Icon – Rizoma 77|011 Metropolitan When a designer and a motorbike company join forces it leads to all kinds of pretty Well that’s different, why does it look like that? Isn’t it obvious? Good looks are good. TheRizoma 77|011 Metropolitan’sbeautifully bowing shape came about through a team-up between Italian motorcycle accessories company Rizoma and fashion designer Dirk Bikkembergs. Is it good as a bike too? It should be – with a monobloc carbon frame and belt drive it’ll be light and easy to maintain....

Icon – Tokyo Flash Kisai Stencil LCD Watch Spark some interest with Tokyo Flash’s latest creation I’m not sure I need to wear a game of Pong… As much as it looks like a retro game, the Tokyo Flash Kisai Stencil is actually a rather nice watch. So how does it tell the time? It’s pretty simple once you know how. The lines on the face form the edges of the numbers, so you read the negative space....

Invisibility cloak is a reality Forget Harry Potter magic, real life light-bending techniques have created an invisibility cloak The invisibility cloak, like in Harry Potter, could be in our hands soon. Thanks to HyperStealth Biotechnology the material is already a reality, as you can see in the picture above. The further development of this cloak is underway as Jordan funds more reaseach and production. Currently it bends light to blend in but also appears (or doesn’t) invisible on infrared and heat scanners....

iPad 3 should come in a 4G LTE variety 4G LTE equipment has been installed in US Apple Stores, pointing to a 4G LTE iPad 3 The iPad 3 should come in a 4G LTE version when it’s announced in the next hour or two. The last-minute news comes courtesy ofcultofmac, which has spotted Verizon installing 4G LTE equipment in Apple Stores in the US. The bad news for UK Apple fans still waiting for 4G will likely be stuck with a 3G iPad 3 for the time being....

iPad Mini brings Thumb Rejection tech to Apple’s tablets Apple has perfected one-handed tablet use even when that cheeky thumbs creeps onto the screen Thumb Rejection technology – there’s something Tim Cook didn’t mention on stage at theiPad Mini launch last night. But it’s just another bit of Apple engineering that makes us want to trustApple’s expensive pricinga bit more. Thumb Rejection, made primarily for one-handed users, recognises if your thumb creeps across that thiniPad Mini bezeland onto the screen by mistake and actively ignores it....

iPhone 5 launch helps Nokia to bounce back The iPhone 5 was meant to have everyone quaking in their boots – but a Nokia share jump shows that isn’t necessarily the case While the iPhone 5 is undoubtedly impressive to the point wherepre-orders have reportedly already sold out, yesterday’s launch actually proved positive for competitor Nokia. The Finnish company – which has been in, shall we say, a spot of bother in recent times – saw its share price recover from the 16 per cent hit it suffered when the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 smartphones were revealed....

iPhone 5 photos leak Is this Apple’s new 4in screened mobile all assembled in a matte black finish? Remember when thatvideo of what claimed to be an iPhone 5surfaced at the start of June? Now a set of photos have emerged showing a similar looking iPhone – but this one’s fully constructed and shot from several angles. These photos depict a matte blackiPhone 5that purportedly sports a 4in screen, larger speakers, a headphone socket at the bottom, and that now-famoussmaller dock connector....