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Edyn was developed to help users monitor and track environmental conditions in their garden, provide guidance on how conditions can be improved and water the plants automatically as required. The smart garden system comprises a sensor, a smart water-valve and a mobile app.

NASA scientists are eager to get to grips with a new toy for observing the heavens, the Echelon-Cross-Echelle Spectrograph (EXES). Mounted on a heavily-customized Boeing 747, the spectrograph will detect wavelengths unavailable from sources either on land or in space.

Smart TVs are becoming commonplace, but a new set-top device promises to take TVs "beyond smart." In addition to providing the usual applications and content streamed from the internet, TVPro says it will turn TV into an intelligent interactive display with PC functionality.

On select models from next year, Ford will introduce its Adaptive Steering system, which adjusts the steering ratio – that is, the number of turns of the steering wheel required to turn the front wheels a certain amount – based on the speed of the vehicle.

Though smartwatches and Google Glass have made for some interesting products, you could argue that the best wearables so far have been fitness trackers. But are these US$100+ accessories worth the price of admission? Join Gizmag, as we take a look at Jawbone's most recent fitness band, the Up24.

The folks at Motorola have decided it’s time to modernize your antiquated audio system with the release of a portable wireless adapter called Moto Stream, which brings wireless audio streaming capabilities to older units.

This April, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp and the US Army used an autonomous Black Hawk helicopter to perform an unmanned cargo flight. That same chopper has now been enlisted to deliver an all-terrain vehicle to a remote site, where that vehicle will autonomously explore at ground level.

Although some urban cyclists may think that bike bells are fussy and unnecessary, those of us who use them will tell you that they're much easier and less confrontational than yelling "On your left!" at pedestrians. Well, the Runbell is designed to let runners in on the bell action.

Researchers from Italy and Poland have developed a new non-destructive, nano-level method to identify the root causes of the degradation of a famous red chalk on paper drawing widely accepted as a self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, and assist in planning appropriate conservation strategies.

Instead of heating of ABS or PLA plastic filaments like the 3Doodler from WobbleWorks, the CreoPop uses light-sensitive inks that solidify when exposed to UV light, so sketchers young or old don't need to worry about having to steer clear of the piping hot creative end.

Google's Chromecast and Roku's Streaming Stick have both been around for a while now. When Roku was first released, more recently, it touted itself as having a huge number of channels, something Chromecast didn't. But gradually, Google has been catching up. Gizmag decided to compare the two.

Last year, Phinergy and Alcoa announced the development of an aluminum-air battery that could give an electric car a potential range of 1,000 miles, with stops along the way for a water top-up. Now the companies have debuted the technology on the track at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.