One log stands alone on an open area of land, waiting for the transformation to begin. Someone with a chainsaw approaches, and within minutes, that single piece of wood is split up and transformed into a steady burning fire capable of warming hands, boiling water, and cooking a meal. This invention, known as the Swedish Torch, takes scarcity and simply whacks it away with a few straight cuts and some dry tinder.
DJI’s Osmo Mobile 8, priced at $126 (was $149), significantly improves the quality of everyday phone videos, making them more stable and smooth rather than jittery and jerky. Whether you’re publishing family films, chronicling your travels, or simply sharing short snippets, footage that doesn’t bounce around is a game changer.
The Helix Nebula is one of the most beautiful planetary nebulae visible from Earth, and NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently captured the finest image yet. This bright shell of gas and dust, located approximately 650 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, is the last act of a star that bears a remarkable likeness to our own sun. The most recent near-infrared measurements have pinpointed a portion of the nebula in extraordinary detail, revealing far more than previous observatories could detect.
The Acura NSX Roadster driven by Tony Stark in The Avengers is up for auction, and the timing is excellent given Acura’s role at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. This one-of-a-kind custom car made by Acuras just for the 2012 Marvel film will make its first public appearance at a Sundance fundraiser before coming up for auction on Cars & Bids.
A man inspired by a 22-year-old memory traveled back in time to raise the first generation of cellular networks from the dead. He built a tiny 1G network using the ancient AMPS protocol, then utilized it to finally answer an issue that had bothered him since childhood.
A modder from China named XNZ has gone ahead and put together an impressive build by taking three different gaming consoles and somehow compressing them all into one working machine, which they’ve named the Ningtendo PXBOX 5. The custom-built creation combines the core components of a PlayStation 5, an Xbox Series S (they chose the more compact Series S for integration), and a Nintendo Switch 2 into a single device around the size of a conventional console.
Sony released the Trinitron KV-3000R television in 1981, which redefined luxury. This console was the peak of their lineup, combining modern picture technology with a truly high-end living room cabinet. It cost a hefty $10,000, including delivery, which is now comparable to a startling $35,000, but was an ultimate luxury in a suffering economy.
Zack Nelson of JerryRigEverything recently tested the latest Xiaomi mid-range challenger, the Redmi Note 15 Pro+ 5G, for durability. This time around, the phone made some bold claims, as it has a fancy fiberglass back panel that’s allegedly ten times more impact resistant than regular glass, a front Gorilla Glass Victus 2 panel for scratch protection, an IP69 rating that means it can withstand extreme water and dust, and a massive 6500mAh silicon-carbon battery that’s supposed to retain 80% of its charge after 1,600 recharges. So, what happens when you make all of these allegations over the phone?
A huge industrial arm now slaps down layers of plastic rather than welding steel, a long cry from its factory floor roots. Brian Brocken got his hands on an ABB IRB6400, a 26-year-old two-ton workhorse that is often used to move huge payloads for large industrial organizations, and converted it into a fully functional 3D printer. The end result is a beast that combines the brute power of an industrial robot with the precision of a high-end printer, making items that dwarf any desktop 3D printer.
