The Onyx BOOX Tab X C wants to take ePaper tablets to the next level with its 13.3-inch color E-ink screen. It’s designed to be a powerful, large-screen option for productivity, reading, and note-taking, with a focus on color E-ink capabilities.
The eufy Security SoloCam S220 solar security camera eliminates the need to deal with messy wiring or having to remove the unit for charging, and you can get one for $64.99 shipped, originally $129.99. How so? It has an integrated solar panel that requires just 3 hours of direct sunlight daily to keep the battery charged. Product page.
Yes, it’s true that today marks the 50th anniversary of the first street-legal Porsche 917, a legendary race car that made history by hitting public roads in 1975. The Porsche 917, specifically chassis 030, became the first street-legal 917 when it embarked on a bold journey from Porsche’s Weissach development center in Stuttgart to Paris.
Get ready to say goodbye to splashback with these new urinal designs. A team of researchers from the University of Waterloo created a new urinal shape based on fluid dynamics—how liquids move and touch surfaces. The main feature is a curved, stretched-out basin that looks kind of like a long, shallow scoop or a slim trough.
Set to launch on May 13, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge will reportedly start at CAD $1,678.99 (~USD $1,200) for the 256GB model, with the 512GB variant at CAD $1,858.99 (~USD $1,340), or at least according to the Samsung Canada website. No matter what, it’s looking like a strong device, but its super-slim design means it gives up a few things compared to the top-of-the-line S25 Ultra.
Aerospace engineer Michael Rechtin managed to build an insane full-motion flight simulator that includes a motorized chair setup that tilts to match the pitch and roll of an aircraft. What does this mean? A highly immersive experience for piloting RC planes or virtual aircraft in simulators like Microsoft Flight Simulator.
We have seen the future of pickup trucks, and it includes the Slate EV from Michigan-based startup Slate Auto. The truck is a compact, two-seat electric pickup with a starting price around $20,000-$25,000 (potentially under $20,000 after federal EV tax credits). It’s made to be super affordable and easy to customize, with over 100 accessories, including a DIY SUV conversion kit that turns the truck into a five-passenger SUV in about an hour.
An E-Ink smartphone like the Mudita Kompakt may not be for everyone, and the same can be said for Evertop, a portable, open-source project that emulates an IBM PC XT with an 80186 processor and 1MB RAM, capable of running 1980s operating systems like DOS, Minix, and even Windows up to version 3.0.
Apple just dropped a new iPhone 16 ad called “Trust Issues” that shows off the Ceramic Shield, which they say is way better than other smartphone glass protection. Why’s that? Ceramic Shield, made by Apple with Corning (the people who make Gorilla Glass), is a mix of glass and ceramic first used on the iPhone 12 in 2020.