Eco Cycle towers have been installed in Japan and the UK. There are two models, with one providing storage for up to 204 bikes and a smaller version that can store up to 58 bikes. Both models resemble small towers and can be installed either above or below ground. Once you have swiped your Eco Cycle Card to retrieve your bike, it is returned to you at ground level within 13 seconds. http://newatlas.com/eco-cycle-automated-cycle-storage/40496/

Sengled offers light fittings that can also act as security cameras and speakers as well as boost WiFi in your home. www.sengled.com.au

China recently opened the world's highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge. Visitors can now walk across the newly opened structure that spans the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon in Hunan Province. The bridge is 6m wide and stretches 430m over a 300m deep valley between two cliffs in the beautiful Zhangjiajie Park, said to have inspired the scenery for the sci-fi movie "Avatar."

This smart bag is standard carry-on size and comes in six different colours. When not in use, you can collapse it for storage or even use its included storage bag and hanger to hang it up in your closet. www.barracuda.co

Lockheed Martin, aerospace and defense corporation and a big name in metal 3D printing, has filed a patent application for a 3D printer that prints diamonds.?Their diamond printer uses?poly(hydridocarbyne), a carbon-based pre-ceramic polymer with structural similarities to diamonds. With 3D printing there?s a lot more potential for unique custom designs. If jewellers invest in them, it?ll be interesting to see how the cost of a 3D printed diamond ring might compare to a traditional one. https://3dprint.com/146562/diamond-3d-printer-lockheed/?

Omni is a new storage service that picks up your items, photographs them, creates a virtual wardrobe, and enables you to lend out your possessions to friends. Using the app you can schedule a pick up and your possessions will be picked up at a set price per item. Omni then photographs them so you can schedule a delivery for anything you need returned. You can also ship goods bought online directly to Omni and get it delivered when it suits you. A new feature enables you to lend items in your virtual wardrobe to friends through the app, for free. www.beomni.com