Paul Ridden

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Paul Ridden

A few years back, we covered a pop-up computer monitor that could fit in a small carry case between uses, and also serve as a pico projector. Now Texas-based Arovia has returned to Kickstarter with a larger version of the Splay screen, called the Max. The basic idea behind the Splay Max hasn't really changed much since Arovia introduced South by Southwest festival goers to its SPUD project back in 2016. You start with a small carry box that contains a projection unit and a collapsed display screen.

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Paul Ridden

Portable projectors can bring moving pictures to the campsite or presentations to isolated work places. Smartphones add comms and cameras to the equation. And powerbanks can keep things going. The Tank 4 Pro from 8849 combines all three, and more. Rugged phones are not for everyone. They fly in the face of an industry aiming for thin, they tend to be very weighty too and they're unlikely to win any beauty contests.

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Paul Ridden

More than a decade ago, a startup launched on Kickstarter to fund an automated guitar tuner called the Roadie. Now the company has returned to the platform with the smarter, faster, smoother and more powerful fourth generation. Though there are many crowdfunding horror stories, the Roadie guitar tuner is not one of them. The first app-controlled tuner and peg turner in one successfully navigated its Kickstarter in 2013 and subsequently went on sale about a year later.

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Paul Ridden

Teenage Engineering has put its unique stamp on budget and high-end audio gear over the years, but has also ventured outside of its box on occasion. The latest example of that is an electric moped/scooter called the epa-1, developed with fellow Swedes Vässla Micromobility. "I have always liked products that are a bit special," said Vässla's Mikael Andersson, who – along with Paul Frankenius – acquired the company's bankruptcy assets in March of last year.

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Paul Ridden

Back in 2014, French e-mobility company AEMotion set out to "combine the agility of a motorcycle with the safety profile of a four-wheeled vehicle." After much prototyping, its two-person tilting creation is up for pre-order ahead of production next year. The "microcar" doesn't yet have a dedicated name, but will roll on four wheels sporting tilting technology that allows the vehicle to lean into corners like a motorcycle.