Some firearms stand out for performance, others for engineering. Then there are those that do both in a way you didn’t see coming. At EnforceTac 2026, Laugo Arms showcased the Alien Remus Gemini Limited Edition, a matched set built around the compact Alien Remus platform.
The concept is straightforward but rare in execution: two pistols, one configured for right-handed use and the other fully mirrored for left-handed operation, including controls and ejection.
These aren’t just cosmetically reversed; they are purpose-built counterparts.
A question for TFB’s left-handed shooters: Does a true mirrored pistol make a difference?
What makes the setup possible is the Alien system’s fixed, non-reciprocating top rail. Using a dedicated mounting solution, both pistols can be coupled side-by-side with a shared optic, creating a synchronized dual configuration without slide interference. Just don’t ask me how to zero the optic.
I really like the Alien pistols, but I think one is enough for me.
There’s a pretty “different” video to watch here:
Is this the most unconventional handgun setup you’ve seen?
A new M4 Vision Pro is reportedly launching later this year, and even though not a lot sounds like it’s changing, I’m cautiously hopeful that the most needed fix might be on the way.
Apple on Wednesday released iOS 17.0.3 for iPhone users. Although the update doesn’t bring any new features, it fixes a bug that had been causing some iPhone models (especially the iPhone 15 Pro) to overheat more than usual. However, iOS 17.0.3 also comes with two important security fixes, including a fix for a breach that had been actively exploited.
At the end of June, another sealed original iPhone came up for auction. However, this time around, it was a very rare model, the 4GB version of the smartphone that was only produced for a couple of months. After starting the auction with an estimated value of up to $100,000, this iPhone has blown past the world record, selling for a whopping $190,373.
Admit it, you’ve lost track of how many years it’s been since you paid for Fantastical. The answer could be as long ago as 2013, 2014, or 2015 for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, respectively. We’re talking over six years of free updates.
The new Fantastical is launching today on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch with a wealth of features that extend how you can use the smart calendar app. With the new version comes the core parts of Fantastical for free for the first time, feature benefits for existing customers, and loads of useful new features for subscribers.
Fantastical is also a universal app for the first time ever, not individual purchases on each platform. Read on to learn what the new Fantastical offers.
Collaborators: Tiago Nunes da Costa, Daniela Santos, Luis Salazar, Miguel Serpa Oliva, Daniel Gameiro, Ana do Vale Lopes, Elísio Graça, Nuno Pereira, Paulo Teixeira, João Portugal, Rui Santos, João Lopes
Text description provided by the architects. The former Topázio’s Factory site results from the relocation of the previous Emídio Navarro Avenue unit, in the Coimbra city center, to Pedrulha’s Industrial Area in the late 1950’s.
The strong presence of this building in the former National Road 1, currently known as Rua Manuel Madeira, can be seen, mainly, on its elevation extended along the way, with a modern language where the horizontality and the repetitive rhythm, given by the openings and friezes, are outstanding. On the other hand, the vertical gestures of the tower used to protect the Silos, attached to the transparent. Manufacturing Room, and of the limestone wall where the institutional masts are anchored, appear in clear contrast on both east and west ends of the elevation, respectively.
From the 1960’s onwards, these buildings have suffered successive extensions which altered significantly the original architectural composition. These extensions, as well as the several arbitrary demolitions, made the plot and some of the original project´s boundaries, practically unrecognizable.
The programmatic distribution required for the Headquarters and Logistic Centre of the Plural Pharmacy Cooperative’s new facilities led to various interventions in the remaining complex: the principles of preservation and valuing applied in the rehabilitation of the old Tower of the Silos and the Manufacturing Room were also considered for the existing public façade which determined the height, the finishes and the colours of the new interventions; the new construction, attached to the rehabilitated main façade, materializes in a markedly contemporary language that, rather than creating safety distances, attempts to assume the possible compromise on a purposely dubious contagion between two lexicons: yesterday and today.
Estão preocupados que alguém entre durante a noite num quarto em que estejam alojados? Há uma forma bastante simples de resolver o problema... com a ajuda de um garfo.
Sim, é possível transformar um garfo numa tranca de porta que funciona em todas as portas com trinco que abram para dentro; e que tem a vantagem adicional de ser um conjunto bastante compacto que se pode levar para todo o lado (ao contrário de outros sistemas de "tranca").
O processo de criação da tranca a partir do garfo requer alguma preparação (embora imagine que possa ser "desenrascado" rapidamente no local, em caso de emergência, se se tiver acesso a algumas ferramentas básicas) e, considerando o baixo custo de um garfo... será difícil encontrar algo mais barato.
Ideal para usar em hotéis, quartos alugados do Airbnb, e em todo o lado em que queiram assegurar que ninguém entra num quarto enquanto lá estiverem a descansar.
Apple on Thursday released software update iOS 11.1.2 for iPhones and iPads. As you can see in the above screenshot, the update includes a fix for the issue that caused iPhone X displays to become temporarily unresponsive to touch after rapid temperature drops. It also addresses the issue that can potentially cause distortion in Live Photos and videos captured with the iPhone X.... Read the rest of this post here
São raras as vezes que um videoclip consegue surpreender, mas é precisamente o que acontece com este Runnin' de Naughty Boy, filmado inteiramente debaixo de água... e sem recurso aos efeitos digitais que teriam tornado tudo mais simples.
O videoclip não é de agora, mas só agora o descobri (efeito de ter estagnado as minhas selecções musicais em músicas e/ou artistas da minha juventude, obviamente com algumas excepções). Embora não possa dizer que ache a música nada de especial, não posso ignorar que o videoclip me conquista pelas imagens, ou não fosse eu um grande fã do clássico Le Grand Bleu que nos fez suster a respiração em 1988! :)
Também aqui somos levados para debaixo de água, e com o recurso a essa raça especial que são os mergulhadores de free diving, e que levam ao limite do inacreditável a capacidade de permanecerem debaixo de água sem respirar (o actual recorde é de... 22 minutos!)
O resultado é mágico, e com a vantagem de ter sido filmado realmente debaixo de água e não num estúdio em frente a um ecrã verde ou azul; como se pode ver no vídeo seguinte e que nos mostra os bastidores da gravação deste videoclip.
by noreply@blogger.com (Francisco Seixas da Costa)
Um dia, em Brasília, numa magnífica casa em frente ao lago Paranoá, um amigo queixava-se-me de que, todas as manhãs, era acordado por um chilrear infernal de passarada, que isso lhe era extremamente incomodativo e que, se soubesse que tal ocorreria, não tinha alugado aquela moradia. Fiquei siderado! É que se havia coisa que me agradava na casa onde eu então vivia, a uns quilómetros de distância da dele, era começar o dia a ouvir o descansativo som musical das aves. E sentia mesmo pena por não poder ter ali comigo o meu pai, "birdwatcher" militante, que, nos seus noventa e muitos anos de então, se dedicava ainda a distinguir e identificar o gorjeio dos pássaros, que toda a vida o entretivera.
Nos dias que correm, por um bambúrrio acústico por que sempre me felicito, e que tem muito a ver com a casual barreira de prédios circundantes, vivo no centro de Lisboa numa casa em cujas traseiras, para além de um muito vago rumor de fundo da cidade, só ouço os pássaros que andam pelos jardins e os sinos de uma igreja (que nunca percebi se é de a Santos ou a da Estrela), complementado, em parte dos dias da semana, pelo "chilrear" da pequenada de um infantário próximo. De longe a longe, lá do rio, ouço o ronco da sirene de um navio de cruzeiros. E é tudo! A vizinhança é sereníssima, os barulhos da rua não chegam a grande parte da casa e, mesmo no bulício da manhã lisboeta, usufruo de um magnífico quase silêncio. Se há um "paraíso" sonoro em Lisboa, ele anda ali pelas traseiras e pelo jardim da minha casa.
Gabava-me desta "felicidade", há uns dias, a um amigo. Perguntou-me se os elétricos que passam à minha porta não se faziam sentir, inquiriu sobre o efeito das aceleradelas na minha movimentada rua, tive de garantir-lhe que as rotas dos aviões não cruzavam o meu "share" de céu. Por fim, sempre com um olhar cético, não resistiu a inquirir: "Mas será que tu ouves bem? É que, com a idade..."
Following our readers poll last year, here’s an updated list of what we think are the best ten apps for architects. From condensed versions of large scale programmes architects and designers use every day, to blank canvases to scratch ideas down onto, you might just find an app that could improve the way you work.
If you’ve ever been on a site, or in an interesting location, and are bored of flat panoramas then this app holds the answer. It’s user friendly and, once you’ve stood in one position and circled for a while, it stitches a collection of photos together and gives you a great 360degree panorama.
The Morpholio Project is really interesting and offers an insight into where skilled app designers can go with a good idea. Trace is an architect’s best friend and they offer an app that does just that – you can read an ArchDaily review of it here.
This app gives a few tools to jot down ideas quickly and efficiently. It doesn’t provide as many export options as our #4, but does work well on both iPhone and iPad.
This app (designed by Autodesk) offers you sketching freedom coupled with useful ways of exporting drawings on different canvas sizes and at different resolutions. It might feel as user friendly as our #1 app choice, but it’s certainly useful.
Introducing Hyper-models – Graphisoft’s term for describing BIM on mobile devices – has the potential to make BIM even more popular. As an app that can be used by every member of a project’s design and construction teams, it’s worth checking out.
MagicPlan is, well, magic. It takes advantage of the devices camera and augmented reality to create floor plans of rooms. All you have to do is stand and point your device and it does the rest of the work. You can then export these drawings as a PDF, JPG, or DXF. It takes a bit of getting used to at first but, once mastered, is quite accurate.
With five tools and a blank canvas, coupled with as many virtual sketchbooks as you want, Paper is one of the most loved mobile sketching apps. Having won Apple’s App of the Year and been given the 2012 Apple Design Award, the app has also been extensively reviewed by The Verge. It’s fast, easy, and responsive.
