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Good Thinking The top 10 things you DON'T NEED for Christmas 2014 Some ideas break new ground, others are just destined to break. Creative minds can't always be saving the world, and what a boring place that world would be without all the bewilderment and fun that off the wall inventiveness brings. read more Automotive

Space NASA concept would send astronauts to Venus For decades, landing on Mars has captivated the imagination of earthlings as the obvious next step in space exploration after landing on the moon, but NASA is also looking into ways to send a manned mission to a more forbidding neighbor – Venus. read more Military

Outdoors Outdoor living: Top RVs, campers and tents of 2014 From the heavy-duty off-road machines of Overland Expo to ultralight bicycle campers, and from familiar campground designs to new shelter concepts of sea and air, 2014 has seen a large variety of innovative designs from around the world. We pick the best of the best. read more

Wearable Electronics Samsung Gear VR review: Oculus goes mobile When we met with Oculus VR earlier this year, the team mentioned that future versions of the Rift headset could skip the PC, and instead use mobile devices for brains. Now we see what they were cooking up. Read on, as Gizmag reviews Oculus' collaboration with Samsung, the Gear VR Innovator Edition. read more

Mobile Technology Editors' choice: Top five smartphones of 2014 2014 was quite the year for smartphones. Just when it looked like they had plateaued in all the key areas, phone