Japanese musicians commemorated Wikipedia’s 25th anniversary with a unique composition made up entirely of Wikipedia entries. Open Reel Ensemble produced the song as part of a virtual birthday celebration, and it’s a true journey because it’s totally made up of ancient reel-to-reel equipment that also function as instruments. Every sound is produced by physically moving the tape over the heads, with no artificial samples added after the fact.
Polaroid has just released one of those portable devices that allows you to snap a 3-inch square photo with your phone, quickly print it, and hold it up for everyone to view, all in under a minute. The good news is that you can get your hands on this handy device for around $120, called the Hi-Print 3×3.
Liberty Walk, a Japanese performance shop, has a long history of creating ridiculous, widebody modifications, and their work on a 2007 Lamborghini Murciélagos LP640 coupe pushes this to new heights. This Murciélago was originally sold in the United States, but it wound up in Japan in 2012, where it was given a very significant makeover by Liberty Walk’s Silhouette Works GT Evo treatment before making a few more long-distance excursions to Canada and back to the States.
Artemis Watch 2.0 is CircuitMess’s latest wearable, released just days after NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission entered orbit around the moon, that provides space aficionados with a new way to stay up to date on lunar activity. This smartwatch enables users to customize its behavior from the start and can be effortlessly integrated into your daily routine.
Photo credit: Volodymyr Lenard via Yanko Design
According to the most recent leaks, the iPhone 18 Pro will give users a more noticeable increase in their day-to-day use than the jump from the 16 to the 17, particularly for those who prioritize a silky smooth experience. This week, we’ve learned more about key upgrades including processor speed, screen layout, and battery life, but the overall appearance and feel will remain consistent with previous Pro versions.
Handheld console fans have long praised Nintendo’s Switch Lite for its compact size and low price, but many have wished for a variant that included those fancy premium features without sacrificing portability. Fortunately, Tito from Macho Nacho Productions stepped up and created exactly that type of machine through a series of painstaking modifications that transformed a regular Switch Lite into something far more capable.
Most drivers have in mind a pure British roadster from the early 1990s, the Lotus Elan, but only a small group of fans are aware of the strange story of the Kia Vigato that followed. After the original Elan M100 run ended in 1995, Kia bought the whole production tooling from Lotus. The company then assembled the car in Korea and shipped examples to Japan under the Vigato name.
Costs for PC parts are skyrocketing, and I’m sure you understand the frustration of attempting to construct a gaming system when graphics cards and RAM are so expensive. Watching the price continue to rise is enough to put you off even the most basic upgrades right now, but a device like the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally, priced at $499.99 (was $600), steps in and saves the day, as you simply open the box and you have a whole gaming system right in your hands.
Long sessions in front of conventional LCD monitors can leave you with tired eyes and a throbbing headache. The Modos Flow aims to change that by combining the convenience of paper with the speed of doing serious work on a computer. This 13.3-inch portable display delivers excellent text and images with a smooth motion that will have many individuals switching to it from their primary laptop screen when they need to focus.
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The First World Hotel, located in the Genting Highlands, some 50 kilometers north of Kuala Lumpur, stands out against the backdrop of the greenery. Its two main buildings and annex include a remarkable 7,351 rooms, which kept the Guinness World Record for world’s largest hotel under lock and key since 2015. People come via cable car or by making their way up the mountain roads, and then find themselves in a realm of continual motion, as you can’t help but keep going forward to the next surprise.