Not-so-tiny Purple Heart Manor pushes the boundaries of small living

The latest tiny house by Acorn Tiny Homes is one of the largest models we've ever seen. Named the Purple Heart Manor, it's inspired by the owner's love of Medieval literature, the color purple, and her cat, and measures a length of 43 ft.

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Hase Bikes takes telescoping cargo bike on the dirt with the Gravit Dust

Germany's Hase Bikes is exploring what would happen if a cargo bike was merged with a gravel bike, resulting in a versatile ride called the Gravit Dust that's equally at home on city streets, gravel roads or dirt trails.

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Chorda puts powerful music creativity at your fingertips

Back in 2019, Artiphon launched a Kickstarter for a battery-powered handheld music-creation tool called the Orba. Now the company has returned to the platform with Chorda, a portable synth, looper and MIDI controller shaped like a short guitar neck.

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Apple iPhone I sets four records in a year – latest record is $190,000

The original 2007 Apple iPhone that started the smartphone market is now breaking auction records. In August 2022 an original iPhone sold for $35,414 then $39,339 in October 2022, $63,356 in February 2023 and now $190,373 on Sunday night.

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Video game car comes to life … and blitzes all comers at Goodwood

Absolute proof that the virtual and real worlds are converging for automobiles occurred on Sunday at Goodwood when a car designed for the Gran Turismo SPORT video game debuted as a real car then blitzed all comers on the famous hill-climb circuit.

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First successful robotic liver transplant performed in the US

In an exciting step forward in surgery advances, the first successful liver transplant performed by a robot has taken place in the US, offering minimal invasiveness and speedy recovery time. Clinics now plan to ramp up wider use of this innovative tech.

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CRISPR tweaks tree genetics to make paper more suastainably

Conventional breeding of trees takes time, but CRISPR gene editing should help speed things up. Now, scientists at North Carolina State University have used CRISPR to adjust the genomes of poplar trees to make them easier to turn into paper products.

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