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Aprilia's new crossover scooter: Part adventure, part sports bike
16 March 2026 @ 12:53 am
There aren’t a lot of motorcycle manufacturers that do sportbikes like Aprilia. In recent years, the Italian bikemaker has expanded into other segments, most notably the adventure motorcycle category with the Tuareg 660. Now, its new crossover scooter looks like it carries a bit of both those styles.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Space-age photo frame displays your family pictures as holograms
16 March 2026 @ 12:03 am
Looking Glass has been in the holographic display business for years now, perfecting its tech for magically bringing images to life in commercial settings. Its latest product is designed to grace your living room – and it doesn't cost the earth.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyOff-grid tiny office has two separate workspaces and even a bed
15 March 2026 @ 4:03 pm
This interesting "tiny house" isn't actually a house at all. Instead, it's a mobile off-grid office that squeezes two separate workspaces, plus a sleeping area, into its compact frame.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Yashica's $100 'Tank' pays homage to early digital cameras
15 March 2026 @ 1:03 pm
Yashica's turned back time to get inspiration for its latest camera, the Tank. It's a pocketable little shooter that's all about keeping things simple and letting you engage with your craft behind the lens.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTiny threads stand in for major metal coils in heating breakthrough
15 March 2026 @ 11:03 am
Could tiny threads of carbon fiber do the same job as big metal industrial heating coils? A new breakthrough from researchers at Rice University says yes, and the finding could go a long way toward electrifying many manufacturing processes.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, Engineering, Futuristic mouse snaps in half to transform into a gamepad
15 March 2026 @ 8:03 am
A Bangalore, India-based hardware upstart is rethinking what the mouse on your desk can do – by splitting it in two.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Mouse, Gaming, CDAB electric supermoto makes a strong case to be your first e-moto
15 March 2026 @ 3:03 am
New electric motorcycles are dropping left, right, and center, and more often than not, it’s usually a new manufacturer we see behind one. Not this time. Heck, even the motorcycle itself isn’t entirely new.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Electric Motorcycles, Folding hard cooler carries 93 cans, then smashes flat to store tiny
14 March 2026 @ 10:03 pm
The humble hard-sided cooler continues to evolve into a more versatile, functional piece of every-weekend outdoor gear. Following up on last year's ice-salvaging rotomolded rollers, Coleman steps in a new direction it qualifies as a world first. The company's new Snap 'N Go series comprises nicely squared cooler boxes that stack and store neatly when full and even more neatly after instantly folding down to a fraction their size. These insulated briefcases promise to be the most space-efficient hard-sided coolers money can buy.Continue ReadingCategory: Radical recumbent trike is powered by arms, legs, or both at once
14 March 2026 @ 9:00 pm
Cycling is a great form of exercise for the legs and core, but the arms? Not so much. The VeloGym recumbent trike is out to change that, as it gets your upper body in on the act.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Cycling, Pedaling, Tech-giant partnership promises faster deployment of humanoids
14 March 2026 @ 7:03 pm
Texas Instruments has teamed up with NVIDIA to link technologies designed to "accelerate the path from simulation to the safe deployment of humanoid robots in the real world." The partnership fuses real-world sensing tech with massive computing power.Continue ReadingCategory: AI and Humanoids, TechnologyTags: