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The idea of a real-world 'transformer' might sound a little crazy, but the fact is, the tech is actually coming to life. The folks at MIT have developed robot blocks capable of self-assembly; they can identify each other and then assemble into bigger structures and shapes on their own.

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THE COPHENHAGEN WHEEL  Smart, responsive and elegant, the Copenhagen Wheel is a new emblemfor urban mobility. It transforms ordinary bicycles quickly into hybrid e-bikes that alsofunction as mobile sensing units. The Copenhagen Wheel allows you to capturethe energy dissipated while cycling and braking and save it for when you need a bit of a boost. It also maps pollution levels, traffic congestion,and road conditions in real-time.  The Copenhagen Wheel will be unveiled on December 15 at the COP15United Nations Climate Conference. 

Wearable computing pioneer Dr. Thad Starner speaks with Gartner about why he got involved with the concept, what has changed during the 15 years he has been wearing a computer and what he expects for the future.

'SixthSense' is a wearable gestural interface that augments the physical world around us with digital information and lets us use natural hand gestures to interact with that information. This creator aims at taking the technology to the masses and plans to release the software behind sixthsense to the open source community.