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Hot on the heels of the Hasselblad announcement that it would release the world's first CMOS-sensor-toting medium format camera, Phase One has revealed the IQ250, the world's first CMOS sensor medium format camera back.

A new Colorado-based outfit thinks it has a solution for snow biking that's considerably better than fat tires. The BikeBoard puts a ski underneath the front tire, providing float in deep snow and metal-edged traction on hardpack. Bikes have gone skiin'.

Toshiba's "smart mirror" concept from CES 2014 makes a number of Hollywood science fiction computer systems a reality, but still seems like something from a distant future.

In what could lead to new ultrathin insulation, researchers at the University of Namur in Belgium and the University of Hassan I in Morocco found that radiation plays a larger role than conduction in the insulation of polar animals such as penguins and polar bears than previously believed.

Hornby has revealed the latest update to its Scalextric slot car racing game. Scalextric RCS will allow players to wirelessly manage games and view live race information on an iOS or Android device, and we got to try it out at London Toy Fair 2014.

The Vertex Ultralight Backpacking Stove is a small, light stove that folds away flat when not in use. This makes it ideal for backpackers, hikers, and campers, who can use the saved space to carry more food.

If you're staying in a hotel that's kind of ... sketchy, then you might not be satisfied with simply locking your door when you're in for the night. You could wedge a doorstop of your own under it, but now there's a portable gadget that is claimed to work better – the DoorJamer.

Karton, a cardboard furniture company offering everything from beds to room dividers, aims to go beyond the novel and make its paper constructions a charming and practical part of your living solution.

Scientists at Berkeley Lab and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have created sensitive, tactile sensors that are similar to a cat's whiskers. The so-called "e-whiskers" could be used to help robots feel their way around a space.

A discovery by the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SRBC) that desert plants fed by seawater produce biofuel more efficiently than other well-known feedstocks could help alleviate concerns surrounding the use of valuable arable land for such purposes.

Ground was officially broken for the 300-acre Robot Land theme park in Incheon, South Korea last year, with a new timeline suggesting that it may now be on target to deliver on its promise of a themed world dedicated to robots.

Two years ago, the first Kindle Fire was a popular tablet, but it didn't exactly compare to rivals like the iPad. Today, though, Amazon has managed to merge budget pricing with hardware that, in some ways, is superior to its more expensive rivals. Join us as we review Amazon's Kindle Fire HDX 8.9".