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British Airways flew a group of volunteers on flight BA 189 Dreamliner from Heathrow to New York as part of an experiment to study how people react to the night-time flight across time zones. What made this particular flight unusual were the high-tech “happiness blankets” issued to the passengers.

Once you've had your new Windows computer for a while, like with previous versions, Windows becomes unstable or slows down, and you want that clean machine back. Here's how to use the PC Refresh feature to reclaim the speed and stability the computer once had, and not lose your personal files.

The PUC, by Zivix, promises to allow iOS users to connect their MIDI interfaces to an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch wirelessly. Gizmag takes a closer look.

A select number of Boston area parks will soon be host to solar-powered benches, dubbed Soofa, which will charge visitor's smartphones and monitor the environment.

The Skywatch Windoo series of anemometers from Swiss company JDC Electronic SA pack wind- and weather-tracking power into your smartphone by way of a sleek, plug-in unit that's small enough to clip on to your keychain.

Between these handsets, it’s no secret that the fully blown Samsung Galaxy S5 is the more capable of the two, though you might be surprised how many of its high-end features the S5 mini retains. Read on as Gizmag compares two of the Korean firm’s biggest handsets for 2014.

Reappropriating structures or spaces for new uses is a common occurrence. Sydney's Goods Line and Battersea Power Station are both the focus of such projects. Now, Matterbetter is asking for submissions to reimagine perhaps the most unusual thing yet: a Russian nuclear submarine.

Three years ago, Specialized teamed up with McLaren to create what they called "the fastest complete performance bike in the world" – the S-Works + McLaren Venge. Now, the bike-maker and the high-end car-maker have once again joined forces, this time to produce the S-Works McLaren Tarmac.

Although there are already devices that can tell you how many calories are in your food, they require you to input data regarding the type of food that you're eating. A scientist at GE, however, is developing a gadget that could instantly display the caloric content of any food placed within it.

The quest for ever-greater fuel efficiency is driving auto manufacturers to extreme lengths to reduce the weight of their vehicles. In its search for "enlightenment," Audi has announced it will introduce glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) springs in its vehicles before the end of the year.

A nearby spiral galaxy, NGC 4258, is ejecting gas and high-energy particles in a spectacular display of power that is rippling across the face of the galaxy with shock waves of stellar energy. Observations show that this turmoil is the result of a super-massive black hole at its center.

Every smartwatch we've seen so far has run its own unique software, but none of it has been anything special. Starting this week, though, Google's Android Wear platform is about to make its way into the wild. Join Gizmag, for our initial review of Android Wear.