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Open House by artist Matthew Mazzotta may look like a simple wooden home, but it actually features separate sections that fold open to create a unique outdoor theater space that caters for 100 patrons.

Almost a month after LG launched its 55-inch curved OLED TV in the US, Samsung has released its significantly cheaper KN55S9C model. Mounted in a metallic frame, the new television is claimed to be the first to allow viewers to simultaneously watch different content on the same TV.

Architects have revised the design of the biodomes for Amazon's new Seattle headquarters. The curves of old have been replaced with irregular pentagons, resulting in something that looks less futuristic and more like a mating of a football and a robot plankton from outer space.

The MAP System provides a real-time display of the pressure points on a patient's body, to minimize the chances of them developing bedsores. It consists of a pressure-sensing mat that is placed on an existing mattress, and a bedside monitor.

A researcher at Purdue University has developed a motorized wheelchair tray that is designed to make it easier for wheelchair users to access mobile devices. Employing a motorized arm, the “RoboDesk” can deploy or retract a tablet or lightweight laptop computer as needed.

Motorola bills its new Moto X Android smartphone as the first to be designed by customers, through an online tool called Moto Maker that allows consumers to choose the phone's colors and add other bits of personal flair. Gizmag was recently given an exclusive early look at Moto Maker.

MIT researchers have invented a new digital material whose block like design allows the assembly of huge structures like towers, spacecraft and airplanes by snapping blocks together. Parts can be assembled instead of engineered by small robots crawling over the structure adding pieces of material.

A recent experiment by researchers at the University of Rochester has managed to suspend a nano-sized diamond in free space with a laser and measure light emitted from it, which could help progress the field of quantum computing.

The Noomad, from Spanish outfit Polo De Innovacion Garaia, is designed to transform a traditional two-wheeler into a stable, three-wheeled cycle equipped for hauling groceries, luggage, babies and more.

An obvious improvement on the retractable semaphore devices that preceded them, turn signals have remained largely unchanged since their introduction. But Audi is claiming to have improved the humble turn signal by using a sequence of lights to indicate the intended turn direction.

Having already given us a new take on the humble lunch bag with its Compleat FoodBag, Norwegian company Unikia set out to redesign the lunch box for its latest offering, the Compleat FoodSkin, which features a laptop-like form factor.

Apple recently updated its MacBook Air line to include Intel's new much-touted Haswell processor. We decided to give the 11-inch model a whirl to see how the new processor affects its performance, and how well the laptop stacks up against previous iterations of the Air.