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Sometimes it's preferable to take the scenic route to a destination rather than the shortest. It's not an option available on online maps, but a new concept has shown that it could be. Yahoo researchers have found a way to quantify the beauty of different places and use the data to give directions.

LG's G Watch is at the low-end of the first crop of Android Wear smartwatches debuting this year, but Gizmag's Eric Mack took it on a summer road trip and he says it could still change your life for the better.

One of the neat things about smartphones is the fact that when gadgets are designed to be used with them, those devices can make use of the phone's electronics instead of incorporating their own. The Elephant Steady is a new iPhone camera stabilizer, that takes this approach.

Onni Smart Care is a new baby monitoring system which streams HD footage to mobile devices. The Onni Baby Pro smart monitor also lets parents remotely control a nightlight, play soothing MP3s via a built-in speaker or connect additional monitoring sensors.

3D printing has given rise to a new breed of patient-specific surgeries and treatments. Following in the footsteps of recent high-tech solutions such as printed jaw and skull implants is the first spinal fusion surgery using a custom 3D-printed spine cage.

With over 2.4 million Mazda 2’s sold worldwide since 2002, expectations for the company’s small 5-door hatchback are high. Today the company unveiled its reworked 2016 Mazda 2 that not only features the new Kodo design influences but a range of engines including a 1.5 liter diesel SKYACTIV engine.

Sena's outstanding Bluetooth headset range has a new flagship - the 20S. Now touting a giant 2-kilometre (1.25 mile) intercom range, the 20S also features voice control, 8-way conferencing and dual Bluetooth chips for audio multitasking.

Pioneer has announced the forthcoming release of a new professional turntable for DJs who prefer to spin and scratch vinyl. The PLX-1000 features a familiar layout, precision pitch control and a high torque direct drive mechanism.

Falling asleep at the wheel is extremely dangerous both for the driver, and for others sharing the road with them. Researchers are working on a solution to this threat. They're doing it with sensors in a car seat that detect the driver's heart rate, and alert the driver if they start dozing off.

Young women under the influence of alcohol may be endangered when separated from friends at venues. In an attempt to reduce this possibility, a group of University of Washington students have designed a smart wearable that automatically alerts friends if something may be wrong.

If speed is your thing and you have some loose change to spare, then an upcoming auction may have just the item for you. UK-based RM Auctions is offering a Kholod hypersonic rocket as an upcoming lot. The Kholod is the fastest machine to have ever flown within the Earth's atmosphere.

A newly produced material is believed to be the "blackest" ever created. Vantablack is a pure carbon coating and absorbs 99.96 percent of incident radiation (solar energy as it hits the material's surface). Manufacturer Surrey NanoSystems believes that is the highest such figure ever recorded.