Super-simple helicopter looks easier than flying a drone

How hard could it be to fly a helicopter if the controls consisted of just one stick and two touchscreens? That’s exactly what the case is with the recently announced Skyryse One, which could be yours for just shy of $2 million.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Super-simple helicopter looks easier than flying a drone

Transformable seat quickly grows from armchair to loveseat to sofa

The Expandy is a single piece of furniture that can be expanded width-wise to serve three purposes. Simply by pulling on it from one end, users are able to convert it from an armchair to a loveseat to a sofa.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, L… Continue reading Transformable seat quickly grows from armchair to loveseat to sofa

New 3D-printing ink changes color for different parts of one print job

Scientists have created a 3D-printing media that can take on different colors in different parts of a single print job. The secret lies in utilizing ultraviolet light to selectively alter the surface structure of the material as it’s being dispensed.Co… Continue reading New 3D-printing ink changes color for different parts of one print job

Instant backup device may be perfect for the phone-loser in your life

If you lose your smartphone, you definitely don’t want to lose all the photos and other files stored on it. That’s why it’s so important to perform backups, and the PhotoCube PD+ offers a particularly simple means of doing so.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Instant backup device may be perfect for the phone-loser in your life

ZenRobotics 4.0 brings new smarts to automated garbage-picking

Sorting trash is one of those tasks that people can get pretty tired of, pretty fast – plus it can be hazardous. That’s why ZenRobotics makes robots that do the job. The company’s latest generation is particularly trash-savvy, as it can ID over 500 typ… Continue reading ZenRobotics 4.0 brings new smarts to automated garbage-picking

Beeline Moto 2 adds a mini map and more to still-simple sat nav device

The Beeline Moto is likely the simplest, most user-friendly electronic motorcycle navigation device you can buy. Its new successor, the Moto II, keeps things simple but adds some handy new features like a mini map view.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcy… Continue reading Beeline Moto 2 adds a mini map and more to still-simple sat nav device

One-off Tilt4orce velocar leans into turns like nobody’s business

Pedal-powered “velocars” certainly are fun, eco-friendly, fitness-boosting and even practical, but they can also be rather tippy. Canadian builder Wally Swarchuk has addressed that shortcoming in his one-off Tilt4orce, which uses a clever tilting syste… Continue reading One-off Tilt4orce velocar leans into turns like nobody’s business

Flexy cratered wires could reduce infections in heart failure patients

If someone is already suffering from heart failure, they certainly shouldn’t have to deal with a serious infection on top of that. A new type of electrical wire, designed for powering implanted heart pumps, should help keep that from happening.Continue… Continue reading Flexy cratered wires could reduce infections in heart failure patients

Study suggests red netting is best at protecting crops from insects

When it comes to protecting crops via insect-blocking netting, you may think that the size of the holes in that netting is the most important factor. According to new research, however, the color of red netting makes an even bigger difference in effect… Continue reading Study suggests red netting is best at protecting crops from insects

Diamond-coated clothing could keep wearers cooler

While there are already clothing materials that help keep wearers cool simply by allowing heat to escape, an experimental new fabric coating goes a step further. Utilizing a whole bunch of nanodiamonds, it actually draws heat away from the body.Continu… Continue reading Diamond-coated clothing could keep wearers cooler