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Okay, so you know how it absolutely sucks when you're exploring the polar icecaps and your flashlight craps out at sub-zero temperatures? Your batteries might be to blame – and the solution might be an alternative to conventional lithium-ion cells.

If you’ve ever wished your cat could tell you when something’s wrong – especially with kidneys, digestion or the bladder – the SiiPet LitterLens might be the closest thing we’ve got to that. And peace of mind comes at only US$59 in December.

Four years after the A7 IV came out, Sony's given its mid-range flagship a glowup – making it a more versatile option that'll better serve your photo and video shooting needs around the US$3,000 mark.

Modern remote control (RC) snow blower technology, particularly in autonomous systems like Yarbo that use LiDAR mapping, RTK-GPS, and dual-stage clearing mechanisms, has reached a mature stage for comprehensive, hands-free winter maintenance.

Hypersonic vehicles aren't much use if you don't know where they're going, so Northrop Grumman is developing new navigation systems for autonomous craft that can stand up to the rigors of flying at speeds of over Mach 5.

Commercial spaceflight is booming and looks to go into full-on kaboom stage in the near future, sparking the need for an ever-increasing supply of solar panels. To fill this need, Dcubed is developing its ARAQYS system to manufacture arrays in orbit.

As any snowboarder knows, the board does not just float dreamily across soft, puffy snow. It bangs and it shakes and it chatters against the hard-packed slopes, which is exactly where the shock-absorbing ShredLORD is designed to come in.

If a reliable Apple laptop at a dramatic discount fits your needs, now is the time to secure this refurbished MacBook Air 13″ (mid 2017) with 8GB RAM and 128GB SSD for its lowest price ever, through Dec. 7 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Instead of growing, harvesting, processing, and shipping fabric across the world, why not let non-polluting bacteria grow it and dye it in a single container? Korean scientists are taking the first steps towards doing that very thing.

All tiny houses require some compromises. However, the Thicket, by Rewild Homes, has fewer than you might expect given its relatively compact size, and it looks like it could be a good fit for first-time downsizers.