SXSW

Honda has found a new application for its sit-down Segway for lazy shoppers. The Uni-One is being merged with VR goggles for "a first-of-its-kind extended reality experience that merges the joy of mobility with virtual reality adventures."

Two icons of vehicular design have worked together to answer the question "What if?" The answer is the Airstream Studio F. A. Porsche Concept Travel Trailer, a design study that mashes together Porsche and Airstream styling and technical solutions.

Audi has revealed that the holoride tech for back-seat passengers demonstrated at CES 2019 will roll out to select vehicles from June. The platform adapts content to the car's movement, transforming a boring commute into a rolling VR theme park.

Japan's Hakuhodo i-studio has teamed up with the Yamaha Corporation to allow professionals and beginners alike to take part in live piano duets with an AI-powered partner at South by Southwest (SXSW) this week at the Austin Convention Center in Texas.

NIO plans to branch out from electric supercars to bring autonomous electric vehicles to US roads by 2020. The Eve "vision car" puts its stamp on the world of autonomous car design with features like forward-sliding doors, a unique interior layout and an active glass canopy.​​

SXSW is an epicenter for all things tech, tackling complicated issues like privacy and gender equality in the digital space, and highlighting the more frivolous side of the equation with rock-paper-scissors-playing robots and giant Ferris wheels.

A new eco-friendly take-with-you shower is being developed by Japanese company Hotaru. Relying on the company's water purification system, it delivers great pressure and can run on 5 gal (20 L) of water for two weeks.

At SXSW, 35 exhibitors were vying for awards across 13 categories in the festival's annual Interactive Innovation Awards. Gizmag checked out the showcase to pick our favorites.

Following in the virtual footsteps of Tupac Shakur, at the SXSW festival last weekend Japanese musical icon Yoshiki used a hologram not just in an attempt to add a little flair to his performance, but to indulge those fans who can't quite get enough of him.

Epson is one of many competitors offering Google Glass-like augmented reality spectacles, but now the company is showing off the ability to combine its smart glasses with other wearables.

Last week, creative tech studio Chaotic Moon demonstrated CUPID, a drone equipped with a stun gun that can incapacitate people with an 80,000 volt shock. The studio says the stunt was aimed at raising awareness of the extent to which technology is outpacing our ability to regulate and live with it.

IBM has put Watson, its cognitive computing system, in control of the menu at a food truck feeding attendees at this week's SXSW festival and the appointment has resulted in some particularly imaginative dishes.