Gadget News

Just about everyone owns at least a smartphone these days, and more often than not, it would be that particular smartphone that will be accompanied by a slew of other devices, ranging from tablets to perhaps a GPS naviga...

Every year we get another Call of Duty, but if you've given up hope waiting for a new Left 4 Dead, a Georgia-based company might have something a bit well, realer, to help tide you over. Blood, Guts 'n Glory [sic] is loo...

What could go wrong with setting off explosives all around an active volcano? As scary as it might sound, this is a carefully planned experiment to peer inside Mount St. Helens' mysterious underground magma chamber. No, ...

Old Gameboys are available aplenty on eBay, Craigslist, and maybe that old box in your mom's garage, but for some people, there's something special about a device crafted with one's own hands. If you fall into that categ...

When MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte says that humans will be able to learn an entire language by eating a pill, you better listen. In this new TED Talk, Negroponte shows all the times he was right predicting t...

If the FIFA World Cup isn't enough to satiate your soccer needs, the upcoming 2014 RoboCup just might be. The latest in what has become a long-running event will take place on July 19, pitting robot teams against each ot...

Wow. A newly discovered flying bird species had a wingspan that stretched 24 feet long--as big as some aircraft. That's pretty much a flying giant in the sky that's twice as big as anything that can fly today. In fact, t...

The US hasn't had much success building mechanized battle suits that move quickly and stop bullets, but Hollywood has been dreaming up these concepts for years. Don't they already know a thing or two about designing high...

We've heard rumors before that Samsung and Oculus were working together on a VR headset , and this leak of "Gear VR" from Sammobile might be it. It's stripped down and simple; a plastic version of Google Cardboard .

Wondering what Samsung's virtual reality headset looks like? Well stop wondering, because when it's announced at IFA 2014 later this year, it'll look something like what you see above. That's a render straight from Samsu...

Riots have already started in Brazil. pic.twitter.com/BLEAvpGK8C #BRA -- World Cup 2014 (@PostWorldCup) July 8, 2014

Just like the odd eBay storefront that popped up last year , a new site called Factory Outlet eBay Store is selling refurbished Apple products and, despite the lack of any official Apple branding, is almost definitely th...

Tim Wu is a busy man. When he's not teach law at Columbia or writing for The New Yorker, he's testifying before Congress about the FCC proposed net neutrality. And as of last month, Wu is running for lieutenant governor ...

If you'd like to pick up some programming know-how, there are several methods for doing so. One of the neatest ways is iTunes U, which offers up several ways to learn on your own time. Often free, you can get up to speed...

Camping is fun, but we are a bit spoiled with our toys and gizmos. Entertainment is found in abundance through a single device, our phones. When we visit the great outdoors, our mobile is only going to last about a day. ...

As one of the Blocks smartwatch team reminded us today, modularity has played an integral role in modern computing. A desktop PC is only a collection of components, after all, which can swapped out and upgraded based on ...

Back in the day it wasn't uncommon for trunks and suitcases to slowly become covered in labels as they visited cities and ports around the world. But it's become sort of a lost art--one that the folks at Animi Causa are ...

The latest report on the recent earthquake epidemic in Oklahoma is out, and it's horrifying. Not only has the state seen twice as many earthquakes as California this year, but the scientific evidence that the seismic act...

If you're a regular subway rider in New York City, you're familiar with the nagging fear of dropping your phone or wallet onto the tracks. Luckily, there are saviors at the ready who will show up, tongs in hand, to help ...

This month two games are popping up free for Xbox Live Gold members: "Max: the Curse of Brotherhood" and "Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition." Both games are generally considered to be "indy", and they certainl...

When it comes to photography, some of the most beautiful around is black and white. The contrast and simplicity makes for some gorgeous shots, but do you need to have an expensive camera to achieve the right effect? Thos...

Folks who have nabbed a ride from Uber during major snowstorms in New York City know all too well about the car service's price gouging during those events. Now, the outfit is capping rates during disasters and "relevant...