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The maiden flight of Solar Impulse 2 took place on Monday morning at Payerne aerodrome in Switzerland. The solar-powered aircraft took off at 5:36 AM CET, when the weather around the aerodrome was at its calmest, with pilot Markus Scherdel at the controls.

Gizmag attaches the Fishman TriplePlay wireless MIDI controller and pickup to an otherwise innocent and unsuspecting guitar for a review of the system, which comes with a generous helping of full version complimentary software.

Swiss startup Cliris SA has taken to Kickstarter to fund the development of Cliris, a sleek-looking, automatic eyewear cleaner that uses ultrasound technology and a biodegradable solution to clean, disinfect, anti-fog treat, dry and (optionally) scent your spectacles in only four minutes.

Having teased the the RP1 recently, Elemental has now taken the covers off its debut car. In addition to a host of images showing an open-topped broad-shouldered racer, Elemental has also provided more details. The RP1 is highly tuneable and lightweight, with a road-hugging profile and aerodynamics.

Inspecting products on the assembly line can itself be expensive, time consuming, and not as accurate as it should be. To speed things up a bit, BMW has developed a new system for inspecting bumpers that uses gestures to allow inspectors to literally point out defects.

New York's EHX has launched the B9 Organ Machine, an effects pedal that allows guitarists to dial in classic tonewheel and combo organ sounds from the 1960s and 70s without having to worry about trudging through multiple MIDI parameters or routing a signal through a special pickup to a computer.

HTC has arguably made the best handset for two years in a row, but it's still struggling to stay afloat. Does Amazon even have a chance, jumping into the smartphone market this late in the game? Let's see if the features and specs of Amazon's new Fire Phone stack up to those of the HTC One (M8).

Everyone is familiar with Google's flagship services, like Search, Gmail and Maps. Even blue-sky projects like its Loon Wi-Fi balloon and self-driving cars are well-known. But there are a swathe of remarkable Google services that many people just don't know about. Here, we look at 10 of them.

SpaceX aborted the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying six Orbcomm OG2 communication satellites today. Six minutes and nine seconds before the lift off, mission control declared an abort of the launch due to a problem with the second stage of the rocket.

The Yeti Extreme concept shows what Škoda's small crossover looks like when it gets the equipment and attitude for off-road rally racing. The tuned-up Yeti made its debut in Austria last month and is preparing for an appearance at next week's Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Samsung's Galaxy Tab S 8.4 matches a terrific screen with a ridiculously light and thin build. But is it worth a US$170 premium over the 2013 Nexus 7? Let's compare the two tablets' features and specs.

Many attempts to make the humble keyring even more useful simply add one extra feature, two at most. The GOkey's ability to charge your phone, connect your devices, find your keys or phone and store your data must surely make it one of the most feature-loaded keyrings around.