Aliya Barnwell
Former Digital Trends Contributor
Aliya Tyus-Barnwell is a writer, cyclist and gamer with an interest in technology. Also a fantasy fan, she's had fiction published here and there. A Vassar grad, she lives in Brooklyn, NY.
With sensors and a gimbal, the Revl Arc adds more to the average action cam
With a first-of-its-kind gimbal and a wealth of sensors -- not to mention auto-editing features -- the Revl Arc is one smart action camera.
The world’s first smart, electric, self-inflating stand-up paddleboard
Get on the water in less time than it takes to inflate a paddleboard with a traditional hand pump, and go twice as far with the motor assist.
Work out at home with our 10 favorite pieces of indoor fitness gear
You don't have to hibernate like a bear during the winter if you don't want to. This fitness gear can turn your spare room into a home gym.
The best biking gear of 2016
Every year sees a fresh lineup of commuter gear for cyclists. This year's notable additions? A smart bell, a smart speedometer, and a titanium folding lock.
NextDesk's new exercise bike fits office life the way your other bike doesn't
NextDesk's newest weapon against a sedentary day at work, the Velo, is the exercise bike made to fit office life the way a real bike does not.
Beakor combines seven bike gadgets into one must-have device
With a live rearview, automatic recording looping, and accident alert system, Beakor is like a black box mounted on your bike.
COBI, the future of biking takes routes in a whole new direction
Biking navigation systems are multiplying, but few are also a basic e-bike panel, bike light, and app aggregate, and they don't handle routes like COBI.
The crazy fixed gear bike that drifts without turning is up on Kickstarter
The Trocadero Fixie's frame disarticulates on the downtube, allowing the rear of the bike to twist side to side while shrinking the turning radius.
Velohub Blinkers are bike turn signals made the right way, plus lasers
Velohub's Blinkers gives cyclists a streamlined turn signal light system with headlight, brake light, and laser lane lights for bikes.
The Carbon SUV e-bike is basically a powered mountain bike on steroids
It blends the terrain-mastery of a dirt bike with a comfort of a fat bike and an e-bike's ease of use. It's like an SUV-bike with a cool form factor.
Meet the guy who ran away from Wall Street to build bikes
SPCARBON recently made a full carbon bike for Red Bull Racing Eyewear, and its president just launched Blueprint bikes offering beautiful planned builds.
Siemens’ robotic spiders are like autonomous 3D printers with legs
This robot spider is a creation of Siemens, designed to spin poly lactic acid instead of silk. It could be the autonomous construction robot of the future.
There’s more than one titanium bike — why not more than one titanium lock?
The 560G is named for its weight: 560 grams is 1.24lbs, making it a featherwieght compared to other decent folding locks. It also locks closed with the push of a button.
Is Puma’s new robot runner faster than Usain Bolt?
Puma's BeatBot is like a lure for human greyhounds. Racing a robot seems like either a recipe for embarrassment or the best training ever.
Chemists create a DNA thermometer 20,000 times smaller than a human hair
Scientists at the University of Montreal made a nanothermometer of DNA that uncurls to tell the temperature. It's totally invisible to the naked eye.
It may look like a car, but it's way better for you and the planet
Velomobiles let bikers ride even in winter, but usually look like an escape pod. Not PodRide; with four wheels it looks more like a car.
This flexible camera takes crazy images
This video shows what pics might look like if you could bend your camera. A research team made a flexible camera lens array so, eventually, you can.