Test drive: Lamborghini's 700 hp attack fighter, the Aventador LP 700-4

Test drive: Lamborghini's 700 hp attack fighter, the Aventador LP 700-4: "We are in California as part of Lamborghini's 50th Anniversary. The setting is a private house located in two miles off the main highway, up a very narrow, misty road."

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Tips for making the most of Google Chromecast

Tips for making the most of Google Chromecast: "Google's Chromecast currently doesn't have a whole lot of options other than its four officially supported apps: YouTube, Netflix, Google Music and Google Video. Following on from our full review of the Chromecast, here's some user tips on how to get a little more out of the device, from mirroring your desktop to playing your own video files."

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Close encounter with a supermassive black hole

Close encounter with a supermassive black hole: "As you read this, the eyes of the astrophysical world are focused on about one-trillionth of the sky, watching as the calm existence of G2, a three-Earth mass gas cloud near the galactic center, is viciously disrupted by a close encounter with Sagittarius A*, the galaxy's supermassive black hole. Careful observation of this rare event is expected to provide an enormous amount of information on the environment of the central light month (about 6,000 AU) immediately surrounding the black hole."

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Cuddle Mattress lets you get closer to your significant other

Cuddle Mattress lets you get closer to your significant other: "Anyone who has ever been in a serious relationship will know that having a cuddle in bed isn't always the most enjoyable of experiences. It's great for a short period of time, and then the numbness, tingling, or out-and-out pain kicks in. This is due to mattresses offering no freedom of movement for your arm and shoulder, and the solution may be simpler than you thought."

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Review: Minx Air 200 wireless speaker system

Review: Minx Air 200 wireless speaker system: "Last month I got the opportunity to spend some quality time with the Minx Go Bluetooth speaker from Cambridge Audio and came away mighty impressed. Since then I've been playing my tunes through its bigger brother, the top of the range Minx Air 200. This wireless speaker is roughly four times the physical size of the Go, is compatible with Apple's AirPlay technology as well as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and has a monstrous 200 W amplifier at its heart."

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Human-powered speed record falls at Battle Mountain

Human-powered speed record falls at Battle Mountain: "It's with considerable interest that Gizmag has followed cyclist Graeme Obree's latest quest to break the human-powered speed record on his self-designed and self-built bicycle, Beastie. On Friday at the World Human Speed Championships at Battle Mountain, Nevada, Obree finally made the attempt. Though he fell short of that ultimate record, he did break the world prone record (for cycling head first, face down) with an impressive speed of 56.62 mph (91 km/h). Yet the overall speed record was broken during the event, by a team from the Delft University of Technology and VU University Amsterdam."

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