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Ohio-based inventor Jerry Allen's Solo Shuttle Trailer lets you tow your kayak behind your bicycle to get to the put-in, then bring your bike along for the trip to the take-out.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the winners of its annual National Awards and European Awards. As was the case last year, the awards are a good opportunity to gauge the current state of top-tier architecture in that part of the world.

After finding success with e-readers and tablets, Amazon is now digging its claws into smartphones. Are the Fire Phone's unique features enough to make it worth a look next to today's most popular handsets? Let's compare its features and specs to those of the iPhone 5s.

Maryland-based Solar Wind Energy, Inc. is looking to turn wind power on its head with its Solar Wind Downdraft Tower that places turbines at the base of a tower and generates its own wind to turn them.

Not long after it revealed the Q3 camping tent, Audi has presented another car-inspired mobile living space. Developed by industrial designer Konstantin Grcic, the TT Pavilion blends parts and design cues from the Audi TT into a futuristic field shelter.

This week, Christie’s put one of the very first integrated circuits up for auction. Designed and constructed in 1958 by Texas Instruments, it's one of the three earliest "chips" ever made and went on the block with an estimated value of up to US$2 million.

When companies release new devices, they usually bring some significant upgrades to the table. Bigger screen here, faster processor there, you know the drill. Pebble's latest watch, though, is all new on the outside, but exactly the same on the inside. Join Gizmag, as we review Pebble Steel.

Along with the obvious mobility issues faced by athletes who are unable to walk, they're also unable to feel their legs, which means they can't always tell when they've been hurt. That's why a group of students have invented a set of "bruise trousers."

As the mechanical iris lens in a normal camera is far too large and bulky to incorporate in smartphones and other compact mobile devices, a team of researchers has developed a non-mechanical, "smart glass" iris that may bring much greater image quality to future smartphones.

Columbia University researchers have discovered crucial security flaws and vulnerabilities in the form of secret keys stored in apps and uploaded to the Google Play marketplace that, if exploited, could see user details stolen from the likes of Amazon and Facebook.

The Fire Phone is Amazon’s first, long-awaited foray into the already highly-saturated smartphone market. Read our full comparison to see how the device fares against Samsung’s mighty flagship Galaxy S5 handset.

Can garbage be used as an eco-material to construct a house? Such is the intriguing premise behind the recently-completed Waste House project, which is believed by those involved to be the first permanent British building built almost solely from waste and recycled materials.