Bandai Namco has announced a new Little Nightmares game, this time for virtual reality. Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is developed by Iconik and not by Tarsier Studios, but it’s still connected to the beloved titles Little Nightmares I and II. Remember Dark Six, the protagonist Six’s dark doppelganger from the previous games? Well, in this installment, you will control her as she goes on a journey to reunite with the actual Six in order to reunited with her and become whole.
The adventure horror puzzle game promises an “eerie, atmospheric universe” with an immersive first-person perspective. It features new locations within Nowhere, a nightmarish world only accessible through dreams filled with dangerous creatures, such as the human-like Residents. The Thin Man, the antagonist of the franchise’s second installment, is also back.
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is optimized for the PSVR2, the Meta Quest 2, 3 and 3s, the Oculus Rift and Rift S, the Pico 4, the Valve Index and the HTC Vive. However, it also works with other PC VR headsets. It will be available on April 24, 2026, and you can add it to your Wishlist right now on the PlayStation, Steam and Meta stores.
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Laptop thinness has always been a trade-off dressed up as progress. The slimmer the chassis, the less room there is for the thermal infrastructure that keeps processors from throttling, and that compromise has long passed as the cost of portability. Inventec’s VeilBook, a 14-inch concept under 10 mm thick, took home an iF Design Award 2026 by rethinking not the materials but the physical behavior of the person using it.
The defining feature is a detachable keyboard that doesn’t stay fixed at the front of the deck. Most laptops position those fans beneath the keyboard, which occupies the upper area of the deck, and the keyboard itself limits how freely air can escape upward. Removing that obstruction improves airflow enough to keep the processor and memory from throttling under sustained load.
At rest, the keyboard covers the touchpad and palm rest, leaving the vent area above the cooling fans completely unobstructed. When you do need to use the touchpad, you can simply lift the keyboard and place it toward the back, a more natural position as far as traditional laptops are concerned. You can keep the keyboard there or put it back over the touchpad, depending on your needs and workflow.
That repositioning comes with a catch. To get the best thermal performance out of the VeilBook, the touchpad has to stay covered. If a workflow runs on keyboard shortcuts or an external mouse, that trade-off barely registers. For anyone accustomed to resting their palms beside the touchpad while typing, or reaching for it mid-sentence, it’s a more disruptive ask than the concept’s clean renders suggest.
When the keyboard stays back and the touchpad is exposed, it doubles as a shortcut surface, a secondary input layer available without requiring a full posture shift. The VeilBook also incorporates behavior-linked power management, tying energy consumption to actual usage states rather than running at a fixed profile. When the keyboard is stowed and input activity drops, the system scales back power draw, which at least means the thermal compromise isn’t a constant condition.
What the VeilBook makes visible is a problem the industry has spent years papering over. Thin laptops throttle partly because keyboards sit on top of vents, and the obvious fix, moving the keyboard, apparently needed a concept award to surface. Whether blocking the touchpad is an acceptable price for better sustained performance is a question every potential user will answer differently, depending on how much of their day actually runs through that glass rectangle.
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Most camping gear looks like it was designed for someone who thinks color theory is for the weak. It’s all neon-trimmed polyester and tactical buckles that somehow cost as much as a plane ticket. IKEA, of all brands, just called the bluff on that entire category.
The Swedish giant’s new SOLUPPGÅNG collection arrived this month, and it is genuinely one of the more interesting product drops to come out of the outdoor space in a while. The name translates to “sunrise” in Swedish, and the design philosophy follows that same unhurried logic: slow mornings, good light, fresh air, minimal fuss.
Designer Darja Nordberg of IKEA of Sweden drew from two very distinct wells. The first is friluftsliv, the Norwegian concept of open-air living that encourages outdoor time as a normal, everyday rhythm rather than a special event. The second is Japanese urban-outdoor culture, where city dwellers treat a quick weekend hike with the same thoughtfulness as a full expedition. The result is a collection that sits somewhere between a Muji catalog and a boutique camping outfitter, except it starts at $4.
That price point keeps coming up, and for good reason. The gear community has long operated on the assumption that beautiful outdoor equipment costs a fortune. Brands like Snow Peak have built entire identities around titanium cookware and minimalist camp furniture that sits firmly in the “aspirational” column of most budgets. SOLUPPGÅNG essentially covers the same aesthetic ground for a fraction of the spend, and the range of items is broader than you might expect from a first drop.
The furniture pieces anchor the collection. A folding stool with eucalyptus legs and a canvas seat comes in at $25, and a matching folding table at $39.99. Both are the kind of things that look considered without looking precious. The woven bamboo cooler basket at $34.99 follows the same logic: it functions well, travels easily, and looks like it belongs on an editorial shoot rather than a campsite supply list.
The cooking and dining side of the collection is where IKEA gets unexpectedly specific. The cast iron grill at $80 is compact, portable, and genuinely attractive in a way that cast iron grills rarely are. Enamel steel mugs come in at $5 or less, and the bamboo serving bowls, sold as a set of two for $24.99, have the kind of quiet material honesty that tends to photograph very well. The spork is worth singling out too. Rather than the standard fork-spoon hybrid that never fully commits to either identity, this one has a fork on one end and a spoon on the other, which sounds like a small detail until you realize how much more useful that actually is. It comes in at $4.
Beyond the cooking gear, the collection extends into territory that most camping lines don’t bother with. A dimmable LED lantern for $24.99 handles ambiance as much as function. A quilted throw at around $20 and cushion covers at $6.99 make the case that comfort outdoors shouldn’t feel like a compromise. A multi-pocket tote bag at $16.99 with a drawstring closure handles practicality, and a wide-brim cotton hat at $7.99 that folds flat rounds out the wearable end of things.
What makes all of this cohere is the palette. Off-whites, warm browns, deep greens, nothing is trying to be seen from a distance. It all looks like it belongs outside without screaming “outdoors,” and that restraint is harder to pull off across an entire collection than it sounds. SOLUPPGÅNG is also smartly non-prescriptive. None of these pieces demand a trailhead or a tent. They work equally well in a park, at the beach, in a backyard, or on a balcony. The idea is that a more considered relationship with being outside doesn’t require a grand occasion to justify it.
The collection is available now in the US, with broader rollout to stores in April 2026. Prices start at $4, which makes the barrier to entry lower than the cost of a flat white. The outdoor gear world has needed a credible mid-tier for a while. SOLUPPGÅNG makes a confident first argument for what that could look like.
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Most backyard pools spend their lives being thoroughly underused. They’re great for a hot afternoon cool-down and perfectly fine for the occasional float, but not exactly built for anyone who wants to swim laps. The obvious fix is a swim jet system, until you look into what installing one actually costs. Professional installation means plumbing connections, dedicated electrical work, and a contractor quote that tends to start somewhere around five figures.
The iGarden Swim Jet X Series sidesteps that problem entirely. Rather than something built into a pool, it is something you bring to one. A jet head mounts to the pool’s edge with a clamp-and-bracket assembly, no drilling required, while a separate power box sits on the deck nearby. Attach it, switch it on, and the pool becomes considerably more useful than it was ten minutes ago.
That power box is worth a closer look. It is a compact cube with a brushed metal finish, a circular display showing battery level and session time, and a clean row of buttons for power, flow, and timer control. The main unit itself has suitcase-style wheels and a retractable handle, so moving the whole system poolside, storing it in the shade, or taking it somewhere else entirely takes almost no effort.
The entire system runs on a low-voltage architecture, making sure that the product is completely safe to use. The swim jet carries an IP68 waterproof rating, while the power box is rated IP65. The system will automatically cut off power if there is accidental contact or if the battery/power unit shifts out of position, and a safety grille covers the jet intake. The safety design is thorough without being complicated.
On the performance side, the flagship X35-P60 runs a 1,000W permanent magnet synchronous motor or PMSM, pushing flow speeds up to 3.5 meters per second. An AI inverter control system modulates the motor output in real time, keeping the current steady and laminar through a focused, straight-lane flow. The current remains consistent even as a swimmer pushes hard against it.
That steady resistance changes how the pool actually gets used day to day. A morning session at a moderate gear setting feels genuinely like open-water swimming, sustained and uninterrupted, without the constant wall turns. The six speed levels mean the same device works for casual paddling at the lower end and serious interval training at the top. The X35-P60 also runs for up to 10 hours on a single charge, enough for a full day of use without needing a top-up.
At the structured training end of the spectrum, the P3 and P4 settings unlock sprint programming through the companion app, with sessions configurable in blocks from 15 up to 90 minutes and workout history logged after each one. Dial the current back on a weekend afternoon, and the pool becomes a gentle flow that kids can float and play in. One device, one pool, several completely different experiences across a single day.
The iGarden Swim Jet X Series is compatible with plunge pools, fiberglass, concrete, gunite, and vinyl-lined pools, which cover almost every residential configuration. When the season ends, it packs into a storage bag, rolls on its wheels to a friend’s place when the occasion calls for it, and leaves no trace behind when removed. The pool stays exactly as it was. The swim jet is just a guest, and a rather useful one at that, starting at just $799.
To mark its launch, iGarden is throwing in a couple of reasons to move quickly. Everyone who pledges within the first 48 hours gets shipping at $25 flat, half the standard rate, and one randomly selected backer from that same 48-hour window will receive their iGarden Swim Jet X Series unit completely free. Not a bad way to kick off a launch.
Meet RAD, short for Rivian Adventure Department, which is either a very clever name or a very brave one. In practical terms, it is Rivian’s newly formalized performance and development group. The team takes its trucks and SUVs into demanding events, learns what breaks, what grips, what flies, and channels those lessons into future products and features. It has been operating inside Rivian for years without a formal name. Think of it as Rivian’s version of BMW M or Toyota GR, except its proving ground is desert rallies and frozen lakes rather than the Nurburgring.
Rivian unveiled RAD at the 2026 FAT Ice Race in Big Sky, Montana, which feels like the correct setting for a division built around speed, control, and chaos management. FAT stands for Fahren auf Eis, German for “driving on ice,” and the event mixes vintage cars, modern performance machines, and now, 1,025-horsepower electric SUVs. The quad-motor R1S came in second on RAD’s debut, a solid first result. The bigger story is what RAD signals about where Rivian is heading. The company had the adventure image locked down already, and it now wants a firm grip on performance too, seemingly content to make that argument sideways on ice.
Designer: Rivian
RAD’s first deliverable for actual owners is the RAD Tuner, and it is more substantive than a typical software feature drop. It gives quad-motor R1S and R1T owners on Gen 2 hardware touch sliders to build custom drive modes across more than 10 powertrain and suspension variables, including power output, torque bias, stability control intervention, and brake regeneration. Two presets come built in: Desert Rally, developed from Rebelle Rally data, and Hill Climb, shaped by Pikes Peak runs. Both modes came from a team driving a 1,025-horsepower EV through punishing terrain and noting what actually worked. That feedback loop between competition and production software is what separates a real performance division from a badge on a brochure.
Speculation around RAD-badged production models is already building, and Rivian is doing nothing to quiet it. The R2, Rivian’s more compact SUV arriving in the second half of 2026, showed up at the FAT Ice Race dressed in full RAD livery, which is not a styling accident. The Drive has laid out the theory that quad-motor R1 models get rebranded R1 RAD, with a tri-motor R2 in the R2 RAD slot. When Rivian’s spokesperson was asked about the conspicuously missing R2 tri-motor from the launch lineup, the reply was “so much more to come” with an actual winking emoji. If RAD graduates to a production badge, Rivian enters the same conversation as the Ford Raptor, the Ram TRX, and every performance sub-brand that has figured out how to charge a premium for pushing factory hardware past its polite defaults.
The EV industry has spent years anchored to range figures and charging infrastructure debates, both necessary conversations, but ones that leave genuine enthusiasm largely unaddressed. Rivian is making the argument loudly that electric trucks can be athletic, competition-tested, and interesting to the crowd that wakes up on a Saturday morning wanting to do something dumb and fast. The RAD Tuner is a modest first chapter, but the direction is unambiguous. Performance divisions grounded in real competition data take years to build and are hard to fake from scratch. Rivian has that foundation in place.
