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Hyundai’s Boulder Concept has Detroit looking over its shoulder
7 April 2026 @ 1:24 pm
With its cowboy-chunky jawline and boxy, muscular body, it looks big, modern, tough, and desirable. And Detroit is suddenly worried.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Concept Vehicle, Three-bedroom tiny house designed for raising a family
7 April 2026 @ 10:07 am
Raising a family in a tiny house is always going to be a challenge, but this three-bedroom model features a spacious layout that has been designed from the ground up with families in mind.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Building and Construction, The ebike that's basically an e-moped – Cyrusher Kommoda 3.0 review
7 April 2026 @ 7:44 am
Calling the Cyrusher Kommoda 3.0 a "bicycle" almost feels a little dishonest. Sure, it has pedals and technically fits into the ebike category, but when you twist the throttle, the whole experience leans a little more towards an electric moped that just happens to have pedals. The fat Arisun 20x4-inch tires, the 6061 aluminum step-through frame, and the 750-watt rear hub motor with nearly 63 lb-ft (85 Nm) of torque ... yeah, that all supports what I'm trying to illustrate here.Continue ReadingAdorable tiny RV pushes kei-style micro-camping West ... with a catch
6 April 2026 @ 11:03 pm
Every time we've come across a vehicle from German tiny EV builder Ari Motors, we can't help but wonder if there's a camper version. For a while, the answer was a straight "No," but this month that all changes as the company releases what it's calling the smallest motorhome in Germany. While the Elektro Frosch and Spacecamper Bike might argue that point, Ari's 458 Pro Campervan is the type of tiny, adorable camping car you usually have to travel to Japan or South Korea to see, only now available in Europe. But there's also a series of major drawbacks lurking within the impossibly cute NY Yankees' infamous torpedo is the same as regular bat, says science
6 April 2026 @ 8:00 pm
During Major League Baseball's (MLB) opening season in 2025, the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine home runs in a single game. Six of those homers came from players using a unique bowling-pin-shaped bat known as a torpedo bat.Continue ReadingCategory: Sports, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Toyota’s new flagship EV is off to a flying start: 3,000+ orders in 1 hour
6 April 2026 @ 5:30 pm
What does US$21,000 get you in automotive terms? Kia Soul, Chevrolet Trax, Nissan Versa, Hyundai Venue … You see a trend there, right? None of those cars is electric, and none of them are flagships by any stretch of imagination.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, Titanium utensil may look like a simple spork, but it packs 10 functions
6 April 2026 @ 3:41 pm
Whether you’re camping for a few days, doing a day hike, or heading out for a weekend trek, the same rule always applies equally: pack light, carry less. That’s why multifunctional tools are so appealing when it comes to outdoor adventures. EaTi One, currently available for pledging on Kickstarter, at first glance looks just like a regular spork, but it actually combines 10 tools in one small unit.Continue ReadingCategory: Knives and Multitools, Maxell revives and updates the classic cassette player with Bluetooth
6 April 2026 @ 1:03 pm
Japanese consumer electronics company Maxell, known for its high-performance chromium metal cassettes during its 80s zenith, has now released a modern update to the portable cassette player.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Cassettes, US Air Force breaks ground on next-gen nuclear missile silo
6 April 2026 @ 1:03 am
When you have a new ICBM, you need a place to keep it, so Northrop Grumman is building a prototype silo for the US Air Force to house its next-generation LGM-35A Sentinel nuclear missile that will replace the Cold War Minuteman III.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, EngineeringTags: Sentinel, One-of-a-kind shipping container house even has its own pool and sauna
5 April 2026 @ 11:03 pm
We've seen a lot of shipping container-based houses, but few are as impressive as the recently completed Vermont Villa. Made up of carefully stacked metal boxes, the home has a spacious interior and even includes its own pool and sauna.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, EngineeringTags: