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Countertop smart farm promises fresh greens in as little as 8 days
October 22, 2026
| Monica J. White
Not everyone has access to a garden for growing greens. Home Harvest’s indoor growers automate lighting, watering, temperature, and airflow, promising fresh herbs, salads, and microgreens in as little as eight days with minimal hands-on work.
Apex Recordhunter electric drone sets unofficial speed record
October 20, 2026
| David Szondy
Quantum Systems has (unofficially) broken the record for the fastest electric-powered drone. In a social media post, company CRO Martin Karkour announced that the experimental Apex Recordhunter reached a speed of 419.5 knots (482.8 mph, 777 km/h).
Texas welders let rip on a $600 Chinese rig... With a phone app
October 22, 2026
| Hayden Landers
It welds like a much more expensive machine, but this super-affordable ArcCaptain's 159 smart presets had the professionals arguing with the software. And then there's the smartphone app...
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This A-frame tiny house is very compact but manages to squeeze in a surprisingly practical interior layout for two. It also has multiple options available, including solar panels for off-grid operation.
Leatherman’s latest limited edition, the new Picnic tool lives up to its name with a proper waiter-style leveraged corkscrew and five additional tools designed for picnics, tailgates, camp cookouts and other culinary affairs held away from home.
Thor Industries has spent the 2020s growing its lineup of camper vans. Now it's moving further into the Class B+ segment with the all-new Ford-powered Rize+, a nimble, broad-shouldered shuttle-home for all types of seasoned RVers and first-timers.
MeTool has packed a versatile multitool for outdoorspeople into a pen – making it easy to carry a bunch of essentials on you at all times. The SceptriX features a sturdy titanium build that's made to brave the elements, and it looks the part too.
With its roomy interior, this XL model offers an experience that's closer to an apartment on wheels than a typical tiny house. It includes lots of living space and can sleep up to eight people under one roof.
Built for tough DIY jobs that make you want to call it quits, the new Knipex TwinGrip XS plirs feature three sides of jaw-clamping power. They loosen stripped bolts, hold hardware steady, and quickly handle problems that disrupt your daily handiwork.
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October 21, 2026 | Bronwyn ThompsonFor the first time, people living with hepatitis B have a option that could make getting off antivirals no longer a death sentence. The Food and Drug Administration has approved an injection that lets the immune system keep the pathogen in check. -
October 21, 2026 | Mike McRaeReplacing damaged spinal cord with healthy donor tissue sounds like a straightforward solution to paralysis. Getting those tissues to exchange meaningful messages is another matter entirely. A team claims to have attempted this extraordinary feat in Russia -
October 21, 2026 | Utkarsh SoodIt seems Honda didn’t want to sit back and wait for EICMA. It’s gone ahead and revealed a motorcycle few saw coming at the CIMA motorcycle trade show in Chongqing, China. It's called the CB250SS, and it’s essentially a neo-retro scrambler. -
October 21, 2026Why bounce between AI tools when you could have them all in one place? 1min.AI Advanced Business Plan lifetime access is just $99.99 (reg. $540), bringing multiple AI models and creative tools together on a single platform. -
October 21, 2026 | Simon HeptinstallOpel revealed the stunning STX Concept at the Paris Motor Show last week, which comes with active aerodynamics and a low-slung highly efficient profile – offering a high-speed electric alternative to the high-riding crossover craze. -
October 21, 2026 | Monica J. WhiteXGIMI’s Horizon 30 series packs RGB triple-laser light, up to 6,000 ISO lumens, and 4K/120-Hz playback into three lifestyle projectors designed to handle film night, live sports, and console gaming from one living room setup. -
October 21, 2026 | Omar KardoudiE Ink's new Kaleido 4 color ePaper promises brighter whites, 50% more contrast, double the color definition and even 18-fps video. Is this the upgrade that finally makes color ePaper feel like a real magazine rather than a washed-out photocopy of one? -
October 20, 2026 | Bronwyn ThompsonThere are some things where you'll always remember your first time – and eating natto is one of them. However, this ancient Japanese fermented bean dish is reaching celebrity status as a mighty health food, and there are decades of science backing it. -
October 20, 2026Tired of ordinary disposable cutters? Bronze Blossom reimagines the everyday tool with handcrafted solid bronze, artistic details, replaceable blades, and timeless EDC appeal. A functional collectible built to last — now available on Kickstarter. -
October 20, 2026 | Mike McRaeA new study has found that the biggest cybersecurity risks facing modern vehicles are found less within the vehicle’s core operations and increasingly outside of the cars themselves. And some of the weaknesses are embarrassingly basic.
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After Volkswagen split its midsize van lineup into two distinct model lines, the future of VW van life took the proverbial fork in the road. Spacecamper is the latest to convert a Caravelle, and its new camper arrives as a fast, versatile adventurer.
Toyota's Kayoibako van concept won over the 2023 Japan Mobility Show. Toyota is now talking up a Kayoibako family and showing the Daihatsu Kayoibako-K, a kei transporter that's a tiny delivery van, micro-camper, automated adventure shuttle and more.
The Bürstner Signature teased such a compelling mix of sleek fiberglass construction, cutting-edge transforming spaces, and luxe trim, we expected it to price in well over €100K. Instead, it starts well under.
The world's oldest human fingerprint has been discovered at an archaeological site in Spain. The fingerprint was dated at 43,000 years old and is believed to have come from a Neanderthal.
The typical charging time for an ebike is measured in hours, but Morelle looks to slash that unit to minutes to create the world's fastest charging ebike. The new bike also looks to be as sleek and lightweight as it is convenient to charge.
Roboticists today are wrestling with the question of whether AI needs a body? If so, what kind? And then there’s the “how” of it all; if embodied intelligence is the way forward to true artificial general intelligence, could soft robots be the next step?
Small camping trailers are great for a lot of reasons, but they usually fall very short on one highly critical spec: a bathroom. The latest Encore ROG trailer solves the bathroom issue in a rather bold way, and it's a much better small camper for it.
In the South China Sea, the aqua-colored waters of an expansive shallow reef platform suddenly gives way to a near vertical shaft of vast darkness – an ocean sinkhole almost entirely devoid of oxygen and, in turn, marine life as we know it.