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| BICYCLES |
| Review: FlyKly Smart Wheel gives your bike a boost |
 | Several companies have developed electric-assist bicycle wheels that can simply be installed on a regular bike. Although most of them are still in the "pre-order" stage, FlyKly's Smart Wheel is now actually reaching consumers. We recently tried it out. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| Researchers simulate what "bionic sight" may look like |
 | Researchers at the University of Washington have developed visual simulations that indicate what the world might look like to people with retinal implants. The resulting images are, in a word, blurry. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| Underwater chemical garden powers a light bulb |
 | Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have grown underwater chimney-like structures capable of generating enough electricity to power a light bulb. The seafloor equivalents of these chemical gardens might just have contributed the electricity needed for the first organisms to develop. read more |
| MOBILE TECHNOLOGY |
| Review: Parrot MINIKIT Neo 2 HD hands-free phone system for your car |
 | Gizmag tries out the Parrot MINIKIT Neo 2 HD, a sleek hands-free calling and speaker system that simultaneously manages two mobile devices for in-car calls. It's an upgrade over previous MINIKIT Neo models, with always-listening voice commands, a new smart phone app, and sound improvements read more |
| HEALTH AND WELLBEING |
| Nicotine-gobbling enzyme could help smokers quit |
 | Researchers have uncovered an enzyme found in nature they say could greatly improve on the effectiveness of smoking cessation aids by devouring nicotine in smokers before it can deliver its "reward" to the brain. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Tesla's serpentine robotic charger snakes its way into a Model S |
 | In Elon Musk's weird and wonderful future, rockets will land on barge ships, people will be slung between cities in vacuum tubes and giant metallic noodles will autonomously probe your Tesla Model S to recharge its battery. read more |
| SPACE |
| Diminutive Lunar IceCube satellite to scan Moon for water and other resources |
 | One of the first of the first deep-space CubeSats may be shoebox-sized satellite called Lunar IceCube, which is designed to look for water ice and other resources on the Moon and is tentatively aimed to launch on the first Orion mission scheduled to fly by 2018. read more |
| OUTDOORS |
| Modular Pod Tents bring campers together under the one roof |
 | Every day we see new evidence that the world is becoming more connected thanks to social media. POD Tents, designed by the UK's M2C Innovation, make camping more social by transforming the typical small tent into an indoor community. read more |
| GAMES |
| What Nintendo's next-gen system needs to rival, maybe even surpass, the PS4 and Xbox One |
 | It's been less than three years since the Wii U first arrived on shelves, but Nintendo is already gearing up for a new hardware release. What form might the system take – and can it successfully combine both home console and portable gaming into one machine? read more |
| SPACE |
| NASA's DSCOVR satellite shows far side of the moon in different light |
 | NASA's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) spacecraft has snapped rare views of the Moon transiting across Earth's disk. The images grant us a seldom-seen look at the far side of our planet's nearest celestial companion. read more |
| MOBILE TECHNOLOGY |
| Moto X Style (Pure Edition) vs. Nexus 6 |
 | With large, pixel-packed screened and high-end internals, both the Nexus 6 and Moto X Style (or Pure Edition for those in the US) are compelling devices. They're also both manufactured by Motorola, and even look pretty similar. Let's compare their specs and features. read more |
| SPORTS |
| Thermos gets into the connected hydration game with Smart Lid |
 | An established player is putting some skin in the connected hydration game. Thermos is set to launch the Smart Lid Hydration Bottle, which connects with the user's smartphone to keep tabs on his or her daily hydration. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| São Paulo LED building façade shines a light on noise and pollution |
 | A new reactive LED façade has been installed at the Hotel WZ Jardins in São Paulo, Brazil. The façade responds to sounds, air quality and people's interaction with a smartphone app. It is part of a project that explores the "Hacked City" and how technology can bring positive change to cities. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Chevy steers the Colorado Z71 off road with Trail Boss package |
 | At last year's LA Auto Show, Chevy showed the aggressive Colorado ZR2 concept pickup. Although the company hasn't given any official word on whether that model will make it through to production, it is offering impatient dirt lovers a novelty prize in the meantime: the 2016 Colorado Z71 Trail Boss. read more |
| WEARABLE ELECTRONICS |
| Microsoft Outlook for iOS update puts your inbox and calendar on your wrist |
 | Are you an Apple Watch early adopter that also uses Outlook for iOS? If so, you'll be happy to hear that Microsoft pushed out an update to its Outlook app today that plays nicely with Apple's wearable. read more |
| SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR GIZMAG READERS |
| A Guide to the Windows 10 Start Menu |
 | Since the release of Windows 95, the Start Menu has been the primary way for users to access their files and applications. read more |
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