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Nixie is a camera-equipped quadcopter designed to follow the user around taking pictures and videos on command, while conveniently wrapping around the wrist to form a bracelet when not in use.

Given the ubiquity of air travel nowadays, it can be easy to take it for granted. At its more extreme, however, it can be a remarkable feat of human endeavor. Qantas today provides one such example with the launch of a non-stop A380 service between Sydney and Dallas/Fort Worth.

By now, many regular Gizmag readers will be familiar with German cyberpunk weapons-hobbyist Patrick Priebe. Well, now he's created a rocket-launching Iron Man gauntlet ... and he's already managed to hurt himself with the thing.

The solar-powered UAV previously known as the Qinetiq Zephyr, which is now part of the Airbus High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) programme and called the Airbus Zephyr, has continued it's record-breaking ways in its first civil flight in the skies over Dubai earlier this month.

Using the ALMA group of radio telescopes, astronomers have discovered a carbon-based molecule with a branched structure – a common feature in molecules that are required for life to form – within a giant gas cloud in the star-forming region of Sagittarius B2.

SVOne is an add-on that turns an iPhone into a portable eye test lab. Developed by Smart Vision Labs, it is low cost and could improve the lives of millions of people.

Currently the subject of a crowdfunding campaign, Portal is a flexible wrist-mounted smartphone that takes wearable technology to new extremes. Rather than taking the under-the-radar approach we’ve seen with recent smartwatch releases, the new device simply slaps a smartphone on the wrist.

Pitting the Moto X (2014) against the iPhone 6 is the 21st century technology equivalent of a David vs. Goliath match-up. See who comes out on top.

Cyclists with quick-release wheels typically have to remove the front wheel when locking up their bike, or run a secondary cable lock from it to the main U-lock. Quick Caps, however, are designed to make doing so unnecessary – they're little padlocks for the quick-release levers.

For most people, paper airplanes are something you launched across classrooms as a kid. A team of US Air Force auxiliary volunteers, however, has been taking it far more seriously. The team launched a paper plane from a high-altitude balloon at 96,563 ft, taking the world record in the process.

At some point or another, you've probably half-heartedly swung your car's passenger door closed, only to see the "door ajar" light come on once you're on the road. Slamming the doors shut is one option, although Slamstop is designed to be a quieter alternative.

Samsung’s latest smartphone accessory allows users to conveniently transfer a charge from select smartphones and tablets to any Micro USB device. It’s an interesting, if somewhat flawed idea, that highlights a change in our perception of the smartphone.