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On September 25, Sandro Dias stood on top of a 22 story government building in Porto Alegre, Brazil, looking down a ramp that would make even the most fearless skater hesitate. At 50 years old, the Brazilian skateboarding legend was still attempting to make history. Dias turned an urban legend into reality with the Red Bull Building Drop, breaking two Guinness World Records: the highest drop into a quarter pipe and the fastest speed ever recorded.
September has been crazy for anyone who follows phone trends. After Apple’s latest release, OnePlus brings out the 15—a phone that avoids the hype and lets the features speak for themselves. In a nod to cultural norms in parts of Asia, the company skipped 14 and went straight to 15. China gets it at the end of October, while the global launch is November 13.
Samsung’s Moving Style smart TV is a weird combination of portability and polish, with a 27-inch screen that doesn’t need a wall outlet and dares to go where most TVs can’t. This is a mobile TV, with a built-in battery, a kickstand that’s also a handle and a wheeled stand for easy rolling. But does it deliver enough to justify the almost $1,000 price tag in Korea?
In the far future, there is only war—and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV is coming to throw you back into the fray. The first in-engine trailer for this long awaited real-time strategy (RTS) sequel dropped this past weekend and has set the internet ablaze, promising to go back to the series’ roots while delivering the kind of bloody spectacle only Warhammer 40,000 can.
Sony has a habit of quietly adding new hardware to its lineup and the new PS5 Slim, which is now in European stores, is no exception. This one, model number CFI-210, cuts the fat in ways that show a company fine tuning the recipe in the face of rising costs. When you open one of these up you’ll notice the difference straight away: the storage inside clocks in at 825GB, down from the full terabyte of the previous Slim models.
Tablet prices have gotten out of control, with flagships asking for prices that could fund a small vacation; but the Amazon Fire Max 11, 13th gen, for $139.99 (was $229.99) flips the script on affordability without sacrificing the essentials.
Exoskeleton suits promise to lift the impossible, but those promises typically come with a six-figure price tag. Kinethreads addresses that hole with a novel approach: a full-body garment without the bulk or cost. Built with off-the-shelf materials and imaginative fabric engineering, this system costs less than $500, making muscle imitating technology affordable.
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Kirby Winson spent years building the Vanedelic, turning a 2023 Mercedes Sprinter 170 AWD into a 24 foot beast for dusty festivals or remote trails where most rigs fail.