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When IBM’s Watson supercomputer took on two human champions of the quiz show Jeopardy and won, it was hailed as a breakthrough in machine intelligence. Now in an effort to expand the practical applications for Watson, IBM and has revealed two new projects aimed at the medical community.

Following the debut of the initial ZEOD RC prototype show car at June's 24 Hours of Le Mans, Nissan has revealed the latest evolution in Japan, reiterating its intentions of racing it at next year's Le Mans event.

Gizmag recently traveled to Austria to get a closer look at the EGO-kits mountain bike motor system. In addition to getting the scoop on the more powerful model shipping this month, we took one of the bikes out, twisted the throttle and found out what motor-assisted downhill biking is all about.

A US team from the University of Pennsylvania has taken out the 2013 James Dyson Award with the Titan Arm, an upper body exoskeleton that augments human strength. The team will receive the £30,000 (US$48,260) first prize, with an additional £10,000 (US$16,100) for their university.

Canadian smart energy company Energy Aware has developed a product called Neurio, which is designed to help users monitor domestic energy usage. The package includes a Wi-Fi sensor that's installed in the breaker panel, cloud-based analysis and an app known as Wattson.

Researchers at Michigan Technological University are developing a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic leg with an ankle that lets the foot tilt up and down and roll from side to side. It is said to allow for a more stable walking gait.

Gizmag picks five passively-cooled homes that are environmentally responsible to run, comfortably cool, and – perhaps just as importantly – very desirable.

A lot of people like to monitor their heart rate while exercising, plus they also like listening to music. Usually, doing both involves wearing at least a couple of devices. The new On audio headset, however, plays back music and gathers biometric data ... through the user's ear.

Consumers now have their choice of several smartphone-controlled door locks, which allow users to grant access to select people, and that automatically cause the door to unlock when a user approaches. Tech startup Mesh Motion has taken those same ideas, and applied them to its BitLock bike lock.

When we reviewed the PS Vita in 2012, we found it to be just about the ideal portable console. But how does it hold up today? Has competition from smartphones and tablets stuck a knife in it, or does its recent price drop warrant a second look? Read on, as we revisit an old favorite, the PS Vita.

Dubbed Ekocenter, this shipping container module has been designed to provide isolated and developing communities with facilities to produce safe drinking water, in addition to internet access and solar energy.

Lenovo has announced the Miix2, the company's first 8-inch tablet, which features a latest generation Intel quad-core processor, runs Windows 8.1 and is available with an optional stylus.