A few years ago, a startup called Alice Camera promised to put the power of a dedicated camera in the palm of your hand with the everyday convenience of a smartphone. Delays happened, the world changed and the project disappeared into the ether; but the same minds are back with something even better: Caira. Camera Intelligence’s new device attaches to your iPhone like a trusty sidekick and has a Micro Four Thirds sensor four times the size of the one in the current iPhone 17 Pro.
A Ford Ranger sits on a rocky outcrop, but this isn’t your average truck with a camper shell on the back. Auriga Explorer, a German company founded in 2023, created the Voyager, a vehicle that combines the ruggedness of a midsize truck with the comfort of a mobile home. Based on the Ford Ranger and Volkswagen Amarok, this expedition vehicle is designed to tackle any terrain – deserts, forests, mountains – and open up into a spacious refuge at the touch of a button.
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HMD keeps the Nokia spirit alive in surprising ways, such as with the Touch 4G, the company’s most recent return to simpler times. This is based on the old Nokia Asha line, which featured touchscreens and could handle calls, texts, as well as a few apps, all without requiring you to scroll endlessly like modern devices.
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A light shines through the windows of a small facility in Vevey, Switzerland where a team of scientists is bringing to life something that blurs the line between biology and technology. FinalSpark’s lab is growing the seeds of a new kind of computer made from human skin and attached to electrodes, like students waiting for their first lesson. Dr. Fred Jordan, one of the lab’s co-founders, explains why this matters.
Google Japan loves to surprise us with new keyboard concepts, and the Gboard Dial Version might be the most bizarre yet. This thing was inspired by old rotary phones and replaces the familiar click of keys with a smooth spin of dials.
Laptops feel like they’re carrying the weight of an entire office, but Apple’s iPad Air with M3 CPU wants to change that. This 11-inch tablet, priced at $449 (was $599), for the 128GB model, can handle spreadsheets, video edits and endless email chains.
