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The second of three rugged phones announced at CES 2025 in January has been launched. Following a Kickstarter for the monstrous WP100 Titan, mobile tech brand Oukitel has revealed the direct-to-sale WP200 Pro – with a rather unusual feature.
Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Rugged, smartphones, Smartwatch, Earphones, Modular
3D-printed architecture continues to go from strength to strength, with all kinds of projects now being created with the burgeoning technology, including a Walmart, housing, and even a data center. The latest example comes from Japan, where a new train station will be built in just six hours.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, 3D Printing, Trains, Japan
California-based eVTOL startup Joby Aviation is gearing up to fly people from UK airports to nearby cities in England in little air taxis at 200 mph (322 km/h), in partnership with long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic.
Tags: Aviation, Joby, Joby Aviation, eVTOL, Air Taxis, Flying taxi
Across the US, egg prices have slowly come down, thanks to both supply and demand issues leveling out and a reprieve in avian influenza outbreaks. But it's a volatile industry and one unlikely to stay consistent. So, it's a perfect time to look at protein alternatives that can even offer more bang for your buck.
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: UT Southwestern, Protein, Eggs, Diet, Nutrition, Gut health, Age-Related, musculoskeletal, The Immune System
Just because a mine has been exhausted of its ore, that doesn't necessarily mean it has no value. A 2023 study suggests that the shafts of such abandoned mines could serve as energy-storing gravity batteries.
Category: Energy, Technology
Tags: IIASA, Elevator, Battery, 2025 Updates
So, you went and bought a mechanical dropper seatpost for your mountain bike, only to discover that smoother-moving, faster-acting electronic posts are now "a thing." Well, don't despair, as the OnlyMotion system is designed to make your existing dropper seatpost electric.
Tags: Kickstarter, Mountain Bikes, Cycling
Despite being prescribed fairly commonly, a new study has found that antidepressants provide little to no benefit when it comes to relieving low back pain and sciatica. More research is needed into the long-term benefits and harms of using antidepressants in this way.
Category: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Back Pain, Sciatica, antidepressant, Neuroscience Research Australia, University of New South Wales
There are people out there that take tooth-brushery very seriously. I know, because I'm one of them. Some folk made sourdough during COVID lockdowns – I personally spent a lot of time hyperfocusing on yoga and then showering and brushing my teeth while still in the yoga zone.
Category: Around The Home, Lifestyle
Tags: Toothbrush, Teeth, Dental, Luxury
Harnessing a principle known as triboelectrification, researchers have worked out the optimal way to generate an electrical charge in a relatively simple way. The breakthrough could provide a battery-free way to power wearables and other devices.
Tags: Green+Energy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Electricity, NanoEnergy, Nanotechnology, Plastics
Despite being a mainstay of Parkinson's disease treatment, levodopa, a dopamine-replenishing medication, can cause nasty side-effects with long-term use. A recent human trial found that a new drug significantly reduces these effects, representing a breakthrough milestone in Parkinson’s treatment.
Category: Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, clinical trials, Medication, Dopamine
While we're not short of divisive topics in 2025, there are valid reasons as to why we're turning to chatbots for emotional support – and why people are also very much against it. So how willing are you to embrace this new form of therapy?
Category: AI & Humanoids, Technology
Tags: GPT, LLM (Large Language Model), Open AI, Claude, Gemini, Artificial Intelligence, Grok, Anthropic, Microsoft, CoPilot, mental health, University of New South Wales, Psychology, cognitive-behavioral-therapy
Recent human trials of a new one-year-long immune-based treatment for post-polio syndrome, which can strike polio survivors years after the initial infection and be very debilitating, have produced positive results.
Category: Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Tags: Polio, The Immune System, Immunotherapy, clinical trials
Following the recent launch of the impressive, all-new X-Dome series, Durston has burrowed back in the workshop to tweak and lighten some of its already-svelte existing tent models. The 2025 X-Mid 2 is one tent in particular that's benefitted, dropping below 2 lb (0.9 kg) for the first time in its existence without giving up any interior space or all-out weather-ready integrity. It's the same X-Mid 2 upon which backpackers and other backcountry journeyers have come to rely, just less a few ounces.
Tags: Tent, Backpacking, Bikepacking, Lightweight, Camping
The motorcycle world is super hot on semi-automatic and automatic transmissions. The likes of KTM's AMT, Yamaha's Y-AMT, and Honda's E-Clutch are just the tip of the iceberg. With a patent application for a parallel-twin engine coupled to a belt-operated CVT, CFMoto now looks set to join the party.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: CFMoto, Patent, Twin-engine, CVT, China
Asus has added a new layer of utility to the humble computer monitor by cooking in an ionizer system to purify the air around you as you work. Two Full HD models are available at launch, along with a curved WQHD flavor.
Category: Computers, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Asus, Monitor, Air quality
The Honda NT1100 has been a roaring success since its debut in 2023. Markets like Europe and Asia’s in particular have really appreciated the sports tourer. American riders have so far been feeling a little left out, but now all of that's in the past as Honda’s 2025 portfolio for the US now includes the NT1100 DCT. What’s better is that Honda hasn’t priced it so steep that it would be out of reach for the average Joe.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Honda, Honda Motorcycles, Dual-clutch, Touring
China's LimX Dynamics launched a versatile bipedal robot last year with modular foot ends to walk or roll around as needed. Now the company has demonstrated its agility chops by having the squat bot hop over low fencing, climb stairs and clear obstacles with aplomb.
Category: Robotics, Technology
Tags: biped, LimX, Wheel, Agility, Self-balancing
If some speakers in your sound system were broken, you might try to compensate by cranking up the volume on the ones that still work. It turns out that the brain does the same thing when damaged hair cells in the ear lead to hearing loss – and this could be causing your tinnitus.
Tags: Hearing, Hearing Impaired, tinnitus, ear, University of Southern California
Seven months ago, Volkswagen launched its iconic California camper van into its own brand, incorporating camper products ranging from mini-camping, to everyday MPV-camping, to Grand family base camping. Now it's bringing the oldest camper van model of the new sub-brand up to 2025 standards. The only California camper van with a bathroom, the flagship Grand California gets sweeter than ever with new smarts and embellishments.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Campervan, Volkswagen, RV, Outdoors and Camping, Camping
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) is looking to completely redesign the way cargo transport is carried out in Brazil, with an ambitious HyperPort project. The aim of the project is to build a high-speed railway that carries 40-ft (12.2-m) shipping containers in a partial vacuum tube at speeds rivaling that of flight.
Category: Transport
Tags: Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Hyperloop, Cargo, shipping containers, Shipping