Vertu has positioned its new Alpha Fold as a true ultra-luxury folding phone. The neon green version arrives wrapped in what the company describes as real alligator skin and carries a price near nine thousand dollars. JerryRigEverything acquired one and ran it through the full sequence of scratch, flame, bend, and teardown trials to see where the money actually goes and how the device performs under stress.
Current Concept, a maker who tackles ambitious mechanical builds, decided the classic potato cannon needed an upgrade. Single-shot models require constant reloading by hand. His version adds a belt that carries multiple potatoes forward one at a time, paired with sliding seals and a stepper-driven feeder. The result edges closer to the automatic fire many enthusiasts dream about, even if real-world limits keep it from true full-auto speed right now.
Car owners who park on the street or in communal parking spaces are all too familiar with this scenario. The normal ritual of dragging a hose across the pavement, looking high and low for a drain that won’t flood a neighbor’s place, or lugging out various buckets and tools from the trunk, all converts what should be a fast maintenance activity into a tedious weekend project. Linyo Technology designed the H1 to eliminate all of the hassle.
Bit Corporation released the Bit79 in 1989 as a machine that looked ready for serious work. The beige wedge-shaped case held a full keyboard across the front, a cartridge slot sat on top, and vents ran along the sides. Power and reset switches sat near the left edge. A person could sit down, flip the power on, and face a choice between typing programs or playing games.
Jake Laser grew up watching his father face constant barriers from a wheelchair. Multiple sclerosis had attacked nerve signals to his legs decades earlier, ending a life that once included marathon running and hiking as a chemical engineering professor. Simple outings turned complicated fast. Stairs and curbs created hard stops that no standard chair could clear.