While many people routinely turn their bike upside-down to perform repairs, doing so can damage handlebar-mounted components such as brake levers, shifters and e-bike screens. The Original Handlebar Jack is designed to protect those items, by keeping the bars off the ground. Invented by cyclist Andy Wilkoff, the Handlebar Jack system actually consists of two small jacks, 3D-printed out of […]

Not everyone is able to use their gadgets via the usual taps and swipes, which is why extra accessibility add-ons are so important – such as a new eye-tracking system called Skyle, which works with the 12.9-inch Apple iPad Pro. The main part of Skyle is a case that the iPad Pro slots into. The case features a scanner using […]

Touchscreens are more ubiquitous in our lives than ever, but there are still some things that could stand to become a bit more hands-on. Glamos is a tiny device that uses LIDAR technology to project a kind of virtual touchscreen anywhere one is needed, turning TVs or projectors into giant motion-controlled displays that you don’t need to actually touch. Glamos […]

If you’re a golfer, you know that accurately gauging distances on the course is one of the most important elements of the game — a skill that can often mean the difference between a hole-in-one and an afternoon spent in the sand trap. The top-rated NX7 Pro Slop: Golf Rangefindertakes the guesswork out of getting precise yardage with every swing, […]

Super 8mm home movie cameras could only shoot three minutes of film at a time, and the footage was grainy and flickery. If you think those are good qualities (and many people do), then you might be interested in the new Fragment 8 retro digital video camera. Created by Hong Kong startup the Lofty Factory, the Fragment 8 can record […]

Here’s a quick cut from the full article we wrote about this gizmo earlier in the week. “Rather than using a small leveling bubble, the Platyball Elite uses an electronic leveling system — similar to the system inside some digital cameras that tells you when the horizon is crooked. That electronic design allows the leveling system to be accessed via  […]

Given how 360-degree video cameras allow viewers to feel as if they’re immersed in the viewing environment, it would follow that one of their most intriguing uses would be for shooting underwater footage. Well, the 360bubble Deep is designed to help that happen. Invented by British underwater film-maker Jon Slayer, the device is basically a spherical transparent acrylic housing. Although […]

While there already are powered suction-cup devices that allow people or robots to climb walls, they only work on smooth surfaces. Chinese scientists, however, have now developed a system that sticks to rough surfaces via spinning water. Known as “zero-pressure difference” (ZPD), the technology is being developed by a team at Zhejiang University, led by Xin Li and Kaige Shi. […]

Back in 2011, we heard about a rather quirky but apparently effective bike lock known as the TiGr. Now, its makers are back with a new version that’s more compact and harder to cut through. Designed by cyclists (and brothers) John and Jim Loughlin, the original TiGr (pictured below) is essentially a long, narrow titanium “bow” that can be mounted […]

While some powered exoskeletons give able-bodied users “superstrength,” others are designed simply to let physically-challenged people move about normally. A new version of the latter is said to be much lighter and more user-responsive than others on the market. Currently in prototype form, the lower-body device is being developed via a collaboration between The City University of New York, City […]