Shanghai-based Unihertz has made a name for itself in recent years with its varied lineup of rugged phones, tiny phones, and BlackBerry-style handsets with full physical keyboards.
Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Phone, Unihertz, Keyboard, MWC 2026, Kickstarter
It's long been known that living at higher altitudes can affect physiology, including reducing the incidence of diabetes. The reason why has evaded scientists for decades. That has changed with a new discovery that was hiding in plain sight.
Category: Body and Mind
Tags: Oxygen, Red blood cells, Diabetes
Hong Kong-based company Viperade has built its reputation around practical outdoor gear, offering a wide range of products from tactical clothing and bags to everyday carry (EDC) tools. Its latest product is a compact multitool, the VAK7, currently available for pledging on Kickstarter.
Category: Knives and Multitools, Gear, Outdoors
Tags: Kickstarter, Multitools, EDC, Titanium
In the packaging war between paper and plastic, plastic has remained indispensable – even in paper products – through one vital aspect: sealing. Until now, reliable paper seals have required adhesives or plastic layers. Scientists may have found a way to eliminate both.
Category: Manufacturing, Engineering
Tags: Fraunhofer, Paper, Adhesive, Materials, Recycling
Windows laptops have traditionally lagged behind Apple's MacBooks in the battery life department, making the latter much easier to recommend for most people who need something for work and school. We might start to see a fairer fight across the board, thanks to an interesting new display technology from LG.
Category: Laptops, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Display, Laptop, LG Display, Dell
A leisure and wellness complex by Indian architectural firm Sanjay Puri Architects has been completed in Anjarle, Maharashtra. Dubbed Crest Nine, the project has turned a steep hillside plot into a luxury health destination. Set on a sharply descending coastal site, the gated development works with the land’s existing topography, rather than erasing it.
Category: Architecture, Engineering
Tags: sustainable design, India
Citizen is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its first analog light-powered watch with the release of its Eco-Drive Photon watch in a limited edition, with two variants of 5,000 units each that pay homage to the peculiar physics of light.
Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology
No kidding – this is a real thing, from a real manufacturer, meant for real-world use. The Pit Bull 1.0 comes from KNK Karts, a seasoned Indian go-kart maker. And boy does it look like fun.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Consumer drone startup Skyrover is looking to shake up the market for budget drones with the release of its mini drone, the Skyrover S1. It’s claimed to be the first sub-249-g (8.8-oz) camera drone under US$300 to feature forward obstacle avoidance, while also sporting an ultra-HD camera, a long transmission range, and up to 2 hours of flight time.
Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Camera drone, MINI, Portable, 4K UHD, Creative
Described as a "phone-first portable wireless display," this new 15.6-inch IPS screen known as Takolink aims to take the effort – and the need for a shared network – out of mirroring technology. What's more, the makers say it'll work with almost any phone and doesn't require apps or any extra installments and setup.
Category: Electronics, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Kickstarter, Screens, Dual-screen, Portable, Wireless, Social Networking
Male nipples. Whale pelvic bones. Vestigial hind limbs in snakes. Evolution is full of features that look purposeful. But upon closer inspection, science tells us that they are actually by-products of development and shifting gene expression. New research suggests the human chin may be one such evolutionary spandrel, a term biologists use for a trait that emerges as a consequence of other changes rather than as a direct adaptation.
This recently completed tiny house has about as spacious and light-filled an interior as you could ask for. It features an extra-wide layout that's all on one floor and incorporates some nice home comforts too, including a walk-in closet, a huge sofa, and an enclosed porch.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, House, Home
In an age of sleek EV concepts that talk to the wind, the Chery V23 comes out as a stout reminder of bygone times. Retro, simple, boxy, rugged. Almost reminiscent of a certain Land Rover Defender. Only it doesn’t cost you an arm and a leg.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Chery, Electric Vehicles, SUV, Land Rover, defender, Bangkok International Motor Show
Chinese scientists have revealed plans for a new tourist-centered panoramic-view submersible that will take people on an affordable trip 3,280 feet (1,000 m) into the deep – and they say the first prototype will be ready before the end of the year.
Traditionally lubed bicycle chains are notoriously dirty to touch, and a hassle to clean. Yours may not have to be either of those for much longer, however, if you spring for the graphite-powder-dispensing CHA.
Tags: Kickstarter, Cycling, Graphite
Soundboks has just launched the Mix, a portable Bluetooth party speaker that promises high output, long battery life, and rugged design without sacrificing everyday usability.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
DJI has arrived in the 360-degree FPV space with serious firepower. Its new Avata 360 can shoot in every direction at once – meaning one flight can yield a wide establishing shot, a tight tracking close-up, and a dramatic low-angle reveal, all from the same file.
Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: DJI Innovations, Immersion, 360-degree, Camera drone
If you've ever hankered after a hydrogen-powered business jet, your wait might not be much longer. French aerospace startup Beyond Aero's BYA-I One aircraft has completed its Preliminary Design Review, pushing it along the path to certification.
Tags: Hydrogen-powered, Business Jet
The Kimbo camper has always felt to us less an RV and more a stylish backcountry hut secured to a pickup bed. That's partly because of the striking all-hard-sided aluminum build, partly because of the Dickinson mini-fireplace flickering away inside, and partly because of the cozy, rustic layout Kimbo has managed to carve out of a tiny space. It all combines into an ultralight camper that feels truly homey. Now, Kimbo adds to that homeyness, expanding out a couple of feet to create a more fully equipped roaming micro-home for full-size trucks.
Category: Pickup Campers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors
Tags: Pickup, Truck, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, RV, Off-road, Off-grid, Overland Expo
With a smooth body and inverse Wharncliffe blade-shaped handle, the Doodler from Knafs is an instant classic – a slim, folding gentleman's knife built for everyday carry (EDC) in and beyond the office. As sleek as that handle is, it still manages to house a cache for an even lighter, slimmer tool that promises to come in handy quite regularly, if not every single day. It's not quite a complete multitool, but the wildly slim Doodler is a dual-purpose instrument that you'll be glad to have in your suit jacket pocket.
Category: Knives and Multitools, Gear, Outdoors
Tags: Knife, EDC, Multi-functional, Kickstarter
