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If you told me this was a frame from Alien 5*--with some dude about to get into the dark corridor in which the xenomorph hides, waiting to kill him--I would totally believe you. In reality, it's another cool image by ast...

If you ask us, Intel's "Llama Mountain" design -- a PC even thinner than the iPad -- is already pretty futuristic. "Futuristic" might be an inaccurate word, though, considering that thing (or devices like it) will arrive...

Price: $85 With the classic maple wood SPGBK White Party 2.0 on your wrists, having a check on time will not be a mundane task for you anymore. The white dial together with gold markings makes this entire timepiece a sty...

We are our own worst critic. How we look, act, and dress is often judged far more harshly in our heads than how people actually criticize us. For example, most people won’t even notice for the first week if you get a n...

It's no secret that NASA's long-term goal is to get people to Mars. But how realistic is that objective, really? Unfortunately, the prospects aren't looking good right now. The National Research Council has conducted a r...

You probably didn't know it, but the legality of what you're doing right now has been a hotly debated issue in EU courts -- reading articles online. For the last four years the Public Relations Consultants Association (P...

If you travel quite often, you’ve likely come across a faulty hotel door or two. You end up having to use the deadbolt, and depending on where you are, even that can be unlocked. If you’d rather play it safe than sor...

You got your mom and dad and sister and brother. Aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents are easy enough to understand. But what about your extended family of 2nd cousins and those twice removed or great aunts and kids o...

Earlier this week, we learned that Apple's Touch ID could be used in third party apps with iOS 8, paving the way to make your fingerprint a universal password. On a seemingly unrelated note, we also discovered a concept ...

Who's going to argue that stuffing a veritable world of music in your pocket isn't awesome? Probably very few. One of the downsides to the digital age, though, is that musicians often get the short end of the stick when ...

Wired's Steven Levy managed to get a sneak peak at the next iteration of the government's online healthcare exchange, and you will not believe what he reported back. Brace yourself: Levy says the new Healthcare.gov is el...

When you think of what goes into building a flying quadcopter, materials like super-light carbon fiber come to mind--definitely not chocolate. But once again the internet proves anything is possible, since the frame of t...

What sort of grumpy academic would pick a fight with Santa Claus? Well, actually, not Richard Dawkins. The prominent zoologist, atheist and skeptic is no stranger to controversy, but his recent, widely quoted comments at...

It doesn't matter how big your kitchen is, there never seems to be enough free counter space. So why would you want to sacrifice a couple of square feet to a dish drying rack, when this compact roll-up alternative turns ...

Jalopnik reader phenotyp and car design school graduate was digging through his portfolio recently and turned up these sketches done for Hasbro back in 2008. What are they? Star Wars toy cars. Yes, they're fantastic.

Right this minute there appears to be a service disruption affecting Tumblr. This disruption seems to be on the backend, not the reader side of the equation, suggesting that Tumblr …

Google's Project Tango is gradually graduating from lab to the real world, with Google's ATAP team responsible for the 3D mapping technology partnering with NVIDIA for a new developer tablet. …

T-Mobile has a curious new program for us. Via Google+, we find T-Mobile bragging up an exclusive club of sorts, with "limited-stock devices and accessories reserved for true enthusiasts". Called …

This might be just an ad but it's electrifying. It truly shows what the World Cup is all about, what it means to everyone involved, from the players to the last fan. It's almost a mystical experience. Supernatural. Unexp...

A year ago, heavy duty encryption technology was something cybersecurity professionals, privacy nuts, and the odd investigative journalist cared about. Then the Snowden leaks happened . Suddenly, we were all acutely awar...

You know how Apple was keen to point out that only 9 percent of Android users (technically, 8.5 percent) were running KitKat in May? Well, that figure's now out of date. Google has published fresh usage stats which show ...

Though it's easy to crack jokes about Detroit's downfall from afar, it doesn't change the fact that there are very real people forced to look on as the place they call home slowly descends into decay. One of the most poi...