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Land speed record chaser Eva Håkansson added another three titles to her collection at the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials last week. Håkansson hit 242 mph (389 km/h) in her home-built electric sidecar motorcycle "KillaJoule." She is now the world's fastest woman on a motorcycle.

In keeping with its renewed focus on performance, Dodge revealed a few additions and upgrades for the 2015 Viper SRT this week. The new Viper lineup gets more engine power, a mid-priced GT model and a few other tweaks.

Last week we told you about Samsung's latest smartwatch, the Gear S. With a curved display and 3G wireless, it's certainly a bold step forward. But what's it like to actually use? Read on, as Gizmag goes wrists-on with the Samsung Gear S.

A new study has revealed that the Milky Way is a member of a group of local galaxies interconnected within a larger supercluster made up of a myriad other galaxies, all interlinked within a tenuous web of filaments many thousands of light years long.

Acer has unveiled two new convertible Windows 8.1 laptops at its press event at IFA 2014. Coming in at 13 and 14 inches, both machines can be switched between laptop and tablet mode, but go about it in very different ways.

The days of a DJ turning up with a bag full of records to play on a pair of turntables are long gone. Today, digital music has largely taken vinyl's place and you don't even need the files on your computer any more. The new Pioneer DDJ-WeGO3 allows DJs to mix tracks directly from Spotify.

Have you ever wanted to take your luxury apartment on an off-roading holiday? It sounds like you need a new Mercedes-Benz Zetros, with a body from specialist manufacturer Hartmann Spezialkarosserien on top.

Today, our attention is increasingly shared between multiple devices. Constantly switching between devices can be a pain, so Logitech has unveiled a keyboard that aims to make the process more seamless. The Logitech K480 keyboard allows users to switch between three different devices for typing.

Panasonic has announced the HC-X1000, the first camcorder capable of recording 4K ultra HD video at 60 frames per second onto an SD card. Fitted with a range of field-ready equipment, it's intended as a bridging camera for 1080p shooters looking to take the step into 4K production.

To demonstrate the R nineT's customization potential, BMW Japan gave four bikes to four of Japan's best custom builders and today, the bikes were released. The results will not disappoint; four beautiful customs that cry out to be ridden, and ridden hard.

With its incredible strength, chemical stability, high thermal conductivity and low electrical resistance, it's no wonder that graphene is finding more and more uses. Soon, however, it may be facing some competition from molybdenum di-sulphide – a thin metallic film that can emit light.

The need to minimize the energy we use need not necessarily impact adversely on the form or function of a device. This premise is elegantly demonstrated by Ambio, a "bacterial lamp" created by designer Teresa van Dongen. Ambio merges sleek design with a soft glow created by bioluminescence.