Xiaomi stepped into the large family SUV game on July 30 with the SkyNomad N90 Max, an extended-range electric vehicle built around the idea that a car can serve as living space first and transportation second. Presales opened the same day in China at 299,900 yuan, roughly 44,000 dollars, with official deliveries set for September. The company also showed a smaller five-seat N70 Max sibling starting lower, but the seven-seat N90 Max is the clear centerpiece.
On a February evening in 1990, two presenters sat down with a stack of old reports and asked a simple question. What became of the cameras that were supposed to change photography forever? Peter Macann and Kate Bellingham pulled clips from the Tomorrow’s World archive and walked viewers through four ideas that had once looked like the next big thing. Some had already faded. One had quietly taken over. Another was still waiting for the rest of the technology to catch up.
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Insta360 keeps filing patents that point straight at the same light, easy-to-carry drones DJI has been selling to casual pilots and creators. The latest one, utility model CN223865117U, describes a compact aircraft with arms that fold completely into the body and a ring-shaped guard around the propellers. Images from the filing, first noticed in mid-July, show a small black chassis stamped with the company logo and a simple locking system that holds the arms open or closed. The entire package is designed to stay under 250 grams, the legal limit that lets many countries skip the more complicated registration rules.
Spring arrived at Eastnor Castle lake in Herefordshire with a surprise waiting for two of the most skilled bike riders on the planet. Danny MacAskill and Kriss Kyle knew only the broad outline of the day. They arrived ready to ride, yet the full scale of Red Bull’s construction floating on the water remained hidden until they stood on the shore.
