Here is one of the better entries from the recent Peugeot Design Competition that seems not only practical, but cheap to manufacture and solves many of the problems associated with modern car design. Its scissor-like frame contracts to accommodate tight parking spaces or narrow lanes and the wheels work much like the recent NASA concept […]

Designer Holly Gates has developed a simple, yet ingenious e-paper reader that balances power draw and power generation so well that it doesn’t even have a charging socket. Think of it as a high-tech version of the ubiquitous solar-powered calculator that just works whenever it’s needed.

Okay, okay…I guess the only feeling up you’re gonna get is if you use a nipple to control the multi-touch, but I digress. Apple today filed an interesting patent application titled Multi-touch Data Fusion that fuses their popular touch-screen interface with voice commands, visual input through a camera, motion sensors or even force sensors for […]

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 […]