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7-lb folding fabric kayak packs down to the size of a two-person tent
March 25, 2026
| Ben Coxworth
Folding kayaks may be more portable than their conventional counterparts, but they can still be pretty … hefty. The Pontos 2.0 is different, in that it weighs just 7 lb (3 kg), and packs down to the size of a rolled-up two-person tent.
60-sec cube camper rises & slides into much more than meets the eye
March 23, 2026
| C.C. Weiss
South African camping trailer specialist Invader is developing the Viator as a roomier, more luxurious alternative to its small fold-out trailers. The Viator packs low and rugged for on/off-road travel and expands at camp with an electric-lift roof.
E Ink tablet makes light work of on-the-Go productivity
March 25, 2026
| Monica J. White
Boox’s Go 10.3 Gen II can be optioned with or without a front light to meet the eye-friendly needs of users. It's also lost weight compared to Gen I and runs Android 15, refining paper-like E Ink productivity for more flexible everyday use.
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This off-grid cabin-style tiny house is seriously small, with a floorspace of just 215 sq ft. However, despite its modest dimensions, it has been expertly designed to provide everything you need for a short stay.
It took nature millions of years to create intelligent, adaptive species. Researchers at Northwestern University are using AI to evolve robots in minutes. The result is a robot that is agile, highly adaptive, and technically indestructible.
Popular inventor Colin Furze recently tried recreating the hoverboard from Back to the Future II. He failed, but what he found along the way floats, steers, and might have more to say about urban transport than any hoverboard ever could.
The StabiX 250 is a different kind of RV, an amphibian built for land-sea adventures and turning unpeopled islands into private base camps. Part boat, part all-terrain rover and part camper, the innovative 250 supports adventures like no other.
The US Navy has tapped Anduril's Dive-XL autonomous submarine for its Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform (CAMP) project, which aims at rapidly develop a fleet of underwater motherships capable of deploying smaller autonomous vehicles and torpedoes.
Raising a family in a tiny house typically means you'll be making serious compromises on privacy and space. The Starling tackles these challenges with a flexible layout that squeezes in three sleeping areas and a multipurpose living area.
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March 25, 2026 | Mike HanlonThailand plays a unique role in the global automotive industry, as a major manufacturing hub. No surprise then that all the industry's major players had models to show off at the 2026 Bangkok International Motor Show. Join us as we walk the halls. -
March 25, 2026Part e-bike, part e-moto, the Flux X26 combines high torque, extended range and integrated smart connectivity in a bold, design-led ride built for daily urban commutes and more adventurous weekend escapes beyond the pavement. -
March 25, 2026 | Utkarsh SoodSTRiX eMotors takes an unusual route into the off-road scene. Instead of building a quirky electric enduro for the masses, it's based on a platform designed for military and defense use. Can it change the electric enduro landscape? -
March 25, 2026For most people, the core Office apps haven’t changed — but they don’t really have to. Microsoft Office Professional 2021 delivers the essentials without a subscription, now available for $39.97 (reg. $219.99). -
March 24, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalWe've seen a small number of modular phones with replaceable parts over the last few years, and Lenovo's been following Framework's lead in building a modular laptop. What if you're in the market for something in between? Enter the open_slate tablet. -
March 24, 2026 | Bronwyn ThompsonA wooden dragon sculpture that gently flaps its wings has become a crowd-funding hit, but after seeing the traditional handcrafted work that's been put into every single model, making each one unique, the value of such a piece becomes very clear. -
March 24, 2026 | C.C. WeissAn "extreme" hard-sided 4x4 camper for under £30K? That's what Dacia launched a few years ago in adding a "Sleep Pack" to its Duster utility vehicle. Now it expands its in-vehicle camping series out to new (affordable) vehicles and components. -
March 24, 2026 | Ben CoxworthAlthough so-called "clipless" pedals are great for serious cycling, they can be pretty inconvenient for simple trips to the store and such. Redshift Sports' Mousetrap Pedal Adapters are made to help, by instantly adding platforms to clipless pedals. -
March 24, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalBumpboxx's latest product is a proper throwback boombox, complete with cassette decks and a CD player – along with thoughtful modern features that make it easy to live with. The BB-777 can play music plenty loud, and even digitize your collection. -
March 24, 2026 | Paul RiddenConsumer tech giant Hisense unveiled a high-end tri-laser projector at CES 2026 that put out 6,000 lumens and could throw visuals at 300 inches. It's a beast, and we now have more details and, most importantly, pricing.
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Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv designs.
The most egg-shaped of all the egg campers, the Barefoot Caravan has been wowing RVers with its shapely fiberglass for over a decade. Prices have risen quickly during that time, but now Barefoot offers the Bothy as a lighter, cheaper entry model.
Fumbling with bindings is nobody's idea of a good time, especially in the cold and the snow. That's why snowboarder Brendan Walker created the Machina MagIC Ride System, which replaces traditional snowboard bindings with magnets.
The Artemis II mission, which will return US astronauts to lunar space, has run into problems that have critics demanding NASA remove the crew from the flight for safety reasons. The bigger question is, why do we have astronauts at all?