Top Gun premiered in 1986, and Navy recruiting skyrocketed as dreamers saw themselves as Maverick flying through the air. Others found flight school to be a difficult undertaking. On the ground, however, a one-of-a-kind vehicle offered a glimpse of that soaring fantasy: the 1985 Pulse Autocycle. This unusual machine was half motorcycle, part car, and part airplane wannabe, and it answered the question of what happens when you can’t fly, but yet crave the thrill.
Field Station: Dinosaurs, the weird New Jersey attraction in Overpeck County Park, Leonia, is closing its doors for good on November 9, 2025 after 14 years. This is a once in a lifetime chance for dinosaur enthusiasts, collectors or anyone with a big backyard to buy a life-sized animatronic T-Rex, Spinosaurus or Velociraptor off Facebook Marketplace.
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Tiny houses are that sweet spot between adventure and simplicity, right? A small space where every square foot counts and every watt of power has to do double duty. The Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 portable power station, priced at $799 (was $1,499), keeps the lights on without turning your peaceful setup into a generator camp. With 2042 watt-hours of storage and a steady 2200-watt output, this unit handles the essentials of off-grid living with quiet confidence so you can focus on the view outside your window.
Five days. Five tracks. One supercar that wouldn’t back down. The Czinger 21C etched its name in the asphalt, smashing lap records at some of the state’s toughest tracks. A small team packed up their baby, drove 1,000 miles and used public roads to warm up for a series of high stakes battles. By the end they had saved 16 seconds on the clocks that had previously been production car benchmarks.
Mat Watkins lined up his Tesla Model S Plaid at the start of Carwow’s drag strip, the air thick with the smell of fresh asphalt and high stakes. Across from him stood the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, a four-door from the Chinese electronics giant that had quietly entered the electric car market.
Kepler Robotics has started mass production of its K2 Bumblebee, a humanoid robot that’s ready to ship to customers. Based in Shanghai, the company announced it with a video showing the bot from concept to manufacturing lines, including footage of it folding clothes and sorting crates. Thousands of pre-orders are in, and at $30,000 this is the first robot you can buy off the shelf rather than waiting for some distant future promise.
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GameSir has always aimed to strike a balance between old-school charm and modern tech and this clip-on controller does just that without fanfare. The device is on display at their Tokyo Game Show booth and attaches to the bottom of a smartphone, turning the whole thing into a dead ringer for the original Game Boy.
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DJI has never been afraid to enter a crowded space with gear that quietly resets the bar. The Osmo 360, their first full 360-degree camera, dropped this summer and early adopters can’t stop posting videos that make the competition look bad. At $412.99 (was $549.99) for the standard combo, which includes extra batteries and a quick-release mount, it’s a good value in a space where $550 is considered entry level. Compared to the Insta360 X5 which was released a few months prior and is more expensive, the Osmo 360 beats it in ways that will benefit anyone looking for cleaner footage without endless toggling.
