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Microsoft's new Xbox One gaming console will go on sale in November, it was announced today. Speaking at the E3 video game conference in Los Angeles, bosses confirmed the new console will cost $499 or £429 - and the Xbox 360 will be updated to look more like an Xbox One. Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft's vice president of marketing and strategy, says the updated Xbox 360 is 'smaller, sleeker and as quiet as ever' - and would be available in the U.S. from Monday. Microsoft's Xbox One will launch in November, it was announced today. It has improved voice recognition and gesture controls, built-in Skype features and multi-tasking Snap Mode He added that hundreds of new games are still coming to Xbox 360, which was originally released eight years ago as the high-definition successor to the Xbox. The gaming console has outsold rivals from Nintendo and Sony for the past two years. The new Xbox 360 product was launched today at the conference in an attempt to m

Singing astronaut Chris Hadfield, whose orbital version of David Bowie's Space Oddity went viral last month, has announced his retirement from the space programme. The musical astronaut, 53, who gained international prominence for his regular use of social media from space, announced his departure in his usual style - on Twitter. The well-loved space-walking star tweeted on Monday a photo of all of Canadian Space Agency (CSA) colleagues waving goodbye to him, with the words: 'To say goodbye to these good people today was much harder than I expected.' Signing off: Astronaut Chris Hadfield gave a thumbs up after his last space mission landed safely last month. He tweeted his retirement yesterday At an earlier press conference, at the CSA headquarters in Montreal, Chris said he will depart next month, leaving behind his longtime home in Houston, where he built his career as an astronaut. Watch video of the landing below... After decades away from his family, he told the

The misery of camping in the great British summertime could soon be a thing of a past - provided you're prepared to hang from a tree. An American company has developed a waterproof 'sky tent' that avoids the rain, bugs and sleeping on a cold, hard floor. It is made from nylon parachute material and is tied up using climbing ropes or carabiners - and can help campers avoid hazards such as flooding, muddy terrain and wildlife.  Scroll down for video The Sky Tent 2 from Arizona-based Hammock Bliss sleeps two people in hammocks and can help campers avoid hazards such as flooding, muddy terrain and wildlife. It is made from nylon parachute material and is tied up using climbing ropes or carabiners The hammock cover has No-See-Um Netting surrounding the base which has a 2100 holes per square inch. It keeps out small bugs and also resists rips and tears. The netting can also reduce the wind chill factor HAMMOCK BLISS SKY TENT SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions: 138inch-by-73in

A newlywed couple are challenging themselves to live the first 90 days of marriage life using only Bitcoin - a cult digital currency. For three months, Austin Craig and Beccy Bingham will attempt to pay rent, buy groceries, eat at restaurants and even go on a road trip using the currency, ditching their credit cards and cash. The experiment will begin when the Provo, Utah, pair return from their honeymoon on July 27. 'I'm always up for an adventure, and we're starting off our lives together (so) why not start out doing something different and unique?' Bingham, a graphic designer, said of the project called Life on Bitcoin. Bitcoin: For three months, Austin Craig, right, and Beccy Bingham, left, will attempt to pay rent, buy groceries, eat at restaurants using Bitcoin

The world's thinnest watch - just 0.8mm thick - has been designed using a single piece of bendy stainless steel. The CST-01 watch is thinner than a credit card and shows the time on an electronic ink display. This E ink design uses the same technology as the screen on the Kindle e-reader. It has a 0.5mm flexible electronic component built-in and a Thinergy Micro-Energy Cell battery that can be charged in 10 minutes and has a lifetime of 15 years. Scroll down for video The CST-01 watch, made by the Chicago-based firm Central Standard Timing. It is 0.8mm thick - thinner than a credit card - and shows the time on an electronic ink display. It is made from a single piece of bendy stainless steel and is fitted with a flexible electronic circuit There are four models of the CST-01 in black and white, pictured, rose gold and black with black coated stainless steel. Each comes in small, medium or large. It uses a Thinergy Micro-Energy Cell battery that can be charged in 10 minute

Opera connoisseurs now will be able to enjoy Luigi Cherubini's 18th century masterpiece Medee in its entirety for the first time in over 200 years thanks to scientists who used modern technology to uncover the music notes concealed by a layer of carbon smudges. Experts working at Stanford University's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory were able to reveal the original score of the once-truncated aria ‘Du trouble affreux qui me dévore' (The terrible disorder that consumes me) with the help of a device called the synchrotron lightsource, which blasted the 200-year-old manuscript with X-rays.   Cherubini wrote his musical opus in 1797, but it received tepid reception from contemporary critics, who complained that the three-hour opera was far too long. Act of defiance: Legend has it that 18th century composer Luigi Cherubini blacked out the end of his opera Medee after critics complained that it was too long Masterpiece revealed: Experts at Stanford University'

They are sold as safe alternative to texting and emailing at the wheel. But hands-free kits can cause an 'extensive risk' to drivers and pedestrians - and may be no safer than using a phone. New research has found that dangerous mental distractions exist even when drivers keep their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road. The findings, from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in the U.S., show that as mental workload and distractions increase, reaction times get slower and brain function is compromised. Russ Martin, right, from the AAA Foundation is fitted with an electroencephalographic (EEG)-configured skull cap by Joel Cooper, research assistant professor of psychology at Utah University, left. The caps were fitted to drivers to measure their brainwaves and determine the risk posed by voice-activated technology THE RISE AND RISKS OF 'EYES-FREE' TECHNOLOGY The AAA Foundation's results confirm the recent findings from the Texas Transportation Instit