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Review: Battery lasts a week, broken wrists are forever – Oukitel WP61
16 March 2026 @ 11:24 pm
To get straight to the point and the reason you're all here: battery life.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: smartphones, Cell+Phone, Rugged, Swedish electric PWC is ready to take you on a sustainable aquatic jet ride
16 March 2026 @ 7:47 pm
Roxen Innovations, a Swedish company focused on sustainable water vehicles, has announced its Roxen electric personal watercraft (PWC). It’s designed to be quiet, lightweight, and environmentally friendly without compromising performance.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Watercraft, Tiny house proves you can downsize without compromising comfort
16 March 2026 @ 5:27 pm
Created for a pair of nomads who were looking to put down roots, the Coastal Retreat is a remarkably spacious tiny house that proves that downsizing doesn't always have to mean sacrificing home comforts.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Building and ConstructiMini Roomba robovac cleans and mops where others can't
16 March 2026 @ 3:33 pm
Just weeks after announcing its restructuring and a new ownership deal with China-based manufacturer Picea, iRobot has announced the launch of a new compact robot vacuum and mop – the Roomba Mini Robot Vacuum and Mop and AutoEmpty Dock (Let's just go with the Roomba Mini from here). This small robot vacuum cleaner has now hit the UK and European markets, demonstrating that iRobot has renewed its focus on the core Roomba business amid its financial woes.Continue ReadingCategoryRippling glass facade adds drama to Queensland's new cultural center
16 March 2026 @ 1:49 pm
There's a whole giant structure with remarkable details behind the glass, but we're all really here for this building's striking facade, first and foremost. This is the Glasshouse Theatre, the performance venue unveiled last week by the Queensland Performing Arts Center in the Australian state's capital of Brisbane.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, Review: The Bear 650 is the one Royal Enfield everyone is sleeping on
16 March 2026 @ 10:47 am
So why did I travel 400 miles (~650 km) to the Himalayan foothills from Delhi just to ride and share my thoughts on a motorcycle? Well, you can’t really review a Scrambler by simply riding around town on flat tarmac, can you? So I scrambled.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Royal Enfield, Amazing architecture images from the Sony World Photography Awards 2026
16 March 2026 @ 6:32 am
Architecture is a bit of an underrated photo competition category but it is one that can simultaneously capture design, engineering and human experience. Here, we pick our 2026 Sony World Photography Awards’ Professional finalist and shortlist standouts that manage to say so much with a single image.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, Aprilia's new crossover scooter: Part adventure, part sports bike
16 March 2026 @ 12:53 am
There aren’t a lot of motorcycle manufacturers that do sportbikes like Aprilia. In recent years, the Italian bikemaker has expanded into other segments, most notably the adventure motorcycle category with the Tuareg 660. Now, its new crossover scooter looks like it carries a bit of both those styles.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Space-age photo frame displays your family pictures as holograms
16 March 2026 @ 12:03 am
Looking Glass has been in the holographic display business for years now, perfecting its tech for magically bringing images to life in commercial settings. Its latest product is designed to grace your living room – and it doesn't cost the earth.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyOff-grid tiny office has two separate workspaces and even a bed
15 March 2026 @ 4:03 pm
This interesting "tiny house" isn't actually a house at all. Instead, it's a mobile off-grid office that squeezes two separate workspaces, plus a sleeping area, into its compact frame.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: