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2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X Delivers 1,250 Horsepower With Daily-Drive Comfort and Hypercar Speed

By Bill Smith March 1, 2026

Chevrolet pushed the Corvette C8 mid-engine architecture to its limit with the ZR1X. Engineers basically plugged in the ZR1’s 1,064 horsepower twin-turbo 5.5-liter V8 and added a front-axle electric motor modified from the E-Ray but customized here. That motor adds 186 horsepower and 145 pound-feet, for a total of 1,250 horsepower, which is sent to all four wheels via an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission and a compact 1.9-kWh battery pack situated right in the center of the car. The front motor remains active all the way up to 160 mph, which is useful for dragging the strip from a stop, as only rear-drive takes over beyond that.

This Fish Isn’t Just Swimming It’s Driving Around in a Custom Robotic Tank

By Bill Smith March 1, 2026

Carrot, a betta fish, has been promoted to tank captain thanks to a tinkerer who was determined not to let a fish become permanently locked in one location. Everything Is Hacked spent over a year developing a simple concept and gradually turning it into a reality. It all began with riffing on an old joke about a fish who gets to control the tank, and they set out to make the punchline a living, breathing entity. They were first playing with the concept of putting a simple fish bowl on a toy truck, but it felt too lazy. The major issue here was finding adequate space, as most fish want personal space to breathe, and cramming a full tank onto a small wheeled robot simply wasn’t going to cut it.

Living Human Brain Cells in CL1 Biological Computer Learn How to Play DOOM

By Jackson Chung March 1, 2026

Human brain cells grown in a lab have learned to play DOOM. Australia-based Cortical Labs put on this impressive display with their CL1 biological computer, which is a really cool device that cradles 200,000 living human neurons on a microchip topped with a multi-electrode array. These neurons, derived from stem cells, float in a nutrient solution and link directly to the chip’s electrodes, which send and receive electrical signals.

Quarters for a Moment Inside the Short and Strange Life of the Vend-O-Vision

By Bill Smith March 1, 2026

In the late 1980s, a little monochrome television appeared in certain public spaces, and for a few quarters, you could see some programming on it. Known as the Vend-O-Vision, this small device transformed idle waiting into something you might pay to see.

Compal’s AI Book Redefines the Laptop’s Idle Space By Integrating an E Ink Screen Directly Into the Palm Rest

By Jackson Chung February 28, 2026

Compal Electronics, the company that makes many of the laptops you see under famous brand names, has introduced a concept called the AI Book. This design replaces the traditional palm rest and trackpad with a color E Ink touchscreen. You can rest your hands on an active display that shows information, allows you to tap it in, and even accepts stylus input for handwriting or sketching.

Unihertz’s Titan 2 Elite Arrives Just as Physical Keyboards Refuse to Fade Away

By Jackson Chung February 28, 2026

Unihertz plans to debut the new Titan 2 Elite on Kickstarter early next month, and by all accounts, it will be a natural evolution of the company’s previous Titan handsets, although one that has managed to reduce the entire thing down into a much more pocket-friendly container. You’ll still get that characteristic QWERTY keyboard that reminds you of the good old days of BlackBerry phones; after all, some people still prefer the experience of pressing actual buttons to swiping at a glass screen.

Samsung’s Affordable 27” Odyssey OLED G5 (G50SF) Gaming Monitor Bet Pays Off Handsomely

By Bill Smith February 28, 2026

Samsung quietly slipped a 27-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor onto the market at a much lower price than anyone expected. The Odyssey OLED G5, that’s the G50SF model, comes in with a 2560×1440 resolution and a 180Hz refresh rate, a 0.03 millisecond response time, gray to grey, being the icing on the cake. It’s currently selling for around $350, which is significantly cheaper than the original asking price of close to $550.

This is the World’s First and Only Bugatti W16 Mistral La Perle Rare

By Bill Smith February 28, 2026

The Bugatti W16 Mistral ‘La Perle Rare’, the last of a vanishing breed, marks the end of an era defined by raw mechanical power and an obsessive quest of perfection. There are only 99 of these Mistrals in total, and each starts at over €5 million. ‘La Perle Rare’, on the other hand, is a handmade unique that will cost a little more than $8-9 million.

Lenovo ThinkBook Modular AI PC Concept Leaks, Blurs the Line Between Laptop and Tablet

By Jackson Chung February 28, 2026

The Lenovo ThinkBook Modular AI PC concept is one of the most intriguing things Lenovo has planned for MWC 2026. Some leaked renders from technology insider Evan Blass show us a laptop that still looks like a laptop on the outside, with the same familiar clamshell design, but on the inside it has been entirely flipped on its head.

Skyrim Forgotten Vale’s Frozen Majesty, Reborn in Unreal Engine 5

By Bill Smith February 28, 2026

Leo Torres has done an incredible job with his new Skyrim project. He takes the Forgotten Vale from the Dawnguard expansion and essentially reimagines it from scratch in Unreal Engine 5.7.2. Anyone who has delved into this place will know it as a vast, glacial valley dotted with ancient elven ruins, those rather disturbing falmer enemies, and an atmosphere of endless isolation. He increases its scale to give it a more realistic and lore-accurate feel, completely free of the constraints of Skyrim’s original graphics engine. The resulting result runs smoothly on an RTX 3090 and has sixteen times the level of detail you would have seen in 2012.