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Rimless and without hinges or screws, the ultra-light glasses aim to embody the slick Matrix style that has become the height of cool in the fashion world since the original 1999 film. <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2334/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2318/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081007155610im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/tn/2318_01.jpg" alt=""></a> <h2><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2318/">Handheld Weather Meter aids US firefighters</a></h2> <p class="section_link"><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2334/gallery/">Image Gallery</a> (3 images)</p> <p>Thursday November 6, 2003: A hand held digital weather station that measures every major environmental condition has proved a useful tool for firefighters battling the recent spate of serious wildfires in California. <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2318/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2100/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081007155610im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/tn/2100_01.jpg" alt=""></a> <h2><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2100/">LaserGolf gets you in the virtual swing</a></h2> <p class="section_link"><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2100/gallery/">Image Gallery</a> (2 images)</p> <p>Wednesday September 24, 2003: Laser Golf uses the special club in conjunction with a sensor mat attached via USB cable to the PC to simulate a round of golf in every detail - greens, trees, and even sprinklers are rendered in 3D on the screen and exact ball velocity, spin, impact point, water and terrain calculations are made so that "shots" have realistic results. <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2100/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2097/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081007155610im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/tn/2097_01.jpg" alt=""></a> <h2><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2097/">Insect-Repellent Apparel provides invisible defence</a></h2> <p class="section_link"><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2097/gallery/">Image Gallery</a> (3 images)</p> <p>Wednesday August 6, 2003: A range of clothing that incorporates insect repellent into its fabric has been recognised by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US. BUZZ OFF apparel is manufactured using a special process that binds the repellent tightly to the garment, resulting in an invisible, odourless layer of protection around the wearer. <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2097/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2071/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081007155610im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/tn/2071_01.jpg" alt=""></a> <h2><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2071/">Ian Thorpe debuts revolutionary bodysuit at World Championships</a></h2> <p class="section_link"><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2071/gallery/">Image Gallery</a> (4 images)</p> <p>Monday July 21, 2003: Ian Thorpe will be the first swimmer to use adidas' new "Jetconcept" full bodysuit when he hits the water at the World Championships in Barcelona this week. The suit design takes a new approach to reducing drag by using small integrated "riblets" that shift turbulence away from the body. <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2071/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2063/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081007155610im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/tn/2063_01.jpg" alt=""></a> <h2><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2063/">Smart Clothing for the slopes - Oakley's Radiator Jacket</a></h2> <p class="section_link"><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2063/gallery/">Image Gallery</a> (2 images)</p> <p>Tuesday July 22, 2003: Gizmo's ongoing interest in clothing that uses innovative design and new technology to enhance its function has brought us to the ski slopes this season, where examples of smart clothing like the Radiator Jacket from Oakley are hard at work. <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2063/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1946/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081007155610im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/tn/1946_01.jpg" alt=""></a> <h2><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1946/">Personal Wireless Weather Station</a></h2> <p class="section_link"><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/2063/gallery/">Image Gallery</a> (2 images)</p> <p>Useful in countless situations, this wireless weather station provides remote access to key weather indicators at any time via the internet... <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1946/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1805/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081007155610im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/tn/1805_01.jpg" alt=""></a> <h2><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1805/">Stealth Surfing: Pope Bisect Carbon Fibre Travelboard</a></h2> <p class="section_link"><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1805/gallery/">Image Gallery</a> (4 images)</p> <p>Almost forty years after first conceiving the modular "Travelboard", Karl Pope has applied his experience as an aerospace engineer to invent the Pope Bisect Stealth - a two-piece, 9-foot 6-inch hollow carbon fibre surfboard... <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1805/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1752/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081007155610im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/tn/1752_01.jpg" alt=""></a> <h2><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1752/">Self-cleaning Automatic Public Toilet</a></h2> <p class="section_link"><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1752/gallery/">Image Gallery</a> (2 images)</p> <p>The growing phenomena of the Automatic Public Toilet (APT) has reached the City of Pittsburgh in the US with the installation of a coin-operated, computer assisted amenity designed explicitly to complement the architecture of the City's historic south district... <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1752/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1636/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081007155610im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/tn/1636_01.jpg" alt=""></a> <h2><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1636/">Saigak Power Boots</a></h2> <p class="section_link"><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1636/gallery/">Image Gallery</a> (2 images)</p> <p>One of Gizmag's earliest stories was about the efforts of Russian engineers in resurrecting a 30-year old Soviet Military prototype to develop "Quickwalker" boots - a hydraulic piston mounted on each boot is driven by an engine contained in the heel to supplement the human walking motion and allow the user to jump over obstacles two metres high, take four metre strides and run at up to 60kph over long distances. <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1636/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1415/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081007155610im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/tn/1415_01.jpg" alt=""></a> <h2><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1415/">blokart - land sailing at up to 90kmh</a></h2> <p class="section_link"><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1415/gallery/">Image Gallery</a> (10 images)</p> <p>The blokart is a lightweight one-person land sailer capable of attaining speeds of 90kmh that can be used anywhere there is a flat surface and a breeze... <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1415/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1409/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081007155610im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/tn/1409_01.jpg" alt=""></a> <h2><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1409/">Recumbent Trike</a></h2> <p class="section_link"><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1409/gallery/">Image Gallery</a> (2 images)</p> <p>Recumbent bicycles or Human Powered Vehicles (HPVs) as they are known, are both faster and more efficient and the traditional bicycle and if the idea hadn't been dealt such a poor hand by history earlier this century we could well be watching Lance Armstrong wearing the yellow jersey on a recumbent bicycle in this years' Tour de France. <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1409/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1408/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081007155610im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/tn/1408_01.jpg" alt=""></a> <h2><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1408/">Pet containment goes high-tech</a></h2> <p class="section_link"><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1408/gallery/">Image Gallery</a> (4 images)</p> <p>If you've ever wasted a weekend building a fence to keep the family dog at bay - or gone to the expense of having one installed - only to find it totally ineffective against Rover's high-jumping prowess you'll appreciate the concept of the wireless pet fence. <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1408/">Read More</a></p> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1396/" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081007155610im_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/tn/1396_01.jpg" alt=""></a> <h2><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1396/">The Insider: could this be the future of live sport?</a></h2> <p class="section_link"><a href="/web/20081007155610/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1396/gallery/">Image Gallery</a> (7 images)</p> <p>Not only will the advance of digital technology provide us with unprecedented coverage of sporting action into our homes, it will bring digital TV along to the game with us. 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