Fans of The Big Bang Theory probably remember Raj Koothrappali’s room as a monument to awkward genius, and there was one thing that constantly stood out: a 22-inch monitor with speakers that appeared to float, wrapped in a coating of glass. Dell created the Crystal (model C22W). It debuted in early 2008 for $1,199 (about … Read more
Desktop speakers often sit on your desk, pushing out music while blending in with monitors and keyboards. Edifier’s New Cyber comes on your desk dressed like a tiny gaming rig, complete with illuminated internals and a panel that displays system stats. Edifier designed the New Cyber around a translucent upper shell that exposes its wiring … Read more
Going hands on with the Xtra Muse reveals that it’s a near exact copy of the DJI Osmo Pocket 3. Both camera gimbals fold the same way, track faces across a room without issue and warm up in the same spots after a quick recording session; even the screen click is the same. FCC filings … Read more
In 1974, Hungarian architect Ernő Rubik sat down with a handful of wooden blocks and a problem concerning 3D movement. Now, 50 years later, the same puzzle has a different shape. The Rubik’s WOWCube takes the classic design and fills it with screens, transforming idle rotations into entire games. Cubios, the firm behind this, collaborated … Read more
In January 1977, a peculiar box appeared on the shelves of American electronics retailers, marking a company’s attempt to carve out a share of the expanding video game business. RCA, the radio and television behemoth, introduced the Studio II, a home video gaming device that transforms your TV into a “entertainment center for family pleasure.” … Read more
Astronaut Don Pettit just returned from six months on the International Space Station and shared a cool video of a Starlink satellite train. His footage, shot from the ISS 250 miles above the Earth, shows the satellites lined up, their solar panels shining like sails in the void. My best sighting of a Starlink satellite … Read more
Sam Barker’s garage is a haven for the over-ambitious, and his latest creation, a diwheel, proves that he’s able to turn half-baked ideas into working prototypes. This is a real twin-wheeled monster that will redefine transportation with a bit of chaos and a lot of steel. Barker’s diwheel started as an expansion of his previous … Read more
Photo credit: FinalSparkA light shines through the windows of a small facility in Vevey, Switzerland where a team of scientists is bringing to life something that blurs the line between biology and technology. FinalSpark’s lab is growing the seeds of a new kind of computer made from human skin and attached to electrodes, like students … Read more
Laptops feel like they’re carrying the weight of an entire office, but Apple’s iPad Air with M3 CPU wants to change that. This 11-inch tablet, priced at $449 (was $599), for the 128GB model, can handle spreadsheets, video edits and endless email chains. The M3 chip, which powers the latest MacBooks, makes processes that would … Read more
Elon Musk’s net worth recently hit a half-trillion dollars, so purchasing a new Gulfstream G300 is like tossing away change. This super-midsize plane made its premiere last month in Savannah, Georgia, and is Gulfstream’s latest attempt to combine everyday utility with high-end travel. At $28.9 million, it is less expensive than the company’s larger planes … Read more