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A footbridge recently constructed in Hull, England, features a novel mechanical system that enables people to "ride" across the waterway as the bridge slowly rotates to make way for boat traffic.

Game developer Valve has announced the Steam Controller, a wireless gamepad that sports a touch screen in the center flanked by two large trackpads. Along with the upcoming SteamOS and Steam Machines, gamers may soon be able to enjoy a full library of PC games from the comfort of their living room.

Here's a bit of fun. Terrafab is a web app that uses a simple, familiar map interface with which visitors can select their favorite piece of Norway to 3D print at home (or order a print of, if they're yet to take the home-3D printing plunge).

Swedish-led Q Lifestyle has released a colorful 5 megapixel, 3G-packing pocket camera called theQ that's both easy on the budget and simple to use.

Tree Snake Houses by RA Architectural and Design Studio is the latest in a long line of treehouses that we've covered at Gizmag. Located at the Pedras Salgadas Spa and Nature Park in the north of Portugal, the houses snake their way through the tree tops, offering simple and private accommodation.

Mipwr Dynamo is an iPhone case with a hidden lever that can be pressed down repeatedly to charge the battery, but is still slim enough to fit in your pocket. One minute of squeezing the lever will equal about 30 seconds of talk time, according to the designers.

As technology progresses, we're seeing more and more tangible objects being replaced by digital alternatives. The fact is, though, people still like getting "stuff." Postcard on the Run builds on that idea, allowing users to create and mail their own custom physical postcards, from anywhere.

If you're shopping for a new iPhone, Apple gives you not just one, but three options to choose from. How do you choose between the flagship iPhone 5s, the colorful iPhone 5c, and the aging iPhone 4s? Let Gizmag lend a hand, as we put the three side-by-side, and compare their features and specs.

During the recent LEGO2NANO summer school held at Tsinghua University in Beijing, a group of Chinese and English students succeeded in making a Lego-based scanning atomic force microscope with nanoscale resolution in five days at a cost less than $500.

STMicroelectronics has announced a new MEMS-based module that integrates a three-axis magnetometer, a three-axis accelerometer, A/D converters, and control logic on a 2 mm x 2 mm x 1 mm surface mount chip, making it the smallest electronic compass available today.

The Galaxy Note 2 was one of our favorite mobile devices of 2012, but it still had room for improvement. What happens when Samsung takes that already great mobile device, and improves on it in all the right areas? Well, you get a beast of a mobile device. Join Gizmag, as we review the Galaxy Note 3.

When it comes to things that people don't do as often or as well as they should, tooth-brushing would have to be at the top of the list. Well, with the new Blizzident toothbrush, a full and complete cleaning of the teeth can reportedly be accomplished in just six seconds.