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Pininfarina does much more than just style beautiful cars, and ample testimony will appear at auction next week in the form of a radical 1960s concept. With its four wheels arranged in a diamond shape, the tiny aerodynamic four-seater Pininfarina-X had a drag coefficient of 0.23.

Dutch construction firm Heijmans recently took the wraps off a new prototype prefabricated sustainable home that it hopes to rent out to young single professionals. The Heijmans ONE is currently being tested with a view to launch in 2015.

Although we've seen a lot of interesting ideas regarding what may be powering or guiding the cars of the future, it seems that those vehicles' tires don't fire the imagination in quite the same way. Hankook is trying to change that, however, with its Hankook Tyre Design Challenge.

Google's Chromecast streaming device has been around for more than a year and its user base continues to grow. Having shown you some tips to get the most out of the device when it was first released, we revisit the Chromecast to show you even more things it is capable of.

Moto Hint is a Bluetooth headset that works with any phone, but with Motorola's latest phones it becomes a hands-free command center for your mobile life. Gizmag has a full review.

With four Amphicars heading to auction this month, the big question is how much they will fetch after one sold for US$123,400 in 2011. This article examines the marketplace for Amphicars and provides full analysis of all previous auction sales.

A 60-yr-old functioning "cutaway" BSA Gold Star will be one of the stars of several collectible motorcycle auctions in Las Vegas later this week. The Goldie's internals, including engine, drive train and suspension are all visible as they work. Living art for the mechanically fascinated!

Last February, a new Harley-Davidson owned by Pope Francis fetched EUR€241,500 (US$330,938) at auction - 25 times its showroom price due to its Holy alliance. Now it all looks set to happen again with an ex-Pope Benedict XVI Harley-Davidson FLSTC Heritage Softail Classic going to auction in Paris.

For law enforcement, or any job in which there's a real possibility of being shot at, bulletproof gear is incredibly important. A new product called the BulletSafe Bulletproof Hat aims to bring that sort of protection to the head, in a subtle fashion.

When a fridge is opened, warm air gets into the main storage area and energy must be used to cool it again. LG tackled this problem with its Door-in-Door French-door refrigerator, which allowed regular-use items to be stored in a door-frame compartment. Now, the company has updated the design.

The sooner that you know that bedbugs are in your home, the easier it will be to exterminate all of them. With that in mind, scientists have developed a method of luring the li'l bloodsuckers into traps, and then keeping them there so that their presence can be duly noted and addressed.

A huge operation has been carried out to create the centerpiece of the new Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science in Miami, US. Created in one continuous concrete pour that took 24 hours and 49 minutes, the 500,000 gal Gulf Stream Tank aquarium will be home to a number of deep sea species.