Gushi Cliff Coffee is located on a cliffside overlooking the surf pounding against the shore of Fuzhou, Fujian, in southern China. Crowds of people sit on small little platforms embedded straight into the side of the cliff, 70 meters above the thundering surf, with a view out over the water to the Taiwan Strait, where the islands of Matsu appear as a distant collection of small little lights in the night sky.
One modder has done something rather impressive with a PS5, transforming a device that was never supposed to be more than a Sony console into a fully-fledged Linux gaming system with a fairly intriguing twist: it runs PC titles via Steam. Andy Nguyen, known online as theflow0, is the modder in issue, as he is the one who got it operating and gave the console serious gaming credentials.
Logitech’s POP Icon Combo, priced at $39.97 (was $70), is a low-key travel companion for those looking to pack little yet still have some style and comfort while on the go. This Logitech keyboard and mouse combo delivers the goods: it’s compact enough to fit into a backpack or laptop sleeve, wireless performance is dependable, and it has enough charm to make a sterile airport table feel a little less dull.
Jens’ workstation has a tiny marble clock that tells the time without the need for large rolling balls. Instead, a little arm reaches in, grabs the marble with a magnet, swings it around, and puts it into place to create the numerals. Every minute or so, the mechanism causes a small stir to update the display. The whole piece looks good on a desk and is a fraction of the size of the large marble clocks that inspired it.
Researchers at ETH Zurich’s Soft Robotics lab have created a robotic hand and forearm that is surprisingly similar to a human. RHAVCJ stands for Replicating Human Anatomy with Vision-Controlled Jetting, which is quite a mouthful. This is a significant step forward in developing robot hands that can be utilized on humanoid robots.
The first Aptera solar electric vehicle has finally rolled off the validation assembly line in Carlsbad, California, after years of experimenting with prototypes, redesigning, and working hard to get something different on the road. Aptera Motors produced this vehicle on a small-scale production line with 14 stations dedicated to its unique method. Each one is painstakingly assembled in a step-by-step process, with a focus on smoothing out any wrinkles to ensure that the entire production process runs smoothly and efficiently as feasible.
Back in the early 1990s, Nintendo and Sony collaborated to create something big: the Nintendo PlayStation. Sony basically agreed to furnish the CD-ROM technology that would be installed in the Super Nintendo. That meant developers could load games from discs, which opened up a whole new universe of possibilities that cartridges simply couldn’t compete with, and that was a major deal.
The ORCA Transporter is a serious rethinking of what a huge van can deliver without requiring a trucker’s license or frequent fuel stops to complete the job. Reiter Engineering, a German business with over 25 years of motorsport experience, created this monstrosity on a stretched Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cab chassis. Those ingenious engineers chose carbon fiber for the rear body structure because it reduces overall weight by hundreds of kilograms while keeping the frame sturdy enough to heavy loads.
