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Industrial Design lecturer Mark Richardson, from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, has created a velomobile prototype made from salvaged materials, a few off-the-shelf parts and modular 3D printed components.

Whether you love it or hate it, Windows 8 keeps moving forward. Windows 8.1 added a lot of features and interface improvements to the first iteration. Another update is coming that Microsoft is calling it Windows 8.1 Update 1. And it makes the Start screen easier to use with a mouse and keyboard.

Bitcoin is having serious teething problems. Most of these problems are associated with bitcoin storage or conversion, and should settle down as the currency is more widely accepted. Assuming this happens, let's look at the strengths and weaknesses of a mature Bitcoin currency in a modern economy.

Designer Dennis Siegel has devised a solution for when there's nothing available to secure your bike to, or if you just want a little extra security against anyone tampering with it. The RFID Bikealarm attaches to your saddle and emits a 120dB alarm when it senses movement.

The full moon has long been associated with lunacy, violence, fertility, disasters, and the performance of the stock market. While these have been thoroughly debunked, a lunar ranging study has long contended with a "Full-Moon Curse." This Curse is real, and has now been explained.

Clearpoint Residencies, in Kotte, Sri Lanka, is vying for the title of the world's tallest vertical garden. It will be the first sustainable high-rise apartment complex in the country, with solar panels for electricity generation, a waste water recycling system and planted facades.

Aiming to streamline computer input commands beyond quick wrist movement and keyboard shortcuts, Eric Charlton, a US-based engineer and founder of Solid Art Labs, has designed the King's Assembly, an input device which allows control over a keyboard, mouse and joystick simultaneously.

LG's smartphones aren't as popular as Samsung's, but the company has been making some nice mobile devices that go toe-to-toe with those of its Korean rival. Let's take a look at LG's latest phablet, the G Pro 2, and see how its features and specs compare to those of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

In the twenty-five years since its launch, 1,088,000 Discoveries have been sold worldwide. To celebrate the anniversary, Land Rover has unveiled the XXV Special Edition Discovery 4, which includes special exterior and interior features to go along with its HSE specifications.

The Olaf Urban scooter offers some serious flexibility for transporting you and your belongings. It functions as four different pieces of gear.

Seattle-based photographer and activist Chris Jordan aims to make measures of consumerism manifest through visual art and, as he tells Gizmag, bridge the disconnect between our mass consumption and its largely invisible consequences.

Like Sony's Xperia Z1 and the oversized Z Ultra, the new Z1 Compact is a handsome, polished-looking phone that's resistant to both water and dust while being designed for the smartphone user with smaller hands or pockets.