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Swedish brand Dometic has long been an inseparable part of the leisure vehicle market, its appliances and accessories featuring in RVs around the world. More recently, it’s been going lighter and faster, pushing deeper into the overland, modular camper… Continue reading Dometic pumps up camp with panoramic Air inflatable rooftop tent
Way back in 2016, startup GoBoat introduced an odd-looking boating craft that sat the single occupant in the middle of a huge inflatable ring, and could be collapsed down for transport on land. Now the company has launched the much-improved Gen 2.0 PWC… Continue reading Inflatable motorized GoBoat packs down into a carry bag
If you’ve ever tried piloting a quadcopter drone, you’ll know that they invariably end up running into walls, trees or whatnot … often getting damaged in the process. An experimental new inflatable-body drone, however, just bounces off obstacles – plus… Continue reading Inflatable drone bounces and perches instead of crashing and hovering
Since the 2019 Hymer Vision Venture concept van, inflatable roofs have been slowly creeping into the RV industry. Erwin Hymer integrated them into production soon after that concept, installing different variants on the Bürstner Lyseo Gallery motorhom… Continue reading Inflatable pop-up VW camper van creates high-rise RV comfort
People suffering from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) often have difficulty raising their arms, due to deterioration of cells in their brain and spinal cord. A new wearable system is designed to help, utilizing a pair of under-arm balloons.Continue… Continue reading Soft-robotic wearable helps people with ALS to raise their arms
While most people wear a PFD (personal floatation device) when boating, such is typically not the case when they’re swimming in open water. A new prototype wristband is designed for such scenarios, as it features floatation airbags that can be manually… Continue reading Smart smartwatch band deploys airbags to keep its wearer from drowning
A watercraft quite unlike others, the Portless Catamaran is a large inflatable that packs small enough to ride to the water inside a motor vehicle. At water’s edge, it quickly inflates into a dual-deck cruiser and lounge propelled along cleanly and qui… Continue reading Inflatable 2-story e-catamaran party lounge packs down into car trunk
Although inflatable stand-up paddle boards (SUPs) have become very popular due to their portability, most of them still aren’t light or compact enough to carry for long distances. The Chasm-Lite is designed to be an exception, as it’s reportedly the world’s lightest and smallest-packing inflatable SUP.
Tags: paddleboarding, Inflatable, Kickstarter, World’s Lightest
Continue reading Chasm-Lite is claimed to be world’s lightest, most compact inflatable SUP
Although inflatable stand-up paddle boards (SUPs) have become very popular due to their portability, most of them still aren’t light or compact enough to carry for long distances. The Chasm-Lite is designed to be an exception, as it’s reportedly the world’s lightest and smallest-packing inflatable SUP.
Tags: paddleboarding, Inflatable, Kickstarter, World’s Lightest
Continue reading Chasm-Lite is claimed to be world’s lightest, most compact inflatable SUP
We’ve heard how 3D-printed concrete buildings can be constructed quickly and easily, but could there be an even faster and simpler method? According to American inventor Alex Bell, there most certainly is – and it involves inflating buildings, then pum… Continue reading Structure-inflating construction tech could give 3D printing a run for its money