Archer Aviation delivered the first Archer Midnight eVTOL aircraft to the US Air Force as part of its AFWERX Agility Prime contract valued at up to $142 million. Power comes from 12 electric motors connected to six independent battery packs that enable Midnight to achieve a top speed of 150 mph.
A few years before the Apple iMac was unveiled, there was The Monorail, an all-in-one PC that came loaded with Windows 95. Priced at $999.95 USD ($2,006 in 2024), the Model 133 weighed in at a whopping 25-pounds and features a 10.4 dual-scan LCD (640 x 480 resolution) capable of displaying 256 colors.
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A camouflaged Tesla robotaxi prototype may have possibly been spotted at Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank, California ahead of the official event set to take place on October 10th. Tesla shareholders will have a chance to attend by entering a lottery here, as each share they hold is good for a single entry.
ESA’s BepiColombo spacecraft performed its closest flyby of Mercury yet during its latest encounter on September 4, 2024. The time-lapse video it recorded consists of of 128 different images captured by all three of BepiColombo’s monitoring cameras, M-CAM 1, 2 and 3.
Google Wallet will soon let you create a digital ID from your US passport, and doing so is as easy as following a few on-screen prompts. Once the process is complete, you’ll be able to use the ID at select TSA checkpoints for now, reducing stress when traveling domestically, especially if you forget the physical book.
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 [GPS + Cellular] is one of the only smartwatches that you can charge every few days, even with continuous use, and it’s being offered for just $689 shipped, originally $799. This cellular model lets you call or text without your iPhone nearby, and stream your favorite music as well as podcasts. Product page.
The Weeknd’s new ‘Dancing in the Flames’ music video was shot entirely with the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. Thanks to Apple’s A18 Pro chip, the upgraded camera system has a 48MP Fusion camera with a more efficient quad-pixel sensor that unlocks 4K120 fps video recording in Dolby Vision.
Sure, Carpentopod by Giliam de Carpentier isn’t able to make coffee, but it can most certainly walk and bring you snacks. This walking wooden coffee table features twelve legs that are driven and turned using two 24VDC brushless motors as well as crankshafts.
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Oshkosh Defense‘s Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) for the USPS has officially entered service in Athens, Georgia. Unlike its predecessor, this model has air conditioning, room for postal carrier to stand up while retrieving packages, air bags, 360° cameras, blind-spot monitoring, collision sensors and most importantly, anti-lock brakes.