Remoticon Video: Intro to Modern Synthesis Using VCV Rack

Modular synthesizers, with their profusion of knobs and switches and their seemingly insatiable appetite for patch cables, are wonderful examples of over-complexity — the best kind of complexity, in our view. Play with a synthesizer long enough and you start thinking that any kind of sound is possible, limited only …read more

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Transforming Work Light Is More than Meets the Eye

While it does use the same M12 batteries, this impeccably engineered work light isn’t an official Milwaukee product. It’s the latest creation from [Chris Chimienti], who’s spent enough time in the garage and under the hood to know a thing or two about what makes a good work light. The …read more

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Goat modular cooler packs survival gear along with food and drink

With camping and outdoor adventure becoming a pillar of the “new normal,” we’ve seen some interesting evolutions of the cooler in 2020, from precisely regulated vacuum boxes to roll-anywhere electric fridge/freezers. With just weeks left to go in the y… Continue reading Goat modular cooler packs survival gear along with food and drink

Cyberattackers Serve Up Custom Backdoor for Oracle Restaurant Software

The modular malware is highly sophisticated but may not be able to capture credit-card info. Continue reading Cyberattackers Serve Up Custom Backdoor for Oracle Restaurant Software

Modular roof rack turns Land Rover Defender into flexible gear mule

When it launched earlier this year, the new Land Rover Defender immediately became one of the most attractive vehicles available for Americans looking to venture outdoors with a boutique gear shop worth of adventure sports equipment in tow. South Afric… Continue reading Modular roof rack turns Land Rover Defender into flexible gear mule

Stunning cabin slides apart for semi-outdoor living

Designer Caspar Schols puts a fresh spin on the classic wooden cabin with his recently-completed Anna Stay. Though it looks like a normal cabin at first glance, the unusual dwelling’s walls can be slid apart to open it up to the outside, allowing its o… Continue reading Stunning cabin slides apart for semi-outdoor living

REE demonstrates its wildly innovative vehicle platform of the future

When we first encountered REE’s ultra-modular EV chassis, we struggled to know what to make of it. Speaking to CEO Daniel Barel, we couldn’t seem to pin down any specifics. What is it? A flat, modular vehicle chassis in which all steering, suspension, … Continue reading REE demonstrates its wildly innovative vehicle platform of the future

Hyundai gets serious about unstoppable, four-legged 4×4 robo-cars

When Hyundai debuted (rendered, really) its sci-fi-grade Elevate walking all-terrain vehicle concept at CES 2019, we assumed its design team just threw an all-time-great New Year’s Eve bash and let the party favors do the designing. Okay, maybe it was … Continue reading Hyundai gets serious about unstoppable, four-legged 4×4 robo-cars

Hyundai gets serious about unstoppable, four-legged 4×4 robo-cars

When Hyundai debuted (rendered, really) its sci-fi-grade Elevate walking all-terrain vehicle concept at CES 2019, we assumed its design team just threw an all-time-great New Year’s Eve bash and let the party favors do the designing. Okay, maybe it was … Continue reading Hyundai gets serious about unstoppable, four-legged 4×4 robo-cars

Electric U-Shift takes a modular approach to urban mobility

The German Aerospace Center has revealed a working prototype of a multi-use urban mobility and logistics vehicle called U-Shift, which is made up of an electric U-shaped base platform that’s used to ferry around various pod modules.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Electric U-Shift takes a modular approach to urban mobility