TL;DR: The DJI Mini 4K drone is on sale for $249 at Amazon (Prime member discount). That’s $50 off the list price for a limited time. We totally get that DJI is one of the biggest names in drones. DJI has a strong reputation for creating incredible aerial shots and their product range is super popular with TikTokers, YouTubers, and …
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The Starlink Mini satellite dish is now even better thanks to the $119 LinkPower 1 power bank from PeakDo. The battery locks securely to the back of SpaceX’s smallest terminal and provides over 4.5 hours of uninterrupted Internet connectivity. The LinkPower’s battery can also charge simultaneously over USB-C from your car, solar generator, or solar panel for indefinite Internet use. …
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Image: Sasha Stowe “It’s what Indiana Jones would carry his Switch 2 around in.” – Jim Norman, 2025 He’s not wrong, though. The Magnetic Case for the Switch 2 from WaterField Designs looks like something straight out of Raider of the Lost Ark. It’s a simple, but effortlessly timeless-looking design, and should anyone see you out and about with it, …
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Image: Sasha Stowe The WaterField Designs CitySlicker is a design that has been around for at least 10 years, and it has barely aged a day. From its full-grain leather front flap to its pleasingly voluminous rear mesh pouch, it’s a case that oozes quality and style, which is just as well given the $129 price tag. Yeah, this is …
Read More »NASA Blasts X-59 Quiet Supersonic Mini Jet to Mach 1.4 in Tokyo Tunnel SciTechDaily X-59 Model Tested in Japanese Supersonic Wind Tunnel NASA (.gov) In conversation with Kalea Texeira, National Training Program Manager at Federal Aviation Administration alcircle NASA X-59 proves shockwave suppression for quiet supersonic flight in Mach 1.4 tests Aerospace Global News Tiny Version of NASA Jet That’ll Go Supersonic With No …
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It’s an unfortunate fact that when a scientist at MIT describes an exciting new piece of hardware as “low-cost,” it might not mean the same thing as if a hobbyist had said it. [Caden Kraft] encountered this disparity when he was building a SCARA arm and needed good actuators. An actuator like those on MIT’s Mini Cheetah would have been …
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Mini PCs seemed like niche devices at first. I thought they were suitable primarily for media centers or as backup systems, and didn’t expect much more. But after years of testing, building, and customizing them for all kinds of roles, I’ve come to realize just how capable these small machines really are. Looking back, there are several things I wish …
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Researchers have developed a new laboratory model grown from stem cells that replicates the human amniotic sac in the first two to four weeks after fertilization. The structure, which the researchers say is the most advanced and mature amniotic model ever created, could offer new insight into human development and lead to cell products for medical procedures, from burn treatments …
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