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What do you call a bicycle that doesn't have a motor, but is packed with electronic features? Well, the emerging term seems to be "smart bike." We've already seen one called the Valour, but now there's a new one-off known as the Samsung Smart Bike.

Last year, Philips and Desso announced a partnership to develop a light-emitting carpet embedded with programmable LEDs. The companies chose the recent Clerkenwell Design Week to launch the technology in the UK.

Say what you will about the wastefulness of Keurig coffee-makers, you've gotta admit that the things are convenient. Well, inventor Carlos Ruiz is now hoping to bring that same convenience to freshly-baked flatbreads, with his Flatev tortilla-maker.

Control of NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement Core satellite (GPM) has been handed over to the team of engineers who will maintain operational control of the piece of equipment for the remainder of its life in space.

One of the challenges in monitoring the health of our pets is the fact that they can't tell us when they're starting to feel a little poorly. We only know that there's something wrong once it's obvious. PetPace is designed to let pet owners know that something's up, before it reaches that point.

WatchStander is a radar system that's designed to pick out small boats, such as the low-slung skiffs often used by pirates. It then tracks the vessels, and deters them if it looks like they're going to attack.

MacBooks can make for great laptops, but their speedy solid-state drives don't give you much bang for your buck. So why not do something with that SD card slot, and give yourself some more semi-permanent storage? That's the thinking behind Transcend's JetDrive Lite. Read on, for Gizmag's quick look.

Aiming to open its doors this (northern) summer, Original Unverpackt is set to become Germany's first waste-free supermarket. Customers bring containers to take the produce away, borrow reusable containers from the store or use bags made from recycled paper.

Spain's Alventosa Morell Arquitectes recently completed work on an energy-efficient prefabricated residence named Casa GG which requires very little energy to heat, even in the middle of winter.

Apple has taken the wraps off the latest iteration of its mobile operating system. The new version of iOS uses the same design language as its predecessor while adding a range of tweaks to the user experience, a richer feature set and a fresh suite of developer tools.

Later this year, Harvard Art Museums will exhibit murals painted by Mark Rothko in the early 1960s for the university. As large areas of the murals' surfaces have faded, a new camera-projection technology has been developed to restore the original appearance of the works.

Asus has announced the latest iteration of its respected Zenbook line of high-end Ultrabooks. Know as the NX500, the new machine features a range of top shelf specs including dedicated graphics, advanced storage configurations and an impressive 4K display.