A Ford F-150 is a familiar sight—rugged, dependable, a workhorse for the everyman. But every so often, someone takes that foundation and uses it to build something crazy. Meet the USSV Hamba, a one-of-a-kind paramilitary off-roader built by US Specialty Vehicles, the same crew that built cars for the Fast & Furious franchise.
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A crimson landscape that resembles Mars’ surface can be found in a rural area in Germany. Jonny Kim, a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station, leaned into a custom interface, his hands on a joystick and a haptic device, preparing to lead a team of robots in this foreign environment. The Surface Avatar project, a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), concluded with this session. What exactly is the goal? To perfect astronauts’ ability to control robotic teams on far away worlds like the Moon or Mars from orbit.
The Mustang has always been a symbol of American muscle, but the new Mustang GTD Liquid Carbon takes that and carves it into something sharper, bolder and more modern. With a supercharged V8 producing 815 horsepower, this Mustang is designed to conquer the road and the track.
Portable Bluetooth speakers can cost hundreds of dollars and promise premium sound and fancy features. But the Anker Soundcore 2, for just $29.44 (down from $44.99), makes a strong case for keeping your wallet happy without sacrificing quality.
Lorde’s Virgin album on a clear disc is visually stunning, but it’s also causing headaches for CD players everywhere. Unlike traditional CDs which rely on a reflective metal layer to bounce laser light back to a player’s sensor, this one is nearly transparent.
Monterey Car Week always brings the drama and in 2025 Lamborghini brought the Fenomeno, a limited edition supercar capped at just 29 units. Built on the Revuelto platform, the Fenomeno pushes every boundary, from its record breaking V12 to a carbon fiber body.
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A camera so small it fits in your pocket but delivers footage as good as devices 10x its size—that’s the Insta360 Go Ultra. At 30x30mm and 53g, this little cube is useful for situations where you can’t carry a large gadget, such as catching a friend’s mid-air skate trick or going for a nice sunset trek.
Joby Aviation carved its name in the history books by completing the first piloted air taxi flight between two public airports in the US. The 10-mile journey from Marina Municipal Airport to Monterey Regional Airport took 12 minutes, including a brief hold to slot in with other air traffic.
