Richard Rawlings of Gas Monkey Garage has spent years turning rusted wrecks into rolling works of art. His team loves big ideas that take cars to new places. A six-wheeled Ferrari Testarossa is a big idea. Stretching the classic 80s wedge into a six-axle beast would combine Italian style with American excess. But what started as a handshake deal between Rawlings and builder Alex Danton has turned into a public feud over money, credit and unfinished metal.
On July 30, 1987, Bandai launched Karaoke Studio in Japan, making it the first of its kind and a genuine pioneer in the area of karaoke games. TOSE manufactured and published this Nintendo Famicom bundle, which included much more than just a cartridge. It came with an additional piece of hardware, a large device that slips directly into your Famicom’s cartridge bay, as well as a special grey microphone that plugs right in. Guinness World Records has even labeled it the first karaoke video game, and it’s easy to understand why, with its super-accurate voice detection system and very excellent song collection.
Porsche recently handed over the keys to a fully customized Panamera Turbo Sonderwunsch that had been created just for one lucky owner in Dubai. This bespoke beauty is a one-of-a-kind vehicle designed from the ground up to suit the owner’s specific preferences. And this isn’t the only one-of-a-kind; the company’s Sonderwunsch program creates all sorts of interesting vehicles for customers who enjoy getting involved in every detail, from the paint job to the inside trim.
A YouTuber named smill just finished a playthrough of Minecraft using only a receipt paper for visuals. He turned off his monitor, took screenshots of the game one by one and fed them straight into the printer. Each frame came out on a strip of thermal paper, a long blurry record of his adventure. By the end he had defeated the Ender Dragon, so you can finish the game this way if you have the patience and a stack of paper rolls.
NVIDIA’s Shield TV Pro is a deliberate contrarian to all of the budget-priced streaming sticks and cubes. For those who want the best performance in a streaming device, the Shield Pro delivers where others just perform. Priced at $169.99 (down from $199.99) ahead of Black Friday, recent software updates in February 2025 added Auro-3D audio and new GeForce NOW titles so it stays current.
A 1972 BMW 2002 stands on a quiet Houston street, its Golf Yellow paint giving off a warm glow with the afternoon sun in the same manner it did half a century ago. This two-door coupe, which had only 19,000 miles before heading into a Munich workshop for a tune-up a few years ago, appears like a battle-hardened survivor from a time when cars had true character. Edgar and Nicolas Navarro run Bavarian Econs Tech out of a generic small garage in Munich; they removed the ancient 4-cylinder engine, which used to purr along in traffic, and filled the empty area with batteries and wires. What eventually emerged on the other side is known as the 2002te.
Snow covers the ground in a wooded clearing, where a hiker stops to catch his breath and grabs his iPhone 17 Pro. But it slips out of his gloved hand and into the snow. Moments later a raccoon emerges from the underbrush, sweeps away the powder and reveals the screen. He opens the camera app and soon a crowd of woodland creatures gather around this unexpected prize. What follows is an impromptu performance titled “A Critter Carol.”
A case for your iPhone has just become so much more. The REETLE SmartInk I attaches to 14 series and above devices, adding a 3.97-inch E Ink screen on the rear. This allows you to read texts or take notes without bringing up the main screen.
Pete Bitar has been chasing the ultimate rush: the thrill of soaring through the air propelled by electricity. Years of work in his workshop have finally paid off with the introduction of the LEO Solo JetBike, the latest in a line of prototypes that have experienced their fair share of ups and downs.
