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We’ve all been there. It’s the weekend. The sun is out and there’s barely a cloud in the sky. So you do what any other right-minded person would do in such a situation: you climb up on a wind turbine and lie down t...

Google's most popular mapping features is now available for everyone's favorite furry felines.

Burning Man is where cellphones go to die, and some of the nation's most tech savvy folks say that's just the way they like it.          

Boeing opened the doors to its commercial spacecraft processing facility, signaling the grand opening of the repurposed shuttle-era building and revealing Starliner as the name of the CST-100 crewed capsules that will be...

Nearly 20 organizations write an open letter demanding that the social network restore Politwoops, a tool that captures politicians' deleted tweets.

Two of the tech world's biggest brands redesigned their logos this year: Lenovo in June, and Google just a couple of days ago. Both already had a slanted 'e' in their original designs, but after the overhaul, their 'e's ...

There's virtual surround sound, and then there's the wizardry that is Yamaha's YSP-5600 sound projector. Using an array of drivers, this single-box solution delivers incredibly convincing Dolby Atmos surround sound. The ...

Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology and more in print and on the web. Some weeks, you'll also find short reviews of books that we think are worth your time. We hope you enjoy the read....

If your social feeds are anything like mine, they're full of folks squeeing with delight over their new BB-8 droid today. The folks at uBreakiFix got one too, but instead of playing with Star Wars: The Force Awakens' cha...

You'd think that self-driving cars would be most vulnerable to remote hacks, but the biggest danger may come from someone nearby with a handful of cheap electronics. Security researcher Jonathan Petit has determined that...

You can debate specs, argue square versus circle until you're blue in the face, but the big Gear S2 vs Apple Watch argument is which is more fidget-friendly. Samsung's new Tizen-powered smartwatch, launched at IFA 2015 l...

Android Wear watches are cool and all, but none of them are especially fancy. (Even the new Moto 360 , with its flat tire screen.) Until now, at least. An alligator leather wristband, 23-karat gold plating, and a $1000-p...

In April of 2014 Martin "Marty" O'Donnell, then Bungie's audio director, was fired from the company "without cause." A court ruling issued last week in a case between the composer and his former employer sheds light on t...

Uber has fixed a gaping privacy hole which left ride details for some passengers visible in Google searches, with full address information available even months after the journey. The glitch was a side-effect of Uber's "...

JBL has unveiled the new Pulse 2 portable Bluetooth speaker. The device is more than just a wireless speaker making it easy for you to enjoy your tunes on the go, it's also a lightshow. Pulse 2 delivers synchronized flas...

While most of us have yet to morph into a gadget-laden "gargoyle" (like the one in Snow Crash) the wearable market has still lavished an endless assortment of devices to scatter about our person. The majority of offering...

Dragon Con is in full swing in Atlanta, and hordes of cosplayers are strutting their stuff. From popular culture favourites to original creations, here's what we found while shuffling along crowded lobbies and dodging tr...

The Philips AmbiLux UHD grabs your eyeballs by the...er...balls and puts them through some sort of kaleidoscopic interdimensional warp hole.

Hey guys, remember paracord bracelets? Those were cool for a hot second, right? I mean, strapping 20 feet of intricately woven, high-tensile rope to your wrist "just in case" seemed like such a good idea at the time. The...

A few days back we mentioned that the first production run of Tesla Model X SUV orders had begun. For the initial run the only version available was the high-end Signature Series with a few other options that could be ad...

I know! You didn't buy anything for Force Friday because you're practical: You were holding out for something really useful when it came to Star Wars merch . When winter comes and your bedroom is as cold as Hoth you're g...

Flat widescreen monitors? Glowing keyboards and mice? Controllers with analog thumbsticks? The late '90s PC gamer needed not such things.