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While we may still not have flying cars, robot butlers or food replicators in our possession, you can now order something else you may have long dreamt of. It's called the Photon Matrix, and it uses lasers to track and kill airborne mosquitoes.
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Boo the Whippet was the first patient enrolled in a clinical trial of a life-extending drug for senior dogs. A milestone has been reached in the ongoing trial, with 10-year-old Miniature Dachshund Winston being the thousandth dog to enrol.
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Dyson says its new PencilVac is the slimmest cordless vacuum cleaner in the world, and by the looks of it, that sounds about right. It's also the company's most powerful model to date. However, it may not be the right choice for every household.
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The 10-million-dollar handbag
July 14, 2025 | Mike HanlonFashion history was made this week when THE ORIGINAL Hermes Birkin handbag sold at auction for $10.1 million, a record price 20x greater than the previous record of $500,000 (a Hermes Kelly that Princess Grace of Monaco used to hide her "baby bump"). -
Review: Oclean AirPump A10 water flosser hammers gums clean with gusto
July 13, 2025 | Loz BlainThis portable dental blaster should probably be called a vapor flosser, as it fires surprisingly forceful bursts of up to 98% air through the gaps in your teeth, making efficient use of water as it blasts out debris. -
Review: Robot vacuum of the future finally starts doing the thing!
July 13, 2025 | Loz BlainLet's be honest: vacuuming is not the bulk of the work. Vacuuming is a victory lap that can only be performed after somebody's gone around picking up all the junk off the floor – a task that Roborock's flagship Saros Z70 is starting to take over. -
Smaller, cheaper 'partial rowing machine' works with existing bike trainers
July 12, 2025 | Ben CoxworthStationary bike trainers provide a good workout for the lower body, but they don't do much for the upper body. That's where the S-Rower comes in, as it's a low-cost partial rowing machine that connects to your bike trainer for a full-body workout. -
A piece of another planet is for sale
July 03, 2025 | Mike HanlonNWA 16788 was ejected from its own planet by a massive asteroid collision, wandered around in space for ages, before landing on Earth 140 million miles from where it started. And it could be yours (if your pockets are deep enough). -
Teen drivers only looking at the road about 80% of the time, says new study
July 03, 2025 | Michael FrancoPhones can help with navigation on road trips, but they can also be dangerous distractions. A new study shows just how big that distraction is among teen drivers, and the number one reason the phones are used has nothing to do with directions. -
Adaptable fractal vise is good with all kinds of objects
June 17, 2025 | Ben CoxworthIn a perfect world, everything you try to clamp in a vise would have straight sides. The world isn't perfect, though, which is where the Tivise comes in. It's a fractal vise with jaws that adapt to the unique shape of whatever's placed inside it. -
Business cards of history's most important people, #11 to #20
June 09, 2025 | Mike HanlonThe cardboard business card has been with us just 200 years, a period of unprecedented change in society and scientific knowledge. This is the second part of a series in which we examine history from a different angle. -
The coffee pot you literally never have to add water to
June 09, 2025 | Joe SalasWhat if the water in your coffee pot literally just came out of thin air and you never had to fill it again? That's what the Kara Pod does. True story. -
TOP 100 Business Cards of history's most important people - #1-10
June 07, 2025 | Mike HanlonThere has always been a marketplace for the personal cards of important people, but the humble ceremonial personal card (aka business card, visiting card, calling card, Carte de Visite) has never received much attention at auction, and has often been used as part of a significant lot to highlight provenance and authenticity.
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