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The Flying Rider is a proof-of-concept prototype bicycle, designed to convert the vertical bobbing motion of the rider's body into increased pedaling power. According to its creator, it provides a pedaling efficiency gain of around 10 percent for a 170-lb (77-kg) rider.

The HEXO+ hexacopter drone autonomously flies above its user, shooting video of them as they motorbike, snowboard, or perform other high-speed activities.

A new system called Real FX aims to bring the fun we all remember from slot-based racing to the modern era with tracks that promise to be easier to set up, cars that actually assist the driver, and even AI opponents to race with when friends aren't around.

New Mexico's Ideum has managed to shave over an inch and a half off the thickness of its Platform 55 display in time for the infoComm 14 trade show being held in Las Vegas this week. The dual boot prototype is being shown off at the booth of development partner 3M Touch Systems.

Under the guise of World Cup fever, scientists across the globe are seizing the opportunity to examine the aerodynamic properties of what will in all likelihood be the most talked-about object on a global scale over the coming weeks, the 2014 World Cup match ball.

While grid-fed portable electronics chargers are ample for use around town, things get more complicated when you venture off the grid. A new backpack cuts reliance on external power sources, harvesting energy from something much more reliably available … you.

"hitchBOT," a robot equipped with artificial intelligence, the power of speech, and the ability to converse with people whilst taking photos and tweeting, hopes to be the first robot to hitchhike across Canada this July.

US-based GPS specialists Garmin has announced a navigation application for smartphones. In an attempt to recapture ground lost to Google and Apple Maps, Viago features the basics of a typical navigation app but can also be customized through a number of advanced in-app purchases.

Scientists at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) are developing a computer model that helps engineers integrate the electric TOSA buses into existing transport systems while keeping costs down.

A cool 3D printed hat with embedded LEDs uses a tilt sensor to create a flashy display.

BassNation Audio has released the BlackBox speaker system, which can be used with any device with a 3.5-mm audio jack or RCA phono outputs.

IBM's "5-in-5" list for 2012 predicts the five sense-related technologies enabled by cognitive computing systems that will impact our lives in the next five years.