Focal takes aim at travel noise with premium wireless ANC headphones

French high-end audio brand Focal has unveiled its first pair of wireless ANC headphones in the shape of the oddly-named Bathys. The eye-catching cans come with proprietary drivers, boast two optimized ANC modes, support aptX Adaptive and promise long … Continue reading Focal takes aim at travel noise with premium wireless ANC headphones→

Xiaomi joins the 200-MP camera party with launch of 12T Pro handset

Earlier this year, Samsung treated us to the kind of image madness we could expect from its new 200-megapixel camera sensor by pasting a huge photo of a cat on the side of a building. The honors for the first smartphone to feature such a monster sensor… Continue reading Xiaomi joins the 200-MP camera party with launch of 12T Pro handset→

Wisk Aero reveals 6th-gen autonomous four-seat electric air taxi

Air mobility startup Wisk Aero has bumped up the passenger-carrying capacity of its upcoming air taxi from two to four, and none of those will be a pilot. The company intends to take its 6th-gen autonomous electric city hopper to market, and will now b… Continue reading Wisk Aero reveals 6th-gen autonomous four-seat electric air taxi→

Delfast motors into new territory with 100-mile mid-drive California ebike

Back in 2017, the Ukraine’s Delfast hit Kickstarter with a high-performance ebike/e-moped called the Prime. The company has now announced its return to crowdfunding later this month for a new Class 3 ebike called the California, which offers a hundred-… Continue reading Delfast motors into new territory with 100-mile mid-drive California ebike→

Pocket-friendly pico projector makes for movie-watching flexibility

While sizable all-in-one projectors like the Aura are great for movie-watching at home, taking them into the wilds to provide entertainment at camp or even the yard can be a little awkward. This is where pico projectors tend to shine, and the latest to… Continue reading Pocket-friendly pico projector makes for movie-watching flexibility→

Teenage Engineering gets in a lo-fi groove with the PO-80 Record Factory

Back in 2020, designer Yuri Suzuki teamed up with Japan’s Gakken to launch a dinky little box that allowed young music-makers to cut a vinyl disc in a matter of minutes and play it back through the same device. Now Suzuki has partnered with Sweden’s Te… Continue reading Teenage Engineering gets in a lo-fi groove with the PO-80 Record Factory→

Yamaha hits the dirt with two full-suspension electric mountainbikes

Yamaha has been making ebikes since 1993, but didn’t launch its first dual-suspension eMTB until mid-2020. Now the company has added a couple of new models to the premium YDX-Moro range, each powered by its latest “game-changing power plant.”Continue R… Continue reading Yamaha hits the dirt with two full-suspension electric mountainbikes→

Sony puts creators in the frame with 4K Super 35 Cinema Line camera

Last year, Sony fed imaging technology from its Alpha mirrorless cameras into a new entry level full-frame Cinema Line camera aimed at content creators. Now the company has introduced an APS-C version called the FX30.Continue ReadingCategory: Photograp… Continue reading Sony puts creators in the frame with 4K Super 35 Cinema Line camera→

Oura smooths out the flats for fully round Horizon smart ring

Though the third generation of Oura’s health-tracking ring was a much slicker wearable than its rather bulky first offering, a perfectly circular design has so far eluded the company… until now, with the launch of the Oura Ring Gen3 Horizon.Continue … Continue reading Oura smooths out the flats for fully round Horizon smart ring→