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Formlabs Form Studio 1 Review: A Nearly Flawless Resin 3D Printer
Pros & Cons Modern, attractive design Inexpensive compared with previous Formlabs printers Top-notch software provides intuitive guidance and instructions Free Open Material Mode for third-party resins Built-in camera with remote print monitoring NFC resin and tank recognition provide wash-and-cure guidance Precision-tuned resin ecosystem eliminates manual exposure tuning Price climbs quickly with optional-but-essential accessories Open Material Mode disables automatic resin dispensing...
Jackery HomePower 2000 Plus v2 review: Smart home backup with plug-and-play simplicity
The $1,889 Jackery HomePower 2000 Plus v2 portable power station bridges the gap between entry-level backup and larger whole-home battery systems. Jackery has long emphasized simplicity, requiring little setup beyond charging the battery and plugging in your devices.
I've Tested Power Stations From Anker, Bluetti, EcoFlow, and Jackery. Here Are 10 Things the Specs Don't Tell You
Disability Community 14 hours ago How I fixed the most annoying thing about Claude in less than five minutes Android Authority - Andrew Grush • 14h The "I have ADHD" skill is a lifesaver.
HeyGears Reflex RS Turbo Review: Resin 3D Printing at Its Finest
Pros & Cons Outstanding print quality and detail Automatic leveling eliminates setup frustration Excellent Blueprint Studio software Integrated wash and cure workflow Exceptional print success rate in testing Expensive for full printer/wash/cure hardware package Proprietary ecosystem limits flexibility No built-in monitoring camera HeyGears Reflex RS Turbo Specs Name Value 3D-Printing Technology Stereolithography Materials Supported Resin Number of Print Colors 1 Number of Extruders 1 Frame...
I Test Portable Power Stations for a Living. This FCC Ruling Might Put Me Out Work
1 hour ago America needs a bigger plan to control its tick problem. In parks, in backyards, in woods that are lovely, dark, and deep, a many-legged menace now stalks the land. I speak of ticks, and I come bearing absolutely no good news. In recent decades, ticks have made the leap from nuisance to genuine …
The Best Portable Power Stations We've Tested for 2026
6 hours ago The Air Zoom Hyperslide is the second collaboration with recovery gear specialist Hyperice. Nike has worked with recovery gear maker Hyperice before on the Hyperboot, a pair of high-top shoes that can heat up and inflate to offer "air-compression massage." Today, the duo are announcing the latest …
I Traded My Commute for Hundreds of Miles of Adventure: My Life With Starlink
I Traded My Commute for Hundreds of Miles of Adventure: My Life With Starlink Thanks to my tech-outfitted SUV, I have a life and career untethered from a single employer, a static workspace, and a fragile corporate ideal. …
Pecron E3800LFP Portable Power Station
Pros & Cons Excellent price-to-performance ratio 4,200W inverter with excellent efficiency, reliable surge handling 3,000W solar input capability Strong generator charging flexibility Detailed telemetry and power logging Quiet operation under sustained loads Useful included rolling base Interface text can be difficult to read Automation system needs refinement Menu navigation occasionally feels cumbersome Pecron E3800LFP Specs Capacity 3840 Dimensions 14.7 by 12.1 by 17.5 inches (HWD)...
The US used to demand the best tech. Now we ban it
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The US Used to Demand the Best Tech. Now We Ban It
For the first time in modern consumer tech history, Americans watch the rest of the world getting better, cheaper, and sometimes radically more advanced products in real time while being told they can't have them. Simultaneously, people like me have a "Neo plugged into the Matrix like a battery" sense that they and their credit cards are exactly where US industry icons, notably Elon Musk, prefer them to be. For years, Musk and Tesla have framed electrification in almost moral terms.
China Is Building $10K EVs. The US Has Built a System to Make Sure You Can’t Buy Them
Now In a surprising upset, the Chinese-made BYD Shark 6 plug-in hybrid pickup truck used its electric torque to crush legacy American trucks in a drag race. Key Points Chinese BYD Shark truck beats iconic American pickups in a drag race. • Its hybrid system delivers instant torque, 430 horsepower, and …
China Is Building $10K EVs. The US Has Built a System to Make Sure You Can’t Buy Them
For the first time in modern consumer tech history, Americans watch the rest of the world getting better, cheaper, and sometimes radically more advanced products in real time while being told they can't have them. Simultaneously, people like me have a "Neo plugged into the Matrix like a battery" sense that they and their credit cards are exactly where US industry icons, notably Elon Musk, prefer them to be. For years, Musk and Tesla have framed electrification in almost moral terms.
I Want My Cheap EV. China Has It
Chinese EVs - Credit: Jeffrey Hazelwood/PCMag; Getty Images/Xiaomi/BYD At the 2024 Aspen Ideas Festival, Ford CEO Jim Farley made an unexpectedly candid admission about the Xiaomi SU7, a Chinese electric car he had managed to import from Shanghai to Chicago. “I don’t want to give it up,” he said. It was a startling statement from the head of one of America’s most iconic automakers.
I Want My Cheap EV
Anthropic 1 hour ago Anthropic says Claude writes 80% of its own code and the world needs a plan to hit the brakes TNW - Alina Maria Stan • 1h One of Anthropic’s engineers hasn’t written a line of code in five months. Not because the work dried up, but because Claude does it now. As of May 2026, more than 80% of the code merged into Anthropic’s production codebase was authored by Claude, up from low single digits when Claude Code launched … Culture Now Scientists Thought They Understood Evolution.
Elegoo Jupiter 2
The Elegoo Jupiter 2 ($949) enters the growing class of large-format resin 3D printers with a focus on scale, automation, and a production-ready workflow. With a massive build volume, 16K resolution, and features like automatic bed leveling and integrated resin management, it aims to reduce the friction traditionally associated with printing at this size. Having recently reviewed Elegoo's excellent Mars 5 Ultra and the Saturn 4 Ultra 16K, I approached the Jupiter 2 with high expectations.
Bambu Lab H2C
Bambu Lab’s printer lineup has evolved and expanded over the years—and keeps hitting new highs. The X Series was the company’s opening act: fast, precise, shockingly polished for a first-generation platform, and aimed squarely at collapsing the learning curve for serious hobbyists and prosumers. The X1 Carbon, in particular, proved that you didn't have to make big trade-offs to deliver big-time speed, automation, and reliability.
Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 16K
Elegoos Saturn 4 Ultra 16K arrives like a quiet heavyweight into the 3D printer ring, and at an aggressive price ($649.99 list, discounted as low as $499 on Elegoo's own web store). This resin printer's underlying 16K mono LCD delivers an immediate jump in sharpness over its predecessor, and Elegoos signature tilt-style plate movement gives the machine a smooth, controlled rhythm that keeps large prints predictable.
Creality K2 Pro Combo
Long known among budget builders and modders for its Ender and CR-series workhorses, Creality has spent the last two years pushing hard into the high-speed, high-automation 3D printer world dominated by Bambu Lab. The K2 Pro represents the company’s most serious attempt yet: an enclosed, two-axis, single-extruder machine built around a 300mm cube of print volume, auto-calibration, and an increasingly polished Creality OS ecosystem.
At CES, One Thing Became Clear: China Is Surging Ahead in Energy and Solar Innovations
Now The first rumors about what to expect from this year’s iOS 27 update are here. The update will reportedly bring a focus on stability improvements and bug fixes, with some big new Apple Intelligence features sprinkled in. Here’s everything we know so far about new iOS 27 features, the update’s …
China Is Winning the 3D-Printing Race. Can the US Catch Back Up?
Twenty-five years ago, I was a young engineer at an automated sewing machinery company, sitting alongside the owner at the office. A version of our bread-and-butter machine—a heavy-duty overlock sewing system with a unique Power-Trac material puller—had just appeared in Chinese ads, sold across Europe and Asia for less than half the price of our American-built unit. The owner stared at side-by-side photos, pointing out the details the Chinese hadn’t yet mastered.
I Came to CES to Check Out Energy and Solar Power Innovations and Found That China Is Running Laps Around Us
2 hours ago Better prices, better features, and Matter support made this a standout year for the connected home. I picked Aqara’s Smart Lock U400 and Roborock’s Saros Rover robot vacuum as the overall best smart home gadgets from CES 2026, but there were gazillions of other great gadgets on the show floor. It …
Chinese 3D-printing companies are beating the US at its own game. I'm equally impressed and unnerved
A quarter century ago, I was a fledgling engineer at an automated sewing machinery company, sitting alongside the owner at the office. A version of our bread-and-butter machinea heavy-duty overlock sewing system with a unique Power-Trac material pullerhad just appeared in Chinese ads, sold across Europe and Asia for less than half the price of our American-built unit. The owner stared at side-by-side photos, pointing out the details the Chinese hadnt yet mastered.
Chinese 3D-Printing Companies Are Beating the US at Its Own Game. I'm Equally Impressed and Unnerved
7 hours ago The Epstein files are here, and they are too redacted to satisfy anyone. Late on the Friday afternoon before Christmas, and just hours before a deadline mandated by Congress, the Department of Justice released part of the trove of documents known, colloquially, as the Epstein files. The contents, …
Chinese 3D-Printing Firms Are Accused of Stealing US Designs. I’m Torn Between Fear and Admiration
1 day ago Earlier this year, Michael Satterlee posted a video chugging a Dr Pepper from his "tactical reload can holder." It's like a coozie, but more fun. In the video, as he finishes the beverage, another soda can slides into the frame. He slams the can holder on top of it, sending the original Dr Pepper …
I've Been 3D Printing for a Decade. I Wish I Knew These 10 Tips When I Started
Ten years ago, I wrote about the thrill and frustration of being a 3D printing early adopter. I was cutting my teeth on machines like the XYZprinting da Vinci-a bulky beast with proprietary everything-and the LulzBot TAZ 5, which was the standard bearer of open-source printing at the time. Just getting a clean first layer down on the printer's bed felt like a personal victory, and unclogging a jammed hot end without snapping a thermistor was practically a rite of passage.
I've Been 3D Printing for a Decade. I Wish I Knew These 10 Tips When I Started
A disc jockey playing alt-rock tunes on Edmonton’s airwaves on a late Sunday night introduces herself and jokes about being regularly asked about firmware updates. Her sarcasm, she says, also gets auto-corrected. When she first began hosting, she says songs on her show would buffer during transitions. …
Anycubic Photon Mono M7 Max
The Anycubic Photon MonoM7 Max ($899.99) is an industrial-grade, ruggedly built 3D printer that gets nearly everything right. It's inexpensive enough for enthusiasts, and it can generate the smallest of miniatures up through exceptionally large models with its massive 14.7-liter build volume, all at fast speeds and with easy-to-use remote monitoring. The excellent automatic resin management feature works entirely behind the scenes, allowing you to get to the print quickly and cleanly.
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