The incredibly sleek, space-optimized Wingamm Oasi plus-sized camper van has officially arrived in the United States. The new "micro class RV" combines Italian exterior flair with high-end European furnishings to instantly become a state-of-the-art camper van alternative for American buyers. The previously forbidden fruit isn't quite as affordable in the States as it is on the Old Continent but still offers compelling bang for the buck.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: wingamm, Campervan, RV, Motorhome, Motorhomes, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

General Motors – once a trusted symbol of American innovation – was outed last year for secretly collecting and selling drivers' detailed driving information without their consent, with its OnStar Smart Driver technology. Now the FTC has smacked GM with a settlement that we can live with.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: GM, Privacy, Data Protection, Cars, Toyota, Hyundai, Kia

Yamaha is set to follow Kawasaki into the hybrid segment, with the FZ-S Hybrid. Spotted at Bharat Mobility Expo 2025 in India, it's part of a sea change at Yamaha, the ripples of which will surely be felt throughout the motorcycle industry.

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Yamaha, Kawasaki, Hybrid, Alternative Energy, urban transport, India

Pine cones are pretty smart for things with no brains, enough so that scientists have copied them to create a unique window shading system. The setup blocks sunlight in the summer and lets it through in the winter, without using any electricity.

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Category: Good Thinking, Lifestyle

Tags: University of Stuttgart, University of Freiburg, Biomimicry, Sunlight

Unlike cats, our vision is pretty rubbish in very low light conditions. Fortunately, technology can help us reveal the hidden secrets of the night. The Nightra night vision monocular is just such as gadget, and promises to reveal "every detail in vivid, full color."

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Category: Outdoors, Lifestyle

Tags: Night Vision, Cameras, 4k, Color, Kickstarter

A couple of University of Nebraska professors have launched a startup company with the goal of bringing to market an innovative method for delivering drugs and other therapeutics to targeted locations in the human body. The key ingredient? Milk.

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Category: Medical Innovations, Body & Mind

Tags: Drug delivery, Exosomes, Milk, peptide, University of Nebraska

In what they're calling the "highest density of mechanical bonds ever achieved," researchers created a super-strong flexible material that works very much like chainmail. The breakthrough has already demonstrated its ability to improve body armor.

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Category: Materials, Science

Tags: Polymer, Armor, Chemistry, Northwestern University, Duke University

Nintendo has finally taken the wraps off its upcoming Switch 2 portable gaming console, and from what we can see in its playful trailer, its, um... awfully similar to the original that launched 8 years ago.

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Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Gaming, Portable Gaming, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch

A 13-year study of tiny penguins in Australia has dispelled the long-held myth that these seabirds mate for life, with the 'divorce rate' nearly 10 times that of the current statistics for US adults. And, not surprisingly, it all comes down to kids.

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Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Monash University, Penguins, Animals, Animal science, Conservation, Environment

Renault Group/Geely venture Horse was spun off in 2023 to pursue next-generation powertrain technologies. Unlike so many other startups, Horse's brief wasn't simply to churn out new electric motors and battery packs for pure-electric vehicles but to create a comprehensive lineup of efficient combustion engines, transmissions and electric components for the next generation of hybrids and low-emissions ICE vehicles. Its latest motor has hit production, giving automakers a small, efficient unit that delivers seamless power and torque for hybrid cars.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Motor, Plug-in Hybrid, Hybrid, Renault, Geely

Another major contender has entered the launch business as Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket roared into orbit today. At 2:03 am EST, the heavy launcher lifted off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

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Category: Space, Science

Tags: New Glenn, Blue Origin, Launch, Rocket

It was 50% success today as SpaceX's Starship 7 mission lifted off from Boca Chica, Texas at 4:36 pm CST and ended with the second capture landing of the giant Super Heavy first stage and the unexplained loss of the Starship second stage.

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Category: Space, Science

Tags: Starship, SpaceX, Launch

The Dakar Rally is unlike any other race on the face of the Earth. And Segway is one of the last bike makers you’d expect to find in it. There are plenty of reasons for that, but perhaps the biggest is the fact that the Chinese manufacturer doesn’t produce a single bike that is capable of serious off-road riding.

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Segway, Dakar Rally, CES 2025, Electric Motorcycles, Off-road

Most people with cell phones might not ever experience what it feels like to suddenly find yourself in a dead zone. If you have, maybe you find solace in those brief interruptions without notifications. Or maybe you find yourself in an emergency and help is not on the way. Either way, the ability to connect if you need to has its merits.

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Category: Technology

Tags: China, Satellite, Mobile Phones, Cell+Phone, Communications

The Cardabelle offers a contemporary take on downsizing that balances space constraints and comfort to allow up to two people to embrace full-time life on wheels, despite its modest length of just 20 ft (6 m).

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Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home, Baluchon

Your existing multitool may be cool in an outdoorsy way, but does it give you any "street cred"? Well the WingSpan … might … as it packs an adjustable wrench, tweezers, a blade, and six other tools into a butterfly-knife-type titanium body.

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Category: Outdoors, Lifestyle

Tags: Multitools, Titanium, Kickstarter, Knife

AI, AI, AI … It’s everywhere, right? Well, AI has now made its way to motorcycle helmets. Gone are the days of cautious shoulder checks. Intelligent Cranium Helmets promises to provide riders with the highest level of protection by combining improved visibility, crash detection, and seamless connectivity into a single, high-tech helmet.

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Helmets, Smart Helmet, Artificial Intelligence, HUD, Road Safety, CES 2025

As the production window approaches for what's described as "the world’s most efficient EV pickup," California-based startup Telo has formed a partnership with storied solar electric car maker Aptera. The latter will supply its photovoltaic cells for optional solar paneling for the upcoming compact electric truck.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Aptera, Solar Powered, Electric truck, Electric Vehicles, Photovoltaic, Compact

Long before adventure motorcycles became cool, Honda was producing a “heavy duty” minibike that was designed to be loaded up with gear and ridden almost anywhere you could imagine. It was called the Motra, which is commonly believed to be a combination of motorcycle-truck in Japanese.

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Honda, Honda Motorcycles, Off-road, Recreational vehicle, Auction

Vacuum sealing your food is a great way to store fresh ingredients as well as prepared meals – but maybe you don't want to deal with plastic bags every time. Fresiio's vacuum sealer pulls off the same trick, but with reusable lunchboxes.

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Category: Around The Home, Lifestyle

Tags: Kickstarter, Food, Cooking, Storage