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Bang & Olufsen has unveiled its first Bluetooth speaker. The BeoPlay A2 promises 24 hours of continuous play on a single charge – which the firm reckons is unmatched for a speaker of its size and type.

Last June, a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona overtook and killed 19 firefighters – even though they had set up fireproof shelters. This inspired Phoenix-based SunSeeker Enterprises to develop the Fire Blanket, a shelter that's better able to withstand the high heat of forest fires.

The long-tailed classic that is Chevrolet’s Impala has gone through many iterations since it was introduced in the late 1950s – some good, some excessively bland. The redesigned 2015 Impala LTZ is in the former camp.

Riders, please pass this information on to the drivers in your lives. New research shows lane splitting is faster and safer for riders, while also actively reducing travel time for every other road user.

Dutch firm 2by4 Architects has unveiled a brand-new line of prefabricated small homes that can optionally be kitted out to operate off-grid. Prices start at €75,000 (US$95,570) for a fully kitted-out home with a total floorspace of 21 sq m (226 sq ft).

When you're working with a limited amount of space, making the most of a room requires innovative thinking. One room in Paris demonstrates exactly that kind of approach. The former maid's room squeezes all the facilities of a full apartment into just 8 sq m (86 sq ft).

For all this year's noise about the dawn of 4K TV, the consumer market is still very much in its infancy. As such, it can be difficult to know what to look for. With its flagship 55PUS7809, Philips is hoping factors such as HD upscaling, Ambilight and price will help it to stand out from the crowd.

If you’re going out for pizza in Budapest, which would you choose to get you there; a smartphone with GPS or a drop of gel on a little maze? According to Empa, the gel might be your better bet because it's a chemical computer capable of navigating a maze faster than a satnav.

Ford has designed a pair of custom Troller T4 off-road special editions. The specialized versions of its Jeep-like, Brazil-market 4x4 are built to go deeper and include a variety of upgrades, such as snorkels and winches.

Studio Gang Architects has unveiled the renders for a new residential tower slated for Miami. The firm is targeting LEED Gold status for the project and hopes to complete it in 2016.

Unfortunately, money doesn't grow on trees. Wi-Fi and electricity, on the other hand, sometimes do. The eTree, created by Israeli renewables firm Sologic, is a public space intervention aimed at provide a place to rest, connect to the internet and recharge devices.

In a world first, surgeons at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, Australia have successfully transplanted a "dead" heart into a patient. Thanks to the use of a preservation solution, doctors were able to resuscitate and transplant the donor heart after it had stopped beating for up to 20-30 minutes.