New Atlas: Technology-Innovation-Outdoor News

Review: Powerful ultra-thin tablet made for gaming has finally landed

Bronwyn Thompson — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:53:20 GMT

RedMagic has made its intentions very clear: It wants to dominate portable gaming. And the Astra 2 tablet sets the bar high, sitting in the Goldilocks zone between phone screen and full-sized tablet – and performing as good as it feels in hand.

Category: Electronics, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Tablet, Gaming

Nike Air Zoom Hyperslide offers heated-massage recovery

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:03:00 GMT

Nike is back adding tech to your footwear with its new massaging slide. Developed in partnership with Hyperice, which makes a range of muscle relief gear, it's aimed at athletes looking for effective recovery after strenuous activity.

Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Nike, Footwear, Recovery, Massage, Athlete, Heating

Sticky ePaper pad makes voice notes visible

Paul Ridden — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:47:39 GMT

Sticky notes are a great way to remind yourself – or others – of something important. But they're a bit wasteful. The Seeed Studio offers a modern alternative in the shape of a magnet-backed E Ink slab that uses AI to take voice notes.

Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: E-Ink, Notes, Magnetic, Artificial Intelligence, Voice recognition

SwitchBot's AI Hub is messy – but its AI Art Frame is cool (review)

Joe Salas — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:14:00 GMT

SwitchBot sent me its AI Hub, two Pan/Tilt Cam Plus 3K cameras, and its AI Art Frame for review. SwitchBot makes seemingly anything and everything for smart-home integration, from door locks and curtain pullers to robot vacuums, cameras and even humanoid-ish robots.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Art, LLM (Large Language Model), Home Security, Smart Home, Reviews

Audi goes XXL for the US with its largest SUV yet

Simon Heptinstall — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:45:39 GMT

Audi has unveiled its largest ever car – the massive Q9/SQ9 SUV.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Audi, SUV

Could the Honda CB500 be Royal Enfield's Kryptonite?

Utkarsh Sood — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:23:24 GMT

This one came out of nowhere. Honda recently took the stage in India to reveal not one, not two, not three, but a total of 10 new motorcycles for the country. I don’t remember the last time I saw a bikemaker come out swinging as strongly as this.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Honda, Honda Motorcycles, Retro, Royal Enfield, India

Gazelle launches versatile G4 screen tent that pops up in 60 seconds

C.C. Weiss — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:37:55 GMT

Yeah, "instant relief" does sound a lot like an ad for anti-diarrheal medication. Conversely, it also works for laxatives. In the case of the all-new Gazelle G4 Deluxe Gazebo, though, we're (hopefully) not talking about any lower bowel issues – though Gazelle has you literally covered there, too.

Category: Tents, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Tent, Mosquito, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, gazelle

Philips AI electric toothbrush maps your mouth for better cleaning

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:03:00 GMT

I regret that I haven't been on the electric toothbrush beat over the last few years. While I was out of the loop, major oral health brands were adding clever tech to their products – along with heftier price tags.

Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Toothbrush, Dental, Oral hygiene, Philips, Artificial Intelligence

Carbon fiber guitar's smart RGB lights teach you how to play

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:37:24 GMT

This new smart guitar we've come across uses LEDs on the fretboard along with a full-featured app to make it easy to visually learn the instrument.

Category: Music, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Guitar, xxKickbooster, Kickstarter, Bass guitar, Acoustics

Samsung turns the canister projector into a smart TV

Monica J. White — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:27:00 GMT

When Samsung unveiled the Freestyle+ at CES earlier this year, it looked like another step in the company’s long-running push to make projection feel less like home-theater homework. Now that initial preview has become an actual product launch, complete with full specifications and a confirmed price tag of US$1,199.99.

Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Samsung, Projectors, Streaming Video, Portable

Triumph's carbon-clad Speed Twin 1200 TFC is a factory custom delight

Utkarsh Sood — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:25:31 GMT

There was a time when "factory custom" sounded like an oxymoron. If you wanted a motorcycle that felt uniquely your own, you rolled it into your garage, skinned a few knuckles, emptied your wallet on aftermarket parts, and hoped the end result looked half as good as it did in your head. Today, manufacturers have decided to skip that entire process.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Triumph, Retro, Twin-engine

Hovering optical screen adds depth to the digital cockpit

Simon Heptinstall — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:29:00 GMT

Remember the coolest movie screen tech of all time? It was definitely the virtual data screens that Tony Stark used in Iron Man. Well, they’re not quite here yet – but they are coming closer to reality.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: LG, Safety, HUD, Prototype, Projection

Penguins carry forever chemicals in their feathers

Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:33:10 GMT

Sixteen different PFAS compounds have been discovered in the feathers of Antarctic penguins, demonstrating that the insidious spread of "forever chemicals" now reaches the most remote wildlife on Earth.

Category: Environment, Science, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: PFAS, Penguins, Antarctic, Pollution, Wildlife

The $4,250 Ndara might just be the coolest electric naked to date

Utkarsh Sood — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:01:50 GMT

The coolest thing about electric motorcycles is just how open the market is. Anyone – literally anyone – with a compelling idea, a competent engineering team and a way to get bikes into Western showrooms has a fighting chance of becoming the next big thing. That's almost unheard of in the internal combustion world, where more than a century of engineering know-how, sprawling dealer networks and fiercely loyal fanbases make it incredibly difficult for newcomers to break through.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Electric Motorcycles, indonesia, Naked bike, Affordable, Cool

Rare 'cotton candy' planet discovery may be the super puffiest ever seen

Chris Young — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:12:07 GMT

An international team led by researchers from the University of Oxford has discovered two of the lowest-density giant planets on record.

Category: Astronomy, Science, Refractor: Science & Health

Apex Recordhunter becomes the world's fastest electric drone

Omar Kardoudi — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:03:00 GMT

A four-rotor drone built by N3XT, the experimental arm of German company Quantum Systems, has reportedly reached 699 km/h (434 mph) in level flight. That speed makes it the fastest battery-powered drone ever recorded.

Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Quadcopter, Speed, Record, Ukraine , Interceptor, Performance, Prototype

Westfalia's latest camper van packs in a bunk room and dry bathroom

C.C. Weiss — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:38:00 GMT

Westfalia is really riding a wave of hyper creativity. A year after helping Ford develop its glacial-blue rolling igloo, Westfalia is hitting the Düsseldorf Caravan Salon with not one but two highly innovative camper vans that shake up the segment with next-generation layouts. The first centers around a rooftop deck, while the second manages to squeeze a pair of double bunk beds and a dry bathroom into a sub-6-m (236 in) fixed-roof Fiat Ducato.

Category: Campervans, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: Westfalia-Automotive, Fiat, Campervan, dusseldorf-caravan-salon-2026, RV, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

New 3D thermal cloak hides heat from infrared cameras

Etiido Uko — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:03:00 GMT

Heat is terrible at hiding. You could wear camouflage and stand perfectly still in complete darkness, but you would still appear “as bright as day” to a thermal camera. This is a far from ideal phenomenon when the goal is to stay hidden. Researchers have now built a 3D thermal cloak that could prevent infrared detection.

Category: Materials, Engineering

Tags: University of Illinois, Heating, Cloaking

Heone-X drone provides powerful, long-lasting campsite lighting

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:27:09 GMT

I know, I know. This product sounds like it solves one of those informercial-ly non-problems. But hear me out: the Heone-X is actually kind of cool if you do a lot of camping.

Category: Gear, Outdoors

Tags: drones, Lighting, Camping, Kickstarter, xxKickbooster

Non-towable tiny house embraces simplicity on a single floor

Adam Williams — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:57:00 GMT

This tiny house isn't intended for full-time small living. Instead, it's a modular home that provides a simple stripped-down retreat, focusing on the basics needed for use as a guesthouse or for a short escape.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

V1 Pro monitor for smartphones makes solo filming easier

Maryna Holovnova — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:27:00 GMT

Recording yourself with a smartphone is simple. Recording yourself using the higher-quality camera on the back of your phone without clipping off half of your face? That's a little more challenging.

Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: smartphones, Monitor, USB Type C, Selfies, Camera Phone, Screen, Video Cameras

If you planned to buy a Chinese robot in the US, we've got bad news

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:07:06 GMT

The US is banning the sale of robots made outside the country. That includes all the cool ones we've covered out of China, which can dance, provide companionship to seniors, fight fires, and carry loads over rocky terrain.

Category: Robotics, Engineering

Tags: Humanoid, Robots, Quadruped, Inverter, China

Wonderfully oddball music app turns virtual physics into sounds

Simon Heptinstall — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:34:24 GMT

Technology is not always about getting more controlled, more digital and more logical. And a mad new music program that's just launched is a brilliant demonstration of that… and why it matters.

Category: Music, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Synthesizer, Apps, Physics, Software, Digital music

Autonomous Intern review: It does nearly everything you can

Joe Salas — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:03:00 GMT

The Autonomous Intern is an interesting little piece of equipment. It looks like the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, complete with a light beacon at the top of it, though in reality, it's only a 3D-printed pyramid case with a 4-GB Raspberry Pi 5, an extra cooling fan, and an LED light inside. It runs a custom software stack built on top of Linux that makes it basically just boot straight into OpenClaw so you can unleash your own AI agents to do your bidding.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Autonomous, LLM (Large Language Model), Claude, Open AI, GPT, Reviews

Brilliant Ram 4x4 camper truck is a private deck in the great outdoors

C.C. Weiss — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:38:00 GMT

Before the term "overlanding" entered the broad American lexicon, Global Expedition Vehicles (GXV) was building some of the largest, most fearsome overland rigs the US had seen ... or has ever seen since. The latest truck to wear the badge, the new GXV Wild evolves overland living to a higher standard while erasing the divide between inside and outside.

Category: RVs and Motorhomes, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: RV, expedition vehicles, storyteller-overland, RAM, Truck, Off-road, Off-grid, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

'Smart' dressing made from plants delivers antibiotics before infections take hold

Kerry Taylor-Smith — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:23:48 GMT

A sustainable, plant-based wound dressing that delivers antibiotics before infection spreads could offer a greener and more efficient alternative to conventional wound care.

Category: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: wound-healing, Smart bandage, Dressings, Healing, Infections

One-wheeled robot suits up for future security patrol

Ben Coxworth — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:03:00 GMT

Why pay to design and mass-produce a four-wheeled autonomous security robot, when you can make a less costly one with just one wheel? That's the thinking behind the 1Rollo, a monowheel-bot that could soon be patrolling near you.

Category: Robotics, Engineering

Tags: Self Balancing Unicycle, Autonomous, Monowheel, Security

New German multitool is part Leatherman, part Swiss Army knife

C.C. Weiss — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:47:16 GMT

When it comes to plier multitools, the classic Leatherman family has served as the de facto format for over 40 years, sometimes even working as a proprietary eponym. But it's not the only style of plier-equipped multitool out there, as German legacy knifemaker Böker reminds with the new Naturensöhne MK II NXT, a streamlined multitool that takes on a single-handle format more similar to a Swiss Army knife. It's built to travel swiftly and lightly across the great outdoors, slicing, sawing and cranking its weight's worth when things need to get done, and done right.

Category: Knives and Multitools, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Multitools, Knife, Tools, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Backpacking

Garmin ditches screens and subscriptions for its new fitness tracker

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:03:00 GMT

Following in Google's footsteps from just two months ago, Garmin's now dropped a screen-free fitness tracker that's suitable for novices and serious athletes alike. And interestingly, you don't need a subscription for this one.

Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Garmin, Fitness, Health, Tracking

Affordable 16-ft tiny house makes every inch of space count

Adam Williams — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:07:00 GMT

North American tiny houses have been trending larger and more luxurious in recent years, but the eBoho Go takes the opposite approach. Measuring just 152 sq ft (14 sq m), the simple and affordable home provides a lesson in making every inch count.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

Amazon's building a 5,000-satellite phone network to rival Starlink

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:57:00 GMT

Following the recent launch of its satellite-based internet service, Amazon's now aiming to provide direct-to-cell connectivity in the next few years.

Category: Telecommunications, Technology

Tags: Satellite, Amazon, Communications, Starlink

Street-legal electric scooter hits 75 mph for under $5,000

Utkarsh Sood — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:35:02 GMT

American scooter. That’s an oxymoron right there. And an American electric scooter? That’s a far cry. While Americans are still slowly adopting electric bicycles and even motorcycles of late, e-scooters aren’t exactly the go-to choice for the USA as they have been in Europe and Asia.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Scooter, Electric Motorcycles, urban transport

The world's most incredible natural history museum is now open

Bronwyn Thompson — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:12:05 GMT

China's epicenter of robotics and AI innovation, Shenzhen is a sprawling city now home to some of the most ambitious architecture projects anywhere in the world. The latest, four years in the making, is one of its best yet.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Shenzhen, China, 3XN, Architects, nature, The Field Museum of Natural History, Animal science, Astronomy, Science Museum

The 'Girl Dad Effect': Is Bandit Heeler the perfect partner?

Kerry Taylor-Smith — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:42:04 GMT

Many of us have enjoyed watching Bluey with our kids, sharing laughs as each episode perfectly (and hilariously) captures the ups and downs of parenting and relationships.

Category: Biology, Science, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: Television, Parenting, Children, Relationships

1.7 million planned satellites to have ‘devastating’ impact on astronomy

Chris Young — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:34:13 GMT

For the first time, a European Southern Observatory (ESO) study has quantified the threat to astronomy posed by a large number of highly reflective satellites planned to launch in the coming years.

Category: Astronomy, Science, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: Satellite, Astronomy, Stars, light-pollution, ESO

45-lb rooftop duffel tent rides in the car, camps on the roof & beyond

C.C. Weiss — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:48:00 GMT

Inflatable construction has long been making lighter rooftop tents. The latest generation is so light and packable, it's not even meant to ride to camp on the roof. The Portal Outdoors Nomis One finds its way to that category with a split-body design that carries in the trunk then inflates and hoists onto the roof or pickup truck bed in about 10 minutes. It delivers what might prove one of the market's best combinations of fuel economy-maintaining driving aerodynamics and comfortable above-ground camping.

Category: Tents, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: roof-top tent, Tent, Inflatable, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Lightweight, Kickstarter

Simple outdoor flood alarm protects homes from rising waters

Maryna Holovnova — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:03:00 GMT

Climate change is reshaping weather patterns around the world, bringing heavier rainfall and more extreme weather to places that have rarely experienced them before. Floods are among the most common natural disasters, and every year they affect millions of people, take lives, destroy homes, and cause billions of dollars in damage.

Category: Good Thinking, Technology

Tags: University of Texas, Flooding, Alarm, Disasters

Range Rover reinvents itself with different style of electric vehicle

Simon Heptinstall — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:32:07 GMT

Range Rover has revealed the surprising shape of its new 'GT' model – and it’s the most sedan/saloon-like vehicle the brand has ever produced.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Range Rover, SUV, Electric Vehicles

Lightweight Dorado V3 electric dirt bike sneaks in swappable battery

Utkarsh Sood — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:21:35 GMT

Not too long ago, shopping for an electric dirt bike from an American manufacturer meant your options were few and far between. The segment was largely dominated by European innovators like Stark Future and KTM, while homegrown brands focused on electric bicycles or urban commuters.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Electric Motorcycles, Off-road, Dirt Bikes, Enduro, Zero Motorcycles, stark

36-ft tiny house makes space for home office and downstairs bedroom

Adam Williams — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:33:00 GMT

Not all tiny houses feel tiny inside. A case in point is the Florence, which packs an impressive amount into its relatively compact frame. Despite measuring just 355 sq ft (33 sq m), it includes a spacious living area, a full-size kitchen, a downstairs bedroom, and even a home office.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

Compact 3D printer produces full-color models right on your desktop

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:30:33 GMT

HeyGears' upcoming 3D printer has a load of tricks up its sleeve, but the most notable is its ability to produce full-color models right on your desktop. That means you don't have to worry about painting and finishing your creations by hand – and you can experiment more freely with your designs than ever before.

Category: 3D Printing, Manufacturing, Engineering

Tags: xxKickbooster, Kickstarter, xxAffiliate, DIY, 3D Printers, Digital Fabrication, Manufacturing

Generative Bionics' smart robot skin prevents collisions

Omar Kardoudi — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:12:05 GMT

Humanoids and humans are increasingly sharing factory floors, but one is made of metal and the other of flesh and bones, a mismatch that rarely ends well for us in a collision. Italian startup Generative Bionics thinks it has a fix: a humanoid robot covered in sensing skin that feels people approaching and adjusts its movements before any contact occurs.

Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology

Tags: Robots, Sensors, Industrial design, Artificial Intelligence, Europe

Super-agers share traits linked to living healthier for longer

Bronwyn Thompson — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:42:15 GMT

Blue Zone "super-agers" around the globe have become famous for having remarkable life expectancies, on average. Not only that, they live healthier for longer. Could their personalities be influencing health markers in these long-living residents?

Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health

Oukitel WP68 Air and WP500 Ultra rugged phone review

Joe Salas — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:03:00 GMT

After reviewing Oukitel's insane 20,000-mAh WP61 Plus monster of a phone a few months ago, I kind of knew what to expect: something huge. The WP61 made my Samsung Galaxy S22 feel like a saltine cracker.

Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Cell+Phone, Reviews, Thermal Imaging, Infrared

A fraction of world's seawater could meet energy needs for generations

Etiido Uko — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:03:00 GMT

“Under the sea, Darling it’s better, Down where it’s wetter, Take it from me!” sang a certain Jamaican crab in The Little Mermaid. Turns out he may have been right after all. Scientists say 0.1% of the world’s seawater contains enough critical elements to power humanity’s needs for 50,000 years, and are now exploring ways to extract them.

Category: Energy, Engineering

Tags: PNNL, Ocean, Minerals, Lithium metal

Mount Etna may be like no other volcano on Earth

Pranjal Malewar — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 23:36:38 GMT

Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna, has always been a geological puzzle. The Sicilian volcano has erupted several times a year, and glassy peaks of over 3,000 meters (10,000 feet) have fascinated scientists for decades. Though renowned, Etna has stubbornly defied categorization in the traditional volcano lifecycle.

Category: Physics, Science, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: volcano, Geology, Earth, Italy

Tornyol drone uses sonar to hunt and destroy mosquitoes

Etiido Uko — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:03:00 GMT

The deadliest animal to have ever roamed the earth is not the great white shark, or snakes, or even rats that caused three great plagues in history, decimating the human population at the time. It’s the tiny 5-mm (0.2-inch) Anopheles mosquito, which has accounted for billions of deaths in history. One company is taking the battle against these deadly insects directly to the skies with tiny air-to-air killer drones.

Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Mosquito, Insect, Pests

5-day dog tracker jumps on Starlink when cell signal fails

Monica J. White — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:03:00 GMT

GPS pet trackers have an obvious limitation: they’re only useful if there's adequate coverage. In most cities, suburbs, and neighborhood parks, you should be fine. But if you’re out on a hike or exploring the countryside with your dog, the open land can expose that weak point – just when your dog is farthest from help.

Category: Outdoors

Tags: Tracking, dog collar, Dogs, Satellite, GPS, Starlink

Savvy cycling components flatten your bike for indoor storage

Shirl Leigh — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:03:00 GMT

Trying to maneuver a bike through tight indoor spaces typically necessitates painstakingly angling the handlebars around doorframes and other obstacles, taking care not to knock the pedals into paintwork or snag them on furniture.

Category: Bicycles, Transport

Tags: Cycling, Storage

Skullcandy's new over-ears bring Bose sound to bassheads on a budget

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:03:00 GMT

Skullcandy says it's pulled out all the stops in developing its latest pair of over-ear headphones, and it even asked Bose for a helping hand.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Headphones, Noise-Canceling, Skullcandy, Bose, Audio

High-value CFMoto adventure tourer smooths ride with smart suspension

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:03:00 GMT

CFMoto got mile-munching adventure seekers drooling at last year's EICMA show when it revealed the 800MT-ES, which combined a punchy 799cc parallel-twin mill with a raft of riding aids. It's finally rolling out, starting with dealerships across the UK – at an awfully compelling price.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: CFMoto, Adventure Bikes, Active Suspension, Suspension, Touring

Stark Future launches Varg "Factory Edition" off-road e-motos

Utkarsh Sood — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:03:00 GMT

Just when you thought Stark Future couldn’t possibly outdo its Varg MX and EX off-road electric motorcycles, it goes on to launch limited-edition “Factory-edition” versions of the two fitted with all the bells and whistles you could have asked for.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Electric Motorcycles, stark, Enduro, Off-road, Dirt Bikes, Racing

Beyond 1,500 hp: Why the Denza Z isn’t just another Porsche 911 clone

Utkarsh Sood — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:03:00 GMT

I’ll admit, it’s tough to keep tabs on BYD purely because the Chinese company seems to launch a new EV every month. And if that wasn't enough, its offshoots like Yangwang and Denza add even more numbers to the lineup. So naturally, we don’t cover every BYD launch. But this one’s an exception.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: BYD, Supercar, Hypercar, Electric Vehicles, Porsche, 911

'Dopamine apps' let people fake order food and shop online

The Conversation — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:28:00 GMT

Gary Mortimer, Queensland University of Technology/The Conversation

Category: Addiction, Brain Health, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: Food, gambling, Dopamine, Neuroscience, Advertising, Market, Payment Technology, Consumers, Apps, Online Shopping

Tern's HSD Gen 3 cargo ebike offers heavy hauling in a compact form

Monica J. White — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:03:00 GMT

Cargo bikes make a lot of sense on paper. They can take care of school runs, shopping, kids, pets, and the kind of short trips that you really don’t need a car for. The catch is that many of them are large, heavy, and awkward to store, especially if you live in an apartment building with narrow hallways, stairs, elevators, or not quite enough garage space.

Category: Bicycles, Transport

Tags: Tern, ebikes, cargo bike, Pedal-assisted, Bosch

$15K electric 'LUV' promises to park and drive itself home

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:03:00 GMT

A new EV startup is betting that more people will choose a right-sized family vehicle for everyday trips in and around their neighborhoods. That includes trips without anyone in the car.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: urban transport, Electric Vehicles, Low-speed vehicle (LSV), Autonomous Vehicles

BAE Systems unveils Brontanax autonomous loyal wingman

David Szondy — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:46:38 GMT

BAE Systems unveiled a full-scale mock-up of its newly announced Brontanax autonomous strike plane at this year's Farnborough International Air Show. It is billed as Britain's first home-designed uncrewed autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

Category: Military, Engineering

Tags: drones, BAE Systems, Aircraft

OpenAI launches Codex Micro hardware for AI coding

Etiido Uko — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:03:00 GMT

OpenAI, the AI lab that brought us ChatGPT, which simultaneously evoked awe, fear, and fascination when it first launched in 2023, has released its first-ever hardware product, a $230 mini-keyboard that’s designed to enhance the workflow of users of Codex, the company’s specialized AI coding agent.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Keyboard, Open AI, Peripherals

Harley's all-new motorcycle is going to divide opinions big time

Utkarsh Sood — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 01:03:00 GMT

“Stripped back” – moto publications are screaming this term at the top of their lungs for Harley-Davidson’s latest release. And for good reason, too. Technically, it is very much a softail, but scratch the surface, and you’ll find a stripped-back bobber underneath.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Harley Davidson, Bobber, V-Twin

Adorable Kia iCamper van loads up on adaptable versatility

C.C. Weiss — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:03:00 GMT

Coming off what might ultimately end up the world's cleanest Kia PV5 camper van conversion, we have yet another contender for "ultimate PV5 mini-camper van." Great Britain's Wellhouse Leisure is one of the world's preeminent crafters of both electric camper vans and tiny campers, so it's only natural it combines those talents to craft what appears to be the most versatile Kia PV5 mini-camper so far. Called the iCamper, the little battery-powered RV rearranges in ways that other PV5 e-campers don't, transitioning in mere seconds to support everything from solo bike camping getaways to full-on family holidays.

Category: Campervans, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: Kia, mini-campervan, RV, electric-camper, wellhouse-leisure, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Modular