The European Space Agency's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) is a new wingless space plane that's set to face a 100-minute crew-less test some 420km above Earth on February 11th. Here, it's shown while fairing encapsulation in preparation for the launch.
Emotional development impacted by letting them stare at your phone and tablet all the time, they say.
As we forage full speed into February, here are the best thumb and finger distractors for the coming week.
What, better than the Lost World arcade light-gun game? Surely not.
A thoroughly modern shakedown.
There's no need for people in booths. Get rid of them and the queues of tourists will dissipate, too.
Camera bags are not only almost always ugly but also shout to the world that you are carrying expensive objects and would quite like to be mugged. The Brevitē, however, is a rucksack that looks gloriously normal yet has all the necessary pockets to stow your snap gear. Read More >
Sensible enough to not stay up all night watching fake football? Here's the big game's best bits – all 140 million quid's worth…
It's said to be pushing its 4K offering earlier than planned as competition with BT hots up.
1980s pixel art dismantled by renovators.
More MVNO shenanigans to keep up with.
The operating system will be freely available via the Windows Developer Program for IoT later this year.
...because these dinos look pretty tame.
This image, taken by Expedition 41 aboard the International Space Station, looks like the fine artwork of some extra-terrestrial landscape, but it's actually decades old scarred earth and entrenchments of warfare along the Iraq/Iran border. Read more >
With a 900MHz quad-core system-on-chip, bolstered with 1GB of RAM, the new Pi is now a real computer.
Here's how you can get a customised GIF from any YouTube or Vimeo clip in a few seconds.
