Gizmag is live in Mountain View for this year's Google I/O event, and alongside Echo-like assistants and VR software, Google has also treated us with news of a big update for Android Wear. Improvements to messaging, standalone apps and more are on the way.

• Android Wear
• Google I/O 2016
• Wearable

• Google Cardboard 2: Hands-on
• Google Glass now available for anyone in the US to buy
• Upcoming Android Wear update will turn the Huawei Watch into a speakerphone
• Android Wear invades the Apple Watch's turf: New models will work with iPhones
• Ten days with Google Glass
• Review: One week with Android Wear

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has announced that it is celebrating 10 years of its ultra-large business jet, the Lineage 1000E, with a compelling new cabin concept. The Kyoto Airship design would see large, tall windows and skylights installed around the fuselage.

• Cabins
• Interior Design
• Aircraft
• Concept Aircraft

• Studious planning houses four per room at Campus Hong Kong
• Make mine an absinthe: Kinetic steampunk bar opens in Romania
• Space-saving units put sprawling furniture to bed
• Multi-functional space-saving loft squeezed into small San Francisco condo
• Furniture on wheels creates Moveable interior for art center
• Home is where the Hub is: Self-contained module turns empty spaces into living spaces

According to a study carried out by researchers from Cornell University, aged red giant stars could harbor exoplanets suited to the evolution of extraterrestrial life. The team used advanced stellar evolution models to estimate the boundaries of the habitable zones (HZ) of post main sequence (MS) ancient red giant stars, taking into account a wide range of stellar ages and properties.

• Exoplanet
• Cornell University
• Life
• Habitable zone
• Stars

• Closest potentially habitable planet found just 14 light years away
• Kepler’s five-year tally: 961 new planets
• Kepler discovers most potentially habitable planet yet
• Existence of two potential Earth-like exoplanets disproven
• Astronomers use astro-comb to seek Earth-like exoplanets
• Kepler discovers smallest habitable-zone Earth-like planets to date

Enjoying an all-Italian co-operation that started several decades ago, MV Agusta and Pirelli created a special version of the Brutale 800 naked roadster. Sporting a unique paint job, the one-off show bike pays homage to the new Diablo Rosso III supersport tires with which it's fitted.

• Motorcycle
• MV Agusta
• Pirelli

• First ride: 2015 MV Agusta Brutale 800 Dragster, Dragster RR and Turismo Veloce
• Power, control and safety: The year's best motorcycle tech and what to expect in 2016
• Triumph presents a new generation of Bonneville sport classics
• Husqvarna introduces a new supermoto generation with the 2016 FS 450
• Victory boosts 2017 lineup with high Octane
• Yamaha to launch new MT-320 naked bike

As expected, Google announced a new virtual reality component for Android at its I/O conference today, setting the foundation for new VR apps, standalone headsets and more. It's called Daydream and the technology will be built into the upcoming Android N release when it arrives later this year.

• Smartphones
• Google I/O 2016
• Android
• Google

• Android 5.1 brings HD voice, dual SIM support and more
• Google shows off Android M, its smartphone future
• Five things Google's standalone Android VR headset needs to be a killer product
• Android Device Manager to bring official "Find my Phone" service to Android
• Tips and tricks to get more from Android Lollipop
• Google tackles home entertainment again with Android TV