Gadget News

How do photographers get those absolutely stunning photos of the stars? Not by aiming a point-and-shoot at the sky. To zoom into galaxies far away you not only need specialized glass—you need the right type of imag...

In 2008, Facebook rolled out a feature that's so taken for granted, you probably don't notice you're looking at it half the time. But today, when you do check out the People You May Know section, it stands out. What's wi...

In a hilarious court ruling, Apple got denied a trademark on its orange music icon (the one that's on iOS devices) because trademark judges said consumers might confuse the logo with one owned by MySpace. Hah! More ...

The Crushable Baseball Cap is designed to hold its shape no matter where you put it, cram it, fold it, crush it and so forth. Any amount of abuse and it's still going to look like a baseball cap. If you've tried to pack ...

Before most people were familiar with Ikea, they knew Scandinavian design through Jens Quistgaard—the man behind Kobenstyle cookware—a 1950s fixture. Now that style is back, in the form of this bold red four ...

The latest iPhone 5 defect claim to emerge from the mists is the issue of purple flares appearing in camera images where lighting is particularly bright. The issue was first pointed out in the AnandTech forums, and appar...

Amazon will sell you just about anything through its subsidiaries, and now it's adding a new site targeted specifically at a wide swath of dirty hippies environmentally-minded citizens. More »

You can't be arrested for vandalizing your neighborhood when technically you're cleaning it up—right? That's the general idea behing the Grime Writer pen. It's an oversized felt tip marker that you crack open and f...

It's been a curious thing, wondering why Apple dropped Google Maps in iOS 6 in favor of its own, half-baked mapping system. According to AllThingsD, the answer could be pretty simple: Turn-by-turn voice navigation. More&...

Every week, we get a few car photographs in our Shooting Challenges. I get it. You like cars. So for this week's Shooting Challenge, take a really fantastic photograph of a car. More »

Countless gamers have fantasized about driving the Warthog from Halo, or wielding Link's sword from The Legend of Zelda series. But a considerably smaller contingency of video game enthusiasts have thought the same thing...

Earlier this week there was a giant 2,000-person brawl at a Foxconn factory where they make iPhones. While labor organizations might try to protect workers from Apple, how Apple is protecting them from each other? Enter ...

Some people love to complain about K-Cups—y'know, the single serving pods that produce a cup of coffee in seconds. Sure, they may be envirommentally wasteful, they might not make the best tasting cup of coffee, and...

Jurassic Park was one of the last nails in the coffin for stop-motion animation—a special effects technique that had brought dinosaurs to the silver screen almost 50 years ago. But before the advent of computer gra...

Hundreds of thousands of PCs are rented every year in the United States. And, it turns out, a huge chunk of them have absurdly invasive, incredibly dangerous spyware preinstalled—by the company that rents them. Mor...

I don't know if it's the most stunning or not—NYC was pretty awesome—but Endeavour looks absolutely magnificent flying over Los Angeles en route to LAX. The sense of scale is absolutely fantastic. What a beau...

A comfortable way to transport gear is essential for a photographer, whether you shoot for a living or you're just a well-equipped enthusiast. Backpacks work—until they're back-breaking—so there's a big need ...

Cnet says that iPhone 5 owners are complaining about the USB end of their Lightning cables getting stuck in their computer. And apparently, Apple is willing to replace the cable. Has this been a problem for anyone else? ...

In a world where automation and assembly line robots have driven craftsmanship to near extinction, it's nice to see a facility where humans still play an important role in production. Birth of a Barrel is a beautiful loo...

Like gods on earth, we created humanoid robots in our own image. Or at least tried to. Our creations make for pathetic humans. Look at this robot demonstrate her "emotionless, neutral posture." It's actually called that....

For a different kind of light in your pocket, swap out your official Zippo for this lookalike that has the flint wheel and wick replaced with a set of ultra-bright white LEDs. It will never get even remotely hot enough t...

In Europe, a group called NotFound.org is replacing 404 reports with pictures and information about missing children. It's a smart way to occupy that real estate, especially considering in the U.S. alone, 800,000 kids go...