New Atlas: Technology-Innovation-Outdoor News

Lamborghini pays homage to past great with new Revuelto edition

Aaron Turpen — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:02:12 GMT

Lamborghini has never been shy about mining its own history for inspiration. The difference this time is that it's reaching back to the car that arguably invented the modern supercar.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Lamborghini, miura, monterey auto week, Monterey Car Week

Adorable Tiny Vinyl turntable spins 4-inch records

Monica J. White — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:32:00 GMT

When the Tiny Vinyl format launched last year, part of the appeal was that its four-inch records didn’t need any special hardware. Each traditionally pressed, numbered release carries two tracks, with up to four minutes of audio per side, and plays on pretty much any regular turntable that allows for manual stylus placement.

Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Turntables, Vinyl, Records, Tiny, Portable

Wireless retinal implant approved for sale across 30 countries

Etiido Uko — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:57:36 GMT

“Remove the plank from your own eye before pointing out the speck in another’s,” goes the popular biblical proverb. For millions of people with geographic atrophy, the speck in their vision is far more literal and can eventually lead to blindness. Now, relief may be on the way, after a vision-restoring retinal implant received approval for sale in Europe.

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

Tags: Retinal Implants, Implant, Vision

Insane Dodge Viper V10-powered motorcycle sells for $200K

Utkarsh Sood — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:06:03 GMT

When you’re surrounded by motorcycle news day in and day out, very few stories make you stop in your tracks and go "no way." That’s how I felt when I first saw the Allen Millyard Dodge Viper V10 motorcycle back in the day. It’s a proper missile, powered by an actual 8-liter Dodge Viper V10 engine. But the fact that it was built by Millyard himself adds to its prestige.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Custom Bikes, Dodge, Auction, H&H Classic Auctions, H & H Classic Auctions, Crazy

Hennessey’s $2.5M Blackbird hypercar ditches digital for raw V8 power

Simon Heptinstall — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:57:00 GMT

With the world’s most powerful and high-revving naturally-aspirated V8 engine and an old-school manual gearbox, meet the new Hennessey Blackbird hypercar – a sensational statement about decoupling mechanical innovation from digital dependency. It even features an ignition key and analog compass.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Hennessey, Hypercar, Blackbird, Performance, Luxury

Dulles Airport to get $22B revamp and 'world's largest parking garage'

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:47:31 GMT

Washington Dulles International Airport is set to undergo a major renovation, with an expansion plan that's set to cost some US$22 billion.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Airports, Infrastructure, Transport, Aviation

AI medical scribe consent raises patient rights concerns

Howard Armitage — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:32:00 GMT

At a recent doctor's appointment, I was asked to consent to an artificial intelligence assistant listening to my consultation. The assistant was Heidi, one of a growing number of AI medical scribes. It listens to the conversation, produces a transcript and turns it into structured clinical notes for the doctor to review, which, on the face of it, is exactly the sort of work we should give to an AI. Doctors spend time typing notes, referral letters and reports. A machine that handles the paperwork while the doctor concentrates on the patient offers an obvious human benefit: less administration, better attention and, potentially, better care.

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

Tags: Data Protection, Privacy, Medical professionals

Genetically modified hookworms could protect against deadly pufferfish toxin

Jay Kakade — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:54:39 GMT

Hookworms are freeloaders that live at the host’s expense inside their gut, drinking about two drops of blood per day. This parasite could soon pay its way with engineered hookworms serving as living medicine factories.

Category: Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health

Tags: Hookworm, toxic, Treatment, Parasites, Pharmaceuticals

Magnetoelectric underwater skin senses damage, repairs itself

Etiido Uko — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:19:27 GMT

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a sensing electronic skin that functions underwater, detects nearby objects, senses physical contact, recognizes when it has been punctured or cut, and repairs itself after damage.

Category: Technology

Tags: Electronic skin, Skin, Sensor, National University of Singapore, Self-healing

Archer Aviation debuts Halo autonomous VTOL, Thunder's commercial twin

David Szondy — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:37:44 GMT

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? In aviation circles, the debate is often which came first: the military or civilian variant? Case in point: Archer Aviation's announcement at Farnborough of Halo, the civilian counterpart to the Thunder autonomous attack aircraft.

Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: Anduril, Farnborough Airshow, drones

Kilometer-high Saudi tower inches closer to world's tallest record

Adam Williams — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:04:01 GMT

The JEC Tower has hit another milestone on its journey to become the new world's tallest skyscraper. The building is rapidly moving toward the halfway mark and has reached a height of 430 m (1,410 ft), with around 570 m (1,870 ft) left to go until the record-breaking megatall is completed.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Building and Construction, Skyscrapers, World's Tallest

Purpose-built robotaxis get official nod for paid operation in the US

Simon Heptinstall — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:27:06 GMT

The 59-year-old regulatory barrier preventing experimental self-driving concept vehicles from real-world, commercial operation has finally cracked.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Amazon, urban transport, Taxis, Autonomous Vehicles, Self-Driving, Ride-sharing

Airbus unveils 'Wing of Tomorrow' folding wings project

David Szondy — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:58:36 GMT

Another major technological initiative to break cover at the recent Farnborough International Airshow was the upcoming flight-test phase of Airbus’s Wing of Tomorrow program. The project aims to develop next-generation airliner wings so long that they will need to fold at the tip to operate at existing commercial airports.

Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: Farnborough Airshow, Airbus, Wings

This towable tiny house is actually suited to full-time living

Adam Williams — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:40:33 GMT

When it comes to towable tiny houses, most smaller models seem better suited as weekenders or guesthouses rather than actual full-time homes. The eOne Limited – Special Edition is an exception and, despite its compact footprint, is the kind of house you could actually see yourself living in.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

Chinese luxury SUV transforms into a camper at push of a button

Bronwyn Thompson — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:02:13 GMT

Almost a month after Huawei executive Richard Yu (aka Yu Chengdong, 余承东), posted a cryptic message on his official Weibo social media account, it seems China is about to make waves in the competitive auto field of off-road SUVs.

Category: Outdoors

Tags: Huawei, SUV, Tent, Off-road, ë-AUTO, Electric, China

MouthPad turns your tongue into a wireless trackpad

Maryna Holovnova — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:03:00 GMT

Engineers are always experimenting with new ways to reinvent the computer mouse. Most new products target users seeking compact or unconventional alternatives, whether it’s a wearable ring or an origami-inspired design.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Mouse, Keyboard, Voice, Disability, Remote Control, Smartphones, Computer

Transparent CD player puts its spinning mechanics on display

Monica J. White — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:57:00 GMT

Most CD players are designed to hide the disc and its mechanisms inside a dark plastic box. SYITREN’s RM1 Kickstarter project takes the opposite approach, turning the hardware itself into a mesmerizing part of the recent renewed interest in physical music formats.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: xxKickbooster, Kickstarter, CD Player, Transparency, Retro, Bluetooth, Music Streaming

Battle-ready wargaming hut crowned 2026 Shed of the Year

Adam Williams — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:27:00 GMT

The winner of 2026's Shed of the Year competition isn't your typical home office or backyard bar. Instead, the top prize has gone to a lovingly handcrafted wargaming shed built by intrepid tabletop warriors.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Shed

This portable fan cools you down in more ways than one

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:54:28 GMT

Portable fans are a great way to beat the heat that's bearing down on us in more places around the world lately. This upcoming model packs an extra feature that could help cool you down in a pinch.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: EDC, Cooling, Battery, Travel, Outdoors and Camping, xxKickbooster, Kickstarter

Review: Bedtime bone-conducting speakers are now twice as good

Bronwyn Thompson — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:31:00 GMT

If you're someone who likes to fall asleep listening to sound, be it a podcast, music or a rainy soundscape, your options have been limited if you want to avoid next-day ear pain or disturbing anyone you share a bed with. One company has actually solved both issues.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Sleep, Insomnia, Audio, Reviews, Well-being

Samsung's new AI glasses work with Google's Gemini AI

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:03:00 GMT

Looks like every tech firm worth their salt's gotta make AI glasses, and Samsung's finally ready to throw its hat in the ring.

Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Glasses, Smart Eyeglass, Artificial Intelligence, Samsung

Review: 2027 Chevrolet Bolt is an affordable electric car we'll miss

Aaron Turpen — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:03:00 GMT

Back in 2023, Chevrolet announced it was pulling the plug on the Bolt. Despite overcoming early battery recalls to post record sales figures, GM retired the hatchback to retool its factory for electric trucks and sunset its aging battery platform. Now it’s back, but for only the 2027 model year, Chevy says. That’s sad because this is a really good EV.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Chevrolet, Battery Electric Vehicles, SUV, Reviews

A deep take for detecting deepfakes

Malcolm Azania — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:03:00 GMT

Welcome to dystopia – or perhaps better spelled as dystopAI: harassment, humiliation, grooming, sextortion, suicide, and fraud cases exceeding $1.5 billion in 2025. Because humans have an extremely difficult time spotting the difference between authentic images and deepfakes, the crisis is all the more difficult to stop.

Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology

Tags: Fraunhofer, Deepfakes

Pocketbyte customizable portable computer opens doors for makers

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:03:00 GMT

Electronics nerds and indie hackers are going to love this. The Pocketbyte is an upcoming portable computer you can endlessly customize to serve as a music player, gaming handheld, or even a personal digital assistant out of the 1990s.

Category: Electronics, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: DIY, Gaming, Computers, Modular, Hack

Nomad 100 marks breakthrough in blown-wing VTOL technology

David Szondy — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:03:00 GMT

A radically new concept in VTOL aircraft design has made its debut with the first flight of Sikorsky's Nomad 100 rotor-blown wing prototype. Announced during the Farnborough International Airshow, the milestone marks the official takeoff of the Nomad family.

Category: Military, Engineering

Tags: Sikorsky, Lockheed Martin, Aircraft, Farnborough Airshow

Sub-$300 diagnostics tablet jailbreaks modern vehicle software locks

Simon Heptinstall — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 07:03:00 GMT

The innards of modern vehicles are increasingly locked behind digital firewalls and subscription-based diagnostics. Automakers have deliberately restricted access to what used to be easy car maintenance jobs for DIY owners and indie mechanics.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Diagnostic tools, Maintenance, DIY, Repair, Tablet

New electronic thread revolutionizes discreet wearable medical monitoring

Malcolm Azania — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 03:03:00 GMT

While everyone needs technology of one sort or another, certain people shrink from any stigma associated with it. In fact, those people may be less likely to let others see them using that tech no matter how much they need it, even if that wearable technology is as widespread as eyeglasses.

Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Tufts University, wearable electronics, Smart Fabric

Domesticating AI: Why vibe coding feels like cheating

Howard Armitage — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:03:00 GMT

"I'm going to call it Yaffle." That was the final line of my June New Atlas article, Domesticating AI: It's not coming, it's already here. It was a throwaway remark after spending some time with Home Assistant's increasingly capable AI voice assistant, Nabu.

Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology

Tags: Computers, Coding, Programming

Extraordinary tower emerges from stack of mossy boulders

Adam Williams — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:03:00 GMT

You could be forgiven for thinking that this extraordinary design was dreamed up for the set of some kind of sci-fi movie. However, it's actually a real proposal for a major new mixed-use cultural building.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Building and Construction, MVRDV, sustainable design, Rotterdam

1,113-hp Galaxy Cruiser hybrid SUV redefines off-road power

Utkarsh Sood — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:03:00 GMT

I think we can all agree that proper, boxy SUVs are having a bit of an identity crisis. There was a time when they were slow, lumbering machines that traded speed for the ability to crawl over rocks and wade through rivers. Today, it seems every manufacturer wants one that can do all of that and embarrass a supercar at the traffic lights.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Geely, Hybrid, PHEV, SUV, Off-road

Meet London's 'secret' skyscraper – the landmark that didn't exist

David Szondy — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:03:00 GMT

One of London's most famous landmarks is an engineering marvel that was once the tallest skyscraper in Britain. Celebrities and royalty spent their evenings there, and thousands visited it, yet for decades it officially did not exist. This is the BT Tower.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Communications, Skyscrapers, History

Review: Ball-catching tennis robot rallies with you like a human

Bronwyn Thompson — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:03:00 GMT

The Acemate S10 is one of the most ambitious tennis training products to hit the market so far. Unlike a conventional ball machine, even one that can move around the court, this robot coach is designed to behave more like a human opponent – zipping across the court to reach your return shot, then firing a ball back to you.

Category: Sports, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Tennis, Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Electronics, Outdoor Technology, Training aid, Training, Exercise

More headphones need swappable batteries like this gaming headset

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:03:00 GMT

I love my wireless headphones, but their batteries have a limited lifespan, and the other components might well outlast 'em. It turns out that a gaming hardware brand might have the best solution yet for our battery woes.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Headphones, Gaming, Battery, Wireless

Mago Maga Roma-X: AI-powered coffee bean roasting simplified

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:03:00 GMT

Coffee gear brand Mago Maga hopes its latest product can simplify bean roasting for even the most discerning coffee fans – with a little help from AI.

Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Coffee, Kitchen, Kickstarter, Artificial Intelligence

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

Review: Switchbot AI Art Frame and AI Hub

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