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Talk about over the top! This US40,000 contraption acts like a sedentary gamer's life-support system. Three synchronised 19" monitors adjustable to the perfect height, inbuilt 5.1 surround sound with a woofer right under your leather-coddled hiney - which is gently warmed or cooled by the seat depen

The advent of handheld Pico Projectors created a buzz throughout 2008 and although they make very useful stand alone devices, we've been eagerly awaiting their integration into mobile phones. We wait no longer. Samsung has produced the first cell phone featuring Texas Instrument's DLP Pico chipset a

Telescopes that use computerized navigation to help stargazers find their way around the heavens have been with us for some time, but there's still a problem for the amateur astronomer - knowing where to start. The new Meade EXT-LS telescope makes this task of finding this starting reference point e

While Honda revealed the 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid at the Paris Motor Show in October 2008 the Paris car was a ‘show’ version with LED headlights and 18 inch wheels that were never intended for the final production model. Today Honda revealed the full specification of the ‘production’ version.

Mercedes-Benz is to bring its first hybrid drive passenger car to market in summer 2009. Based on the S 350, the S 400 BlueHYBRID combines a 205 kW (279 bhp) 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine with a 15 kW (20 bhp) electric motor for a combined output of 220 kW (299 bhp) and a combined maximum torque of 385

The entire Web in 3D. That's the by-line of ExitReality, a free Internet plug-in launched today in Australia, and it does deliver. The software gives access to existing 3D content on the Web via a 3D search engine, as well as taking two dimensional pages and turning them into a 3D experience for the

September 18, 2008 'The Yorkshire Aestel' belongs to a small group of only seven known aestels; the most celebrated of which is the Alfred Jewel. An aestel is a pointer designed for the reading of manuscripts and most were

Plans announced by Kawasaki Heavy Industries could see a new record set for high-speed train travel in Japan. The design for the rail vehicle dubbed the “Environmentally Friendly Super Express Train” (efSET) is expected to be completed by the end of 2009 and its promised operating speed has been pit

Motorola has added to new noise-cancellation headsets to its range - the flip design MOTOPURE H15 and the Motorola H780 Universal Bluetooth Headset. Both units feature simultaneous connection to multiple Bluetooth phones, compatibility with over 200 phone models, customizable ear cushion options for

The 2008 Create the Future Design Contest is open until October 17, but already this year's entries have produced some very thought provoking product ideas and we'll be exploring some of the standouts in detail over coming weeks.

September 22, 2008 Later this week FusionMan Yves Rossy will attempt the first solo jet-proelled flight across the English channel . Using a new single jet wing he unveiled in May, and which has already been tested over the distance (Rossy flew 35 kilometres in ten minutes during the test – an ave

Sunrise Solar Corp has unveiled a new building brick that integrates solar technologies into traditional construction materials.