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Falls are an enormous problem for the elderly -- and one company believes the solution is an $800 belt with airbags. Hip'Air from Helite looks like an overstuffed belt, only with sensors inside that can tell when you're ...

For a couple years now, Sony has been trying to build headphones that let you listen to music without blocking sound from the world around you. There are already lots of headphones that try to do this in a high-tech way,...

Stephen Hawking, the physicist who rewound the universe and skimmed boosted particles from the hot boundary regions of black holes, turns 76.

Intel and AMD might be fierce competitors for decades, but that hasn't stopped the two chip makers from teaming up to create a new mobile CPU with souped up integrated GPU that will soon be found in gaming and profession...

Merge Labs, a San Antonio-based company known for its inexpensive, toy-like AR/VR products, is making a Nerf-like toy gun that supports mixed reality games from a smartphone. Called the "6DoF Blaster," the plastic toy gu...

Hyper, a brand owned by Sanyo, today announced the upcoming launch of a new HyperDrive USB-C Hub, which is available for pre-order on Kickstarter starting today. The HyperDrive USB-C Hub, which is compatible with all USB...

Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency created as a parody after a popular internet meme, saw its market cap crack $2 billion on Sunday.        

The Falcon 9 blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 8 p.m. EST, and its booster returned eight minutes later.        

It might not fly, but Luca Iaconi-Stewart's ultimate paper Boeing 777 does have retractable landing gear and more than 300 tiny seats.

Aerial photo of an abandoned water park in Anápolis, Brazil by Lá do Alto

The dream of turning any cheap PC into an impromptu gaming rig took a step closer to reality late Sunday night, as Nvidia announced that its GeForce Now game-streaming service is now available on PCs--and even better, gi...

Whether you go for a full-tower or a super tower, Origin PC's new tool-less gaming PCs come with magnetic side panels, a fancy new aluminum finish, and unique motherboard mounting options. The post Origin upgrades its to...

One country's orbital mechanic could be another's saboteur.

For geeks of a certain generation, there’s something uncontrollably appealing about the Planet Computers Gemini. Fond memories of the classic Psion Series 5 are to blame, of course, and the Android-powered clamshell ta...

FCC Chair Ajit Pai canceled his upcoming appearance at CES 2018 due to death threats. Pai came under fire following the repeal of net neutrality.

Google is having trouble with its Gbikes program, as hundreds of the bicycles go missing each week. Apparently, Mountain View locals think that the bikes, meant for Google employees, are free to use.

Satellite fleet operator Intelsat kicked off the beginning of a partial constellation replenishment focused on replacing the company's Galaxy line of satellites with a Jan. 8 order to Orbital ATK for the Galaxy-30 satell...

At CES, Orbit announced two new products and an integration with Apple HomeKit, with the B-hyve hose Faucet Timer offered as a simple way to add timing functionality to an existing sprinkler system, the B-hyve Indoor bri...

io9 has traveled 10 years into the future. That future is now.

Apple has released macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Supplemental Update, along with Safari 11.0.2 for Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 and macOS Sierra 10.12.6. The software updates for Mac aim to help mitigate Meltdown and Spectre ...

GE is hoping to put another type of screen in one of the most central rooms of our homes. Called the Kitchen Hub, this new 27-inch smart screen is far more interactive than any television set. The post GE’s new Kitchen...

The Panasonic LUMIX GH5S is a new flagship compact system camera aimed firmly at videographers, sitting alongside the G9 and GH5 models. Whereas the recently released Lumix G9 is aimed at stills photographers and the pop...