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The smartphone is like the modern day, techy Swiss Army Knife. But it can't do everything. The Canadian Avalanche Centre says that avalanche rescue apps can not effectively replace dedicated avalanche beacons.

Understaffed and overworked nurses and pharmacists in Japan will soon have a helpful friend in Panasonic's HOSPI-R, which went on sale this month. It's an autonomous delivery robot that transports drugs throughout a hospital, giving medical personnel more time to tend to patients' needs.

Today's smartwatches give you some basic smartphone features on your wrist. But if you're waiting for the next batch of smartwatches that evolves the product even further, Google's will be one of the big ones to keep an eye on. A new report suggests we might not have long to wait on that front.

A mission to return samples from the planet Mars is still many years away and, officially, not on the calendar. That hasn't stopped ESA from producing a proof-of-concept prototype of the scientific “box of delights,” which could one day bring bits of the Red Planet back to Earth for study.

Sierra Nevada Corporation carried out the first gliding approach and landing test of their Dream Chaser spacecraft last Saturday. While tests of gliding and landing maneuvers went flawlessly, the left landing gear did not deploy, causing the test spacecraft to flip on landing.

With the iPad Air locked, loaded, and ready to launch, perhaps you're wondering how it sizes up next to the best tablet Samsung has to offer. Is the Galaxy Note 10.1 worth a look? Join Gizmag, as we put the two side-by-side.

At this month’s 2013 PEI Convention in Atlanta, the Husky Corporation’s booth played host to a robotic fuel attendant called the Fuelmatics Automatic Refueling System (ARS) that the company is developing in collaboration with Stockholm-based Fuelmatics Systems AB.

With its Budgee Bot robot, Five Elements Robotics has created a machine that embodies Karel Čapek's original artificial automaton. Though Budgee Bot is not designed for a life confined to a factory, it is designed to obediently follow you around, carrying your stuff.

Gizmag recently had the opportunity to experience McLaren's 616 hp 12C Spider for 48 hours in order to see how Formula 1 genetics play out in a production car. The verdict: brilliant.

France's Kompozit Guitars has developed a new line of instruments with polyester-based fiberglass bodies. The Telecaster-shaped guitars have sound holes between the pickups for semi-acoustic-like playing, a custom bridge, vintage tuners and maple necks topped by a rosewood fingerboard.

If you regularly watch any police forensics TV shows, then the word "Luminol" is probably already part of your vocabulary. Now, however, you might also want to add the word "Lumicyano." That's the name of a new product that is said to reveal latent fingerprints better than other methods.

Suzuki has revealed its plans for next month's Tokyo Motor Show. It will showcase a variety of equipment, including cars, motorcycles and personal transportation and shine a little light on green crossover/4x4 concepts, including an open-top convertible known as the X-Lander.