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Do you ever look at all of those Windows 2-in-1s and wish you could have one that runs Apple software? Well, the creative folks at Modbook are at it again, this time taking the guts of the newest Retina MacBook Pro and turning it into something akin to a giant OS X-running Surface on steroids.

Due for release next year, the Soundsight headphones are described as the world's first video recording smart headphones. In addition to promising studio quality audio with noise cancellation, the units also include a HD video camera and Bluetooth connectivity.

A Range Rover Sport SVR has completed the renowned Nordschleife circuit at the Nürburgring in Germany in an unofficial 8 minutes and 14 seconds, making it the fastest production SUV ever to go around that track.

In 2013, Hydrapak introduced its SoftFlask series of soft-sided TPU water bottles designed to collapse into your pocket. The all-new Stash combines this soft-sided design with a flat bottom that snaps together with the top, making the packed bottle even easier to transport.

BioLite has introduced some innovative camping chargers in the past, including its CampStove and BaseCamp wood-fire stove/chargers. Its latest product is designed to work with existing cookware to produce twice the power of its existing designs – enough to charge gadgets as large as tablets.

Hong Kong-based company Design to Innovation (DTOI) has developed what it is claiming is the world's first wireless scanner mouse. The Zcan Wireless is designed as a standard optical mouse, but cuts the cord and packs a miniaturized scanner, enabling users to instantly scan images and text.

Canon has added two new super-zoom bridge cameras to its PowerShot line-up. The budget-friendly PowerShot SX520 HS and SX400 IS feature 42x and 30x optical zooms, making them capable of focusing on the detail of all but the most distant subjects.

The launch of Windows 8 has spawned a wealth of hybrid machines that blur the line between tablet and notebook, with the goal of providing the best of both experiences. Read on for a detailed comparison of Windows 2-in-1s.

Large-scale artworks are certainly in vogue at the moment. Recently we've seen giant puppets walking the streets of Liverpool and a giant solar-harvesting duck in Copenhagen. For his part, designer Rob Ley has created a huge car-park façade that changes color as the viewer moves around it.

Thomas Alva has developed Edison, a palm-sized, bright orange, programmable robot compatible with Lego bricks that is intended as an affordable introduction to programming and robotics for youngsters.

A new service is promising to end the uncertainty of how clothes will look or fit when shopping on the web. Fitle aims to provide users with a 3D avatar of themselves with which to "try on" clothes online. The company says it will eventually offer the world's largest clothes database via partners.

In order for microscopic "nanobots" to get to their destinations, they'll need some form of propulsion. A team of Israeli and German scientists has responded by creating what they claim is the world's smallest propeller.