Jonathan Thompson took his son’s old fat bike and a load of 4130 chromoly tubing, and in two weeks, he had weld, brazed, and bolted together a machine that looked like it had been recovered from a scrapheap in some post-apocalyptic wasteland. He took that bike to the 2025 Bespoked Handmade Bike Show apocalyptic build-off in Manchester and finished second. To this day, the bike draws a crowd since every feature of it has a purpose in the event that society fails.
A trio of small helicopters called SkyFall are heading to Mars in late 2028, riding aboard NASA’s first nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft. Built on everything the agency learned from Ingenuity, the first helicopter ever flown on another planet, the two vehicles are designed to go considerably further. Each one carries a suite of scientific instruments including high resolution cameras and ground penetrating radar capable of searching for buried ice beneath the surface, with the data collected expected to prove invaluable for planning future human missions to Mars
Conversations about smartwatches recently took an unexpected turn. People who already own one, as well as those who are new to the scene, generally agree that the Apple Watch SE 3,priced at $219 (was $249), is a reliable model that does not break the bank or overcomplicate matters.
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Cornell University researchers developed a new method for washing fruit that combines tiny bubbles in water with low frequency sound. Every day, people clean fruits and vegetables to remove dirt and residues, which can come from the farm or the store.
Sony announced a price increase on its existing PlayStation 5 hardware lineup this morning. As of April 2nd, the normal PS5 disc edition in the United States will cost $649.99, while the digital-only version will cost $599.99. The big boys, the PS5 Pro, will be $899.99, while the portable PlayStation Portal remote player will cost up to $249.99. The PS5 disc will cost £569.99 in the UK, the digital edition £519.99, the Pro £789.99, and the Portal £219.99. Over in Europe, the disc variant will cost €649.99, the digital edition €599.99, the Pro €899.99, and the Portal €249.99. In Japan, the PS5 will cost ¥97,980 on disc, ¥89,980 on digital, ¥137,980 on Pro, and ¥39,980 for Portal.
The RAI Institute has just unveiled Roadrunner, a compact robot no heavier than a medium sized dog that moves in ways that catches you off guard. It glides across flat ground on wheels, shifts its stance to tackle a staircase, rides down a ramp with the kind of casual ease you would expect from something with years of practice, backs down another set of steps with equal confidence, and caps it all off by balancing on a single wheel while the rest of its body stays completely still.
Stabi extends its arm from the shadows with a large barrel mounted to its wrist, and what is inside that barrel is not subtle. A kilowatt class laser capable of cutting through wood at a distance or turning stone into a glowing, molten mess sits at the heart of the setup, mounted in the back of a truck and pointed at a series of test targets. The whole rig was built by Prop Department to explore how high energy laser systems might be put to work in future productions.
Caviar created an extremely limited run of this Steve Jobs edition iPhone 17 Pro, only 9 copies. Each has a genuine piece of Steve Jobs’ iconic black Issey Miyake turtleneck, neatly tucked within the phone. The turtleneck piece is casually tucked away in the center of the back panel, but it’s still visible, shielded by a raised titanium Apple logo that serves as both a seal and a prominent focus point.
Apple’s MacBook Neo brings the A18 Pro chip from the iPhone 16 to an entry level laptop priced to compete at the accessible end of the market. To keep it slim and completely silent, Apple ditched fans entirely in favor of a graphene thermal pad sandwiched between the processor and the chassis to dissipate heat. It is an elegant solution for everyday tasks, but it puts a ceiling on how hard the chip can push when the workload gets demanding.
