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In an effort to raise awareness ahead of World Oceans Day on June 8, Google has expanded its Street View service to let users explore a range of stunning coastal and underwater scenes.

Agua is a quick-draw camera carrier which is designed to be used in severe weather conditions. The carrier, which also doubles as a carry strap, has already exceeded its funding target on Kickstarter.

The 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals in Pomona, California have come to a close with South Korea's Team KAIST's DRC-HUBO robot taking the first prize in the $3.5 million competition.

It's been almost a month since we first got our hands on the new Samsung Gear VR for Galaxy S6. Our review covered most of the bases, but after four weeks with the mobile virtual reality headset, we have a few more thoughts.

An incredibly rare prototype Leica gun camera will head to auction this week. But any collectors with the rare shooter in their sights will need to be loaded, the New York Leica gun RIFLE prototype is expected to sell for US$335,000 to $390,000.

The GravityLight was designed to replace the use of kerosene lamps in the developing world. It uses a weight to drive a gear-train and generate electricity from the kinetic energy created. Now, a new version of this safe, cheap and convenient lighting solution has been created.

Tesla recently did it, and now Daimler is doing it too – it's launching its own home/business battery energy storage system. The Mercedes-Benz energy storage unit utilizes lithium-ion battery modules to store energy generated by solar cells, wind turbines or other sources.

Is it a UFO? Is it some kind of butt-massaging meditation stool? No, it's the Oval digital handpan. The light, portable and durable instrument has been designed to have the ergonomics and playability of a hang drum, but with access to a world of almost limitless sonic possibilities.

The DARPA Robotics Challenge is aimed at creating robots that may one day help responders during major disasters. The 2015 final is host to 23 international teams competing for US$3.5 million in prizes.

There are already external door-mounted cameras that stream video of visitors to users' smartphones, plus there are cameras that fit into existing door peepholes, recording shots of visitors and displaying them on an LCD screen. Peeple, however, is kind of a combination of the two.

Romanian tech firm Onyx Beacon is teaming up with the local authorities in Bucharest to install 500 iBeacon devices on local buses. It's hoped that the new Smart Public Transport (SPT) initiative will make the city more accessible for the estimated 12,000 visually impaired citizens who live there.

A new test developed by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) can test for both past and current infections by analyzing a single drop of patient blood. The researchers consider the method superior to existing techniques, which only search for a single virus at a time.