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Peter Fonda's Stars and Stripes helmet from the movie Easy Rider (1969) went to auction seven days ago ... and failed to raise a single bid of $25,000. By my assessment, it's worth more than $500,000. What happened?
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Boxabl's latest tiny home creation, the Baby Box, is an ultra-compact, foldable tiny home. It's designed to be so easy and simple to construct that one person, without any tools, can set it up and start living the tiny life. And it's cheap.
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New details have been revealed on what is arguably Saudi Arabia's most ambitious current architecture project: the world's new tallest skyscraper, which will rise to an incredible height of over 1 km in the Red Sea port city Jeddah.
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"World's highest penthouse" can be yours for a mere $51 million
February 11, 2025 | Adam WilliamsWhat is hailed as the world's highest penthouse has hit the market for $51 million – and for that price you'll even have to provide your own furniture. Located in the world's tallest building, it boasts lots of space and unmatched views of the area. -
Braille for sports: Haptic handheld broadcasts games to your fingertips
February 09, 2025 | Michael IrvingIt’s not always to picture what’s going on while listening to sports on the radio – so spare a thought for vision-impaired people who don’t have options. Now they do: meet the OneCourt, a haptic feedback device that works like braille for sports. -
Vote now: The New Atlas Band Name of the Year Awards
February 08, 2025 | Loz BlainIn morning meetings and Slack messages between the New Atlas team, sometimes a phrase is mentioned that simply begs to become a band name. Here's your chance to vote on the best of the best! -
Small triple-decker modular camper cube sleeps 6 ... people or bikes
February 08, 2025 | C.C. WeissA wide-open cargo trailer that becomes a two-story camper, the Sportcaravan Cube 3 is a "great transformer." It alternates between sleeping, gear-hauling and base camping dominance without ever becoming a burdensome hunk of metal on the tow vehicle. -
Origami-inspired floor design cuts concrete and steel use by half
February 07, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalA reusable formwork design for molding concrete into vaulted floors using sophisticated structural geometry uses 60% less concrete and 90% less steel compared to traditional methods. It's also inexpensive and doesn't require special skills. -
Family friendly tiny house fits three bedrooms into just 23 ft
February 07, 2025 | Adam WilliamsDownsizing for a single person is enough of a challenge, but it's even harder to pull off if you have a family. Despite its length of 23.7 ft, the Joely tiny house tackles this issue by squeezing three bedrooms into its compact footprint. -
Review: Roborock Flexi Lite wet/dry power mop ain't a vacuum
February 06, 2025 | Loz BlainRoborock's handsome Flexi Lite claims 17,000 pascals of suction, 40 minutes of battery, a self-cleaning and drying roller-mop, a lay-flat mode for getting under furniture, and right-to-the-edge cleaning on one side. How's it go, then? -
'Ionic wind' vortex ring launchers extinguish fires cleanly and safely
February 06, 2025 | Michael IrvingFighting fire usually involves water or foam, but they can be messy and environmentally destructive. Engineers at Ohio State University have now developed handheld tools that cleanly extinguish fires with 'ionic wind’ and vortex rings. -
Boxabl Casita unfolds into studio-sized tiny house
February 05, 2025 | Joe SalasThe company that recently introduced the 60-minute foldable Baby Box also has another foldable tiny home with more creature comforts (like appliances), more square footage, and can be move-in ready within a day. But is it too good to be true? -
Octo tool returns to its small roots, but still offers almost 20 functions
February 05, 2025 | Ben CoxworthThe evolution of the Octo carabiner multitool is an unusual one. The device started small, got bigger, but has now shrunk again. That small-again model, called the Octo Mighty, still manages to pack 18(ish) functions into a li'l titanium body.
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