Gadget News

We have a bit of a high-brow edition of this week's best iPhone apps. From an app that'll teach you all about wine, to a stalwart lit mag, we're flexing your brain muscle for you this time around. More »

Here's an Apple Maps parody that's absolutely hilarious: what if Batman used Apple Maps in The Dark Knight to find Rachel Dawes? Yeah, that wouldn't have been good. Siri would have sent Batman down wrong turns, parking l...

This polar bear is probably a really big Nikon fan that just loves to destroy expensive things because he was caught chomping, throwing and smashing a $2,100 Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 IS telephoto lens. It's pretty hilarious ...

When you're getting a new laptop, or building a PC of your own, hard drive space can be a concern. Maybe you want an SSD for speed, or maybe you just want an assload of space. Who doesn't want space? More »

If you live in a smallish apartment like I do, you probably don't have a dinner table. You probably don't need one often—definitely not often enough to justify using the space required to store one—but sitt...

With technology like NFC on the rise, you might think the humble barcode might not be long for this world. As it turns out, that old medium has at least one more trick up its sleeve. Going tactile and operating with soun...

It's the weekend! Time to relax, kick back, and catch up on a little news. Please, allow me to serve you up some of the best dishes this week. Here's some of what's on the menu: Why science says you can't have a pet dino...

Book publishers and the Department of Justice reached a settlement regarding that whole eBook-price fixing scheme last month, and now the savings are being passed on to you. If you bought one of the affected, overpriced ...

You already have NASA to thank in part for everyday, Earthly wonders like memory foam and water filters, but a new one is coming to the list: powered exoskeletons. More »

When you're advertising something called a "retina display," what better to use than a picture of an eye? You better make sure you're using the right picture though; a photographer is suing Apple for stealing her's. More...

A huge part of human history revolved around tying stones to sticks. We don't do it much any more, but if we did, we'd be super good at it. These modern stone tools prove it. More »

This is pretty unbelievable. Richard Henriksen, a basejumper, fell off a steep rock cliff after his high bar collapsed yet he still somehow survived. Watch the video and wait until the very end, Henriksen and the whole s...

On February 26, 1977 in Steubenville, Ohio, the Herald Star asked people to make their predictions of the year 2000. Most of the letters predicting the future came from 10-12 year old kids still in middle school. What's ...

The Kindle Paperwhite is an awesome, awesome e-reader. But it's not without problems! Users have been complaining about uneven lighting in the Paperwhite and other issues and it's gotten so loud that Amazon has decided t...

Behold the Lego Goblin King Battle from The Hobbit, the next movie by Peter Jackson set in the Tolkien's universe! It's a sneak peak of what's coming to theaters on December 14. It's also a pretty great Lego set, availab...

There was no dearth of fetching things in the past few days. This round, you get a look at NYC's Times Square, a wheelbarrow chair, and much more in the most beautiful items of the week. More »

Yeah, you read that right. I just received an interesting email from Brightcove (the video delivery guys) about issues with their Flash based solution and Windows 8 running the new Internet Explorer 10. More »

This week's best iPad apps are all about education. Even though many of these titles are kid-friendly, there is clearly no age limit on learning. We've got some old classics (from this century and beyond) and some new st...

We're got all different kinds of titles for you in this round of the week's best Android apps. From one that will help you settle on dinner, to another that will tell you when you need your umbrella, you'll be all ready ...