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Lockheed Martin plays "hide the missile" with shipping container launcher
March 25, 2026
| David Szondy
Lockheed Martin has given "pop up" a whole new meaning. Instead of plopping down a shipping container to create an instant cafe, the company used a 10-ft standard container to house a compact GRIZZLY launcher and fire a Hellfire missile.
60-sec cube camper rises & slides into much more than meets the eye
March 23, 2026
| C.C. Weiss
South African camping trailer specialist Invader is developing the Viator as a roomier, more luxurious alternative to its small fold-out trailers. The Viator packs low and rugged for on/off-road travel and expands at camp with an electric-lift roof.
Coin-sized accessory turns your favorite watch into a smartwatch
March 25, 2026
| Abhimanyu Ghoshal
For all the functionality they bring to your wrist, smartwatches really don't hold a candle to the style of an analog wristwatch. Ganance is taking a crack at bringing you the best of both worlds, with a discreet little wearable.
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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.
It took nature millions of years to create intelligent, adaptive species. Researchers at Northwestern University are using AI to evolve robots in minutes. The result is a robot that is agile, highly adaptive, and technically indestructible.
Popular inventor Colin Furze recently tried recreating the hoverboard from Back to the Future II. He failed, but what he found along the way floats, steers, and might have more to say about urban transport than any hoverboard ever could.
The US Navy has tapped Anduril's Dive-XL autonomous submarine for its Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform (CAMP) project, which aims at rapidly develop a fleet of underwater motherships capable of deploying smaller autonomous vehicles and torpedoes.
Raising a family in a tiny house typically means you'll be making serious compromises on privacy and space. The Starling tackles these challenges with a flexible layout that squeezes in three sleeping areas and a multipurpose living area.
EDC hardware brand Orioner says this new folding knife is the smallest piece of kit it's ever made: it's about half the length of your pinky. It's got a beautiful titanium frame and can also open bottles in a pinch.
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March 25, 2026If your idea of streaming revolves around history, science, and real-world stories, MagellanTV offers a library built around depth rather than volume. Right now, you can get a lifetime subscription for $199.99. -
March 25, 2026 | C.C. WeissTree tent innovator Tentsile has developed what might be the world's most singular lineup of hanging tents, but one element holding those tents back: weight. The new Air series looks to solve that with the lightest, breeziest Tentsiles ever. -
March 25, 2026 | Ben CoxworthFolding kayaks may be more portable than their conventional counterparts, but they can still be pretty … hefty. The Pontos 2.0 is different, in that it weighs just 7 lb (3 kg), and packs down to the size of a rolled-up two-person tent. -
March 25, 2026 | Monica J. WhiteBoox’s Go 10.3 Gen II can be optioned with or without a front light to meet the eye-friendly needs of users. It's also lost weight compared to Gen I and runs Android 15, refining paper-like E Ink productivity for more flexible everyday use. -
March 25, 2026 | Mike HanlonThailand plays a unique role in the global automotive industry, as a major manufacturing hub. No surprise then that all the industry's major players had models to show off at the 2026 Bangkok International Motor Show. Join us as we walk the halls. -
March 25, 2026Part e-bike, part e-moto, the Flux X26 combines high torque, extended range and integrated smart connectivity in a bold, design-led ride built for daily urban commutes and more adventurous weekend escapes beyond the pavement. -
March 25, 2026 | Utkarsh SoodSTRiX eMotors takes an unusual route into the off-road scene. Instead of building a quirky electric enduro for the masses, it's based on a platform designed for military and defense use. Can it change the electric enduro landscape? -
March 25, 2026For most people, the core Office apps haven’t changed — but they don’t really have to. Microsoft Office Professional 2021 delivers the essentials without a subscription, now available for $39.97 (reg. $219.99). -
March 24, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalWe've seen a small number of modular phones with replaceable parts over the last few years, and Lenovo's been following Framework's lead in building a modular laptop. What if you're in the market for something in between? Enter the open_slate tablet. -
March 24, 2026 | Bronwyn ThompsonA wooden dragon sculpture that gently flaps its wings has become a crowd-funding hit, but after seeing the traditional handcrafted work that's been put into every single model, making each one unique, the value of such a piece becomes very clear.
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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?