Cleantech & EV'sNews

Prolectric pairs solar AND battery storage for big off-grid power [video]

UK-based Prolectric hopes to make the thrum of diesel generators a thing of the past with the unveiling of its new three-phase ProCharge battery energy storage system (BESS). The ProCharge is a rugged, compact, skid-mounted generator that combines 12 high-wattage solar panels with a massive battery to deliver up to 45 kVA of power wherever it’s needed. Packing a massive, 120 kWh li-ion battery…
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DefenseNews

SOCOM wants a drone-launched fire-and-forget missile

U.S. Special Operations Command wants a small, jam-proof, fire-and-forget missile that can be launched from medium-sized drones. The goal of the Symbiotic UAS Delivery System, or SCBDS, project is to develop a missile small enough to “allow special operations soldiers to…
DefenseNews

How the Army aims to transform its armor brigades

As the Army examines its armor formations, it wants to avoid placing them in a potential stalemate, similar to what is being seen in the Russia-Ukraine War. To avoid that fate, armor brigades are receiving new equipment and experimenting with different formations as part of…
DefenseNews

National Guard exceeds recruiting goals for fiscal year 2025

The National Guard has exceeded its fiscal 2025 recruiting goals with the Air National Guard and Army National Guard combining to recruit nearly 50,000 new enlistees, officials announced Sept. 23. “Young Americans are eager to serve,” Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said in a release. “Today’s recruits are seeking long-term value, and the National Guard…
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ComputersNews

13 nifty USB-C gadgets you didn’t know you needed

I don’t know how your tech drawers look, but mine are filled with wires I’ll likely never use again because technology has advanced quite a bit. Thankfully, USB-C seems to be here to stay since there is no wrong way to plug these things in. It’s not just smartphones…
ComputersNews

I swapped my $1,000 desktop for a $300 mini PC and regret nothing

Earlier this year, I impulse-bought a tiny, inexpensive desktop PC for research purposes. I didn’t expect it to change my entire computing setup. But here I am now, using the $319 Beelink SER5 Mini PC as my daily workhorse, powering an ultrawide 1440p 100Hz monitor and smoothly handling any productivity task I’ve thrown at it. This little computer has been so delightful to use that I’ve…
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GamingNews

How to Play the Pokémon Games in Chronological Order

The mainline Pokemon games make up one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time. From Pokemon Red and Blue to the Pokemon Legends, these games have amassed a huge audience that just keeps coming back for more year after year. If you haven’t played all of…
GamingNews

'Not All Games Are Created Equal' — Original Saints Row Dev Says GTA 6 'Deserves' to Be $100

As the debate over the price of Grand Theft Auto 6 rages on, one developer of the original Saints Row — itself heavily inspired by GTA — has said he hopes Rockstar charges $100 for it, insisting it’s the only game in the world that can get away with it. Strauss Zelnick, boss of Rockstar parent company Take-Two, is often asked how much Rockstar will charge for what is expected to be the…
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