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The Nintendo Game Boy turned 25 this week. What better time to look back at one of gaming's most influential devices? We examine some of its predecessors, competitors, and stand-out software titles as we reminisce about the old grey brick.

Running out of phone battery is a pain, but lots of portable chargers simply aren't portable enough. Not only is LinearFlux's LithiumCard charger about the size of a credit card, it promises to charge phones at a rate of one percent per minute. Gizmag took a look to see if it lives up to the hype.

Humans have been banging nails into wood for more than 5,500 years. But what is the state of the art? Here's five of our favorite high-tech hammers.

A couple of years ago, we first heard about a gecko-inspired reusable adhesive known as Geckskin. Now, its creators have announced a new version that works better on rough surfaces, such as drywall and wood.

Gesture recognition devices may indeed offer more functionality than is possible using just a keyboard, but in order to use them, users have to lift their hands away from that keyboard. A Microsoft team decided to address that problem, and created a keyboard that recognizes hand gestures.

Six entrepreneurs have been selected as finalists in Virgin Media's "Pitch to Rich" competition. The contest aims to "find the best and most innovative entrepreneurs in the UK." The finalists will now pitch to Sir Richard Branson for the chance to win £5,000 (US$8,420) of investment, plus mentoring.

Last week we took a look at how the new OnePlus One compares to another high-end budget phone, the Nexus 5. But what happens when we put it next to a high-end, high-price handset like the Galaxy S5? Read on, as Gizmag compares the two phones' features and specs.

A group of engineers at Stanford have developed an iPad-sized, highly power-efficient way of simulating a million neurons and billions of synapses for as low as US$400. It could both help our understanding of the brain and help develop a new generation of bionic limbs.

Drumstooled, as the name suggests, is a mash up of the kind of stool you might find at the breakfast bar in the kitchen with an acoustic kick drum, and some colorful LED lighting thrown in for good measure.

Researchers have extracted graphene flakes using a kitchen blender and liquid soap. With their low-tech experiment, the team at Trinity College Dublin may have helped to usher in the industrial production of the super-lightweight, super-strong, super-conductive material.

Built by Concepter based in Kiev, Ukraine, the Lunecase is s a batteryless, wireless phone case that not only interacts with an iPhone, but also powers itself off the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the device.

You might be familiar with password storage services like 1Password or LastPass. They beef up security by letting you create complex passwords that you'll never have to remember. Starting today, Galaxy S5 owners who use LastPass can now use their fingerprints to login to their password vaults.