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The creators of DrumPants, the wireless device that converts your pants into a wearable MIDI controller and music sequencer, are running a beta test program that uses DrumPants sensor strips to control smart appliances and to give a voice to those who have none (through a connected mobile app).

We might see some new Android Wear gear next week at Google I/O. But until then, the LG Watch Urbane and Moto 360 are two of your best Wear smartwatches. We have both in house, so let's take a quick look.

Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a new type of "transient" electronic device that self-destructs in response to heat exposure. The work is aimed at making it easy for materials from devices that usually end up in landfill to be recycled or dissolved completely.

Taking the view that rising sea levels caused by climate change could eventually result in the loss of the low-lying island country of the Maldives, architecture student Mayank Thammalla envisions moving the country's entire population onto existing oil rigs.

NASA's CubeSat Application for Planetary Entry Missions (CAPE) concept would see the development of miniature space probes that can be sent in fleets on interplanetary missions for multi-point sampling, as opposed to the bus-sized, do-it-all probes currently in service.

Whether you need to spread it, measure it or slice it, a new device is claiming to make the process of using butter simpler. The Butter Boss is described as being like a "Chapstick for your butter," gradually dispensing it for easy use.

Soldiers may one day protect themselves from blasts by wallpapering temporary shelters. It may not be very decorative, but the new ballistic wallpaper under development by the US Army Corps of Engineers uses a special fiber inlay to help prevent walls from collapsing under blast effects.

Thought-controlled prosthetic arms have tended to be jerky, and their movements have been delayed. Now, however, a team of researchers has announced the results of an experiment in which those limitations were greatly reduced.

The Radian 2 is a time-lapse motion-controller which can be wirelessly programmed from a smartphone. Currently on Kickstarter, the device also offers wireless camera control and boasts a number of high-end time-lapse features.

Texting is so much a part of modern life that some people can't even pause for a meal of fried chicken without sending a message. As part of an advertising campaig KFC gave away paper tray liners with built-in Bluetooth keyboards, so patrons can text away while munching on their extra crispy.

At Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia last week, the golf course was turned into a battlefield thanks to the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) Augmented Immersive Team Trainer (AITT), which made the action visible only to participants wearing special glasses.

There’s been no secret that Maserati is working on an SUV derived from the Kubang concept of 2011 and now patent drawings that provide the first glimpse of the production car’s styling have surfaced.