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Sleek titanium fidget slider hides a useful pocket knife
9 January 2026 @ 9:33 am
Fidget toys are great for relieving anxiety and helping you find your focus – and this new one we came across also happens to be a practical tool, indoors and out.Continue ReadingCategory: Knives and Multitools, Gear, OutdoorsMeet the Goblin – the ultra-compact of fighter planes
9 January 2026 @ 6:32 am
What looks like a flying egg, was never designed to land, and was so light it could be thrown off course by its own guns? Introducing the Goblin XF-85 – the Cold War compact fighter designed to be carried in the belly of a nuclear bomber.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Aircraft, Fighter, Earth's ancient nuclear reactors were a freakish natural accident
9 January 2026 @ 5:03 am
Two billion years before we made history and split the atom, the Earth had already accomplished it and was running its own nuclear reactors. And they operated for hundreds of thousands of years, as the first signs of multicellular life emerged.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Nuclear Fission, Addictive game keeps your brain engaged and your eyes off the screen
9 January 2026 @ 2:02 am
There are many tools that offer to help us focus – but very few are designed to do this in just a minute. BrainBlink is built just for this, with 60-second games on a pocket-sized device featuring real buttons and a link to players across the globe.Continue ReadingCategory: Games, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Kickstarter, Review: 2026 Kia Sportage Hybrid isn’t the bug-eyed SUV I remember
8 January 2026 @ 8:31 pm
Back in the day, the Sportage was first introduced as a bug-eyed monstrosity of a compact utility. It’s evolved and matured since then, as the compact SUV market grew to become the most competitive automotive segment. For 2026, Kia’s popular crossover gets a refresh that’s all about refining an already hard-won, solid formula.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Sub-$40,000 personal eVTOL could be in buyers' hands later this year
8 January 2026 @ 6:30 pm
Ever since its official launch in 2021, the Jetson One has looked like it might be the first personal eVTOL to reach consumers. If Chinese company Rictor is to be believed, however, its similar X4 should ship later this year – and at a fraction of the price.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Personal eVTOLs, urban transportDeep dig reveals humans and pre-humans shared the same island cave
8 January 2026 @ 3:37 pm
A 26-ft (8-m) deep excavation in Indonesia has revealed that humans and a hominin species that pre-dates humans used the same cave. The enticing possibility even exists that both species overlapped, sharing the space at the same time.Continue ReadingCategory: History, ScienceTags: Archeology, Fossils, Off-grid tiny house doubles-down on cabin-like rustic charm
8 January 2026 @ 12:26 pm
A lot of tiny houses nowadays are focused on offering a spacious apartment-like living experience on wheels. However, this model recalls the small living movement's roots with a compact cabin-like dwelling that runs off-the-grid and embraces rustic styling.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Fujifilm's latest instant camera shoots video like a 1960s Single-8
8 January 2026 @ 9:27 am
Fujifilm's been in the instant shoot-and-print camera business for more than 25 years now, and its newest offering is a fun departure from its longstanding lineup. The Mini Evo Cinema captures 15-second videos, and prints out a still from the footage along with a QR code that lets you watch the clip online.Continue ReadingCategory: PhotoThe weight-loss drug that makes our cells burn more energy
8 January 2026 @ 7:03 am
After a century of false starts, scientists believe they have found a way to make cells burn more energy without the dangerous side effects – and it could be a breakthrough that reshapes weight-loss and anti-aging medicine as we know it.Continue ReadingCategory: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body and MindTags: