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The Sinclair ZX Spectrum made a big impact on the UK home computer scene back in the 1980s. A new crowdfunding campaign aims to launch a new console based on the venerable "Speccy" that's endorsed by Sir Clive himself.

With exception of a new voice in 2004, Stephen Hawking's input interface has remained much the same for decades. Now Intel has created a new system called the Assistive Context Aware Toolkit that allows him to carry out tasks much faster than before.

The virtues of a simple, low-cost and sustainable lifestyle have driven the growth of the tiny house movement. Jonas Wagell's Mini Houses embody these values. Having initially been designed as a weekend cabin or guest house, the Mini House is now in its second iteration.

Using a technique called Compressed Ultrafast Photography, researchers from Washington University in St.Louis have built a camera that is able to capture images at a rate of up to 100 billion frames per second: fast enough to capture the propagation of light.

The Oru origami-style kayak made a big splash in the foldable boat market, raising close to $450K on Kickstarter and earning all kinds of media and industry attention. Rather than resting on its accomplishments, Oru has designed the upgraded Bay+.

The ESO has given its European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) the final green light, allowing construction to go ahead. The telescope is expected to take around a decade to complete, with the final installation expected to facilitate discoveries in galaxy composition and exoplanets.

For five years now, an experimental Tulip concentrating solar power plant has been operating at a kibbutz in Israel. Soon, however, the world's first commercial Tulip plant will be built for a paying client, in Ethiopia.

Running may be a great source of exercise, but it isn't exactly a low-impact workout. That's why Australian startup Run4 developed the Bionic Runner. It looks like a seatless bicycle and is designed to replicate the motion of running, but without the "hard landing" at the bottom of every stride.

Vauxhall continues to expand its small car range, with the release of the latest Viva. It will sit alongside the Adam and Corsa in Vauxhall's lineup, and shares their 1.0-liter ECOTEC engine.

At US$400,000 (belt not included) the Predator exists in a realm above ultra-luxury. If you see a man wearing a Roland Iten belt buckle, and his pants are down, that's no accident. You can be damn sure those pants are down for a reason, and you'd better plan your next move accordingly.

This beautiful concept aircraft design is all about reconnecting plane passengers with the beauty and majesty of flight by actually letting them see out a front window. The Triton features two separate cabin pods with forward-facing windows for full panoramic passenger views.

About four years ago, we took a look at the Nubrella, a hands-free wearable umbrella that looked like a rain-deflecting space helmet. Sensing a bit of lack of enthusiasm for the original design, Nubrella's designers have developed rain-deflecting space helmet 2.0.