The days of all-electric Jeep Wranglers leaving behind only agitated dust while roaming the vast Western wilderness may still be a long ways off, but Phoenix startup DirtBox Gear has a new way of electrifying the other half of the overlanding experience. Unique from the typical camper-in-a-box kit, DirtBox’s Juice Box wires lithium battery power inside the Wrangler tailgate. Use […]
Off-Grid Camper Box
HydroFlyer E-foil Brings Motocross
Electric hydrofoils are gaining in popularity, with a number of companies now offering fun and environmentally-friendly ways to skim across the open water. South African firm Unifoil has just introduced a new take on this with an interesting point of difference, featuring a set of handlebars that offer more control and faster riding, while also softening the learning curve for […]
Bose Launches Sound Control
Audio gear titan Bose has embarked on its first foray into the hearing aid space, and made quite an entrance with the first direct-to-customer model for adults to be cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “In the United States alone, approximately 48 million people suffer from some degree of hearing loss that interferes with their life,” said the […]
Intelligent Guitar
There have been a number of attempts to add digital sound processing tech to analog guitars, to create all-in-one rockers, make mobile MIDI machines, or to give players numerous guitar tones in one instrument. The latest hybrid shredder comes from Shenzhen’s Mooer Audio in the shape of the GTRS 800 Series. The Strat-shaped smart guitar has been designed to “inherit […]
Bendable Bike Light
In order to keep drivers from passing too close, some cyclists use bike-mounted foam “noodles” that extend out horizontally toward the traffic. The L-Bow takes that concept a step further, by applying it to a tail light. Created by London-based product designer Sean Whiffin, the L-Bow features a flexible articulated body with a reflective strip running along it lengthwise, along […]
Wireless Underwater Drone
Despite ongoing advances in the field of underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), the devices have remained tethered to the surface via communications cables. Such is not the case with the ExRay, however, which uses light instead. Because radio waves don’t travel well through water, ROVs currently have to be linked to their surface-located operator via a long cable that sends […]
Microbiome Transplantations
With the oceans becoming warmer and more acidic, the world’s coral reefs are confronted with increasing danger of heat stress and severe bleaching, as we’ve seen with Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in recent years. Scientists are taking inspiration from recent advances in human microbiome research to investigate how transplantations of helpful bacteria can help increase heat tolerance in vulnerable species, […]
“Seagliders”
Boston-based company Regent has taken US$465 million in pre-orders for its super-fast electric “Seaglider.” Using the wing-in-ground effect, this 180-mph (290-km/h) beast promises twice the range of an electric aircraft, and a revolution in coastal transport. “The speed, comfort, and navigation systems of an aircraft with the convenience, maneuverability, and affordability of a boat,” reads the Regent press release, marking […]
Cleaning Tweezer
Are you cleaning your ears correctly? The Bebird N3 Pro: 2-in-1 Ear Cleaning Tweezer & Rod Set reinvents your daily hygiene routine and easily keeps your ears pristine day after day. It’s currently available for 44% off the list price. While we may have grown up thinking cotton swabs were the most effective tool for cleaning our ears, it turns […]
Touch Sensitive Aifoam
There are now a number of materials designed to give robots or prostheses a sense of touch. And while most of them are thin and skin-like, a new alternative takes the form of a spongey foam – and it combines several desirable qualities. Designed by scientists at the National University of Singapore, the experimental material is known as artificially innervated […]