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Gesture-controlled computing is well on its way to transitioning from fantasy to reality It's most often accomplished via vision sensors that watch you or your hands and track your movement (think Microsoft Kinect for Xb...

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake has shaken Japan's capital Tokyo just before 2:30 p.m. local time Monday The epicenter hit the Saitama prefecture, and was felt in the surrounding areas of Tokyo, according to Japan's Meteorolo...

Scientists have long talked about black silicon (that is, silicon with nano-sized structures) having the potential to trump conventional solar power, and there's now some proof that this is happening. Aalto University re...

When you start taking exercise seriously after a long period of being a couch potato, you realize how strong your body can really be. Going up and down stairs doesn’t wind you in the slightest, and picking up something...

The latest views of Ceres' enigmatic white spots are sharper and clearer, but it's obvious that Dawn will have to descend much lower before we'll see crucial details hidden in this overexposed splatter of white dots. Sti...

In photographs taken in the spectrum of visible light, the Sun's magnetic field is invisible. But this image wasn't taken in our familiar, visible wavelengths, which is why the Sun's magnetic field is both apparent and b...

For just 89 cents, you can put a lightbulb in your pocket that will add a glow to summer gatherings -- and maybe even win you a bet or two.

Twitter has used new rules about violent threats to crack down on an infamous conservative troll Twitter suspended the account of Charles C. Johnson on Sunday after he posted that he had begun to solicit donations that w...

The idea of hacking IKEA products is not new, but it's still great. It's such a great idea that the flatpack furniture giant is developing an official IKEA Hack product. This is almost exactly a year after IKEA enlisted ...

Santa Monica, California – June 1, 2015. Vela Bikes is launching the Vela Model 1 – a beautiful, electric single- speed cruiser with a Li-ion 370Wh removable battery, GPS tracking, anti-theft alarm system, and a cont...

Some Australian users of streaming video service Netflix have reported being charged up to 13 times for their monthly's subscription.

When you picture a consumer drone, something bulky with four or six props la DJI probably pops to mind. But the folks behind a new model on Kickstarter think that such UAVs have two big problems -- namely, they're hard t...

It's a meet-and-greet worthy of an A-list star.

Welcome, Jony, to the C-suite Jony Ive, the enigmatic design guru that has worked on a variety of Apple's most notable products including the iMac, MacBook Air and Pro, iPod, iPhone, and Apple Watch, has been promoted to...

Biologists just discovered 11 new species of chameleon hiding in plain sight--as chameleons tend to do.

The elego M3 Stand was designed to have a natueal feel to it. The solid wood mount is made od walnut and the stand is made of solid aluminum, giving it a modern look. Conveniently access all functions of your smartphone....

These monkeys might look like they are fooling around in your kitchen but the Just Hanging Kitchen Hooks are here to make your kitchens look more organized. They consist of a pack of 3 hooks disguised as adorable monkeys...

You can now carry a full sized and super fast SSD storage in your pocket. All you need is the Envoy Pro. It provides you with a full-sized desktop-class SSD performance from a device that is highly portable and can easil...

The National Security Agency's controversial bulk phone data collection program is winding down with a weird whimper following an especially bilious round of legislative squabbling.

VR turned me into a movie character -- a tiny, bright yellow firefly. But here's the best part: I got to experience it with someone next to me, both literally and virtually, in a dark room with headsets strapped to our h...

Silicon Valley picked up the pace this week, with a quick, sharp episode about betrayal, failure, and the indignities of no longer being a billionaire.

A variety of technologies, LTE in particular, is making CDMA obsolete in many parts of Africa, bringing faster mobile communication to people throughout the region. This month, Orange, which operates LTE networks in Maur...