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When we last heard about Belgian startup Onak, it was debuting an improved version of its origami-style folding canoe. Now, Onak is back with a considerably smaller and less costly boat, called the Bato.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags… Continue reading Onak takes on Oru, with compact low-cost Bato origami boat
Carrying a heavy bike lock in backpack can be a hassle, and not everyone likes the cluttered look of a frame-mounted lock. That’s where the Uplock is designed to come in, as it sits inside a system-specific seat post.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles,… Continue reading Uplock stashes a folding bike lock inside its own seat post
Ever since Oru introduced its first origami-style folding kayak back in 2012, other brands have come out with boats that were claimed to be lighter and more compact. Oru has now addressed that competition, with its sub-$700 18-lb (8 kg) Lake kayak.Cont… Continue reading 18-lb Lake is Oru’s lightest, lowest-priced origami kayak to date
Kayaks have many great qualities, but they’re typically not something you can store in a closet or carry in a backpack. That’s why we’ve been seeing an increasing number of folding kayaks, and the Pontos is one of the lightest, smallest-folding models … Continue reading Pontos folding kayak weighs 7 pounds, and can be stuffed into a bag
If you’ve ever tried packing snorkelling gear into a suitcase, you’ll know that traditional fins take up an awful lot of space. That’s why Folding Fins were created, as they fold down to less than half their regular width when not in use.Continue Readi… Continue reading Folding swim fins get skinny for stowage
Roomba aside, domestic robots are still in search of the killer app they need to really take off. For the other kind of home automation to succeed, designers are going …read more Continue reading Laundry Bot Tackles the Tedium of T-Shirt Folding
Brompton has reworked its iconic folding bike design for what the company says is its lightest model ever. Thanks to the T Line’s titanium frame, a new drivetrain and carbon fiber components, the finished bike comes in some 37 percent lighter than an o… Continue reading Brompton redesigns iconic folding bike for lightweight city riding
Quadcopters may be versatile drones, but those four spread-out arms do keep them from performing certain tasks. An experimental new drone addresses that shortcoming, with arms that passively fold down as needed.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Technol… Continue reading Drone makes itself more useful by passively folding in mid-air
Former Huawei sub-brand Honor has joined a folding phone space occupied by companies like Samsung, Oppo, Xiaomi and even Huawei with the launch of the Magic V. The new flagship comes with sizable OLED displays, five high-resolution cameras and is power… Continue reading Honor joins the fold with flagship Magic V foldable phone
Following a few recent teaser looks, Chinese mobile tech giant Huawei has launched its latest take on the folding phone, the P50 Pocket. The stylish clamshell handset brings a small outer notification window, some intriguing camera technology, and a fl… Continue reading Huawei turns up the bling for P50 Pocket folding smartphone