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Pricing for complete bikes should start at €7,500 ($8,419) Fracebike With their big ugly welds, aluminum-framed mountain bikes generally aren’t quite as pretty as their carbon fiber or titanium counterparts. That said, the German-made Frace F160 is a huge exception, as its frame is milled from a solid block of aluminum. The F160 was initially … Continue reading Gorgeous F160 mountain bike is milled from a single aluminum block Continue Reading →

Torsus teases its Terrastorm off-road van  Torsus Torsus jumped onto the scene two years ago with one of the world’s ruggedest 4×4 buses for work and play. Now the Prague-based company broadens its work with VW Group chassis types, turning the VW Crafter 4Motion/MAN TGE 4×4 into what it calls the world’s most capable minibus. We’d love … Continue reading Torsus kicks up a terra storm with new off-road explorer van Continue Reading →

Honorable Mention – Amateur. Anna’s Hummingbird. Ardenwood Historic Farm, California, USA Bibek Ghosh/Audubon Photography Awards From over 6,000 submissions the National Audubon Society awarded its annual prize for best bird photography to an incredible shot from skilled underwater photographer Joanna Lentini. The image shows a cormorant diving into a school of sardines in the hopes … Continue reading The best of the birds in the 2020 Audubon Photography Awards Continue Reading →

A hormone expressed by the liver when we have eaten enough sugar has been found to influence neurons in the brain to help us stop eating sweet food A few years ago, scientists discovered the liver releases a hormone to suppress consumption of sweet-tasting food once a person has consumed high volumes of sugar. New … Continue reading Researchers uncover how your brain puts the brakes on sugar cravings B Continue Reading →

The H160 uses a Blue Edge main rotor that is claimed to halve the sound produced and eliminate flapping noise Airbus Helicopters Airbus Helicopters’ multi-role H160 helicopter has received type certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Three prototypes of the twin-engine rotorcraft have completed over 1,500 hours of test and demonstration flights and it … Continue reading Airbus’ H160 multi-role helicopter awarded EASA certification Continue Reading →

The T5 II Sport True Wireless McLaren Edition earphones are good for up to 8 hours per charge, with the charging case adding another 24 hours Audio gear veteran Klipsch has partnered with McLaren Formula 1 for a special edition pair of true wireless earphones. The McLaren-themed T5 II Sport earphones are waterproof, include an … Continue reading McLaren edition wireless earphones aim for best-in-class track performance Continue Reading →

Apple may have signed the divorce papers with Intel over future processors, but that doesn’t mean Apple Silicon Macs will miss out on eagerly-awaited features like next-gen Thunderbolt. The countdown to the first Apple Silicon Mac – which could be a 13-inch MacBook Pro, the latest speculation suggests – is already on, with Apple promising its … Continue reading With Thunderbolt 4 on the horizon, good news for Apple Silicon Macs Continue Reading →

EDITORS’ RATING: 7/10 PROS The Isle of Armor is a better Wild Area Many returning Pokemon, including a lot of fan favorites Diglett Hunting is fun Max Soup makes it easier to obtain Gigantamax Pokemon CONS Story is relatively short and inconsequential Pokemon Sword and Shield’s bad parts hold the Isle of Armor back too … Continue reading Pokemon Sword and Shield Isle of Armor Review: A fun, but short, addition Continue Reading →

Google suggested this week that they are in the process of “accelerating Android updates.” It’s possible they’re set to move the future of Android updates to a more speedy place with deployment across all devices – but their wording remains vague enough that they’ll find plausible deniability should a major smartphone ever appear in the … Continue reading Your Android updates are getting faster, says Google Continue Reading →

Dell has redesigned its XPS Desktop PC and, while notebooks may get the most attention these days, it’s a reminder that style and attention to detail isn’t just important when you’re mobile. Smaller but more powerful than its predecessor, the new XPS Desktop offers up to 10th Gen Intel Core i9K processors. On the GPU … Continue reading Dell XPS Desktop PC gets a sleek and thoughtful 2020 redesign Continue Reading →