It's all very well and good to hear what big companies like Apple and Toyota are up to, but if you really want to be inspired, there's nothing like seeing what regular folks have made in their own backyards and garages. Quandell Williams is just such a maker, and his DIY weatherproof ebike enclosure is definitely inspirational.
Tags: ebikes, DIY, Weatherproof, Cycling
Honda is the undisputed king of two-wheeled transportation, selling more than 20.5 million motorized bikes annually. That’s 40% of the entire global motorcycle market.
Tags: Honda, EICMA 2026, ebikes, Mountain Bikes, Pedal-assisted
Raven Resonance says it's managed to squeeze a standalone computer into a pair of smart glasses. Dubbed an "Ambient Computer," the Prism 1 runs Raven OS: a custom Linux platform designed to operate independently without tethering to a smartphone.
Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Smart Glasses, Computers, Linux, Cameras
I’ve covered a few AR helmets here before. And almost every time, I’ve seen someone comment: "Do we really need any more distractions on a motorcycle?" Swiss company Aegis Rider certainly doesn’t seem to think that way.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Smart Helmet, Helmets, Helmet Visor, Heads Up Display, AR, Augmented Reality, Navigation, Intercom
German engineering isn’t quite like anyone else’s. And time and again, the world has witnessed the truth in this belief. Be it Porsche’s obsession with extracting every last ounce of performance from a flat-six or Mercedes-AMG’s ability to turn family sedans into tyre-shredding monsters, German automotive engineering has rarely been short of ambition.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Somewhere in Australia’s tropical northeast, a tiny spider twitches in its sleep. Whether it’s imagining sinking its fangs into a delicious meal or fearing the business end of a rolled-up newspaper will forever be between the arachnid and its therapist.
Tags: Sleep, Dreams, Evolution, Spiders, Bonn University, Insect, Animal science
Birdwatching has gone digital, with more and more people turning to smart feeders equipped with cameras and smartphone connectivity. Some might argue that this defeats the whole purpose of birdwatching: taking a break from the digital world and connecting with nature. On the other hand, a smart feeder might be your best chance of spotting a rare bird in your backyard while you are busy with your 9-to-5 job.
Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Birds, Garden, Artificial Intelligence, nature
A dinosaur that breathed its last breath in the middle of the Cretaceous may have left behind more than a mould of its bones, with a study reporting the astonishing discovery of mineralized blood cells inside the theropod’s 115-million-year-old remains.
Tags: Dinosaurs, Fossils, Red blood cells, Bones
After the likes of BMW, Norton, Harley-Davidson, and Triumph, the small-bore manifesto seems to have reached Italian shores. Moto Guzzi, a motorcycle brand almost synonymous with the 90-degree V-twin, has just revealed a brand new 500-class roadster.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Moto Guzzi, Retro, Small-displacement, V-Twin, Aprilia, Piaggio, Eicma
For 2026, Lexus has gone back to the drawing board. Well, perhaps not the entire drawing board. The RZ retains its familiar styling and general personality, but underneath, there's been a substantial overhaul.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Lexus, Battery+Electric+Vehicle, Electric, SUV, Reviews
One of the most abundant amino acids found in humans is finally getting the recognition it seemingly deserves, with a new study showing how important it is for our health as we age. While no anti-aging silver bullet, it appears to be more important to aging well than we've given it credit for.
Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: Yale, Age-Related, Aging, Inflammatory, Inflammation, Amino Acids, molecular biology
China is making sure giant robots don’t only belong to anime and sci-fi anymore. A Beijing company has presented a hydraulic-electric humanoid that towers as tall as a monster truck, built for heavy work yet precise to a fraction of a hair's width.
Category: Robotics, Engineering
Tags: Mechanical, China, Automation, Future Robot, Robot, Industrial design
Ever bought a perfume online with rave reviews and awesome packaging, only for it to arrive and the first whiff brings tears to your eyes ... tears of sorrow? Well, that may soon be a thing of the past, as scientists have figured out a way to transmit smells over the internet. Technically speaking.
Category: Virtual Reality, Consumer Tech, Technology
Most A-frame tiny houses lean into the rustic cabin aesthetic, but this model takes a different approach. It combines classic A-frame styling with a surprisingly modern interior for two, complete with an open living area and a luxurious bathroom.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home
From unstaffed self-service book-borrowing kiosks open 24-7, to a grand building that has robots fetching paperbacks from its multimillion collection of titles across nine floors, there's a reason that Shenzhen is known as China's "city of libraries." Sure, this may sound kind of boring, but the city in the southern Guangdong province has also just been named as the country's leader in wealthy entrepreneurs and is the beating heart of China's AI and tech industry.
Category: History, Technology
Tags: Shenzhen, China, Library, Reading, Digital Media, Social media, Smartphones
If you have standard human vision (even if assisted by glasses), chances are you’re adept at finding things, people, and paths to them. But if you have impaired vision, or none at all, countless tasks that are simple for fully sighted people become difficult, dangerous, or even impossible. Fortunately, plenty of new high-tech tools offer assistance, including robot guide dogs, a cane-bot (looking a bit like a small R2D2 with giant wheels), multiple types of smart glasses with descriptive audio, and even a haptic vest for blind dogs.
Category: Good Thinking, Technology
Tags: Harvard, Blindness, Navigation, Apps
Hardly a year since Kawasaki revived the KLE nameplate with the KLE500, the Japanese bikemaker has introduced a brand-new model to its lineup: the KLE650. It’s a proper flagship middleweight that is meant for long-distance touring comfort as opposed to brute off-road prowess.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Kawasaki, Adventure Bikes, Touring
Big rigs have a visibility problem, a stopping-distance problem, a blind-spot problem, and more. I went to Daimler North America’s proving grounds in Oregon to see their solutions.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Daimler, Truck, Road Safety, Driver Assistance
Ah, Super 8 movie cameras … they were limited to 3-minute cassettes that had to be sent off for processing, which cost about $20 each. So hey, why not make a video camera inspired by those Super 8's? That's what the Aura6 is, and it does actually have an interesting selling point.
Category: Photography, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Kickstarter, Video Cameras, Retro
The small intestine has several functions, including chemical digestion, nutrient and water absorption, hormone secretion, immune defense, and now, apparently, inspiring better battery designs.
Category: Energy, Engineering
Tags: Binghamton University, Microbial Fuel Cells, Gut Bacteria
