Con Hathy printed a stubby PETG rocket named Spark, loaded an Estes B4, and sent it up a launch rod. Jolly Logic Altimeter 2 data put the flight at 81 feet, 48 mph, and 6.4 G. He then wanted the same motor to do more work by firing it from a closed tube, the same idea that once helped the Arcas sounding rocket leave the pad faster than a rail ever allowed.
Gold two-seaters with butterfly doors rolled through downtown Austin on Thursday, September 3, and none of them had a steering wheel. Tesla used an invite-only gathering at ACL Live to put its purpose-built Cybercab into the same Robotaxi app that has already been carrying paying riders in Model Y SUVs since June 2025. Guests got the first spins Thursday evening. Broader public hails in a limited Austin zone were set to open Friday.
Set 72306 PlayStation is LEGO’s first official collaboration with Sony, revealed September 3, 2026 during PlayStation’s State of Play. Builders 18 and up get 1,911 pieces that form a near 1:1 replica of the original grey console and its first wired controller. The finished set is just over 6 cm high, 26 cm wide, and 19 cm deep, which is close enough to the 1994 hardware to let the model to sit beside a real device without appearing toy-sized. The pricing in the United States is $179.99, while in the United Kingdom it is £139.99 and Europe gets it at €159.99.
Sony used today’s State of Play to show two limited-edition DualSense wireless controllers built around Grand Theft Auto VI. The DualSense Wireless Controller, Grand Theft Auto VI Black Limited Edition and DualSense Wireless Controller, Grand Theft Auto VI White Limited Edition are both inspired by Vice City, with one side designed for sunny seaside days and the other with neon nights. They arrive on the same day as the game, November 19.
Nick Alvarez, the electrical engineer and maker who posts as NickBuilds and Nickbuildstuff, decided a regular Game Boy Color was too small for what he had in mind. He built one that stands ten feet tall and still accepts button presses, volume twists, and game input the way the 1998 original did.
Super Buzzy Yoshi released Super Mario World Remastered for PC this week as a custom campaign inside Super Mario Bros. X2. You install SMBX2 Beta 5 Patch 4 first, drop the project folder into the worlds directory, then pick the campaign from the list on the left side of the screen. The entire adventure runs through the fan engine, thus no standalone executable or ROM file is required.
Range Rover Electric finally arrived this week after a delayed decade of work, and order books are open now for the 2027 model. JLR kept the fifth-generation silhouette almost intact, then fitted an aero grille, cleaner wheels, and a smoothed underbody so the big SUV still looks like a Range Rover from across a parking lot. Solihull builds it next to the petrol and plug-in versions, while Wolverhampton makes the battery packs and drive units. Martin Limpert, Range Rover’s managing director, called electric propulsion a natural match for the cabin’s calm, and he also said the company pushed testing further than first planned so the car would still feel like the original luxury SUV.
Razer spent years shipping clip-on phone pads that played well and still needed a tote. Prio is the first of a new ultra-portable line, a $99.99 USB-C controller that folds to 107 by 67 by 23 millimeters and 101 grams, roughly a credit card’s footprint and a bar of soap’s weight. One twist unlocks the two halves. They swing open around a silicone band, a phone up to seven inches seats in the gap, and the layout that was hiding inside becomes a pair of analog sticks, a real four-way D-pad, face buttons, bumpers, and triggers. iPhone 17 Pro Max and Galaxy S26 Ultra both fit. So do most slim and medium cases, helped by three rubber pads in the box and removable locking brackets.
Original Nintendo DS handhelds from late 2004 keep showing up in repair piles with hinges that snap and shells that powder at the slightest pressure. Owners who stored one in a drawer for two decades often discover the damage only when they try to swap a dead screen or tighten a loose screw. Metallic paint Nintendo laid over the ABS plastic appears to be reacting with the case itself. Yellow or greenish stains leak out around edges, button wells, and hinge roots. Force the clamshell open and the plastic flakes instead of flexing.
Sony Pictures Television switched on Live TV on PS5 for United States players on August 31, handing anyone with a console and a PlayStation account more than 100 live feeds plus on-demand movies and series at no extra monthly fee. Ads pay the bill. No separate download sits in the way, and PlayStation Plus is not required.