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Tests confirm super-fast charging for first solid-state-battery e-moto
April 01, 2026
| Utkarsh Sood
Donut Lab recently released its first pack-level charging test results – its fourth battery test with Verge Motorcycles. Its 18-kWh battery pack maintained over 100 kW of charging power at a 5C pace for five minutes on the Verge TS Pro electric moto.
Chinese-Thai camper van blows apart the pillars of van life
March 30, 2026
| C.C. Weiss
Bangkok-based RV and truck accessories builder Carryboy has teamed with Chinese auto badge Farizon to create one of the most compelling electric camper vans the world over. It invites campers in through a wide entry and ensures they live comfy.
Review: 2026 Ram 1500 no longer out-trucks the other pickups
March 31, 2026
| Aaron Turpen
Since its inception, the Ram Truck brand has tried to be the most truck of all the trucks. “Best-in-Class” this and “Segment-leading” that headlined every press release and advertisement. Not anymore.
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A slab of limestone excavated in 1984 from the ancient Coriovallum settlement presented a puzzle for researchers of Roman history. Because of its grooves, the stone piece looked like a board game. More than 40 years on, we may have the rulebook.
The 2026 Prattline Low Tow looks at first to be as fresh and cutting-edge as the new generation of Silicon Valley RVs. But it's actually a modern revival of a nameplate that dates back over half a century, proving that sometimes old really is new.
No kidding – this is a real thing, from a real manufacturer, meant for real-world use. The Pit Bull 1.0 comes from KNK Karts, a seasoned Indian go-kart maker. And boy does it look like fun.
This apartment-sized tiny house has about as spacious and light-filled an interior as you could ask for. It features an extra-wide layout and incorporates some nice home comforts too, including a walk-in closet, a huge sofa, and an enclosed porch.
The Véronique is small – even for a tiny house – and maximizes its limited space with an unusual "upside-down" layout. The towable home also boasts some interesting energy saving additions, including a passive heating system.
A new multitool combines 16 features in a compact everyday carry format, designed for cutting, sawing, repairing, measuring, and emergency situations. It's currently available for pledging on Kickstarter.
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March 31, 2026Experience the ultimate analog revival. TRETTITRE Retro integrates Vinyl, CD, and Cassette into a stunning wall-mounted "Retro-Future" system. Already exceeded 10,030% of its Kickstarter goal in just days — don’t miss the final sprint! -
March 31, 2026 | Maryna HolovnovaA new device is turning at-home hair coloring into a personalized, creative process. ColorBox lets users mix bold custom shades, experiment without limitation, and reduce waste at the same time. -
March 31, 2026 | Shirl LeighJapanese scientists have developed a wearable olfactory device that blends eight different liquid scents to produce a multitude of fragrances. It could make for an enhanced, much more realistic VR experience. -
March 31, 2026 | Omar KardoudiDurabook's Z14I-HG rugged mobile workstation brings desktop-class AI into sandstorms, frozen tundra, and battlefield conditions. It runs fully self-contained, with no cloud or mobile network signal needed. -
March 31, 2026TL;DR: Learn real-world conversations — not just words — with Babbel’s lifetime language subscription, now $159 with the StackSocial code LEARN. -
March 31, 2026 | Monica J. WhiteMobvoi’s TicNote Pods combine wireless earbuds, 4G connectivity, and AI transcription to capture, summarize, and organize conversations into searchable notes, tasks, and documents in real time. -
March 30, 2026 | Etiido UkoUp, up, tilt, and away! That's the flight sequence for most commercially available drones. However, for drones powered by Aerix Systems’ omnidirectional propulsion tech, the reality is more like: up, zoom off, twist, and slide … often all at once! -
March 30, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalSome of the world's best skis and snowboards are made from a combination of materials, including wood at the core for its strength and low weight. They're usually glued together with additional layers – but what if we stitched them together instead? -
March 30, 2026Your storage is full. Again. Photos, videos, files—it adds up fast. This lifetime cloud solution gives you space and privacy, without monthly fees. Get 10TB of private, encrypted cloud storage for life with Internxt—now $269.97 (reg. $2,900). -
March 30, 2026 | Maryna HolovnovaTechnology these days is all about making life easier, especially when it comes to chores we don’t enjoy – such as cleaning a cat’s litter box. Hong Kong-based company Petalas is trying to address this with its self-flushing litter box, which also monitors the feline's urinary health.
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This off-grid cabin-style tiny house is seriously small, with a floorspace of just 215 sq ft. However, despite its modest dimensions, it has been expertly designed to provide everything you need for a short stay.
You could be forgiven for assuming that this pyramidal skyscraper project was a still from a sci-fi TV show, or perhaps another render that's never going to go ahead. But it is indeed real, and it's begun the early stages of construction.
Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv designs.
The most egg-shaped of all the egg campers, the Barefoot Caravan has been wowing RVers with its shapely fiberglass for over a decade. Prices have risen quickly during that time, but now Barefoot offers the Bothy as a lighter, cheaper entry model.
Fumbling with bindings is nobody's idea of a good time, especially in the cold and the snow. That's why snowboarder Brendan Walker created the Machina MagIC Ride System, which replaces traditional snowboard bindings with magnets.
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?