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Battheads are Bluetooth-controlled AA-sized rechargeable NiMH batteries, that will allow any device using them to be powered up or down via your phone.

We're still suffering whiplash from the array of concept vehicles that turned our heads at last month's Frankfurt Motor Show, and several deserve a second, closer look. The Mercedes' Concept S-Class Coupé is among them.

As modern cities grow more densely populated and available living space shrinks correspondingly, ensuring that space is maximized to its full potential is essential. One proposal for making the most of the space we have comes via Thailand-based company Apostrophe's Living in the City housing unit.

"How's the weather?" has just become a topic of interstellar conversation. Using data from NASA's Kepler and Spitzer space telescopes, astronomers have mapped the first clouds discovered on an exoplanet.

In a development that would seem to bring a whole new meaning to the term Lightning charger, Nokia and the University of Southampton claim to have used simulated lightning to charge a Nokia Lumia 925. But is there really any cause for excitement, or are we merely witnessing special effects?

Mipwr Dynamo is an iPhone case with a hidden lever that can be pressed down repeatedly to charge the battery, but is still slim enough to fit in your pocket. One minute of squeezing the lever will equal about 30 seconds of talk time, according to the designers.

As technology progresses, we're seeing more and more tangible objects being replaced by digital alternatives. The fact is, though, people still like getting "stuff." Postcard on the Run builds on that idea, allowing users to create and mail their own custom physical postcards, from anywhere.

London-based ROLI has released three versions of its flexible keyed Seaboard GRAND instrument. The first edition of the flagship GRAND model is limited to a production run of just 88 instruments. The Stage version sports 61 keys, and the Studio flavor has 37 keys.

Coffee and end tables are often very utilitarian pieces of furniture. However, RockPaperRobot has combined some interesting design with a good bit of physics to turn the humble table into something far more unique, in the form of the Float Table.

The TomTato is a new hybrid plant, that grows both tomatoes and potatoes. It isn't is the result of genetic engineering, but is instead made by grafting the top of a cherry tomato plant to the bottom of a white potato plant.

Researchers have devised a way of using iPhones to perform fundus photography, which is the photographing of the retina. While the phone just requires an app and a lens to perform the task, a complete fundus camera can cost tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Fabien Cousteau, filmmaker, explorer, and grandson of pioneering oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, is set to take a page out of his grandfather’s book by conducting a month-long scientific research mission in the world's only underwater habitat and laboratory.