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Tech-packed touring maxi scooter comes for the Suzuki Burgman
17 February 2026 @ 9:15 am
Maxi scooters have always lived a strange life. They’re not exactly small, city scooters, and they’re not exactly motorcycles. They’re sort of both – built in the shape of scooters but have enough power and space to go longer distances with the comfort of motorcycles.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: ScooterThe world’s oldest known vertebrates had two pairs of eyes
17 February 2026 @ 2:47 am
The earliest ancestors of all backboned animals, including humans, may have viewed the world with four eyes, not just two. The remnants of those extra eyes persist in the human brain today as the pineal organ, which is deep inside our brain, regulating our sleep cycle, but no longer forms images.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, Off-grid tiny house embraces self-sufficient small living
16 February 2026 @ 7:03 pm
The Chillhouse is a compact tiny house created with self-sufficient living in mind. Designed to operate off-grid, the towable home has a snug and storage-packed interior that comfortably accommodates two people.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Building and Constructio4K home cinema laser projector expands your viewing to 300 inches
16 February 2026 @ 4:57 pm
Smart projectors are a great shout for those looking to replace the living room TV. But if you want to load in your own big-screen entertainment over cabled connections, Optoma has just launched a 4K shiner that can throw visuals at up to 300 inches.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Optoma, 4K UHDExtra-wide tiny house makes space for comfortable living on wheels
16 February 2026 @ 2:33 pm
The Huckleberry tiny house may be compact, but it doesn't skimp on home comforts. Featuring an extra-wide layout, it has a spacious apartment-like interior that's packed with character and includes a bathtub, an antique stove, and more.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Building and Construction, Just a few daily cups of coffee or tea linked to lower dementia risk
16 February 2026 @ 12:03 am
After an analysis of health data from over 131,000 people tracked for up to 43 years, researchers found that drinking coffee and tea daily seems to guard against the development of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of cognitive decline.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and MindTags: Wingcube camper pod mushrooms into double-bedroom platform tent
15 February 2026 @ 10:04 pm
One of the more out-there concepts to emerge from CMT 2026, the Wingcube is a unique style of trailerable expanding camp pod. It folds up into a tall cube slim enough to tow comfortably aboard a utility trailer, even around the narrowest roadways. After parking, the cube grows to more than three times its packed size, dropping its wings into sheltered bedrooms and sliding out an open-air dining area.Continue ReadingCategory: Towed defense platform protects cargo ships from drone attacks
15 February 2026 @ 7:03 pm
DARPA and Raytheon have teamed up to tackle a growing threat to commercial and logistical shipping: attacks by drones. The Pulling Guard project aims to develop a towed platform that trails behind ships, providing detection and countermeasure capabilities.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: DARPA, Cheaper Suzuki V-Strom lookalike ADV bike heads to the US
15 February 2026 @ 5:03 pm
You may have forgotten that the once Italian bike brand Morbidelli was still around. Well, it is, and under QJMotor’s Chinese leadership, it has been on an upswing of sorts – especially in European, South American, and Asian markets. Now, it looks like the company is headed to America … with two exciting adventure offerings.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportHumans in space: Are astronauts obsolete?
15 February 2026 @ 2:03 pm
The Artemis II mission, which will return US astronauts to lunar space, has run into problems that have critics demanding NASA remove the crew from the flight for safety reasons. The bigger question is, why do we have astronauts at all?Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Mars, Moon,