First look: New MacBook Pro without Touch Bar is still a sweet upgrade

[LAPTOPS] [First look: New MacBook Pro without Touch Bar is still a sweet upgrade] We take a first look at the entry-level version of the new MacBook Pro, which skips the strip of touchscreen. [Read more] [DRONES] [Review: PowerUp FPV drone looks good, on paper] PowerUp's latest FPV paper airplane drone looks to double-down on the experience with dual propellers and a video camera. We’ve recently spent some cockpit time to see how far these wings could spread.​ [Read more] [GOOD THINKING] [Review: Blocking the blues with special specs] There are a variety of ways to combat blue light including apps, screen filters and phone settings, such as Apple's "night shift" mode. We recently had a chance to try one of them in the form of a pair of eye glasses from GlassesUSA kitted out with the company's exclusive "digital block lenses." [Read more] [MOBILE TECHNOLOGY] [Tips & tricks for optimizing iOS 10] iOS 10, Apple's latest mobile software, rolled out last month. Like past Apple updates, it mostly maintains the previous operating system's clean-and-cool exterior, but packs in new features that are not always immediately apparent. Here's a primer on how to harness the useful new tools in iOS 10. [Read more] [DIGITAL CAMERAS] [Review: Peak Design’s Everyday Backpack is more than just a camera bag] From the moment Peak Design announced its Everyday Messenger bag last year, people asked for a backpack version. After a recent Kickstarter campaign the Everyday Backpack will soon start shipping. We've spent a couple of weeks trying one out, to see whether it should be your next camera bag. [Read more] [MOTORCYCLES] [In pictures: The Intermot Customized show] Feeding on a persistently growing global trend, Intermot Customized has evolved to a show-in-show, cementing its place among the biggest custom exhibitions in Europe with more than 100 custom builders filling a dedicated hall with motorcycle adaptations of their wildest dreams. [Read more] [SCIENCE] [How nanobionic spinach plants can detect explosives] ​The strength of spinach isn't only in its nutrients, but also in its ability to be hacked to function as a sensor able to detect things like explosives, according to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [Read more] [HEALTH & WELLBEING] [Milk chocolate gets the benefits of the dark side] Soon you may no longer have to choose between better-tasting and better-for-you. Scientists have developed a method of boosting the antioxidant levels of milk chocolate up to those of its dark counterpart, while also putting a waste product to new use.​ [Read more] [ENVIRONMENT] [SAROS is a wave-powered off-grid desalination system] ​An American startup is looking to turn seawater into drinking water using only the motion of the ocean. [Read more] [TINY HOUSES] [Revolutionary home wins inaugural SMUD Tiny House Competition] The inaugural SMUD Tiny House Competition recently took place in Sacramento, California. Santa Clara University won out of a total of 10 Californian college teams with its novel solar-powered home which automatically rotates on a sun-tracking platform to ensure it receives the most rays possible. [Read more] [ARCHITECTURE] [Floating plaza to make a splash in Florida] Visitors to West Palm Beach's Currie Park in Florida will soon be able to stroll around a plaza that's home to a restaurant, an auditorium, decorative water pools and hydroponically-grown greenery. What makes it unique, though, is that it will be floating off the coast using submarine technology. [Read more] [AUTOMOTIVE] [Red Bull Global Rallycross promises all-electric series in 2018] ​Formula E might be making headlines at the moment, but it's not the only race series to back batteries. Red Bull Global Rallycross, a fast-growing race series held in stadiums around the world and headed by big names like Tanner Foust, has committed to offering an all-electric series in 2018. [Read more] [MUSIC] [Expressive digital music creator gets smaller, cheaper sibling] To try and make up for dehumanizing modern music by creating the LM1 drum machine in the 1980s, Roger Linn developed the an expressive interface called the LinnStrument. Now the electronic instrument designer has created a smaller and more affordable version called the LinnStrument 128.​ [Read more] [SCIENCE] [Lung-on-a-chip lights up to model damage caused by smoking] Organs-on-chips allow the study of drugs and diseases without testing on animals or humans. Now a team at Harvard has designed a device that smokes cigarettes and sends the smoke through a lung-on-a-chip, to examine just how the habit damages health. [Read more] [ARCHITECTURE] [Dutch palace to become home to experimentation, innovation or projection] A Dutch royal palace is set to be given a new purpose in one of three unique ways. Soestdijk Palace was built in the 17th century and was most recently home to Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard until their deaths. It will now become an experimental garden, an innovation lab or a public park. [Read more] [SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR NEW ATLAS READERS] [Pagico 8 Turns Tasks and Project Notes into Beautiful Flowcharts — 62% off] In today's digital world, there's simply too much out there trying to distract you from what's important—until now. Pagico is a one-stop app that helps turn all of your tasks, notes, and projects into beautiful interactive flowcharts. They'll keep you in check so you can get things done in a much more effective manner. Plan better, organize smarter, and watch your productivity level reach new heights like never before. 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