In Austin, Texas, a city dealing with increasing housing costs, a quiet revolution is taking place on the outskirts of the Mueller neighborhood. ICON, a local construction company that pushes the boundaries, is employing 3D printing technology to build 12 homes. Three of these homes, each a 651-square-foot bungalow, are available to low-income buyers under the Mueller Affordable Homes Program.
Ford Australia’s engineers are masters of turning punishment into proof. At their You Yangs Proving Ground in Victoria, they put the Ranger Super Duty through a brutal test. They didn’t just drive it through mud – they buried it in 600kg of thick, sticky clay to see if it would still work.
Slide a 15.6-inch monitor into your laptop bag without breaking your wallet. That’s the promise of the Dopesplay 15.6″ 1920×1080 IPS Portable Monitor with Kickstand, priced at just $49.99. In a world where portable displays often cost an arm and a leg, this budget-friendly option delivers a lot of bang for your buck.
Matt of Polymatt decided to create a 3.5-inch floppy disk from scratch simply because he could. His journey demonstrates problem solving, science, engineering, and a touch of obstinate curiosity.
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Few names carry as much weight in the Japanese performance automobile market as the Nissan Skyline GT-R. The 1996 NISMO 400R was one of the model’s rarest versions, with only 44 cars produced. This one, heading to RM Sotheby’s Monterey Car Week auction, is a time capsule of automotive history.
Smartphones keep getting bigger, but iKKO Audio dares to shrink things down with the Mind One. At 3.39 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches and 132 grams, this phone fits in your pocket like a credit card.
A Chinese modder named Shu Chan has created a device that looks like it came straight out of an Apple keynote. Dubbed the iPadBook, this hybrid combines an M1 MacBook Air and an M4 iPad Pro into one shape-shifting device that toggles between a full-fledged laptop running macOS and a standalone tablet running iPadOS.
Halloween is creeping in and Tencent’s new game, CrossFire: Rainbow, is ready to drag you into a dark corner of the CrossFire universe. This first-person horror shooter from Linlangtianshang Studio under Smilegate’s supervision isn’t just another tactical FPS in the franchise—it’s a full on horror game.
A sound once synonymous with the internet—a screeching, crunching melody of beeps and static—will soon fade into silence. AOL, the company that brought millions online with its dial-up service, is discontinuing this relic of the digital age on September 30, 2025. Along with it, the AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield browser, designed for slower connections and older systems, will also disappear.
In 1994, Heretic broke new ground in the first-person shooter genre, combining fast-paced action with dark fantasy and light RPG elements. A year later, Hexen followed suit, both created by Raven Software and published by id Software, They were ahead of their time to say the least. Bethesda and Nightdive Studios have now recreated these classics, improving on the originals while introducing new content and current themes. The Heretic + Hexen package, which is available on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and Game Pass, is a nostalgic delight with enough new elements to appeal to both old and new gamers.