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Oct 4, 2024 | newatlas.com | Darren Quick |Darren's love

Research showing that sitting for extended periods is bad for your health led to an explosion in the popularity of standing desks. And for those looking to get in some cardio while chained to the desk, under-desk treadmills let you do just that.

Sep 4, 2024 | newatlas.com | Darren Quick |Darren's love

It might sound like a superhero mashup but rather than fighting crime (unless your crime-fighting aspirations are of the Inspector Gadget variety), the Blade Shadow is the latest in a seemingly never-ending stream of multitools that impress with the number of functions crammed into a pocket-friendly form factor. And this one packs a tool you don’t usually see in a multitool.

Aug 14, 2024 | newatlas.com | Darren Quick |Darren's love

As we experience temperature extremes more often as a result of climate change, it predictably leads to an uptick in the use of air conditioning systems. This of course results in higher energy use, which, if it’s not coming from renewable sources, means more greenhouse gas emissions, and the vicious cycle continues.

Aug 6, 2024 | newatlas.com | Darren Quick |Darren's love

For companies in the business of multitools, the name of the game is cramming as many tools as possible into as small a form factor as possible. Atlanta-based XEdge ticked those boxes with its Flounder multitool pendant last year and has now followed up with the Flounder 2.0.Although the latest iteration of the Flounder is slightly larger than its predecessor, those few extra millimeters enabled XEdge to pack in a few more features – five more tools to be exact.

Jul 30, 2024 | newatlas.com | Darren Quick |Darren's love

If there’s one thing wars are good at, it’s turning buildings into rubble. But this mobile manufacturing machine does the reverse, turning rubble from destroyed buildings into bricks – bricks which can be stacked and joined together Lego-style to form mortarless structures. After years of development, the first mobile brick factory is on its way to Ukraine to help rebuild housing and infrastructure. Western Australia is earning itself a reputation as a hotbed for brick-related technology.