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For all the things that it's able to do, the GoPro Hero still isn't much better than other video cameras when it comes to shooting in the dark. That's why Knog introduced its Qudos camera light last year. Now, not surprisingly, the Qudos has a competitor – in the form of the Sidekick.

Researchers the Fraunhofer Institute's Center for Maritime Logistics and Services have developed an algorithm designed to optimize the use of wind power in the "hybrid" merchant shipping vessel designed by Lade AS.

The UK's Porter & Davies has announced the KT Platform Tactile Monitor, which is said to transmit sound to a musician by kinetic transfer, promising that you will "literally feel it in your bones."

The Zeppelin and Cyclone prototypes push the boundaries of the common human-powered vehicle (HPV) with designs that look to the past and the future.

Only a few years ago, hybrids either came in the Prius flavor, or were only available on upper end Lexus products. But now, a company as declaratively proletariat as Hyundai is rolling out a plug-in hybrid – one that can can travel 22 miles before you even have to start burning fossil fuels.

According to the International Telecommunications Union, over half of the world's population has no access to the internet. A new plan, however, could provide access to billions of those people. OneWeb says it will launch a network of satellites that will provide global high-speed internet access.

In order to regain their sense of hearing, many deaf people currently opt for cochlear implants. Such devices are expensive, however, plus they must be surgically installed. That's why researchers are developing an electric retainer that transmits spoken words to the user by buzzing their tongue.

At 5.2 in wide, 5.2 in high and 1.2 in thick, the Socialmatic isn't exactly pocketable, but we suppose that's fair since we've never been able to fit a camera and photo printer in a pocket up until this point anyway.

Video glasses seem like a great idea, but the result is often something you'd never want to wear. The tiny Geco Mark II action cam solves the problem by letting you build your own video glasses using the glasses of your choice.

Although it may be handy to have sensors in your windows that remind you if you've left them open, running electrical wiring to all those sensors (or regularly changing their batteries) could be a hassle. A new window-monitoring radio sensor chip, however, gets all the power it needs from the sun.

The European Space Agency has given the green light for the launch of its unmanned spaceplane, Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV).

Using a technique in which better cells in the body to be selected at the expense of more damaged ones, researchers at the University of Bern in Switzerland have managed to significantly increase the lifespan of the common fruit fly.