Super-simple interface replaces a touchscreen with PVC and printer toner
New Atlasby Etiido Uko19d ago
Touchscreens are one of the most deceptively simple-looking technologies. A simple tap on a piece of glass can make countless things happen.
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top 54%KTM 690 Rally: Is this the bike to finally change KTM's fortunes?
New Atlasby Utkarsh Sood19d ago
KTM hasn’t had an easy road. But you can’t argue that there are easier ways to save a motorcycle company than building a 690-cc single-cylinder rally bike. You could make a cheap commuter.
4-min turbo-inflatable cubic camp castle is now available in the USA
New Atlasby C.C. Weiss19d ago
One of the more impressive tent innovations to emerge from 2025, Cube Air Tent debuted as a spinoff of South African inflatable tent trailer brand Alphago.
Instax camera fuses vintage analog vibe with pocket-size digital power
New Atlasby Abhimanyu Ghoshal20d ago
Fujifilm got really whimsical building its latest camera in the Instax line. This digital camera for casual shooting resembles analog point-and-shoot models from the 1960s, but it's half the size...
Toyota Dakar hopeful swaps twin-turbo V6 for hydrogen fuel cells
New Atlasby Simon Heptinstall20d ago
The Dakar Rally could be the world’s most punishing motorsport event. Historically, conquering the thousands of miles of brutal sand dunes, jagged rocks and extreme desert temperatures required...
Pocketable wrench goes full-on vise grip with swappable locking jaws
New Atlasby Maryna Holovnova20d ago
While many EDC manufacturers focus on combining as many different functions as possible, MakerPi from Hong Kong has decided to focus on one thing – getting a solid, secure grip – and refine that...
Apartment-like tiny house provides spacious comfort on a single level
New Atlasby Adam Williams20d ago
This extra-wide tiny house has been designed for flexibility and spaciousness, while still maintaining a relatively modest footprint.
China's AI superchip set to reshape the 'arms race' as early as January
New Atlasby Bronwyn Thompson20d ago
Chinese tech giant Huawei has made a bold move in the AI "race," announcing that its next-generation AI chip to rival current Nvidia models will be released as early as the start of 2027.
Elegant carbon fiber multitool puts a high-strength blade in your pocket
New Atlasby Abhimanyu Ghoshal20d ago
This new multitool we've just come across packs four tools into a frame that's both compact and easy to grip.
Mojave drone achieves battlefield STOL world-first
New Atlasby David Szondy20d ago
General Atomics has achieved another aviation milestone as its medium-class Mojave Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) carried out the first short take-off and landing (STOL) on a simulated battlefield...
This $42 box gives you remote access even if Windows is dead
New Atlasby Howard Armitage20d ago
There is a particular sort of helplessness that comes from knowing exactly how to fix a computer while being hundreds of miles away from it.
The smallest mouse money can buy doubles as a remote control
New Atlasby Abhimanyu Ghoshal21d ago
This isn't the smallest mouse ever made – that honor, as far as I can tell, goes to this 3D-printed number from YouTuber juskim – but it's arguably the tiniest one available to regular consumers.
EDC gadget packs 36 tools into one key-fob-sized module
New Atlasby Maryna Holovnova21d ago
Everyday-carry (EDC) tool designers seem to be in a continuous race to squeeze as many functions as possible into the smallest package possible (and reasonable).
Freedom Campers cubes & stacks $4,500 tiny living pod into a two-story
New Atlasby C.C. Weiss21d ago
Originally called the Tusca HitchHiker before getting bought out and rebranded, the Freedom Camper has proven a very interesting development at the entry-level end of the RV market.
The way you sleep has ties to 80 different diseases
New Atlasby Mike McRae21d ago
Thomas Edison famously regarded sleep as a waste of good work hours, electing to snooze a mere three or four hours every night.
VW’s 326-hp electric hot hatch is the most powerful GTI ever
New Atlasby Simon Heptinstall21d ago
Volkswagen is bringing its most famous performance badge into the electric era with the global debut of the all-new ID.3 GTI.
World's smallest CT scanner fits in the palm of your hand
New Atlasby Omar Kardoudi21d ago
Picture a CT scanner and you probably imagine a donut-shaped machine the size of a small car, standing about 6.6 ft (2 m) tall and weighing several tons.
Terrace-topped tiny house makes clever use of a compact footprint
New Atlasby Adam Williams21d ago
This terrace-topped tiny house has a relatively modest length of just 26 ft (7.9 m), but it also has a lot going on inside.
Hybrid human-mouse brain created in landmark lab experiment
New Atlasby Mike McRae21d ago
A landmark experiment led by Stanford University researchers expands the scope of what we can learn from lab-grown neural models, dramatically improving the integration of a human cortical organoid...
Small, spry solar-roofed tractor looks to replace diesel
New Atlasby Omar Kardoudi21d ago
For small-scale farmers, diesel is a recurring headache. A bill that swings with global oil prices and never really goes away.