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Constraints often fuel creativity, so it is perhaps unsurprising that despite inherent limitations, the small living movement punches far above its weight in terms of innovation. With the end of 2014 fast approaching, Gizmag takes a look at 14 of the best tiny homes that we’ve reported on this year.

Facebook has been bringing existing social groups together online for over 10 years, and has so far shied away from user anonymity. Its new app is the very opposite. Rooms harks back to the golden age of internet forums, connecting people based on interest and allowing them to post using aliases.

The use of UV light, special blue-light polymers and a clever safety trigger could make the Polyes Q1 the safest 3D sketching pen yet.

The Motorola/Google Nexus 6 is just one of several huge phones that could be worth a look this holiday season. Let's line it up next to Apple's iPhone 6 Plus, to see how their features and specs compare.

In an attempt to reduce some of the confusion surrounding police incidents involving firearms, Yardarm has developed a wireless sensor that allows firearms to be tracked and monitored in real time thanks to a small electronics package that fits into the weapon's grip.

Science Museum's new permanent exhibit, "Information Age: Six Networks That Changed Our World" was recently opened by Queen Elizabeth II when she sent the first tweet by a British monarch.

A biotech company is seeking to produce synthetic milk though bio-engineered yeast. The idea is to achieve the exact taste of milk, while improving it in other ways (lactose- and bad cholesterol-free). It will be free of bacteria, thus no need for pasteurization, and have a very long shelf life.

Chicago-based customization firm Toca has revealed a twin-turbo, 600 hp performance version of Hyundai's Genesis sedan dubbed "Steel Phoenix" ahead of SEMA in Las Vegas next month.

It's one of those "givens" of raising a child – as they get older, you have to get them bigger bicycles. That can get a bit costly, so Irish entrepreneur Simon Evans designed an alternative. His LittleBig Bike can be converted from a small balance bike to a larger one, and then to a pedal bike.

What happens when you're immersed in a virtual world – such as a game – and you want to use your real-world fingers to control your virtual fingers in that world? Well, China's Dexta Robotics has created an exoskeleton for your hand, which can even provide the user with a sense of touch.

Ireland's Rob O'Reilly has developed a MIDI/guitar hybrid called Expressiv which uses smart fretboard scanning technology to track fingerboard action for zero latency digital output to computer and single coil pickups for "traditional" electric guitar sounds via an amp.

The iPad Air 2 is the best iPad yet (as the latest iPad always should be), but how does it compare to one of the leading laptop/tablet hybrids? Read on, as Gizmag compares the iPad Air 2 to Microsoft's Surface Pro 3.