Designed to provide the range, speed and convenience that electric aircraft and boats lack, the otherworldly Viceroy seaglider developed by Rhode Island startup Regent has completed another major milestone. Just a few months after hitting the water for the first time, the dramatic gull-winged vessel emerged out of the water to demonstrate its foiling capabilities for the first time. Pretty soon, it will be taking to the air to put its range-boosting ground-effect technology to work.

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Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: Electric Vehicles, Electric Aircraft, Electric Boats, Ground Effect Vehicle, Hydrofoil

It can be quite the hassle, trying to measure curved surfaces with either a stiff metal tape measure or a floppy cloth one that won't stay in place. The Tiroler 2.0 offers a clever alternative, and it boasts several key improvements over the original model.

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Category: Knives & Multitools, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Kickstarter, Titanium, Measured

Shenzhen-based projector maker JMGO has a new family member. The PicoPlay brings the party to any indoor space with Full HD projection combined with a Bluetooth music speaker and ambient light show, in a form factor about the size of a travel mug and light enough for an easy carry at the wrist or in the backpack.

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Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Projectors, Compact, Portable, Google TV, Reviews, Pico projector, HD

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, pathogen DNA has uncovered a pivotal disease "turning point" that happened 6,500 years ago, during which our biology and society created a perfect storm that would forever change our evolutionary path.

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Category: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind

Tags: Curtin University, University of Copenhagen, Disease, Evolution, Virus, Bacteria, DNA, The Immune System, Brain

The world's largest 3D-printed construction project is currently underway in Qatar. The effort involves printing a pair of schools, each of which smashes current records for a 3D-printed building.

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Category: Architecture, Technology

Tags: Building and Construction, 3D Printing, School, Qatar

Ask anyone in the USA, and they’ll tell you that hippy-dippy, Tesla-lovin' California is the most EV-friendly state. But what if I told you it’s not even in the top 10?

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Electric Vehicles, Tesla Motors, California, EV Charging

A single, freely available, noninvasive brain scan done in just a few minutes during midlife can predict what chronic diseases are most likely to appear in the future, empowering people to make diet and lifestyle changes that mitigate their risk even decades before symptoms begin to show. Getting the jump on degenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease could have a huge impact on health outcomes later in life.

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Category: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Brain Health, Body & Mind

Tags: Harvard, Duke University, University of Otago, Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Age-Related, Aging, Aging population

If you're hoping that we can avoid the attention of alien civilizations by lying low, it's a bit late now. A new study released by the Royal Astronomical Society indicates that our radar systems are already screaming our location to ET eavesdroppers.

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Category: Space, Science

Tags: Royal Astronomical Society, SETI, Radar, University of Manchester

Choosing a type of exercise that matches your personality might mean you’re happier working out and achieve better results, according to a new study. The research highlights the benefits of a “psychologically personalized” approach to fitness.

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Category: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind

Tags: Exercise, Personality, Fitness, University College London

Remember the movie The Wizard (1989), when Lucas shows off his Nintendo Power Glove and says, "I love the Power Glove. It's so bad." English is weird; "Bad" meant good in the late 1980s. Today, "sick" means really cool. Other today-words that come to mind to review the Hoverair would be "slaps", and "fire," none of which actually sound like a good thing ... where was I going with this?

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Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: DJI Innovations, Micro drones, drones, Drone cinematography, Camera drone, Reviews

Different yet familiar, the new Trailster Truck Camper from Arizona's Unplug Outdoor Company is yet another spin on the pickup camping topper, a particularly low profile, lightweight spin. The Trailster stands at cab height on the bed like a heavy-duty expedition-grade cap, but rather than the simple fixed body of other caps, it features an integrated fold-out tent ready to sleep the overland crew.

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Category: Pickup Campers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: Truck, Pickup, Camping, roof-top tent, Outdoors and Camping, Off-road, RV

If you were a lowlife scumbag looking for someone to attack (bear with us here), you would likely avoid anyone who was wearing prominent front and rear video cameras. Well, that's exactly what the Urban Eyes vest brings to runners and other solo adventurers.

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Category: Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Security, Running, Wearable, Cameras, Crime

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has revealed its shortlist for 2025's best new buildings. Encompassing 460 projects, from the small scale to the supertall, it's a great opportunity to check out amazing architecture from around the globe.

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Category: Architecture, Technology

Tags: Building and Construction, Competition, World Architecture Festival

When you feel like wandering in the wilderness – or just through the cobbled streets of old town – and need a capable Bosch-powered ride to fuel your adventure, Orbea has a premium all-terrain solution in its new Muga urban ebike.

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Category: Bicycles, Transport

Tags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Bosch, Off-road, City, Suspension

Honda’s e-clutch tech is a nifty piece of tech that was first introduced in 2023. While it already comes as standard on the current CBR650R and CB650R models in the US, Honda is set to bring the tech to its entry-level motorcycles. And rightly so.

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Honda, Honda Motorcycles, Engine Technologies, Japan

Here's a unique take on tiny living, courtesy of Australia's Unplgd Tiny Homes. Its newest model, Bowerbird, is made up of two trailers, forming a remarkably spacious home on wheels that includes a large porch area.

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Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

Jack Dorsey, most famous for co-founding Twitter (now X) all the way back in 2006, is cooking up a different way to connect people. It's a peer-to-peer mesh-network-based messaging app that lets you chat with people over Bluetooth, no internet access required.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Communications, Instant Messaging, Bluetooth, Wireless, X (formerly Twitter)

A new study has found that your belly might reveal more about your brain health than your bathroom scales do, especially if you’re an older man. When it comes to dementia risk, the location of body fat, not just the amount, appears to be what's important.

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Category: Brain Health, Body & Mind

Tags: Dementia, Body fat, Body mass index (BMI), Cognitive functioning, Monash University

With so many multitools available around the world, you'd think there'd be at least one perfect for your everyday carry (EDC) needs. But that's not always the case, and even the most useful among them is bound to have an implement or few that you'll never use in your life. Why waste valuable pocket space with tools that are useless to you? Modular multitool specialist Roxon lets you spec your own multitool with components of your choosing, ensuring it's the best possible fit for your individual needs. With the all-new Mini Flex Companion, Roxon shrinks that flexibility down to an even smaller, more EDC-friendly size.

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Category: Knives & Multitools, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Multitools, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Backpacking, Tools

If there's one carmaker that has the ability to milk its star product, it has to be Porsche. There are so many variants of its 911 Carrera, that it’s almost impossible to tell them apart unless you're a car nerd. Now, that list is set to get even bigger for 2026.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Porsche, 911, AWD