Author: Trendici
Next up: some grass. I know, perilous. But it’s steep, and I can really see myself getting stuck halfway up. But once again I’ve underestimated the Duster. I know this isn’t the hardest piece of off-roading to tackle, yet the ease with which the Duster seems to dispatch Dorset’s grassy inclines is quite exceptional. I breeze up and pull over at the top, feeling very kingly as I survey Corfe Castle below. As I get back in the car, I receive a funny ‘you shouldn’t be up here’ look from a couple of walkers, but given the heat of the day,…
Even if you’re not clued up on the world of kit cars, the name Dutton may strike a chord of recognition. In the 1970s and 1980s, the firm was the world’s largest manufacturer of kit cars by volume, leading founder Tim Dutton to be described as the ‘grandmaster of kit cars’. Now Dutton has just unveiled his first new kit car in 37 years: the Phaeton 5. As the name suggests, there were four previous incarnations of the model until Tim became tired of the kit car scene at the end of the ’80s after selling more than 8000 kits…
Take 1998’s Ronin, for example. The chief of police in Paris told the production crew they could basically do what they liked, so stunt co-ordinator and former racer Jean-Claude Lagniez ensured the cars were really doing 100-125mph during the chase. In fact, he scripted the entire chase, chose the cars and planned how the accidents would happen. The pivotal scene in the tunnel was shot at night and filmed at full speed because director John Frankenheimer (who had in 1966 directed the excellent Grand Prix) refused to speed it up in the edit, as he wanted it to feel real.…
Spring has certainly sprung here at Engadget. Well, it has in terms of reviews, at least. We’ve put over a dozen devices through their paces since my last roundup, which gives you a lot to catch up on over the weekend. Read on for the rundown of all the reviews you might’ve missed.ASUS ZenBook A16ASUSThe Zenbook A16 is the lightest 16-inch ultraportable we’ve seen yet, and it’s surprisingly capable thanks to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 chips.ProsSurprisingly lightPolished designExcellent OLED screen Tons of ports Big performance leap over X1 chipsConsPotential Arm incompatibilitiesDoesn’t support all PC gamesASUS’ ZenBook A14 didn’t live up to…
XChat is now on the App Store, where its listing says that it’s expected to be available for download on April 17. This isn’t the same IRC app from the early aughts, which you may remember if you’re of a certain age. This is a messaging app specifically for X users. X chief Elon Musk first talked about rolling out a new version of his social network’s direct messaging feature in mid-2025. In a series of posts back then, he said the new version would be encrypted and would feature a “whole new architecture.” He also said all X users…
Welcome to our latest roundup of what’s going on in the indie game space. As always, we’re here to tell you about a bunch of new games you can play this weekend, as well as several upcoming titles.The latest edition of the Triple-i Initiative showcase was packed with cool stuff, including a first peek at the fascinating next game from 1000xResist developer Sunset Visitor, word of a Don’t Starve follow-up, a release date for stealth title Thick as Thieves and an announcement of when pirate survival sim Windrose will hit early access.We also got a release window for Neverway, a…
Installing solar panels may have seemed like an expensive luxury to most of us some time ago. But now it seems like a way out of the fuel crisis hitting the UK. I had made the switch to EVs in 2021, and although it wasn’t part of a master plan, suddenly the idea of turning the house into a mini power station became strangely compelling. If a solar system is producing more energy than can be used there and then, EV batteries are an ideal place to store it. Solar systems come in various types. The most popular option is to install…
Is that better than the Prius powertrain’s idea of high performance? You would say so – and by some distance. In the Prius, you can’t even pretend to pick a gear. There are no paddles. It’s a surprisingly quick car, with lots of accessible torque, but if you want it to go fast, it’s that ‘elastic band’ delivery or nothing. The Golf GTE’s powertrain gives the Honda some tougher competition, which is precisely why it’s in our line-up. You can actually select gears here for real. There’s also significantly more power on tap in the GTE, and stronger roll-on performance. The…
The Orion capsule carrying the Artemis II astronauts has successfully splashed down off the coast of San Diego at 8:07PM Eastern time on April 10. It signals the conclusion of Artemis II’s 10-day journey around the moon, which is meant to be a test flight for a future mission that would bring humanity back to the lunar surface. The Orion crew module carrying the mission’s astronauts separated from the service module at 7:33 PM. While the service module was designed to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere, the crew capsule was built to bring the astronauts back home safely.By 7:53…
Sick! The Federal Aviation Administration is targeting gamers in its most recent job advertisement for air traffic controllers. The administration’s annual hiring window opens at 12AM ET on April 17, and considering the ongoing shortage of air traffic controllers, it’s calling this a period of “supercharged hiring.” Rad! The FAA’s YouTube video draws parallels between gaming and directing air traffic, and notes that the average salary for the role after three years is $155,000. Hella!The FAA is clearly seeking players who are at least old enough to remember the Xbox One and Bjergsen in the LCS, which puts would-be candidates…