Electric vehicles have transformed the way people travel, yet plugging in the charger remains a chore that all EV owners must endure on a regular basis. Flexiv, a robotics business based in Shenzhen, has developed a solution to this problem. They designed a rolling robot that does all of the work for you, including locating your car in a parking lot, getting the charging cable, and plugging it in.
Years from now, when someone pulls an old New 3DS XL from a drawer and connects it to this handcrafted Switch-style dock, it will feel like going back in time. The system slides down with a satisfying click, its screen blazing onto the TV in crystal-clear, high-definition HDMI, and a Switch Pro controller springs to life in your hands.
Sony debuted the PlayStation 5 roughly five years ago, but the Slim Disc Edition, priced at $449 (was $499) continues to draw crowds whenever the holiday season rolls around. The original console’s size was reduced by more than 30% to make place for this slimmer successor. It conveniently fits on a narrower shelf or next to a TV without taking up too much space.
For years, GTA Online users have been making money, avoiding cops, and living in Los Santos. Rockstar Games’ latest update, A Safehouse in the Hills, finally gives players access to those huge hilltop houses. These assets will be available on December 10 for almost all of your platforms, including the PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, transforming your crew into the ultimate icons of extravagance.
Encor Design unveiled its first creation last week, a car that took the Lotus Esprit from the realm of nostalgia and dropped it solidly in the present. Meet the Series I, a restomod that combines the crisp lines of the ’75 original with the power of a late-model V8 – all encased in a carbon-fiber shell so light you’d assume it was being towed by a helium balloon. Fifty years after Giorgetto Giugiaro’s wedge first drew attention at the Paris Motor Show, a small team of ex-Lotus engineers has managed to design a car that honors every curve of its predecessor while also resolving every significant problem.
Marques Brownlee, popularly known as MKBHD, put his hands around the Xiaomi SU7 Max’s leather steering wheel and eased onto the pavement just outside a nondescript office building. In China, this 4-door costs $42000 and has 673 horsepower from dual motors, a 101kwh battery that claims 320 miles of range, and can accelerate like a real supercar.
Pokémon has always been about using your imagination rather than becoming entirely immersed. Those old-school Game Boy sprites, with their blocky graphics, didn’t require fancy ray-traced reflections to make you feel like the 10 year old ruler of the Pokémon universe, catching them all. Then there’s NIONX, a French YouTuber who has no prior expertise with 3D modeling or Unreal Engine 5, but has now released an amazing HD-2D reconstruction of the Kanto area that looks exactly like the remake we’ve all been waiting for.
F1’s engines are gearing up for a significant shift in the United States next year. Apple recently signed a five-year deal to become the series’ sole broadcaster, and they are making all session footage available on their Apple TV platform. That means everyone with the basic $12.99 monthly membership will be able to watch all 24 races, practice runs, qualifying heats, sprint events, and the works for free. And the best part? There are no additional payments, and no advertisements to disturb the action.
A young engineering student in China has created a really interesting drone that resembles a slim sword and simply hovers there in silence, responding to the sweep of your hand. There are videos all over the internet depicting it rising off a table, circling a room, and even flipping through the air before landing in a waiting palm.
