Paul Ridden

4 days ago | newatlas.com | Paul Ridden

Archer has released video footage of the first flight of its Midnight eVTOL with a pilot at the controls, though the aircraft rolled down a runway to take off rather than using its rotors to lift it vertically. We've already seen Archer's five-seat Midnight air taxi rise vertically from the tarmac in the latter half of 2023, following years of testing and tweaking of prototypes like the two-seat Maker demonstrator.

5 days ago | newatlas.com | Paul Ridden

Makers, tinkerers, modelers and crafters looking for an edge that smoothly cuts through a range of materials like they're all butter might find the NeoBlade of interest – which is claimed to be the world's most compact wireless ultrasonic cutter. The NeoBlade from Hong Kong's Hozo Design has been developed to make slicing into a wide range of materials – from 3D-printed models in PLA to carbon fiber and printed circuit boards to carbon fiber and plywood – a whole lot easier.

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Paul Ridden

We've seen a bunch curbside chargers that enable apartment dwellers to join the electric revolution without having to always top up away from home, but the one from Rheinmetall AG is about the least obtrusive. The street-level charger replaces concrete curbs with a Level 2 charge point. The Curb Charger concept from the Düsseldorf-based automotive and arms manufacturer was first presents at an e-mobility conference back in 2022.

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Paul Ridden

They're chunky and heavy, and not the most attractive handsets around. But rugged phones are designed to shake off abuse, while filling their girth with huge batteries and useful tools. The latest model from Ulefone has all that in spades, plus pocket cinema chops.

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Paul Ridden

Hisense sub-brand Vidda has launched a new home entertainment powerhouse in China called the C3 Ultra. The 4K home cinema projector is the first to feature the MCL39 laser light source for high brightness and excellent color performance. Hisense launched the C2 series of Tri-Chroma projectors in October last year, but had already tested these models in its home turf before the global release.