A massive power outage struck Spain and Portugal today, April 28, 2025, affecting millions across the Iberian Peninsula, including major cities like Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, and Seville. The blackout began around 12:30 p.m. local time, plunging much of the region into darkness and disrupting critical infrastructure, such as transport, both train and aircraft.
It’s true, the SonarPen for USB Type-C can turn your MacBook’s trackpad into a drawing pad, which can save you a bundle compared to dedicated devices. How does it work? You download the free SonarPen Driver for macOS, plug in the SonarPen, and calibrate it. The trackpad becomes a pressure-sensitive drawing surface.
KUXIU S2 is a 5000mAh MagSafe-compatible power bank that’s been marketed as the “world’s first” to use a semi-solid-state battery. What sets it apart from standard power banks? They reduce fire risk compared to lithium-ion batteries with flammable liquid electrolytes. Kuxiu says the S2 still works even after durability tests like being punctured, dropped, or exposed to fire.
You’ve seen what The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild would look like on the Nintendo DS, now check out 64 Bits’ Netflix Delicious in Dungeon demake for the handheld. The focus is on cooking up fantastical dishes from the series, like the Red Dragon Tail Feast, with a gameplay style heavily inspired by Cooking Mama but with some Final Fantasy DS game elements tossed in for flavor.
This incredible image, taken on February 28, 2025, captures NASA’s Curiosity rover as a tiny dark speck moving across the rugged terrain of Mars. What makes it special? It’s the first time Curiosity has been photographed mid-drive by an orbiting spacecraft.
This tough Arctic test was a key part of developing the McLaren W1, done in the super-cold Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi, Finland, on a frozen lake and handling tracks where temperatures dropped to -35°C (-31°F). This freezing setting was picked to test the car’s systems to their max in extreme cold, very different from its usual conditions.
The Vornado 630 mid-size whole room air circulator fan is a great alternative to energy-hungry A/C, and you can get one for $38.99 shipped today, originally priced at $91.99. Unlike typical fans that just blow air in one direction, the Vornado 630 uses patented Vortex Technology to create a spiraling airflow that circulates air throughout an entire room, up to 70 feet. Product page.
Primer by the Bus Error Collective is an oscilloscope music piece that took 1st place in the Wild category and Crowd Favorite at Revision 2025, a big demoscene event, showing off what’s possible with an electronic test tool.
