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This year's Google I/O gave us Android M and updated Google Cardboard, along with free and unlimited photo storage. But it wouldn't be Google if there weren't also some moonshots in there. We go hands-on with one of them, Project Jacquard.

A new public park and trail system will open in the US city of Chicago this weekend. The 606, so-called because of the Chicago ZIP code prefix, is built on the former route of the Bloomingdale Line railway track. Its centerpiece is a 2.7-mi (4.3 km) elevated recreation and cultural trail.

After a successful Indiegogo campaign earlier this year, Hong Kong-based Zorloo has now started shipping its Z:ero digital earphones to backers. The company's Andy Ho sent Gizmag some to try out.

Roller skating and inline skating are both well past their primes, but there's a new generation of skates that offers a simpler, more casual skating experience. The all-new On Wheelz skates take things strapless, using a step-in system quite like clipless bike pedals.

For people with limited hearing, understanding movies or plays can be challenging. That's why engineers at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technolgy have developed a system that streams audio from the stage or screen to the user's earphone-equipped smartphone.

If you're not born with perfect pitch, prior studies suggest, your only hope of getting it is to receive musical training at a critical period in your childhood. New research at the University of Chicago suggests otherwise, however. Perfect pitch might be attainable well into adulthood.

A new bridge in the Netherlands is designed to do more than get people from A to B. The Paleisbrug, in the city of 's-Hertogenbosch, is a raised park, pedestrian bridge and cycle-link all in one.

When cycling at night, it's important not just to be seen from the front and back but also from the sides. That's why the Ding headlight puts out one beam that shines forward, along with a second one that lights up the road directly to either side of the bike.

An MIT study suggests that applying a layer of graphene to power plant condensers could significantly improve efficiency. Testing indicates that use of the material is superior to current methods, and its application could lead to huge monetary savings, as well as a positive impact on the climate.

Our Paper Life's new Room in a Box idea is aimed at minimizing the time and cost required to furnish a room. Each kit contains pieces that slot together without the need for tools or glue to create furniture for an entire bedroom. What's more, it only takes 30 minutes to put together.

It's important to know how much pain young hospital patients are experiencing. That's why scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have developed facial pattern recognition software that objectively assesses children's pain levels based on consistent indicators.

Miami Marlins pitcher Dan Jennings, who was hit in the head by a 101-mph line drive last August, is one of the major leaguers that has worked with Safer Sports Technologies in testing a light, low profile piece of protective head gear: a carbon fiber protector that slides inside a regular ball cap.