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While Lexus may be best-known for its automobiles, in recent years it's been dabbling in bicycles. As a result, it's now possible to buy a Lexus road bike, while a commuter may be on its way. At this year's Tokyo Motor Show, however, a new Lexus bike was unveiled ... the NXB Concept mountain bike.

What could be better than a jellyfish-inspired machine that swims underwater? Well, how about one that flies in the air? A group of scientists from New York University have created just such a contraption, and it could have big implications for tiny flying robots.

In the end, the ultimate goal of advertising is to get customers to remember and ultimately purchase a product or service. The simple goal doesn't mean the journey to it can't be creative. British Airways' new billboard that actually identifies its planes as they fly over it.

While most of us know Yamaha for its motorcycles or snowmobiles, the company has also been working on pedal-electric bicycles for the past 20 years. Marking that anniversary, Yamaha produced the eye-catching one-off YPJ-01, which we recently spied at the Tokyo Motor Show.

Apple's new devices this year all launch with the new iOS 7 mobile operating system. It's definitely a new look, and some of the settings and features that you're used to have changed. If you're moving from an older device running iOS 6, here's how to restore your new device from an iCloud backup.

New Zealand's Olaf Diegel has now added a set of drums and a keyboard to his portfolio of beautiful 3D-printed instruments. His new creations will join guitar and bass models for a road trip to Frankfurt in Germany next month, to be used by a live band.

Regular bike parking racks aren't really conducive to securing the frame and both wheels, using a single U-lock. Montreal inventor Peter Krantz, however, has designed a rack that is.

Toyota will also be premiering a next-generation taxi concept at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show. Although it bears more than a passing resemblance to London's iconic black cabs, Toyota says the JPN Taxi Concept has been created with Japanese hospitality in mind.

For over fifty years Caterham has been known for its purpose-built sports cars and motorsports activities. This week, however, the company announced that it will be expanding its product offerings to that of the two-wheeled variety.

Computer monitors are big and splashy, and can reveal sensitive information or activities to bystanders. An additional layer of security (and fun) can be added to your computer's LCD display by removing your display's outer polarizing filter, and using polarizing sunglasses instead.

Solid Concepts has used a laser sintering method to create a fully functional Model 1911 automatic pistol, demonstrating 3D printing as a serious industrial process rather than a way of making blobby plastic key fobs.

The Hirobo stand at the International Robotics Exhibition in Tokyo this week was full of surprises. The first was the HX-1 autonomous electric helicopter, but when you opened the brochure, there were details of the company's planned personal (manned) BIT electric micro helicopter.