Dawn breaks over U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, where NASA’s X-59 is under floodlights, surrounded by fire trucks and safety workers. On August 18, 2025, engineers performed a critical hydrazine safety check to ensure that this sleek, experimental aircraft is ready for its first flight.
A group of students at Texas A&M University’s Advanced Vertical Flight Laboratory (AVFL) have built a James Bond-worthy 112-gram micro air vehicle (MAV) that folds into the size of a smartphone and stabilizes itself after being tossed into the air. This tiny drone has foldable propeller arms that go from your pocket to the sky in seconds.
JayByrd Films is known for his one-take drone videos that take you deep inside various locations with an FPV camera. In his latest video, Jay Christensen takes us on a flythrough of Texas Tech University’s football facilities, also known as the heart of Red Raider nation.
Kids who have ever fantasized about swinging through the city like Spider-Man now have a device that brings that dream one step closer to reality. HeroTech’s Magnus MKII Thread Shooter Watch is the result of years of tinkering and ambition, a practical timepiece with a thread-shooting mechanism that looks like it came straight out of a comic book.
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A Lenovo Legion Go fits into a 3D printed clamshell, with the screen oriented like a laptop and the keyboard snuggled underneath. This is not a factory device, but a custom design by Reddit user MysteriousAlarm897. This modder turned a gaming portable into a tiny laptop using a combination of ingenuity, 3D printing and most importantly, a big battery pack.
Xiaomanyc, a language enthusiast based in New York, decided to try something new during a recent video session. He launched ChatGPT and started a casual conversation in English, Chinese, Spanish and French. The AI responded quickly, offering to help with phrases and suggestions. Then came the unexpected, which turned a language lesson into something much more fun.
Nintendo and Illumination just dropped the trailer for the sequel to their hit Super Mario Bros. Movie and it’s got enough to keep fans talking for months. Announced during today’s Nintendo Direct, the film is titled The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and takes Mario and the gang into uncharted cosmic territory.
Portable monitors promise a second screen you can slip into a bag, but many feel like compromises—too small, too dim, or too clunky for real work or play. ARZOPA’s 16.1″144Hz Portable Gaming Monitor, priced at $96.98 (down from $139.99), the Z1FC, aims to break that mold with a larger display, smooth performance and a design that’s easy to carry.
Fourier Intelligence, a Shanghai-based robotics company, has launched the GR-3, a humanoid robot that’s more than a machine. Standing 165cm tall and weighing 71kg, this “Care-bot” combines soft materials, fluid movement and emotional connection to redefine how robots fit into human spaces.
Nintendo likes to surprise fans by digging into its past and the latest move is a big one. On February 17, 2026, Nintendo’s Virtual Boy, the weird and short lived console from 1995 will get new life as part of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.