Gizmag Top Stories

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/","20131014074843","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1381736923"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <title>Gizmag Top Stories</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <meta name="robots" content="noindex,follow"/> <meta name="description" content=""/> <meta name="keywords" content=""/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/"/>  <link rel="next" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/page/2/"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843cs_/http://files.gizmag.com/static_styles.min.css?x=1381735273"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20131014074843cs_/http://www.gizmag.com/css/dynamic_styles.php?x=1381735273"/> <script src="/web/20131014074843js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/css_browser_selector.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/xml/" title="Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/web/20131014074843im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/favicon.ico"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/web/20131014074843im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/apple-touch-icon.png"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/web/20131014074843im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png"/>   <script type="text/javascript"> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; (function() { var gads = document.createElement("script"); gads.async = true; gads.type = "text/javascript"; var useSSL = "https:" == document.location.protocol; gads.src = (useSSL ? "https:" : "http:") + "//web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js"; var node = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); })(); </script>  <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { gpt_leaderboard = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/ca-pub-1607124478120364/Homepage_Leaderboard_Top_728x90', [728,90], 'leaderboard') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_islandtr = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/ca-pub-1607124478120364/Homepage_IslandTop_Right_300x250', [[300,250], [336,280], [300,600], [300,1050]], 'island_top_right') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_islandbr = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/ca-pub-1607124478120364/Homepage_IslandBottom_Right_300x250', [[300,250], [336,280], [300,600]], 'island_bottom_right') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_skyscraper = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/ca-pub-1607124478120364/Homepage_Skyscraper_Right_160x600', [160,600], 'skyscraper_right') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_bottom_inc = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/ca-pub-1607124478120364/bottom_include', [1,1], 'bottom_include') .addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.pubads().set('page_url','https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/'); googletag.enableServices(); }); </script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20131014074843js_/http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20131014074843js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/global_public.js?1377327827"></script> </head> <body>  <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-2235360-4']); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 3, 'View', 'Top Stories', 3 ]); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageLoadTime']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/https://ssl' : 'https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(ga); })(); </script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843js_/http://edge.quantserve.com/quant.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript">_qacct="p-23Y-rtuj52xr6";quantserve();</script> <noscript><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843im_/http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-23Y-rtuj52xr6.gif" style="display: none" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast"/></noscript>   <div class="index" id="top_index"> <div class="index_center"> <ul class="header_links float_left"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.youtube.com/user/gizmag" title="Gizmag's YouTube Channel" id="header_youtube">Gizmag's YouTube Channel</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://twitter.com/gizmag/" title="Follow Gizmag on Twitter" id="header_twitter">Follow Gizmag on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/stumble/stumblethru:gizmag.com?utm_source=GizMag&utm_medium=StumbleThru&utm_campaign=StumbleThruButton" title="Explore Gizmag" rel="nofollow" id="header_stumbleupon">Explore Gizmag</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/xml/" title="Subscribe to Gizmag's RSS feed" id="header_rss">Subscribe</a></li> </ul>  <div id="search_form_top"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/search/" id="cse-search-box-top"> <div> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-1607124478120364:cf1bgg5f284"/> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:11"/> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1"/> <input type="text" name="q" size="28" class="gsearch"/> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search"/> </div> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843js_/http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box-top&lang=en"></script> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="top_strip"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/frankfurt-motor-show-2013/" target="_blank">2013 Frankfurt Motor Show highlights</a></div> <div class="center"> <div id="header"> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/" id="logo"></a> <div class="snap_noshots" id="leaderboard"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("leaderboard"); }); </script> </div> </div>  <div id="top_stories"> <ul> <li id="top_story0"> <a class="ts_img" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/tree-in-the-house/29372/" title="Tree in the house shuns privacy in favor of a great view"></a> <div class="ts_title"> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/tree-in-the-house/29372/">Tree in the house shuns privacy in favor of a great view</a> </div> </li> <li id="top_story1"> <a class="ts_img" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/hammerhead-bicycle-navigation/29377/" title="Hammerhead tells cyclists where they can go"></a> <div class="ts_title"> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/hammerhead-bicycle-navigation/29377/">Hammerhead tells cyclists where they can go</a> </div> </li> <li id="top_story2"> <a class="ts_img" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printed-rocket-seds/29306/" title="UCSD students test fire 3D-printed metal rocket engine"></a> <div class="ts_title"> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printed-rocket-seds/29306/">UCSD students test fire 3D-printed metal rocket engine</a> </div> </li> <li id="top_story3"> <a class="ts_img" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/alpina-calls-its-bmw-d3-bi-turbo-the-worlds-fastest-diesel/29365/" title="Alpina calls its BMW D3 Bi-Turbo the world's fastest diesel "></a> <div class="ts_title"> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/alpina-calls-its-bmw-d3-bi-turbo-the-worlds-fastest-diesel/29365/">Alpina calls its BMW D3 Bi-Turbo the world's fastest diesel </a> </div> </li> <li id="top_story4"> <a class="ts_img" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/sony-smartwatch-2-review/29367/" title="Review: Sony SmartWatch 2"></a> <div class="ts_title"> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/sony-smartwatch-2-review/29367/">Review: Sony SmartWatch 2</a> </div> </li> </ul> <div id="more_top_stories"> <a id="mts_img" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/"></a> <a id="mts_txt" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/">more top stories</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="content" class="narrow_content"> <h1>Top Stories</h1> <div class="summary_item noback" data-article="29354"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/outdoors/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">OUTDOORS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/impromptu-tactical-pen/29354/">Gerber's Impromptu Tactical Pen is designed for danger</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dave-parrack/">Dave Parrack</a></div> <div class="date">October 11, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/impromptu-tactical-pen/29354/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/impromptu-tactical-pen/29354/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/impromptu-tactical-pen/29354/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/impromptu-tactical-pen-4.jpg" title="The Impromptu Tactical Pen is designed for danger, as a pen suitable for the police and ar..." alt="The Impromptu Tactical Pen is designed for danger, as a pen suitable for the police and ar..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> While the chances of being caught up in a dangerous situation are thankfully low, having something about your person for such an eventuality isn't a bad idea. The Impromptu Tactical Pen from Gerber, with its glass-breaking steel tip, is one option for those who want to keep themselves safe. It is, as its name suggests, a simple writing implement with a hidden extra that could mean the difference between life and death.  <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/impromptu-tactical-pen/29354/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="29361"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/destinations/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/necker-island-great-house/29361/">Richard Branson's private island is all yours (for $60,000 a night)</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/gizmag-team/">Gizmag Team</a></div> <div class="date">October 11, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/necker-island-great-house/29361/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/necker-island-great-house/29361/pictures">8 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/necker-island-great-house/29361/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/necker-island-great-house.jpg" title="It's only $2,000 each, when you think about it" alt="It's only $2,000 each, when you think about it"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Virgin has announced that work on Richard Branson's private residence on Necker Island is complete, with the house now ready to take its first bookings. So, if you fancied whisking yourself and 29 friends (plus six children) off to a tropical island in the North Atlantic (in the British Virgin Islands, obviously), you're in luck … <em>if</em> you can stretch to the asking price of US$60,000 per night, that is.  <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/necker-island-great-house/29361/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29362"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/architecture/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">ARCHITECTURE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/autofamily-house/29362/">Autofamily House brings out your inner Bruce Wayne</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-williams/">Adam Williams</a></div> <div class="date">October 10, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/autofamily-house/29362/#comments">6 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/autofamily-house/29362/pictures">23 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/autofamily-house/29362/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/autofamily_house.jpg" title="Autofamily House bears more than a little resemblance to a suburban version of Batman's Ba..." alt="Autofamily House bears more than a little resemblance to a suburban version of Batman's Ba..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Far be it for we at Gizmag to inadvertently reveal the secret identity of a crime-fighting superhero, but let's just say that if Poland had its own version of the Dark Knight, then he'd probably live in this house. Featuring a subterranean car tunnel that runs under the garden and directly into the home, the Autofamily House bears more than a little resemblance to a suburban version of Batman's Batcave.  <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/autofamily-house/29362/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29371"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/military/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">MILITARY</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/socom-talos-powered-combat-suit-iron-man/29371/">SOCOM Admiral pushes for Iron Man-style combat suit</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/brian-dodson/">Brian Dodson</a></div> <div class="date">October 11, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/socom-talos-powered-combat-suit-iron-man/29371/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/socom-talos-powered-combat-suit-iron-man/29371/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/socom-talos-powered-combat-suit-iron-man/29371/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/socom-talos-powered-combat-suit-iron-man-2.jpg" title="Not the TALOS combat suit (Photo: HarshLight)" alt="Not the TALOS combat suit (Photo: HarshLight)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The US Navy's top SEAL, four-star Admiral William McRaven, is pushing hard for a modern suit of armor called the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS). Though not <em>exactly</em> an Iron Man suit, it's that ballpark. As a result, a Broad Agency Announcement has now been issued seeking proposals and research in support of the design, construction, and testing of TALOS, with a basic version hopefully seeing service within three years.  <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/socom-talos-powered-combat-suit-iron-man/29371/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29370"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/remarkablepeople/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">INVENTORS AND REMARKABLE PEOPLE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/scott-carpenter-obituary/29370/">Mercury 7 astronaut Scott Carpenter dies aged 88</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">October 10, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/scott-carpenter-obituary/29370/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/scott-carpenter-obituary/29370/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/john-carpenter.jpg" title="Scott Carpenter on the phone with President John F Kennedy after the Aurora 7 mission (Ima..." alt="Scott Carpenter on the phone with President John F Kennedy after the Aurora 7 mission (Ima..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Scott Carpenter, one of the last surviving Mercury 7 astronauts, has died at the age of 88. The second American to go into orbit and the fourth Mercury astronaut to travel into space, Carpenter is also remembered for his contributions to oceanography.  <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/scott-carpenter-obituary/29370/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29360"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/science/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">SCIENCE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/ultrasonic-tactile-haptic-interaction-holodeck/29360/">Ultrasonic force field provides tactile sensations in midair</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/brian-dodson/">Brian Dodson</a></div> <div class="date">October 11, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/ultrasonic-tactile-haptic-interaction-holodeck/29360/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/ultrasonic-tactile-haptic-interaction-holodeck/29360/pictures">7 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/ultrasonic-tactile-haptic-interaction-holodeck/29360/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ultrasonic-tactile-haptic-interaction-holodeck.jpg" title="The BIG UltraHaptics system hardware, showing the phased array ultrasonic emitter and its ..." alt="The BIG UltraHaptics system hardware, showing the phased array ultrasonic emitter and its ..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Holodeck, anyone? Researchers at Bristol University are developing a system known as UltraHaptics that uses ultrasonic force fields to project the tactile sensations of objects in midair. Currently used for a haptic computer interface, the system might eventually enable touchable holograms.  <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/ultrasonic-tactile-haptic-interaction-holodeck/29360/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29355"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/electronics/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">ELECTRONICS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/dod-eeg-brainwaves/29355/">DOD pushes development of cheap, portable brain-reading device</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/alexander-soule/">Alexander Soule</a></div> <div class="date">October 10, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/dod-eeg-brainwaves/29355/#comments">5 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/dod-eeg-brainwaves/29355/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/dod-eeg-brainwaves/29355/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/eeg-brainwaves.jpg" title="The US Department of Defense is pushing for the development of cheap, wearable systems tha..." alt="The US Department of Defense is pushing for the development of cheap, wearable systems tha..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Innovation is all about putting on the proverbial thinking cap. Now engineers are vying to produce an actual thinking cap – at least one that can measure the most rudimentary signals of thought. The US Department of Defense is pushing for the development of cheap, wearable systems that can detect the brain waves of people and display the data on smartphones or tablets.  <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/dod-eeg-brainwaves/29355/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29266"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/aroundthehome/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">AROUND THE HOME</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/monsieur-robot-bartender-interview/29266/">Gizmag talks about the Monsieur robotic bartender with CEO Barry Givens</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">October 10, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/monsieur-robot-bartender-interview/29266/pictures">27 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/monsieur-robot-bartender-interview/29266/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/monsieur.JPG" title="Monsieur uses an intuitive touchscreen" alt="Monsieur uses an intuitive touchscreen"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Want to serve cocktails at your next party, but don’t know beans about mixology? The Monsieur company of Atlanta, Georgia thinks it has the answer with the home version of its Monsieur machine. It’s a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/james-robot-bartender/29118/" target="_blank">robotic bartender</a> tailored to your individual lifestyle that the company sees as a way of enhancing social drinking without having to constantly refer to a book or acting as bartender all night at a party. We caught up with co-founder and CEO of Monsieur, Barry Givens, to discuss the machine-made cocktail.  <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/monsieur-robot-bartender-interview/29266/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29352"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/space/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">SPACE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/juno-flyby/29352/">Flyby puts Juno spacecraft on a course for Jupiter</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">October 10, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/juno-flyby/29352/pictures">11 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/juno-flyby/29352/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/juno-flyby.jpg" title="Artist's concept of Juno arriving at Jupiter (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)" alt="Artist's concept of Juno arriving at Jupiter (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Online observatory Slooh has streamed live pictures of NASA’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/juno-halfway/28664/" target="_blank">Juno</a> space probe flyby. The feed from the robotic half-meter telescope in the Canary islands gave visitors a ringside seat as the probe passed within 347 mi (559 km) of Earth in a slingshot maneuver designed to take it all the way to Jupiter.  <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/juno-flyby/29352/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29344"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/games/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">GAMES</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/assassins-creed-4-ps4/29344/">Avast! Gizmag gets to grips with an Assassin's Creed 4 demo for PlayStation 4</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></div> <div class="date">October 10, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/assassins-creed-4-ps4/29344/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/assassins-creed-4-ps4/29344/pictures">24 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/assassins-creed-4-ps4/29344/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/assassins-creed-4-ps4.jpg" title="Assassin's Creed 4 promises an expanded, open-world take on naval missions" alt="Assassin's Creed 4 promises an expanded, open-world take on naval missions"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> While scouring the floors of Eurogamer Expo the other week, Gizmag couldn't pass up an opportunity to get hands-on with a PlayStation 4 running a demo of <em>Assassin's Creed 4</em>, which, despite being the fifth <em>Assassin's Creed</em> sequel (don't ask), turned out to be one of the most intriguing games on show at the event. No, really.  <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/assassins-creed-4-ps4/29344/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div id="pagination"> <div class="next_prev"> <span>1</span> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/page/2/">2</a> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/page/3/">3</a> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/page/4/">4</a> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/page/5/">5</a> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/page/2/" class="next_pagination">Next </a> » </div> </div> <div class="dotsontop">  <div id="search_form_bottom"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/search/" id="cse-search-box-bottom"> <span class="title">Looking for something? Search our 24,321 articles</span> <div class=""> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-1607124478120364:z510l4jm7yb"/> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:11"/> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1"/> <input type="text" name="q" size="60" id="search_input"/> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search"/> </div> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843js_/http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box-bottom&lang=en"></script> </div> </div> </div> <div id="right_cols"> <div class="island" id="island_top_right"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("island_top_right"); }); </script> </div> <div id="right_col_a"> <div id="right_col_b"> <div class="ad" id="skyscraper_right"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("skyscraper_right"); }); </script> </div> <div class="ad"> <span class="title">Sections</span> <ul class="dots" id="sections_list"> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/features/" class="features_reviews_list">Features</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/reviews/" class="features_reviews_list">Reviews</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/">Aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/architecture/">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/aroundthehome/">Around The Home</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/">Automotive</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/bicycles/">Bicycles</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/children/">Children</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/computers/">Computers</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/digital-cameras/">Digital Cameras</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/electronics/">Electronics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/environment/">Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/games/">Games</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/goodthinking/">Good Thinking</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/health/">Health and Wellbeing</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/destinations/">Holiday Destinations</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/homeentertainment/">Home Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/remarkablepeople/">Inventors and Remarkable People</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/laptops/">Laptops</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/marine/">Marine</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/medical/">Medical</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/military/">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/mobiletechnology/">Mobile Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/motorcycles/">Motorcycles</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/music/">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/outdoors/">Outdoors</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/pets/">Pets</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/">Robotics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/science/">Science</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/space/">Space</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/sports/">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/telecommunications/">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/urbantransport/">Urban Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/">Wearable Electronics</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <span class="title">Editor's Choice</span> <ul id="editors_choice" class="vertical_sprite"> <li id="story0"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/review-minx-air200/29107/" title="Review: Minx Air 200 wireless speaker system"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/review-minx-air200/29107/">Review: Minx Air 200 wireless speaker system</a> </div> </li> <li id="story1"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/assassins-creed-4-ps4/29344/" title="Avast! Gizmag gets to grips with an Assassin's Creed 4 demo for PlayStation 4"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/assassins-creed-4-ps4/29344/">Avast! Gizmag gets to grips with an Assassin's Creed 4 demo for PlayStation 4</a> </div> </li> <li id="story2"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/camera-lens-buying-guide/29141/" title="What lens do I need? A guide to buying your next camera lens"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/camera-lens-buying-guide/29141/">What lens do I need? A guide to buying your next camera lens</a> </div> </li> <li id="story3"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/galaxy-s4-vs-iphone-5s-in-depth-comparison/29318/" title="Under the Microscope: iPhone 5s vs. Samsung Galaxy S4"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/galaxy-s4-vs-iphone-5s-in-depth-comparison/29318/">Under the Microscope: iPhone 5s vs. Samsung Galaxy S4</a> </div> </li> <li id="story4"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/stir-kinetic-desk-automatically-rises/29223/" title="Stir Kinetic Desk automatically adjusts its height to keep you alert"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/stir-kinetic-desk-automatically-rises/29223/">Stir Kinetic Desk automatically adjusts its height to keep you alert</a> </div> </li> <li id="story5"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/ge-future-home-2025/29282/" title="GE reveals vision for homes of the not-too-distant future"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/ge-future-home-2025/29282/">GE reveals vision for homes of the not-too-distant future</a> </div> </li> <li id="story6"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/martin-jetpack-p12/29215/" title="Redesigned Martin Jetpack deliveries expected to start in 2014"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/martin-jetpack-p12/29215/">Redesigned Martin Jetpack deliveries expected to start in 2014</a> </div> </li> <li id="story7"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/swiss-architects-3dprint-a-room/29299/" title="The room with 260 million surfaces: 3D printed architecture is here"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/swiss-architects-3dprint-a-room/29299/">The room with 260 million surfaces: 3D printed architecture is here</a> </div> </li> <li id="story8"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/natural-deet-alternatives-mosquitoes/29280/" title="Scientists find key to more effective DEET alternatives"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/natural-deet-alternatives-mosquitoes/29280/">Scientists find key to more effective DEET alternatives</a> </div> </li> <li id="story9"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/nokia-southampton-lightning-mobile-charging/29239/" title="Dramatic phone-charging experiment tells us little about lightning"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/nokia-southampton-lightning-mobile-charging/29239/">Dramatic phone-charging experiment tells us little about lightning</a> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> <div class="island" id="island_bottom_right"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("island_bottom_right"); }); </script> </div>   </div>  </div> <div class="clear_left"></div>  </div>  <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20131014074843js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/footer_tabs.js?1377327827"></script> <div id="footer_outer"> <div id="footer">  <div class="footer_item" id="footer_popular"> <span class="footer_title">Most Popular Articles</span>  <div class="tabbable"> <ul class="nav nav-tabs" id="most_popular_tabs"> <li class="active"><a data-target="#popular_today" data-toggle="tab" data-period="day">Today</a></li> <li><a data-target="#popular_week" data-toggle="tab" data-period="week">Last week</a></li> <li><a data-target="#popular_all" data-toggle="tab" data-period="all">All time</a></li> </ul> <div class="tab-content"> <div class="tab-pane active" id="popular_today"> <ul class="popular_articles"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printed-rocket-seds/29306/">UCSD students test fire 3D-printed metal rocket engine</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/spin-chill-kickstarter-drink-cooler/29382/">Spin Chill turns beverages cold in 60 seconds</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/filip-smartwatch-child-tracking/29311/">FiLIP smartwatch combines child-tracking with restricted cellphone capabilties</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/galaxy-s4-vs-iphone-5s-in-depth-comparison/29318/">Under the Microscope: iPhone 5s vs. Samsung Galaxy S4</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/sony-smartwatch-2-review/29367/">Review: Sony SmartWatch 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/impromptu-tactical-pen/29354/">Gerber's Impromptu Tactical Pen is designed for danger</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printed-rocket-seds/29306/pictures">UCSD students test fire 3D-printed metal rocket engine - Images</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/c-string-underwear/13358/">C-string makes your average thong look like grannypants (NSFW)</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/5-ways-to-get-more-out-of-google-chromecast/29125/">Tips for making the most of Google Chromecast</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/how-to-jailbreak-apple-tv-2/28486/">How to jailbreak an Apple TV 2</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="popular_week"> <ul class="popular_articles"> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="popular_all"> <ul class="popular_articles"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="footer_item" id="footer_commented"> <span class="footer_title">Most Commented Articles</span>  <div class="tabbable"> <ul class="nav nav-tabs" id="most_commented_tabs"> <li class="active"><a data-target="#commented_today" data-toggle="tab" id="commented_today_tab" data-period="day">Today</a></li> <li><a data-target="#commented_week" data-toggle="tab" id="commented_week_tab" data-period="week">Last week</a></li> <li><a data-target="#commented_all" data-toggle="tab" id="commented_all_tab" data-period="all">All time</a></li> </ul> <div class="tab-content"> <div class="tab-pane active" id="commented_today"> <ul class="commented_articles"> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="commented_week"> <ul class="commented_articles"> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/swiss-architects-3dprint-a-room/29299/">The room with 260 million surfaces: 3D printed architecture is here</a> (28)</li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-powered-sidewalk/29351/">University creates "world's first walkable solar panel pathway"</a> (21)</li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/quantum-black-holes-singularity/29242/">Quantum black hole study opens bridge to another universe</a> (17)</li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/galaxy-s4-vs-iphone-5s-in-depth-comparison/29318/">Under the Microscope: iPhone 5s vs. Samsung Galaxy S4</a> (12)</li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/vault-wallet/29294/">Vault Wallet offers a new home for your credit cards</a> (11)</li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/freedman-orthopedic-chair/29287/">Newly announced FreedMan Chair claimed to replicate standing spine posture</a> (11)</li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/classic-moke-michael-young/29317/">Moke back on the production line after a 20 year interlude</a> (10)</li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/tardis-regions-spacetime-dark-energy/29292/">It's bigger on the inside: Tardis regions in spacetime and the expanding universe</a> (10)</li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/samsung-galaxy-round-curved-display/29341/">Samsung makes the curved-display Galaxy Round official</a> (10)</li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/jellyfish-shredding-jeros-robots-dispatched-to-korea/29307/">Jellyfish-shredding robots dispatched to clean Korea's coast</a> (10)</li> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="commented_all"> <ul class="commented_articles"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="footer_item nomargin" style="margin: 0px;" id="footer_subscribe"> <div> <form id="footer_email_form" class="form-inline" action="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/index.php"> <span class="small">Subscribe to Gizmag's</span><br/> <span class="large">Email Newsletter</span> <input type="text" name="email" class="email" value="Enter Your Email Address ..." onclick="this.value=''; this.style.color='#999'" id="footer_email"/> <button type="submit" class="bootbtn" id="footer_subscribe_button">Subscribe</button> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20131014074843js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/subscribe_footer.js?1377327827"></script> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://twitter.com/gizmag/" class="twitter_footer greytitle"> <span class="small">Follow Gizmag on</span> <span class="large">Twitter</span></a> </div> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.youtube.com/user/gizmag" class="youtube_footer greytitle"> <span class="small">Subscribe to Gizmag's</span> <span class="large">YouTube channel</span></a> </div> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/xml/" class="rss_footer greytitle"> <span class="small">Subscribe to Gizmag's </span> <span class="large">RSS feed</span></a> </div> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/http://www.stumbleupon.com/channel/Gizmag/" class="su_footer greytitle"> <span class="small">Follow Gizmag on </span> <span class="large">Stumbleupon</span></a> </div> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/https://plus.google.com/105149739082983197804" class="gplus_footer greytitle"> <span class="small">Follow Gizmag on </span> <span class="large">Google Plus</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="copyright"><em>All content copyright © Gizmag 2003 - 2013</em></div> <div class="clear_left"></div> </div> <div class="index" id="footer_index"> <div class="index_center bottom_strip"> <ul> <li><a href="#top">Top</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/about/">About</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/contact/">Contact</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/privacy/">Privacy</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/termsofuse/">Terms & Conditions</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20131014074843/http://www.gizmag.com/advertise/" class="brighter">Advertise</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843js_/http://static.getclicky.com/js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript">clicky.init(110681);</script> <noscript><p><img alt="Clicky" width="1" height="1" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843im_/http://in.getclicky.com/110681ns.gif"/></p></noscript>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843js_/http://static.fmpub.net/site/gizmag"></script>  <script type="text/javascript"> var _sf_async_config={uid:4159,domain:"gizmag.com"}; (function(){ function loadChartbeat() { window._sf_endpt=(new Date()).getTime(); var e = document.createElement('script'); e.setAttribute('language', 'javascript'); e.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); e.setAttribute('src', (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843/https://s3.amazonaws.com/" : "http://") + "static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js"); document.body.appendChild(e); } var oldonload = window.onload; window.onload = (typeof window.onload != 'function') ? loadChartbeat : function() { oldonload(); loadChartbeat(); }; })(); </script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843js_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/new.cetrk.com/pages/scripts/0008/8786.js"> </script>   <div id="bottom_include"> <script type="text/javascript">googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("bottom_include"); });</script> </div>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074843js_/http://static.fmpub.net/zone/8204"></script>         </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Gizmag Top Stories