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Lego’s new smart brick

Lego’s new smart brick

Tech Now experiences Lego's new Smart Brick, designed to bring physical play to next level.

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Fixing fashion's sizing problem

Fixing fashion's erratic sizing problem

Tech Now meets a startup trying to fix one of the fashion industry's biggest blind spots, inconsistent sizing.

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The tactile tech giving deaf runners a fair start

The tactile tech giving deaf runners a fair start

A gold‑medalist has developed a vibrating starting block to give deaf athletes clearer, fairer race starts.

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These futuristic screens help you navigate Tokyo

These futuristic screens help you navigate Tokyo

In Tokyo, BBC TechXplore tests live translation and AI-powered displays that makes the city more navigable.

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The wearable tech that lets spectators feel the match

The wearable tech that lets spectators feel the match

At Tokyo's Deaflympics, deaf Judo fans aren't just watching the matches, they're feeling them, thanks to Hapbeat.

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Meet MOFO: will.i.am’s rapping AI toy

Meet MOFO: will.i.am's rapping AI toy

BBC Tech Now takes us inside CES 2026 to meet musician will.i.am and his AI toy, MOFO.

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The gadgets set to change your daily health and wellness

Tech Now test out new gadgets disrupting the health industry at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.

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What's it like to meet your own avatar?

What's it like to meet your own avatar?

Musician KT Tunstall meets her avatar as Tech Now explores music’s virtual future.

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Discover how quirky clips paved the way for viral humour, proving randomness never goes out of style.

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Explaining how a touchscreen works with a sausage

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How the TikTok ban affected US influencers

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Is this the world's first AI powered hotel?

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Could an Arctic underground vault save our data?

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How technology can monitor and improve our health

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The technology powering the iconic Sydney Opera House

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