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The Fitbit personal activity monitor is now being shipped to a backlog of customers, so we take a closer look at what exactly the device does

Consumers can avoid power-outs of their mobile devices with the iGo Charge Anywhere device which has a built-in battery back-up.

Helix Wind is about to ship some test turbines to sites in the US and Africa in the hope of creating self-sufficient mobile phone masts

Honda outlined its Tokyo Motor Show exhibits yesterday, raising more questions than it answered with a brief release. One of the announcements involved a car, driver and infrastructure comms system and a handheld communication tool

Figures show that 17 percent of Europe’s long-haul truck drivers are victims of robbery during work-hours at some time over a five-year period. To help prevent thefts and improve driver safety, Volvo Trucks is working on a number of solutions.

Now anyone can become a human antenna by walking on a unique carpet recently created by Swiss designer Florian Kräutli. The carpet looks like a typical modern rug except that is has one unusual hi-tech feature - this white carpet is also a radio.

Professor Dave Wilson has developed a system called cryo-imaging that offers incredible detail in when analysing cancer affected subjects.

For the last few years Google has been looking into a future plug-in transport solution, the latest development in that research is software that allows the plug-in vehicle to interface with the power grid.

A mechanical KERS system fitted to a bus has demonstrated more than 30 percent fuel saving over the London bus test cycle, yet can package around an existing transmission at less cost than an electrical solution.

Activelink, a Kyoto-based subsidiary of Panasonic, is developing an exoskeleton suit inspired by the ‘Power Loader’ suit seen in the science-fiction movie Aliens that gives its wearer super-human strength.

We like designs which allow multiple uses, particularly in a motor vehicle where it can double the value. The SpaceCamper includes everything a much larger camper offers, and the layout can be easily reconfigured for use in multiple roles.

MAX is a replica Lotus Seven which can run on vegetable oil, be built by a determined enthusiast for less than USD$10,000 and is the creation of Jack McCornack