Players often get quite passionate about Strandberg guitars – they either really love the lightweight headless wonders or they're very vocal in their hatred. The innovative Swedes behind such polarizing creations have now joined forces with MIDI masters Jamstik for a powerful six-string beast named Chameleon.
Category: Music, Consumer Tech, Technology
Capricorn Group has unveiled its second prototype of the 01 Zagato hypercar at the Salon Rétromobile in Paris. The presentation came packed with all the right buzzwords to appeal to enthusiasts.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Hypercar, Car, retromobile
The future of acne treatment might look a whole lot different than the range of oral and topical medications currently on pharmacy shelves.
Category: Body and Mind
Tags: Skin, Antibacterial, Microneedles
A clever innovator that seems determined to topple the Leatherman/Victorinox-peaked multitool hierarchy, Roxon has slowly grown out a large lineup of modular "multi-multitools" – traditional-looking multitools that can quickly adapt to changing needs with swappable blades and implements. Its new Flex Titan promises to turbo-boost the all-around versatility of the iconic multi-plier format by drawing from two separate modular ecosystems.
Category: Outdoors
Tags: roxon, Multitools, Modular, Tools
Dragon Tiny Homes has refreshed its affordable Sora tiny house, adding extra space and a more usable layout without pushing it out of budget territory. This new iteration offers a roomier interior that should be comfortable for two people to embrace full-time small living.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home
I can’t remember the last time I bought a piece of gadget with my hard-earned money and liked it so much that I decided to review it one year after it initially came out. It just goes to show that not all things affordable have a short life span.
Category: Electronics, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: DJI Innovations, Microphone, Actioncam, Audio, Video Recorders, GoPro, Reviews
The Mercedes-Benz Unimog always makes an impression. That becomes even truer when the stout-jawed U418 variant shows up painted in Rover green carrying what appears to be a truck-sized beer barrel or treasure chest below a rooftop tent. But what this wondrous creation actually is is a woody "micro-expedition vehicle" with pop-up roof and smart, fully connected living space meant to climb, crawl and wade through Mother Earth's most treacherous before burrowing down for a night or more.
Category: Expedition Trucks, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors
Tags: Unimog, expedition vehicles, RV, Motorhomes, Off-road, Off-grid, cmt-2026, Camping, Outdoors and Camping
What has opposable thumbs and is the most dexterous tool on the planet? The human hand, obviously. Well … not anymore. At least according to engineers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne’s (EPFL) school of engineering, who have developed a robotic hand capable of outperforming human dexterity in controlled manipulation tasks.
Category: Robotics, Technology
Saudi Arabia rarely does things by halves, so it's no surprise that its latest high-profile theme park has already smashed multiple world records. The newly opened Six Flags Qiddiya City carves a vast tourist destination out of the desert and features the world's longest, fastest, and tallest roller coaster.
Category: Architecture, Technology
Tags: World's Largest, World's Fastest, Saudi Arabia, Building and Construction
There are all kinds of critical infrastructure lying beneath the surface of our oceans – road and rail tunnels connecting land masses, pipelines for oil and gas, power cables connecting islands and countries, underwater research stations, and submerged dams and hydroelectric installations.
Category: 3D Printing, Manufacturing, Technology
Tags: 3D Printing, Construction, Building and Construction, Underwater, Cornell University, DARPA
Rugged tech is a rapidly growing market, with outdoor users eager for everyday devices built to survive real-world punishment. Here, the new Oukitel RT10 Rugged Tablet delivers solid performance and supreme battery life – for less than US$500.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Tablet, wearable electronics, Outdoor Technology, Communications, Portable, Battery Technology, Battery Technology, Camping
Clips of a three-year-old Lego clock video that I'd not seen before just resurfaced, and it's making the rounds across social media. Naturally, I went in search of the full video, but what I found instead impressed me even more: A fully functional galactic-scale Lego clock.
Category: Electronics, Consumer Tech, Technology
If you're gonna go off-roading in the desert, you better have a ride that's purpose-built to survive that sorta terrain. That's certainly not what Genesis is traditionally known for given its luxury roots, but it seems eager to throw its dusty hat in the ring with an outrageous new concept vehicle.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Genesis, Hyundai, hyundai genesis, Concept Cars, Off-road, Luxury
Nuclear power isn't just for naval ships anymore as demonstrated by the Nuclear Propulsion in merchant Shipping (NuProShip II) project led by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology which is looking at fitting nuclear reactors to heavy-duty commercial vessels.
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed plans for the largest airport in Africa. As you might expect from one of the world's most innovative architecture companies, this ambitious building is very striking, and it will take the form of a massive futuristic structure in the desert.
Category: Architecture, Technology
Tags: Building and Construction, Zaha Hadid, Airports, sustainable design, Africa
Scientists have already learned how to make helmets, batteries, and even sports cars from wood, so applying it to something like thermal paper might not sound that exciting. Yet it could actually affect our lives far more than we realize.
Category: Environment, Science
Going tiny always means making some sacrifices, but the Natural Luxe requires fewer than you might expect. The single-story home has a remarkably open and spacious layout, with a large kitchen and living area, and even a dedicated home office.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home
Whether you're downsizing and decluttering or are looking to save money with more home cooking, the iLean-Pan is designed to reduce cooking time by replacing several kitchen pans with a more versatile design. Literally elevating cooking to a higher level, it's engineered with an angled bottom that can be heated up to three temperatures in different areas to sauté multiple food ingredients.
Category: Around The Home, Lifestyle
Tags: Kitchen, Kickstarter, Cooking, Food
If you've ever had a sonogram you know that, even though the test isn't too hard to endure, the cold glob of gel that goes on your skin before you get "wanded" is pretty unpleasant. Japanese researchers have now come up with an alternative.
Category: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body and Mind
Tags: Ultrasound, sonogram, Medical Imaging, kindai university
A hybrid-electric jet engine may seem as absurd as a horse-drawn Zeppelin, but GE Aerospace is ground testing a new megawatt-class hybrid turbofan engine and its full powertrain that is powerful enough to run a medium-haul narrow-body airliner.
Tags: GE Aerospace, Hybrid, Jets, Electric Aircraft
