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| OUTDOORS |
| Freespirit rides the open road with lightweight Spitfire XT motorcycle/small car camper |
 | The all-new Freespirit Spitfire XT is a camping trailer built for a motorcycle. The diminutive 298-lb (135 kg) aluminum trailer carries a pop-up tent and storage box behind any capable bike or small car. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| New "4D-printing" material can change shape in hot water |
 | Researchers at the University of Wollongong, Australia, have created a 3D printer-compatible hydrogel that is mechanically tough and able to repeatedly change shape in response to water temperature. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Infiniti brings Vision GT concept into the real world |
 | Another car designed for Gran Turismo has been brought into the physical realm. The design was first unveiled in December as a "vision of what a high performance Infiniti could look like in the future." The flesh-and-bones Infiniti Vision GT concept was displayed recently at the Shanghai Auto Show. read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| Tips & tricks for using Spotify on desktop and mobile |
 | Now with up to 60 million active users, Spotify continues on its mission to change the face of digital music. Whether you're a paid-up premium subscriber or using the ad-supported version of the service, here are some tips and tricks to turn you into a Spotify power user in no time at all. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Small Paris apartment maximizes space with clever interior layout |
 | 30m2 Flat in Paris makes up for its unimaginative name with an inspired interior design that includes sliding furniture, a folding bed, and a tiny bathroom. It was completed earlier this year and is located in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| Sharetable "desktop" computer puts a PC and a second screen inside your desk |
 | Sharetable is all about simplifying interactions around a computer. Instead of having two people grappling for control, with awkward exchanges of mouse and keyboard and adjustments of screen position, it gives them both a screen รข€“ one of which, along with the PC/Mac, is embedded in the desk. read more |
| AIRCRAFT |
| World-first remote air traffic control system lands in Sweden |
 | Small airports often don't have much traffic because they don't have an adequate tower system, and they don't have an adequate tower system because they don't have much traffic. The opening of the world's first remotely operated air-traffic control system could change that. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| The Hunger Pains: Mice genetically engineered to not feel them |
 | Teasing apart the last link in the biochemical pathway that makes us to feel hungry when we need food has resulted in an interesting rodent creation. Genetically engineered mice with artificial triggers that allowed researchers to turn off and on their hunger pangs at will, even while fasting. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| Smartphone app promises cheap, easy and accurate diagnosis of sleep apnea |
 | Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have created an app they claim can detect sleep apnea with similar accuracy to available methods, potentially removing the need for expensive equipment and overnight hospital stays. read more |
| SPACE |
| Hall ion thrusters to fly on X-37B spaceplane |
 | When the unmanned X-37B mission lifts off from Cape Canaveral AFB on May 20, it will be carrying a Hall thruster as part of an experiment to improve the design for use on Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications spacecraft. read more |
| ELECTRONICS |
| Industrial Revolution III 3D printer places electronics within the objects it creates |
 | Buzz Technology Limited, out of London, is looking to stand out from the 3D printer crowd with its Industrial Revolution III printer (or IR3 for short) that can embed wiring within plastic components using conductive material. read more |
| ROBOTICS |
| NAO lends a robotic hand in banking customer service |
 | Aldebaran Robotics' diminutive NAO robot recently completed an internship at the Mitsubishi UFJ bank in central Tokyo. Working in customer service, the robot helped many customers with any queries they had in Chinese and English, as well as Japanese. read more |
| AROUND THE HOME |
| Droplet pushes your buttons for reminders and activity tracking |
 | Reminder and tracking apps are all well and good, but it can still be easy to forget or ignore them. Droplet is a standalone wireless button that is designed to bring reminders and activity tracking into the physical world.read more |
| PETS |
| Paww looks to put more play in playing fetch |
 | Most dogs enjoy running to get a ball and bringing it back to their owner. It's good exercise, and fun, but it's not a perfect experience for the dog or the dog's owner. The team at Paww is aiming to improve the way we play fetch with our pups with its new smart fetch toys. read more |
| GOOD THINKING |
| Advanced Rail Cleaner blasts snow and ice off railway tracks |
 | If there's too much ice or snow on the rails, locomotives' steel wheels will just spin out when traveling up inclines. Now, however, GE Transportation has developed a supersonic air blower to keep those tracks dry. read more |
| AIRCRAFT |
| PhoneDrone gives your smartphone wings |
 | Your smartphone already has a powerful processor and multiple sensors, so why pay for all those things over again when buying a drone? That's the thinking behind the PhoneDrone, which requires the user to dock their phone into it for each use. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Cadillac will offer CT6 flagship as a plug-in hybrid |
 | When Cadillac introduced its all-new CT6 sedan at the New York Auto Show several weeks ago, it detailed 265-hp four-cylinder turbo and 400-hp twin-turbo V6 engine options. At the Shanghai auto show last week, it announced another powertrain option: a 335-hp plug-in hybrid powertrain. read more |
| ENVIRONMENT |
| ReFlow reuses grey water, saves fresh water |
 | As water shortages haunt many parts of the world, saving water at home is a must. One way to do that is to recycle and reuse grey water. In Vancouver, Canada, a team of designers has created the prototype ReFlow G2RSystem, which recycles bath/shower water to flush the toilet. read more |
| SPACE |
| NASA application grants general public the opportunity to explore the surface of Vesta |
 | NASA has released a browser-based application that allows citizen scientists to explore the surface of the asteroid Vesta. The 3D model was created from data harvested by the agency's Dawn spacecraft over the course of its year-long stay in orbit around the asteroid.read more |
| WEARABLE ELECTRONICS |
| Noble adds some wireless spice to existing earphones |
 | Rather than buy a new set of Bluetooth-enabled earphones to enjoy some wireless freedom, the BTS from Noble allows users to plug in their in-ear headphones of choice and put some sweet wireless distance between them and the source player. read more |
| MOBILE TECHNOLOGY |
| Hands-on with the LG G4 |
 | LG's latest flagship handset offers an optional leather back, improved display and new camera tech, but are those changes enough to make the G4 standout among some seriously stiff competition in 2015? Read on as Gizmag takes its first look at LG's new flagship. read more |
| MOBILE TECHNOLOGY |
| Rubix On makes wireless charging easier with the power of magnets |
 | Wireless charging ends up not being much easier than just plugging in, which is why the team at Rubix is developing it On wireless charger and case. It promises to make wireless charging easier thanks to magnets.read more |
| MOBILE TECHNOLOGY |
| LG G4 has an improved display, wider camera aperture and leather back option |
 | LG's flagship smartphones don't have the marketing clout of rivals from Apple and Samsung, but the G4 will be worth keeping an eye on, with some key improvements to its display and rear camera. Oh, and there's also that cowhide you'll find on its backside. read more |
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