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Peruvian scientists have installed an air-purifying billboard in the city of Lima, capable of doing the work of 1,200 trees and purifying 100,000 cubic meters of air daily.

LG has announced that three premium appliances featuring its HomeChat service are being readied for launch in South Korea. With HomeChat, the contents of the new smart fridge can be viewed remotely, washing machine cycles be started from afar and an oven set to pre-heat.

When Apple unveiled the first iPad, the company didn't pitch it as a laptop killer. Instead it was to sit somewhere in between phone and laptop. Four years later, can the iPad compete with a laptop? Let's take a look, as Gizmag compares the features and specs of the MacBook Air and the iPad Air.

Tablets are the new personal computers. But can they replace a laptop? And do Windows 2-in-1s like the Surface really make for better faux laptops than the iPad? Let's take a look, as Gizmag goes hands-on with keyboard-laden versions of the latest iPads and Surfaces.

Inspired by a bird known as the swiftlet, scientists have created a robotic quadcopter that can extrude polyurethane foam while in flight. By targeting where that foam goes, it can build up simple structures, essentially becoming a flying 3D printer.

Danish luxury consumer tech manufacturer Bang & Olufsen has today released a new flagship television. The 55-inch BeoVision Avant UHD features a rather nifty sound panel that unfolds when the TV is switched on, and works with a number of optional motorized stands to make viewing a little easier.

If your smartphone is powered on all of the time, you'll probably find that it runs out of juice before the end of the day. Though batteries are getting more powerful, so are the features and apps that run them down. Here's a look at getting the most battery life from Windows Phone 8.1.

Smartsun is the latest in a line of UV-detecting wristbands, encouraging healthy exposure to the sun by changing color from yellow to beige and ultimately pink when it is time to head indoors. This transformation is caused by an acid-release agent that responds to ultraviolet light.

Yamaha has revised its 2013 annual report to signal that it's getting set to launch its first electric motorcycles "in the near future," potentially making this the first major manufacturer to get into the EV market in a serious way. So let's examine Yamaha's two electric concepts from Tokyo.

A team of astronomers have developed a computer simulation called "Illustris," which took five years to program and, for the first time, can recreate the evolution of the Universe in high fidelity.

Advances in technology have enabled an abundance of ways to share our stories. Created for the Exceptional Hardware Software Meeting in Germany next month, "Juanita Knits the Planet" is the world's smallest comic strip, detailing a day in the life of a ten micron-tall girl-turned-robot.

Georgia-based Dachi Papuashvili has produced a charming cross-shaped tiny house concept called the Skit, that proves the continuing ability of shipping containers to inspire.