog wooden toy
12 March 2026 @ 1:08 pm
I've seen a lot of cool hardware for making music over the last couple of years, but none of it is quite as focused on the pure joy of playing an instrument like the Tembo.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, Consumer Tech, Irsay auction offers an array of priceless cultural memorabilia
12 March 2026 @ 10:33 am
Some people collect cars, some collect art, jewelry, ceramics, first edition books, entertainment memorabilia, movie posters and guitars while others collect baseball cards, comic books, video games and vintage technology. Items that were once throwaways are now sometimes worth a million bucks... quite literally.Continue ReadingCategory: Collectibles, LifestyleTags: Auction, The R66 Turbinetruck: The little cargo copter without a cockpit
12 March 2026 @ 5:16 am
Sikorsky subsidiary Robinson’s R66 Turbinetruck looks like many other light cargo helicopters, yet something about it seems a little off. But what? Oh, right – instead of a cockpit, the aircraft has a pair of clamshell doors and no place for a crew.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Sikorsky, 200-lb inflatable camper airs up in 5 minutes to sleep 4 people
12 March 2026 @ 3:17 am
Pickup truck campers and camping toppers have been growing lighter and lighter through smart, compact design, but few approach the featheriness of the Thaircamper. The inflatable camper weighs as little as some fiberglass truck caps, but instead of barely offering enough space to sleep one or two people with little headroom, it inflates in mere minutes into a full alcove camper that sleeps three to four. Truck camping just got much easier, lighter and cheaper.Continue ReadingLamprey-inspired suction cup lifts 850 times its own weight
11 March 2026 @ 7:56 pm
Lampreys are able to stay securely attached to whales and sharks as they hurtle through the ocean, so you'd think they could teach us a thing or two about suction. It turns out that they can indeed, as scientists have developed a lamprey-inspired suction cup that can lift over 800 times its own weight.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Biomimicry, World's most powerful eFoil is also one of the easiest to learn on
11 March 2026 @ 4:17 pm
While the rest of the eFoil industry seems to be quietly shrinking its designs – smaller boards, lighter motors, more discreet profiles – Hydroflyer went the other way entirely, bringing a dirt-bike sensibility to electric hydrofoiling and building what's claimed to be the quickest, most powerful eFoil on the planet.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Hydrofoil, New Sonos speaker is a team player indoors and out, and lasts all day
11 March 2026 @ 8:42 am
Sonos just launched its new Play wireless speaker, bringing back the moniker for its portable range from over a decade ago.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Bio-inspired robo-dolphin could soon be vacuuming oil off the sea's surface
10 March 2026 @ 9:09 pm
When it comes to systems for cleaning up marine oil spills, most of them simply float in place, waiting for the oil to come to them. A new robot, however, could proactively move through oil slicks – and it's inspired by both a dolphin and a sea urchin.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Smart 2-in-1 digital microscope goes desktop or handheld as needed
10 March 2026 @ 6:00 pm
To touch grass, venture outdoors and take a break from doom-and-gloom news, what can one do to pass the time without a smartphone? Perhaps they can take a peek into the infinitesimal world outside with Bubo, a 2-in-1 digital microscope currently on Kickstarter.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Micros