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Oct 09, 2026
Once the hallmark of bikers, sailors, and general riff-raff, tattoos have become far more mainstream, decorating the bodies of everyone from teachers to lawyers to world-class surgeons.
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Technology
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Oct 09, 2026
This not-so-tiny house is designed for a comfortable full-time life on wheels. It features a single-level layout for two and includes a well-equipped kitchen, an open living area, and not just one but two porches.
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Oct 09, 2026
In a landmark study, scientists have uncovered that an abundant and vibrant reef animal has had hundreds of its genes change in activity due to life in urbanized areas - and most are linked to inflammation and immune responses. They're naming it the "junk-food effect," where this reef fish is choosing convenience over its own health.
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Oct 09, 2026
Germany is taking wind power to new heights with a turbine almost as tall as Berlin's iconic television tower at Alexanderplatz. Standing 365 m (1,198 ft) in Schipkau, the new world's tallest wind turbine aims to tap stronger, steadier winds and test whether existing wind farms could gain a second story.
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Oct 08, 2026
The new Pickupmate Trunk from Chinese car camping specialist Wild Land is an impressive piece of truck camping kit that fuses several different products into one. It's not quite a rooftop tent, not quite a pickup camping topper and not quite a basi
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Oct 08, 2026
The new Pickupmate Trunk from Chinese car camping specialist Wild Land is an impressive piece of truck camping kit that fuses several different products into one. It's not quite a rooftop tent, not quite a pickup campin
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Oct 08, 2026
The incredibly ambitious Jeddah Tower is currently under construction in Saudi Arabia. Due to be the world's new tallest building once complete, it has already made it into the top 15 tallest buildings worldwide - and it's still less than halfway to its final height.
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Oct 08, 2026
The incredibly ambitious Jeddah Tower is currently under construction in Saudi Arabia. Due to be the world's new tallest building once complete, it has already made it into the top 15 tallest buildings worldwide - and it's still less than halfway to its final height.
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Oct 08, 2026
The Aviator's Ember proved one of the more unexpected pieces of outdoor kit we looked at in 2025. Based on timeless, inalterable concepts of physics, the portable little piston allows users to start a fire with nothing more than tinder, air and a qui
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Oct 08, 2026
In the not-too-distant future, a building's emergency lighting, fire alarms, sensors and other features could be powered not by fuel-burning generators or bulky b
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Oct 08, 2026
However extraordinary the tech of the new Jaguar Type 01, this week's launch was all about style and impact.
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Automotive, Transport
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Oct 08, 2026
Neurable One hides 12 EEG sensors inside premium ANC headphones to track focus and fatigue, turning brain activity into real-time biofeedback while still working as an everyday pair of wireless headphones.
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Oct 07, 2026
Researchers have developed a paper-thin foot membrane that lets crawling microrobots harvest electricity directly from the ground beneath them, ditching heavy onboard batteries by turning metal and silicon surfaces into an active power source.
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Oct 07, 2026
Blue Origin has unveiled its Power Tower for future Moon bases, which will be carried by the company's Mark 1 lunar lander. After touchdown, the spacecraft will deploy a 20-m (66-ft)-tall solar array for around-the-clock electrical power.
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Oct 07, 2026
Ford has established itself as a leading badge in plug-in hybrid camper vans, both in-house and via third-party conversions, but it hasn't shown the same level of juice in all-electric campers, despite having a very solid base van for the purpose. Polish conversion shop Wavecamper looks to change that with the Flex E-Line, a convi
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Oct 07, 2026
Ford has established itself as a leading badge in plug-in hybrid camper vans, both in-house and via third-party conversions, but it hasn't shown the same level of juice in all-electric campers, despite having a very solid base van for the purpose. Polish conversion shop Wavecamper looks to change that with the Flex E-Line, a convi
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Oct 07, 2026
Ford has established itself as a leading badge in plug-in hybrid camper vans, both in-house and via third-party conversions, but it hasn't shown the same level of juice in all-electric campers, despite having a very solid base van for the purpose. Polish conversion shop Wavecamper looks to change that with the Flex E-Line, a convincing battery-driven mini-camper with over 200 miles of range buil
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Oct 07, 2026
Ford has established itself as a leading badge in plug-in hybrid camper vans, both in-house and via third-party conversions, but it hasn't shown the same level of juice in all-electric campers, despite having a very solid base van for the purpose. Polish conversion shop Wavecamper looks to change that with the Flex E-Line, a convincin
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Oct 07, 2026
Ford has established itself as a leading badge in plug-in hybrid camper vans, both in-house and via third-party conversions, but it hasn't shown the same level of juice in all-electric campers, despite having a very solid base van for the purpose. Polish conversion shop Wavecamper looks to change that with the Flex E-Line, a convincin
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Oct 07, 2026
Automobile tires are made to take a lot of abuse for a long time, so breaking them down for recycling has always been quite a challenge. Spanish scientists are developing a solution to that problem, with a modular tire that has a removable silicone tr
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Oct 07, 2026
Virtual reality can take you anywhere, but strap on a headset for long enough and your sore neck brings you back to actual reality. A Kyushu University researcher wants to change that, and his idea is a chair that offers a new way of experiencing virtual worlds.
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Oct 07, 2026
It takes some serious guts to go out and change just about everything on your best-selling car. The eighth generation of the 3 Series is here, and BMW has done just that.
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Oct 07, 2026
For the 14% of us living with tinnitus, the persistent ringing inside our heads is impossible for anybody else to hear. Or measure. A new study suggests a blood test for an inner-ear protein could provide a sign of the condition that anybody can detect and then act on.
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Oct 06, 2026
Canadian motorhome builder Leisure Travel Vans is always trying to squeeze more usable space out of its shuttle bus-sized Class C motorhomes. The last time we looked, it was designing a floor plan around a wide, cavernous double-door garage for loading up all kinds of gear and extras. Months later and now it's introducing a new Ford Transit
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Oct 06, 2026
Canadian motorhome builder Leisure Travel Vans is always trying to squeeze more usable space out of its shuttle bus-sized Class C motorhomes. The last time we looked, it was designing a floor plan around a wide, cavernous double-door garage for loading up all kinds of gear and extras. Months later
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Oct 06, 2026
How many tools can you pack into a ruler without turning it into an overloaded multitool and losing its main purpose? Apparently, still quite a few.
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Knives and Multitools, Gear, Outdoor
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Oct 06, 2026
Agilink, a spin-off of Chinese robotics giant AgiBot, asked Fu Xianghong, a master of traditional Suzhou embroidery, to train its OmniHand 3 Ultra. The synthetic hand has learned to split silk strands, thread a needle, stretch fabric across a frame, and stitch, fo
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Oct 06, 2026
This charming A-frame offers a comfortable take on cabin-style living, with a spacious single-level interior that's designed more like a cozy rustic retreat than a typical tiny house.
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Oct 06, 2026
In the final weeks of the Second World War, a team of Germany's most gifted scientists threw itself into a last-ditch effort to make an atomic weapon.
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Technology
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Oct 05, 2026
While Leatherman and Victorinox have established themselves as the pillars of multitool design, a much newer name has quietly worked its way into the thrown of stylish, meticulously engineered single-purpose tools. Since 2019
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Oct 05, 2026
While Leatherman and Victorinox have established themselves as the pillars of multitool design, a much newer name has quietly worked its way into the thrown of stylish, meticulously engineered single-purpose tools. Since 2019, British work
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Oct 05, 2026
While Leatherman and Victorinox have established themselves as the pillars of multitool design, a much newer name has quietly worked its way int
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Oct 05, 2026
Loyal Wingman technology continues to evolve rapidly as Northrop Grumman's YFQ-48A Blue Talon autonomous fighter completes its maiden flight at Mojave, California, controlling every aspect from engine start to landing with pilot intervention.
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Oct 05, 2026
If you're wondering why anyone would want to pull a perfectly good song apart, I have a simple answer.
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Technology
Audio,
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Oct 05, 2026
A lesser-known audio gear brand out of China is targeting design fans with a range of spectacular-looking products. It's come out
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Oct 05, 2026
Benjamin is a tactile control surface and iPad stand that replaces fiddly touchscreen gestures with physical controls. It helps musicians keep their focus on the instrument while they learn from tutorial videos.
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Oct 05, 2026
All tiny houses - even the massive ones - require a degree of compromise, but the eVista XL Limited Edition makes smart use of its compact single-story space to ensure it's more practical and comfortable than you might expect.
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Oct 05, 2026
From a return to "simple" smartphones to timers that hide notifications, there seems to be a market for ways to disengage from our digital devices. This physical key from the innovative company Autonomous AI is the first I have tried, and I was doubtful.
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Oct 05, 2026
From a return to "simple" smartphones to timers that hide notifications, there seems to be a market for ways to disengage from our digital devices. This physical key from the innovative company Autonomous AI is the first I have tried, and I was doubtful.
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Oct 05, 2026
TL;DR: Learn 14 languages from lessons written by linguists with a Babbel lifetime subscription, $159 with codeLEARN (reg. $299).
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Deals
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Oct 04, 2026
Rooftop solar panels power millions of homes around the world. But a team of researchers at Binghamton University is asking what happens if some of that electricity came from inside the house. Their answer is a study, described in Advanced Energy Materials, that turns indoor humidity into a small electric current.
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Oct 04, 2026
Electric vehicles already solve a lot of problems: they reduce our dependence on gas and help reduce emissions. At the same time, EVs are a major source of electricity consumption,
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Oct 04, 2026
A downstairs bedroom is already a luxury in a tiny house, doubly so in this model, which also somehow manages to find room for two lofts and an open layout despite having a modest length of just 24 ft (7.3 m).
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Oct 04, 2026
Boeing has been awarded a US$20-billion contract by the US Navy to develop the super-secret F/A-XX 6th-Generation fighter plane. The question is, what's under the covers for this aircraft that we've only caught glimpses of?
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Military,
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Oct 03, 2026
For all its intelligence - and it can be extremely intelligent - giving instructions to AI can sometimes feel like talking to a toddler. You provide a detailed prompt explaining exactly what you want, and the AI does something that may be related to it, but defini
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Oct 03, 2026
For centuries, humans have obtained fuel from the strangest of sources: the remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago, seawater, decaying biomass and now, from cow's milk ... or more accurately, salty whey, a by-produ
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Oct 03, 2026
Very few people understand what it actually takes for a company to become a household name. With small-ticket products, the odds are at least somewhat kinder. Something sitting on a supermarket shelf can grab your attention, cost little enough to try on a whim, and, if you like it, be bought again and again. Familiarity builds quickly when the barrier to e
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Oct 03, 2026
An unmanned Sceye airship flew from New Mexico to Japan and back, beaming mobile cell service to ordinary phones from the stratosphere. Still a test, but SoftBank - one of Japan's major mobile carriers - eyes commercial service in Japan from 2027.
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Oct 02, 2026
An MIT robot powered by a single layer of living muscle cells swam through a watery maze, following a light held in a researcher's hand. It is slow, tiny and nowhere near ready for the open ocean, but its thin design could point toward softer, cheaper swimming machines.
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Oct 02, 2026
There was a time when intelligent rings were what your level-three wizard wore in a Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Now Amazon will sell you one for less than a steak dinner for two.
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Wearables, Cons
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Oct 02, 2026
For how ubiquitous and varied they are, Victorinox' Swiss Army Knives strangely don't come with clips to hold them in place in your pocket. You'd think that some time over the last 136 years, the
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Oct 02, 2026
British luxury automotive marque Aston Martin has always maintained that true sophistication is never purely about raw, numbers-driven performance.
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Oct 02, 2026
"Just a good old boys, Never meanin' no harm, Beats all you never saw, Been in trouble with the law since the day they was born,Straightening the curves, yeah,Flattenin' the hills,Someday the mountain might get 'em, but the law never will,Makin' their way the only way they know how,That's just a little bit more than the law will allow…"Waylon Jennings
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Oct 02, 2026
As one of nature's most spectacular structures, Venus' flower basket glass sponges can live thousands of years more than 2 km (3,300 ft) below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Composed of lightweight, durable, flexible, glass-
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Oct 01, 2026
A handy multifunctional contraption for camping, 4x4ing and overlanding, the RT700 Traction Crate from Colorado's Rock Tamers looks simply at first to be a new milk crate design complete with flip-open lid. It's rugged, capable of carrying just over 35 liters of gear, ready to work as a makeshift seat, and designed
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Oct 01, 2026
A handy multifunctional contraption for camping, 4x4ing and overlanding, the RT700 Traction Crate from Colorado's Rock Tamers looks simply at first to be a new milk crate design complete with flip-open lid. It's rugged, capable of carrying just over 35 liters of gear, ready to work as a makeshift seat, and designed to stack up into a handy table for cam
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Oct 01, 2026
A handy multifunctional contraption for camping, 4x4ing and overlanding, the RT700 Traction Crate from Colorado's Rock Tamers looks simply at first to be a new milk crate design complete with flip-open lid. It's rugged, capable of carrying just over 35 liters of gear, ready to work as a makeshift seat, and designed
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Oct 01, 2026
A handy multifunctional contraption for camping, 4x4ing and overlanding, the RT700 Traction Crate from Colorado's Rock Tamers looks simply at first to be a new milk crate design complete with flip-open lid. It's rugged, capable of carrying just over 35 liters of gear, ready to work as a makeshift seat, and designed
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Oct 01, 2026
Earlier this summer, Google's Debug program made headlines by applying to the EPA for permits to release droves of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes across California and Florida.
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Oct 01, 2026
Shift Robotics' Moonwalkers Dusk are the lightest motorized shoes the company has built, and it's the first model sized to the wearer's shoe, so no more feeling like you borrowed them from someone else. They glow as you go, and an upgraded AI learns your stride in about 10 steps.
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Oct 01, 2026
Shift Robotics' Moonwalkers Dusk are the lightest motorized shoes the company has built, and it's the first model sized to the wearer's shoe, so no more feeling like you borrowed them from someone else. They glow as you go, and an upgraded AI learns your stride in about 10 steps.
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Oct 01, 2026
Shift Robotics' Moonwalkers Dusk are the lightest motorized shoes the company has built, and it's the first model sized to the wearer's shoe, so no more feeling like you borrowed them from someone else. They glow as you go, and an upgraded AI learns your stride in about 10 steps.
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Oct 01, 2026
Just a few weeks ago, we checked out a compact A-frame that looked like it might be about the simplest on wheels. The trailerable tiny home was little more than peak-
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Oct 01, 2026
Just a few weeks ago, we checked out a compact A-frame that looked like it might be about the simplest on wheels. The trail
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Oct 01, 2026
While wrist-mounted dive computers certainly are handy (no pun intended), they can still be awkward to look at when you're underwater in full scuba gear. The Arex One mask offers an easier alternative, as it puts your dive data right in your field of vision.
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Oct 01, 2026
There was a time when even speedometers were alien tech on motorcycles. It was a long, long time ago, but early-age motorcycle riders must've looked at the dial and thought to themselves, "I don't need this thing to tell me if I'm going too fast!".
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Oct 01, 2026
Flashlight brand Rodman is back with an updated version
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Oct 01, 2026
Electric cars don't cough out exhaust, but their tires and brakes are still shedding a nearly invisible haze into the air. A team of Dutch students has built a concept that gives those particles a static charge, then sticks th
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Oct 01, 2026
Superman was cheated. X-ray vision isn't where it's at. If yesterday's writers of comic books knew what we know today, the Man of Steel would have shot muons from his eyes to see through walls of stone.
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Technology
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Sep 30, 2026
The all-new Origin motorhome from Coachmen blows up the existing motorhome classification system and welds the pieces together into something new. It's a Class A that incorporates a heavy dose of Class C, with a weighty sprinkle of Class B for good measure. While it was conceived in the US, it also draws heavily from European RV design. And yet, it transcends all those classifications and "origins" and just looks like a pl
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Sep 30, 2026
The all-new Origin motorhome from Coachmen blows up the existing motorhome classification system and welds the pieces together into something new. It's a Class A that incorporates a heavy dose of Class C, with a weighty sprinkle of Class B for good measure. While it was conceived in the US, it also draws heavily from European RV design. And yet, it transcends all those classifications and "origins" and just looks like a pla
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Sep 30, 2026
It's always a real challenge to fit a viable tiny house into a length of just 6 m (20 ft), so instead of complicating things, the Sierra Tiny Home keeps things simple with an open, single-level layout that's well-suited as a weekender or vacation home.
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Sep 30, 2026
Cooking outdoors requires a lot of planning and a lot of stuff to bring. A stove, gas, cookware, ingredients, utensils ... the list goes on, and it's pretty easy to forget a few things. A new Kickstarter campaign packs all you need for outdoor cooking (or most of it) into a modular kitchen box called Hecheer.
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Sep 30, 2026
With its latest high-tech cargo ebike, Segway is clearly working hard to dispel images of quirky, self-balancing, stand-up chariots for tech executive
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Sep 30, 2026
It was only a matter of time before Asian manufacturers hopped on the pickup bandwagon. After initially teasing its first-ever truck around two years ago, VinFast has now launched the production version of the VF Wild EREV (extended-range electric vehicle) pickup. And it's not just coming for the mainstay ICE pickups; it's coming for electric counterparts too.
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Sep 30, 2026
One of the major appeals of tiny houses is the freedom that they can offer. Off-grid tiny houses take this idea a step further, allowing their owners to live independently wherever they choose to park them. Here are 10 of the best.
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Sep 29, 2026
A synthetic opioid up to 10 times stronger than fentanyl is attracting attention as an emerging global threat, having been officially tied to more than 40 fatal overdoses over the past two years in the US alone.
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Society &
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Sep 29, 2026
A spin on the classic plier-based multitool design originated by Leatherman, the all-new Blackjaw from Tsuchioto Works features a carefully curated selection of
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Sep 29, 2026
At this year's Monaco Yacht Show, Rolls-Royce took the opportunity to make the world premiere of its NautIQ Bridge "Point Break" concept, which hides away the yacht's helm controls when not needed to give more space for socializing and entertainment.
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Sep 29, 2026
A very different take on premium Dutch trailer camping from the Lume Ranger we looked at last week, the new Campanero blends safari-style tent luxury
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Sep 29, 2026
A very different take on premium Dutch trailer camping from the Lume Ranger we looked at last week, the new Campanero blends safari-style tent luxury
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Sep 29, 2026
A very different take on premium Dutch trailer camping from the Lume Ranger we looked at last week, the new Campanero blends safari-style tent luxury with fast, simple se
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Sep 29, 2026
A very different take on premium Dutch trailer camping from the Lume Ranger we looked at last week, the new Campanero blends safari-style tent luxury with fast, simple se
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Sep 29, 2026
Few cars on Earth can make you smile before you've even turned the key. The original Fiat 500 is one of them. It's tiny, cheerful, mechanically simple, and so thoroughly Italian that you can almost hear an accordion playing every time one rounds a corner.
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Sep 29, 2026
The trend with E Ink devices lately has been pretty clear. For the most part, they've been getting bigger, with recent models like Boox's 13.3-inch Tab X C pushing the tech firmly into tablet territory. The Picco bucks this trend: its 3.97-inch display sits in a compact body roughly the size
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Sep 29, 2026
Dragon Tiny Homes' latest take on its Vista model maintains the compact frame we've come to expect from the firm, but tweaks its interior layout to ensure that the home is more suitable for full-time living.
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Sep 29, 2026
I hope I'm not being too personal by asking: 'Are your clothes usually bulging?'
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Gear, Outd
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Sep 29, 2026
SpaceX has raised the bar for spaceflight again as its Starship, history's largest rocket, reaches Earth orbit. Despite the failure of an upper stage engine, an abort was avoided, allowing the spacecraft to reach orbit and deploy 26 Starlink satellites.
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