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Will  your next robotaxi ride be in a Tesla Cybercab?

September 04, 2026 | Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Tesla quietly rolled out its Cybercabs in Austin, Texas yesterday. That's the company finally making good on its plan bring these vehicles on to public roads about two years after they were first revealed. Will you be able to ride one soon?

Kia powers toward the next era of crazy cool camper vans

September 02, 2026 | C.C. Weiss
Many of our most popular camper van articles of 2026 have one thing in common: the Kia PV5. Now, Kia is readying the PV7 for debut. The larger e-van will offer more space for camper equipment, but will it prove as popular a camper base as the PV5?

UK military tests powered paragliders for covert troop insertion

September 04, 2026 | David Szondy
The British Ministry of Defence is looking into a novel way to drop troops behind enemy lines, with a £6-million (US$8.1-million) study to evaluate the use of foot-launched powered paragliders as transports for reconnaissance and troop insertion.

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Not everyone's cut out for climbing into small lofts using movable ladders, or sleeping on a sofa bed every night. The Summit tiny house is designed for those people who want to downsize but need a little more comfort.
With its lack of trailer, this A-frame tiny house isn't a good fit for nomads. The home trades ease of movement for a cozy and comfortable interior that draws inspiration from traditional cabins.
The age of all-electric Volkswagen camper vans is here. VW finally has an official electric California camper van on the way to market. The all-new ID. California Cruise is even closer than expected, with deliveries slated to begin next year.
Building on the design language it debuted with the new Elko knife, The James Brand packs multiple functions inside the all-new Helton EDC tool. The Helton, then, is a sleek, lightweight piece of EDC that's as easy to carry as it is to use.
Developed by researchers in the US, the remarkable new treatment could one day be used to treat patients in advanced stages of dementia by restoring the brain’s ability to recover from ongoing neurodegeneration.
Radica has never been known to follow convention. Its original widened pickup cap camped like nothing out there, and its subsequent launches followed suit. The new Stargate lands as a telescopic pop-topper that becomes the most spacious Radica yet.

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Having a Swiss Army knife is all fun and games until you find yourself wanting to see in the dark, start a fire, drink water straight from a stream, or heck, even charge your phone. Enter the Lifesaber.
How did a guitar that failed to grab its intended market – the market it was literally named after – end up becoming the instrument of choice across surf-rock, post-punk, new wave, power pop, shoegaze and more?
Originally envisioned as a Tesla Model 3 hatch camper, the Wheelhome Dashaway ECT micro-camping trailer eventually got its own wheels. It's still ready for efficient e-camping and furnishes travelers with everything they need to live in comfort.
All I wanted to do was get rid of my glasses, but when my local laser eye surgery clinic recommended some odd-sounding, advanced Presbyond treatment developed by Zeiss, I said sure, if that's what the cool kids are getting. Here's what's happened.
High on sheer cliffs in China, ancient coffins are wedged into rock faces hundreds of feet above the ground. These dramatic burials, now re-examined using ancient DNA, point to a broader practice where disparate cultures all had their own "sky graves."
I spent a few nights with the Akaso Sight-300 and came away fairly impressed. My previous experiences with night vision have been with very high-end scopes, so I wasn't sure what to expect on something that costs several thousand dollars less.
Construction on the new world's tallest skyscraper is rapidly approaching a major milestone. Saudi Arabia's JEC Tower is racing towards 100 floors, making it another step closer to achieving its projected 2028 completion date.
Britain's DragonFire laser weapon upped the ante on November 20 at the Ministry of Defence's Hebrides Range in Scotland when the high-powered, solid-state laser for the Royal Navy shot down drones flying at 351 knots (404 mph, 650 km/h).