Gadget News

Do you know how time travel works? Unless you're some master scientist in the theories of special and general relativity and law of physics, probably not. So why not let Hollywood explain it to you. Here's how time trave...

We've sort of known that Kim Dotcom was launching Megabox from the remains of Megaupload but we didn't know exactly what it was. Now that Dotcom has leaked a video about the service, we have an idea: a music service that...

We knew about the Chengdu J-20—China's fifth generation stealth fighter. As it turns out, it's not the only one. According to China Defense Blog, this is the J-21/J31. It looks even more like the F-22 Raptor than t...

I still can't get over the fact that self-driving cars are legal. If, sometime in the next few years, someone gave you the opportunity to ride in one, alone, would you do it? As a cheerleader of all things future, I shou...

You'll never be lacking the necessary bit with Worx's new semi-automatic electric screwdriver that uses reloadable cartridges and a slide-action mechanism to switch tips. Just be careful not to wander into any convenienc...

Driving around in unfamiliar territory, searching for a gas station while your gauge hovers just above E is maddening and stressful. But imagine experiencing that same feeling while manning a giant aircraft carrier throu...

If it wasn't for Facebook, you'd probably forget all of your friends birthdays. Now, instead of just leaving them a nice salutation on their walls, you'll be able to send them a real-life gift to their front door. More&n...

For people like musicians who use more sophisticated 30-pin devices, Apple's switch to a new dock connector could potentially be devastating. Luckily, initial reports indicate much of this hardware will work with the new...

My kitchen is the size of a walk-in closet and has less drawer space than the dresser in my bedroom. But does that stop the constant influx of novelty kitchen gadgets and uni-tasking tools? Seemingly not. I don't even re...

Google executives get held in foreign countries that have a beef with Google. Fairly often, it seems. Google Brazil boss Fabio Jose Silva Coelho was detained by Brazilian police this week, and several other executives ar...

Remember the team of autonomous quadrocopters that could work cooperatively? Well they're back and upgraded with the abilty to thrown and catch objects on the fly. You need to watch it to believe it. More »

We, as cameraphone-toting humans, love to take photos. 10% of all photos ever taken have been taken in the past year. Every two seconds we take as many photos as all humanity did in the 1800s, mostly powered by the 2.5 b...

Tilt-shift photography is all the rage. It's based on a type of lens that distorts perspective and focal plane to create atmospheric blur effects. Tilt-shift lenses are usually cray expensive, but Lensbaby makes a whole ...

Apple maps is unreliable, half-baked, and down right frustrating. But how does it actually stack up against the competition in real life? Reuters pits Apple's solution up against Google Maps in a head-to-head race on the...

JK Rowling's new book The Casual Vacancy—her first for adults—is a pretty big deal in the publishing world. So is the Kindle. And that is why it is so very funny and great that the Kindle version of the ebook...

The rule of thumb for following Apple is that if you want to know what Apple PR's official line is, you just need to read the top-tier Apple apologists like John Gruber and MG Siegler. They're pretty much operating as un...

Documents released by the US Government under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed what we've more or less known all along: The government really freaking hates Julian Assange. So much so that it has deemed him a...

Mitt Romney's presidential campaign took a tumble last week with the release of a hidden-camera video recorded at a fundraiser in Florida. In it, Romney dismisses nearly half the country in a set of statements some pundi...

Carbon fiber is one of mankind's greatest engineered materials. And because it's lighter and stronger than most metals, it has revolutionized everything from the aerospace industry, to auto racing, to artificial limbs. A...

Brio train sets, Playmobil Pirate ships, and Duplos—these are all really awesome toys we played with as kids. But what about the bad ones? For example, this "video girl Barbie" who has a camera in her cleavage and ...

Trouble with Apple Maps? Being led down the wrong road, or worse, down roads that don't even exist? Don't worry! All you need are some good ol' fashioned Apple Maps directions to set you straight. More »

Yep, this happened. Doctors at Johns Hopkins have attached a new ear to a patient that was grown on her own forearm. It's a medical first, and a heartwarming-if-a-little-yucky story. More »