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The idea of a modular smartphone, with replaceable components being pieced together like LEGO, may seem to be pie-in-the-sky thinking, but Motorola, backed by parent company Google, is keen to make it happen with Project Ara.

The smartphone is like the modern day, techy Swiss Army Knife. But it can't do everything. The Canadian Avalanche Centre says that avalanche rescue apps can not effectively replace dedicated avalanche beacons.

Police car chases are extremely dangerous, not only for the officers involved, but also for innocent passers-by. The StarChase system, however, is designed to make those chases safer. Instead of pursuing fugitive vehicles, police can just shoot them with GPS tags.

Today's smartwatches give you some basic smartphone features on your wrist. But if you're waiting for the next batch of smartwatches that evolves the product even further, Google's will be one of the big ones to keep an eye on. A new report suggests we might not have long to wait on that front.

The depths of a coal mine couldn't be considered ideal driving conditions for most vehicles, but the Mk7.0 TIER 3 Mine Cruiser isn't most vehicles. It is a four-wheel drive utility vehicle built to operate safely in the vast galleries of modern underground coal mines.

A mission to return samples from the planet Mars is still many years away and, officially, not on the calendar. That hasn't stopped ESA from producing a proof-of-concept prototype of the scientific “box of delights,” which could one day bring bits of the Red Planet back to Earth for study.

Sierra Nevada Corporation carried out the first gliding approach and landing test of their Dream Chaser spacecraft last Saturday. While tests of gliding and landing maneuvers went flawlessly, the left landing gear did not deploy, causing the test spacecraft to flip on landing.

With the iPad Air locked, loaded, and ready to launch, perhaps you're wondering how it sizes up next to the best tablet Samsung has to offer. Is the Galaxy Note 10.1 worth a look? Join Gizmag, as we put the two side-by-side.

At this month’s 2013 PEI Convention in Atlanta, the Husky Corporation’s booth played host to a robotic fuel attendant called the Fuelmatics Automatic Refueling System (ARS) that the company is developing in collaboration with Stockholm-based Fuelmatics Systems AB.

With its Budgee Bot robot, Five Elements Robotics has created a machine that embodies Karel Čapek's original artificial automaton. Though Budgee Bot is not designed for a life confined to a factory, it is designed to obediently follow you around, carrying your stuff.

Gizmag recently had the opportunity to experience McLaren's 616 hp 12C Spider for 48 hours in order to see how Formula 1 genetics play out in a production car. The verdict: brilliant.

France's Kompozit Guitars has developed a new line of instruments with polyester-based fiberglass bodies. The Telecaster-shaped guitars have sound holes between the pickups for semi-acoustic-like playing, a custom bridge, vintage tuners and maple necks topped by a rosewood fingerboard.