Awesome Tech

Prior to this video, the fastest recorded flight speed for a battery-R/C drone was 224 mph. Luke Bell and his dad, Mike, built a custom drone that set a new Guinness World Record of 298.47 mph and an unofficial top speed of 317 mph. But the feat wasn’t without its challenges, including multiple battery fires. Stick around til the end for some cinematic shots.

Edelkrone’s StandPLUS is like a portable monitor arm but for cameras, smartphones, and anything you can mount with a standard tripod mounting screw. It’s easier to adjust than a tripod and makes more angles and positions possible. It also folds flat and has a built-in handle. The standard model holds up to 3 lb., while the Pro holds up to 6 lb.

FSP’s CUT593P is mostly a standard gaming-oriented mid-tower PC case. But it has one feature that we wish would take off more than RGB on everything. It comes with braided power cables for the motherboard and CPU that are already pre-routed and organized with combs. A simple but much needed convenience for PC building and maintenance.

This numeric keypad from MelGeek pairs perfectly with their Mojo68 and Mojo84 mechanical keyboards. Its clear plastic body and white, grey, and orange keycaps with crisp graphics look straight out of a Ground Control center. It connects via USB-C or 2.4GHz wireless and comes with Gateron Pro Brown, White, or Kailh Box Plastic switches.

WaterField Designs gets ready for Apple’s new iPads with its Shinjuku Messenger bags. These lightweight bags hold an iPad, accessories, and even a small water bottle inside. They come in Compact and Full sizes for 11-inch or 12.9-inch iPads. The larger one can also carry a 15-inch MacBook Air. The bags come in X-Pac canvas or waxed canvas with full-grain leather.

Filmmaker Paul Trillo used OpenAI’s generative video tool Sora to help create the music video for The Hardest Part from singer-songwriter Washed Out. Rather than attempting to replicate reality, the video takes us on a surreal and dreamlike journey through the lives a young couple. We think it’s a smart use of AI to bring a creative vision to life.

The Vividstorm S is a projector screen that rolls out of its short and thin freestanding base. The screen itself is made of rows of prisms that block out 97% of ambient light for a shockingly vivid and bright display. The S Pro is for short-throw projectors, while the S ALR is for standard projectors. It comes in 75″ to 120″ sizes. Projector not included.

Workspace Hero’s DeskRail is a 3D-printed modular desk organizer system. The base rail comes with a strip of 3M adhesive. With the rail installed, you can now mount its various attachments, such as a phone holder and a cable holder, and slide them along the length of the rail. You can also purchase just the 3D files for the rail and its attachments.

Robosen stunned Transformers fans with the self-transforming Optimus Prime. Now, they’ve given the leader of the Decepticons the same treatment. The Flagship Megatron independently converts from robot to tank form and back, along with many other actions. As if that wasn’t awesome enough, it’s voiced by the original voice actor Frank Welker.

To celebrate the launch of their awesome Mini-Saber Gen 2 torch, Logan from The Hacksmith created a larger-than-life model of the butane-powered beauty, complete with packaging. Their 7-foot-tall Mega Saber runs on propane and uses a set of seven nozzles to focus its jet-like flame. It’s overkill for roasting marshmallows or popping popcorn, though.

Swagkeys reminds us just how far custom keyboards – and their prices – have come. The company’s upcoming Transition Lite TKL will take you back to the ’90s with its transparent polycarbonate case. It’s a kit, so you’ll have to get stabilizers, switches, and keycaps separately and then put it all together yourself. But for only $50, this is an awesome deal.

Craving coffee at your desk? It’s easy enough to pick up a Keurig that brews on demand. But that wasn’t good enough for Martina from Nerdforge. Her idea? Make a PC with a built-in coffee maker. What she fabricated was a working gaming PC that grinds beans and brews a single cup off coffee. She built it into the enormous Corsair Obsidian 1000D tower case.

There’s no question that cars have improved in terms of safety tech, they’ve also created new problems by removing buttons and knobs, reinventing gear shifters, and making vehicles bigger. Commentator Drew Gooden talks about some of these backward steps in automotive design, then roasts the vehicle that’s the worst offender – the Tesla Cybertruck.

The latest edition of Razer’s Viper Pro mouse takes the versatile wide and flat shell of the Viper V3 HyperSpeed and packs it with its latest proprietary optical sensor that promises virtually 100% resolution accuracy for pixel-perfect aiming. The Viper V3 Pro also has a smoother matte finish, satisfyingly clicky side buttons, and improved tactile mechanical switches.

The retro emulator formerly known as GBA4iOS is now Delta, and can now be installed on iOS devices. It can play NES, SNES, N64, GBC, GBA, and Nintendo DS games, with more systems to be added. It supports most modern controllers and even has built-in cheat systems. Just bring your own game ROMs.

Russian outfit ROBO.SYSTEMS partnered with luxury mobility brand The Arsenale to create this special edition of their badass 2×2 Ultra Bike. The all-terrain electric bike has dual 1000-watt motors and rolls on soft and buoyant wheels that can ride through sand, marsh, snow drifts, mud, and shallow water. It has a top speed of 30 mph and a range of up to 50 km.