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Flying cars could be a reality by 2020 with the Terrafugia TF-X
Flying cars could leave the realms of science fiction and become commercially available vehicles within our lifetime, according to Terrafugia, a Massachusetts-based company working on making the futuristic transportation a reality. The company (best known for the Transition vehicle which…
Bose unveil AE2w Bluetooth headphones: Over ear cans hook up to two devices at once
If you're juggling tunes from a smartphone and a tablet at the same time, and hate the faff of having to change Bluetooth pairings over from one to the other, take a look at the new AE2w headphones from Bose….
EA nab FIFA license until 2022 – FIFA 23 on its way (eventually!)
Games publishing and development superhouse Electronic Arts has extended its license with FIFA until 31 December 2022, giving the company the most lucrative football license in all of gaming for the best part of a decade. Enough time to get…
RIP Ray Harryhausen – A look at his ten best stop-motion monsters
Ray Harryhausen, the special effects wizard who brought life to dozens of the silver screen's most memorable stop-motion monsters has died aged 92. An industry legend, his work went on to inspire modern monster movie kings such as Peter Jackson,…
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom: Flagship respec to include optical zoom?
The Samsung Galaxy S4 already has a host of nifty camera tricks tucked inside its software, but the latest rumour suggests that Samsung may be planning a new version of the phone with an even keener focus on photography. According…
Sharp AQUOS 206SH has 5-inch 1080p screen, two day battery life
A large, high resolution screen on a smartphone is usually enough to set alarm bells ringing when it comes to battery life, but Sharp believe they've cracked it with their new AQUOS 206SH smartphone. Packing in a 5-inch 1080p display,…
VIDEO: Lose your head with the Oculus Rift guillotine simulator
Ready to see some "cutting edge" technology at work? Then check out the above video of the promising Oculus Rift virtual reality gaming headset running Disunion – a guillotine simulator. It's a bit like The Six Wives of Henry VIII…
Campus Party – Europe's biggest tech festival – heading to London's O2 Arena this September
Campus Party, Europe's largest tech festival, held annually, will this year take place at London's O2 Arena from September 2nd to 7th, 2013. Hosted by O2 parent company Telefonica, it set to attract over 10,000 tech industry members, including techpreneurs,…
Sweat levels and eye control to power Valve's next-gen games
It's not just bigger worlds or more realistic graphics that Half-Life developers Valve are aiming for with their next-generation games, but also whole new ways of playing. The company behind the Steam PC digital download gaming platform are also looking…
SimCity creator Will Wright calls botched launch of latest game "inexcusable"
Will Wright is the veteran games developer who masterminded the early SimCity games, but was not part of the development team for the latest city-building game that suffered from crippling launch issues. Now, speaking with GI.biz, Wright has shared his…