Google teamed up with XREAL to create Project Aura, a revolutionary pair of smartglasses. This device debuted earlier this year and signals a fundamental shift in Google’s Android XR platform, the company’s operating system designed from the ground up for use in glasses and headsets.
Subaru has just revealed more information about its 2026 Uncharted EV, a compact crossover that will join the electric lineup. Pricing starts at less than $35,000, with deliveries beginning in early 2026. You’ll be able to choose between three trim levels: the base Premium with front-wheel drive, the mid-level Sport with all-wheel drive, and the top GT, which also has all-wheel drive.
A single robotic arm bursts into action inside a pretty dim trucker trailer, its suction pad latching onto a cardboard box almost as smoothly as a pro would. There’s no fumbling around or dropping loads, which is a solid sign of years of fine-tuning. Pickle Robot Co is led by a group of MIT grads who have spent years honing this routine so that machines can perform it with precision.
Too many pocket-sized Bluetooth speakers provide music that is faint and distant, requiring way too much effort to hear. Then there’s the JBL Go 4, priced at $39.95 (was $49.95), a small brick-sized device aiming to turn that notion on its head. At less than half a pound and small enough to fit in a coat pocket, it not only provides, but truly delivers, clear, powerful audio that makes you grab for the volume dial rather than throw your hands up in the air in disgust.
SpaceX has chosen to open its first Starlink retail store in the Nebraska Crossing outlet mall, which comes as a surprise to residents of Gretna, a community nestled in the center of cornfields west of Omaha where internet access isn’t always guaranteed. It opened quietly in late November and inside, you’ll find only the basics, such as satellite dishes, mounting equipment, as well as branded merchandise for those who just want to show off their new broadband connection with some swag.
smartwatches and appeared to have cornered the market with his Pebble devices. Their E-paper displays had a seemingly infinite battery life. Fast forward more than a decade, and Migicovsky is back at it, this time with a much smaller and more focused design. He has a new company called Core Devices, and they just revealed the Index 01, a smart ring that slips onto your finger.
EngineAI’s T800 robot grabbed headlines last week after the company posted a promotional film showing it performing a variety of kicks and smashing obstacles. Almost immediately, sceptics began to question whether the entire performance was staged, citing the perfect choreography and dramatic angles as evidence of CGI trickery. Zhao Tongyang, the company’s CEO, resolved to settle the drama by gearing up in full protective gear to face the machine.
December begins with equal parts snowflakes and worry. Families are scrambling to finish décor, dinners that scorch under frantic timers, and everyone is engaging in awkward talks at gatherings. McDonald’s Netherlands tried capture the turmoil in a snappy 45-second ad titled “It’s the Most Terrible Time of the Year.”
Noki spent months assembling a dream from the past in the softly lit glow of a workshop clutterd with desk lamps and CRT monitors. His creation, a fully portable Commodore 64, is not disguised as some sophisticated modern gadget, but rather a dead-set accurate clone. The computer folds open like an old briefcase from the 1980s, with a beige plastic outer casing full of sharp lines and curves that evoke recollections of ancient office equipment.
Electric vehicles have transformed the way people travel, yet plugging in the charger remains a chore that all EV owners must endure on a regular basis. Flexiv, a robotics business based in Shenzhen, has developed a solution to this problem. They designed a rolling robot that does all of the work for you, including locating your car in a parking lot, getting the charging cable, and plugging it in.