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Affordable tiny house provides simplicity on a single floor
July 19, 2026
| Adam Williams
Large and luxurious tiny houses are all well and good, but Dragon Tiny Homes' Fairfax 20' draws on the small living movement's modest roots with a compact, no-frills model that's up for sale for just $33,700.
Smart multi-sensor kit simplifies home fermentation
July 16, 2026
| Shirl Leigh
From Smokpub, makers of a compact electric cocktail and whisky smoker, comes the Doubot, a sourdough fermentation system currently on Kickstarter. They claim it's “a smarter way to proof dough” for the novice baker second-guessing their technique.
Expansive two-story luxury home thrives in unusual rooftop location
July 19, 2026
| Stefan Ionescu
London-based architecture studio, David Kohn Architects, has transformed the top of a 19th-century Covent Garden warehouse with an unexpected addition: an expansive luxury home with lots of glazing and landscaped terraces for choice views of the city.
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July 19, 2026Paying for every AI model you use can cost you hundreds every year. A smarter way to work is to switch to a platform like ChatPlayground, which gives you lifetime access to models like GPT, Gemini, and Claude, and it’s on sale for $57.97 (reg. $619).
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July 19, 2026 | Bronwyn ThompsonAnthbot's M9 is a surprisingly adept mower, mastering lawns of up to a quarter of an acre for a fraction of the price of its famous competitors. And, importantly, it's incredibly easy to use, making it a great option for those new to home-robot life.
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July 19, 2026 | Malcolm AzaniaHuman and mechanical error during design and printing leads to financially and ecologically expensive waste of 3D printing material. Yokohama University’s new method uses photodimerization to create meltable, reprintable tar-based resin.
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July 19, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalIn the event that the future is a dystopian hellscape with evil corporations ruling the world, it'd be pretty reasonable to turn to a life of crime, swiping data and selling cyborg spare parts on the black market. This is your era-appropriate ride.
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July 18, 2026 | Maryna HolovnovaChinese tech giant Ubtech has launched the 'world’s first' humanoid robot designed to be an everyday companion and live in your home. Despite ambitious claims, the product launch left many people more skeptical than impressed.
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July 18, 2026 | David SzondyIn a US first, the US Air Force has successfully fired a missile from a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Loyal Wingman. Conducted in collaboration with Anduril Industries, the YFQ-44A drone launched an AIM-120 missile at a digital target.
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July 18, 2026 | David SzondyIn a world first, the Royal Air Force airdropped an autonomous drone boat from a military transport aircraft. Part of the Royal Navy's Project Beehive, a Kraken Technologies K3 SCOUT vehicle was parachuted from an Airbus A400M cargo plane over the North Sea.
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July 18, 2026 | Ben CoxworthLocking your bicycle can be a hassle, as you often have to secure the frame and rear wheel via a U-lock, while using a cable lock (or similar) on the front wheel. The Cordalock is out to change that, as it's a single lock that secures the whole bike.
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July 18, 2026 | Bronwyn ThompsonTake your backyard birding to a new level with the Harymor smart feeder, an inexpensive gadget in a new class home technology that lets you experience local wildlife up close from your phone, no matter where you are.
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July 18, 2026 | Howard ArmitageWe were told touchscreens were the future. So why am I buying more buttons? From Stream Decks and smart homes to VW's return to physical controls, did we spend 20 years removing buttons only to spend the next 20 trying to put them back.
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