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| MOTORCYCLES |
| Bolt M-1 finds a home between electric motorcycle, moped and bicycle |
 | Part electric bicycle, part motorcycle and part moped, the Bolt M-1 is a capable, two-wheeled machine engineered for urban commuting. The fully electric bike wears light motorcycle styling and can put out up to 5,500 watts for speeds up to 40 mph. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Ten $10 million cars head for Pebble Beach |
 | Only 18 cars have ever sold at auction for more than US$10 million, and 11 of them have sold during August's Monterey Car Week auctions. This year that number will rise dramatically as there are 10 cars going to auction that are estimated to surpass the $10 million barrier. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Penniless in Pebble Beach (the poor man's guide to Monterey Car Week) |
 | The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and Monterey Motor Week often conjure visions of the rich and famous sipping champagne as they cruise about in chauffeured Bugatti Royales. Tickets for some events run to $450 and sell out in a heartbeat. What can a poor boy or girl do? Somer Hooker explains ... read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Smartphone-controlled hideaway takes the man-cave to a whole new level |
 | Jono Williams has taken the concept of the man-cave to new heights. Looking something like a giant steel lollipop, Williams' Skysphere is a solar-powered, Android-controlled hideaway perched high above the New Zealand countryside that would put even the most painstakingly decked-out shed to shame. read more |
| HEALTH AND WELLBEING |
| Opernative's online eye-testing service returns prescriptions in 24 hours |
 | Since 2012, Opternatives has been developing an online eye tester that lets users obtain prescriptions for glasses and contacts from the comfort of the home or office. And now with clinical trial success under its belt, it's rolling the service out to the public. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Wood dominates in Cristián Undurraga's Chile Pavilion for Milan Expo |
 | Renowned Chilean architect Cristián Undurraga has created a standout pavilion for this year’s World Exposition. Inspired by “the art of hospitality†the Chile pavilion features a dramatic external wooden facade and stretches over 1,910 sq m (20,560 sq ft). read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| Cusby transforms lone Macbook USB-C port into an a-la-carte device hub |
 | New Macbook owners accustomed to having ports for HDMI, USB, and/or video, may find a single USB-C port to be rather limiting. Cusby is a compact, modular and expandable adapter designed to make the transition to a USB-C future a bit easier. read more |
| MOBILE TECHNOLOGY |
| OnePlus 2 equals $329: Flagship has boosted specs, slightly higher price |
 | Chinese startup OnePlus is back with its second flagship Android phone. Following last year's OnePlus One, the OnePlus 2 (perhaps we could just call it the "three?") has an upgraded set of specs and a slightly higher price to match the company's growing popularity. read more |
| HEALTH AND WELLBEING |
| "Compound 14" mimics the effects of exercise without setting foot in the gym |
 | Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed a molecule that mimics the effects of exercise by influencing the metabolic process, giving it the potential to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity. read more |
| ROBOTICS |
| Open letter petitions UN to ban the development on weaponized AI |
 | The Future of Life Institute has presented an open letter signed by over 1,000 robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) researchers urging the United Nations to impose a ban on the development of weaponized AI with the capability to target and kill without meaningful human intervention. read more |
| ENVIRONMENT |
| Sir Patrick Stewart gets behind effort to collect whale mucus using "Snotbot" drones |
 | Gathering good biological data about whales can be difficult to do without seriously bugging the big mammals. Instead, the Ocean Alliance wants to send custom "Snotbot" drones to collect whale snot for study and has enlisted the help of Sir Patrick Stewart to raise funds for the project. read more |
| HEALTH AND WELLBEING |
| Nourish creates daily nutritional supplements based on users' needs |
 | Using Wi-Fi and/or NFC, the Nourish device is able to sync with popular fitness trackers, food loggers and health apps. It then keeps track of its user's states of health and fitness, serving up nutritional supplements that are custom-blended on a daily basis. read more |
| AROUND THE HOME |
| Sure Hang aims to make the laser level more useful |
 | When it comes to hanging things on a wall in a straight line, a laser level can go a long way towards making that easier to accomplish. A new device called Sure Hang aims to make the laser level even more useful by allowing it to integrate directly with a tape measure. read more |
| OUTDOORS |
| RECCO streamlines helicopter search and rescue |
 | For decades, Sweden's RECCO has been supplying ski patrols and rescue agencies with an avalanche rescue system that helps locate buried victims. It is now working on a more versatile, year-round system designed to make helicopter-based search and rescue faster and more efficient. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| Material with new record melting point predicted |
 | New research predicts it is possible to create a material with a new record-setting melting point that would have a good chance of staying intact, even at the insane temperatures in places like the outer edges of Earth's core. read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| Samsung's newest monitor can wirelessly charge your Galaxy S6 |
 | Samsung has introduced a new computer monitor that makes use of the Qi wireless charging standard for mobile devices. The offerings have a circular charging station at the base of the monitor that allow compatible phones such as a Galaxy S6 or Nexus 6 to be casually tossed down to power up. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| hubs makes building your own geodesic dome childsplay |
 | hubs promises to make building an open geodesic dome easy and quick, with construction time rated as under an hour. Its creators cite possible uses for the dome as a garden room, aviary, chicken run, chidren's den, and more. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Stuttgart students hit 100 km/h in 1.779 seconds to claim EV acceleration record |
 | A team of speedy Stuttgart University students has broken the existing electric car acceleration record, in a blistering 1.779 second run that shaved 0.006 seconds off the record set Swiss students late last year. read more |
| BICYCLES |
| Wearable LED bicycle lock doubles as a safety strip |
 | Aiming to boost bicycle security and rider safety in one stroke, Australian designers Tosika Maluma and Carson Tully have created a wearable bicycle lock with 60 built-in LED lights. read more |
| MOBILE TECHNOLOGY |
| Galaxy Note 5, anyone? Samsung sets the date for August 13 |
 | Samsung has sent out invitations to the press for an August 13 event in New York City. Officially, the invite doesn't mention any products. Unofficially, you can bet your S Pen that the centerpiece will be the Galaxy Note 5. read more |
| OUTDOORS |
| Coleman Multi-Tool Lighter combines two gadgets in one |
 | If there are a couple of things that serious campers are likely to have on them at all times, it's a multi-tool and a lighter. Coleman has therefore done the logical thing, and combined those two items to form its new Multi-Tool Lighter. read more |
| GAMES |
| Prefer PC over console for first-person shooters? This PS4 controller could change that |
 | The Tactical Assault Commander 4 is a new control solution from accessory-maker Hori, that aims to replicate the PC gaming experience on the PlayStation 3 or 4. read more |
| ENVIRONMENT |
| The vertical farm goes mobile |
 | Vertical farms present an efficient, cost-effective and sustainable means of producing food in the face of growing urban populations worldwide. A see-through, mobile vertical farm project called Isabel is aiming to take this message on the road. read more |
| SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR GIZMAG READERS |
| Pay What You Want For The Game Developer Bundle |
 | If you have a great idea for a game, don’t let a lack of coding skill hold you back. You can currently pay whatever you want for the Game Developer Bundle, which includes 15 courses teaching game-coding methodology from scratch. read more |
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