The engineers over at Festo have produced an incredible robo-jellyfish they like to call AirJelly, which, unlike its ocean cousins, would rather fly than swim. The impressive creature is filled with helium and uses two lithium-ion polymer batteries to power its tentacles. The elegant movements are almost hypnotic.

Daimler’s new Smart ForTwo Ed electric vehicle is getting some real-world testing on London streets by a handful of agencies, companies and the Metropolitan Police to demonstrate the advantages of zero-emission driving.

If yesterday’s comic strip explanation of Google’s Chrome browser wasn’t enough for you, here is a video (below) of the official press presentation (52 mins) from their headquarters in Mountain View, California.

Transcend yesterday introduced a capacity-barrier-smashing monster called the JetFlash V20 USB flash drive. With the same capacity as the MacBook Air’s costly add-on SSD, this new thumb drive is quite a marvel.

Swarovski crystals have been showing up everywhere lately, particularly in consumer gadgets such as high-end cell phones and televisions. Now, thanks to this strange design, not even your peepers are safe from Swarovski-adornment.

Google will today be launching its own open source web browser called “Chrome” after an accidental leak yesterday. A Windows version of the browser will be available in 100 countries at some point today from this site, with a version for Mac and Linux on the way. Google have created a very informative 38-page comic […]

Thinking big, researchers in California are looking to upscale 3D printing techniques to construct entire houses, including internal wiring and plumbing. The houses would be built at rapid speed and at around a fifth of the cost of current construction methods. The system, called Contour Crafting, is not limited to boxy, utilitarian designs either. The […]

Fancy trying your hand at a little digital forensics? Well, thanks to Paraben’s CSI Stick, it’s easy. See, for a paltry $200, you can have access to every piece of data stored on certain Motorola and Samsung handsets, including text messages, names and numbers, pictures, call logs, emails and anything else an unsuspecting user has […]

Sikorsky recently completed the first flight of their new X2 helicopter, which should herald in a new era of high-speed helicopter transportation. Once the X2 is done with testing, it will rocket through the skies at 288mph, making it the fastest helicopter ever built.

Unfit? Poor? Seclusionist? Goody green shoes? If so, I have something here that might pique your interest. Introducing the GYM concept car; a car that manages to tone you up, burn calories in private, save you money and protect the planet all in one neat little package.