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The GateKeeper (GK-Chain) is a multipurpose Bluetooth SMART proximity keyring that locks your computer when you walk away and unlocks when you walk back. Using our proprietary signal strength algorithm, the GK-Chain lock...

No, the Recon Jet still isn't out yet, but its manufacturer has a few bits of news to share. For starters, the sports-minded heads up display's brain box is now angled slightly upward, which supposedly improves the displ...

There's nothing like this striking Survey Backpack by Herschel Supply Co. you could gift your kids for their next scout session during the summer holidays. With a roomy compartment enough to hold all their necessary esse...

With every piece individually handcrafted in USA, the Stout Magnetic Bottle Opener by DropCatch is a perfect combination of an authentic walnut base and a powerful bottle opener. It utilizes 60 pounds of pull force to dr...

Starbucks' mobile apps could soon let you buy much more than your next grande latte. The coffee shop's digital lead, Adam Brotman, tells Recode that the coffee shop giant is talking to companies about using its app for p...

Smart is back with a new version of its ForTwo city car, promising more internal space and distinctive design while still preserving the tiny footprint, and it's resurrecting the ForFour in the process. Sticking to the p...

The rest areas were always my favorite parts of road trips. There was room to walk around and, somewhere, a vending area. I always got lost in the weird maps and wondered who used those curious barbecues. And so when I s...

Despite Harrison Ford's best attempts to enlighten us, Air Force One remains a mysterious place. Pretty much the only time you get to see the inside of the president's awesome airplane is when the White House photographe...

We've seen plenty of tiny works of art hit the internet lately. But it's truly rare to see how one of these impossibly small masterpieces is actually created. Architecture students in Mumbai offer us a glimpse at the min...

You're looking at Buzz Aldrin lifting his boot before taking the photo of the most iconic footprint in history. It's one of the many discarded Apollo images stored in NASA's archives. Here's a collection of those rare, f...

Weird Al's 7th of 8 music videos released this week in support for his album Mandatory Fun gets down and funky with celebrities of all kinds. Not directly, of course, as this video makes good pals with "Lame Claim to Fam...

This week, we learned about the dangers of stem cell treatment, explored the world of 3D motion capture and went on a vending machine shopping spree in Tokyo.

Legislation that criminalizes the homeless in Maine. A report that recommends bulldozing a fifth of Detroit. And treasure hunters digging up a California park. Plus an update: One man's plan to ruin an entire state by ca...

Want to see a textbook definition of irony? Look no further than Indexeus, a search engine that primarily exposes the info of malicious hackers caught up in the very sort of data breaches that they inflict on others. As ...

We've known for years that the RIAA acts like a bunch of hypocritical bullies with nothing better to do than pick on the helpless . But wow. The latest report about how the lobbying organization is now bullying small mus...

Forty-five years ago today, three American astronauts - Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins - made history with the Apollo 11 mission, putting human feet on the moon for the first time. Today's anniversary o...

The security research firm Cloudmark issued a sweeping warning about iMessage spam this week. Apparently, the cost of straight up sending regular text messages is encouraging spammers to use Apple's free service. And the...

This is Amazon's first electric bike deal of the day, and I'm fairly confident we've never seen a discount from anyone else. Like a regular bike, except electric, these Jetson Electric Bikes are eco-friendly, come in 12 ...

Be honest -- are you really going to take sandpaper to your smartphone? Unlikely, but that's what YouTuber Marques Brownlee did with his alleged iPhone 6 display unit. Previously running it through a lot of twists and tu...

In 1999, Samsung launched the YEPP series aiming to deliver some of the smallest MP3 players on the market. These devices went beyond mere MP3 playback functionality with built-in FM tuners and voice recorders. By 2005, ...

There's no better example of a petty criminal than the pickpocket, a fast-moving talent who wallets as if he were picking up pennies off the sidewalk. But a profile of a veteran pickpocket in the New York Times this week...

Soccer fans around the world are going through withdrawal now that the World Cup is over, and in Brazil, people are beginning to think about what should be done with the 12 stadiums that were built or renovated for the t...