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Darth Vader might traverse distant galaxies in a Tie Fighter, but what about when he’s in California? Mattel’s answer: a Corvette-based car Darth Vader car. Appearing at Comic Con this week, the one-off is part of a release event for a new line of Star Wars-inspired Hot Wheels cars.

Last week, two Project Tango smartphones were delivered to the ISS. The sensor-filled phones will be used to create a detailed 3D map of the spacecraft, which will then help two soccer ball-sized, free-flying satellites autonomously navigate through some very tight spots.

Malloy Aeronautics revealed its Hoverbike back in 2011, and has been busy refining the design ever since. Thanks to its Kickstarter campaign, you can get your hands on a working 1/3rd scale version of the vehicle, while helping the team in the development of the manned vehicle.

Hasbro's existing catalogue is brimming with toys for childhood recreation, but a new initiative could bring another level of personalization to playtime. The company has announced the launch of SuperFanArt, a site that lets fans design and print toys based on Hasbro's much-loved product range.

Today, Venice is regarded as one of the prettiest cities in the world. If you've ever wondered what it looked like in the past, however, an ambitious project may soon be able to show you. Venice Time Machine wants to digitize the city's vast archive and create a 1,000-year evolving model of it.

Nvidia has announced a new, gaming-focused portable in the form of the Shield Tablet. Like the Shield handheld that the company launched last year, the new tablet runs on Android, but also has the ability to locally stream PC games.

Volvo has already been bragging about how the XC90 will be the world's cleanest and most powerful SUV. Now it is touting the vehicle's safety features, which will include an auto brake at intersections function and a run-off road protection package – both of which Volvo claims are world firsts.

Last week that we heard about how researchers are looking at embedding heart rate sensors in car seats, to detect when drivers are nodding off. Well, it turns out that they're not alone. A European consortium is developing a similar system known as HARKEN.

LG might fly under the radar a bit more than its Korean rival, Samsung, but the company has still churned out some good mobile devices through the years. How does LG's best smartphone to date, the LG G3, compare to Samsung's 2014 flagship, the Galaxy S5? Read on, for Gizmag's quick hands-on look.

The Zmartframe is a touch-enabled frame that attaches to a monitor to bring touchscreen capabilities to a Windows PC or transform it into a standalone Android touchscreen computer.

Over the past few years, Heimplanet has introduced several distinctive geodesic inflatable tents. The German outfit has added three more designs, making its line-up large and tough enough for some of the most distant, challenging expeditions on Earth.

Working at MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, scientists claim to have created a sponge-like graphite-carbon material that helps convert water to steam using sunlight only one-hundredth as bright as that required by conventional steam-producing solar generators.