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I just picked up a cheapo infrared thermometer, a laser-aimed sensor that tells you the surface temperature of whatever you point it at. I didn't really need one. But now I can't put it down. I've been playing with it fo...

9to5Mac has obtained some convincing evidence that Amazon's working on its own credit card swipers, aiming its sights at incumbent Square for payments-on-the-go. Because if you're not going to buy from Amazon, at the ver...

Amazon may revolve around online shopping, but it apparently has some interest in brick-and-mortar retail -- there are now hints that it's launching a Square-style payment card reader. The crew at 9to5Mac has obtained St...

It's hot pretty much everywhere and everyone's in a horrible mood. Which means there is plenty of ruining of cities to be had--so much so, that I've had to double up on this week's selections. From a plan to plunge Russi...

BenQ may not be a familiar name to some -- at least not in the US -- but its roots in the electronics industry date back to the '80s. The company, formerly a division of Acer, was spun off in 2001 in an attempt to build ...

Imagine walking up to the ATMs at your local bank and being able to do more than just cash checks and make withdrawals. What if you could also play Doom? It's a bizarre alternate universe this pair of Australian hackers ...

Google and Motorola may have parted ways in January, but it if this latest Android Police rumor holds up, it appears to have been on good terms. The Nexus 6 may be a hefty Moto device, and while details are scant, it doe...

Is the Amazon Fire Phone gimmick, or genius? That's the question on everyone's mind, as Amazon's long awaited splash into the smartphone market hits AT&T stores. The device is getting mixed reviews, but are they valid? T...

This is the Skyhawk, a 10-story tall "Screamin' Swing" ride that flings its passengers round and round at up to 60 mph. It's the tallest of its kind, bringing its 40 passengers as high as 125 feet off the ground at the a...

It's a Roomba-eat-Roomba world out there and these two plucky floor cleaners are playing for keeps. By which I mean their drunk owners taped knifes and balloons to them and forced them into combat. It's adorably dangerou...

This week we're having a peek at the SDCC cosplay universe with as large a collection of images as we dare drop in a single article. What you'll see here are a surprising amount of new faces, some real classics, and some...

Windows Phone 8.1 may have only just reached the general public, but it's already in line for a surprisingly large update. Microsoft has posted developer documents (sign-in required) for Windows Phone 8.1 GDR1, a tweak t...

According the Russian space agency Roscosmos, control of the Russia's lust lost lizard-sex satellite was regained on Saturday night, of all times. Surely the love-struck lizards were being of no help.

Have you jumped aboard the Windows Phone bandwagon already? If you are thinking of making the jump and yet are a little tight on your purse strings, there is something mid -range from the folks over at Nokia, and that wo...

going big means going small, like when you are trying to set the world record for the most mini dominoes (2,000) ever toppled in one sequence. The result is as impressive as it is minute. My god those guys must have a lo...

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. Google has a long list of environmental initiatives -- and its latest project ...

Headphones are something that just about every single one of us have, especially when we have so many devices around that will be able to play back music on the move. Wired headphones have been around for the longest tim...

No one wants their young kids to fall into an unattended pool. It's (one of) a parent's (many) worst nightmare(s). iSwimband is designed to let you know immediately if the worst should happen. And probably also to keep y...

Solar panels get really hot; I've touched mine this summer on my rooftop and it really burns - solar panels could heat up over 100 degrees Fahrenheit on its normal operation. The high temperature will result in shorter l...

When it comes to drying your clothes, I still prefer the good, old fashioned way, that is, to hang it out under the sun to dry. There is no need to place it into a dryer, which consumes plenty of electricity in the long ...

Solar power cells need to stay relatively cool for the sake of both efficiency and longevity, but active cooling (like ventilation) isn't practical; it's expensive, and may block the very rays the cells are supposed to c...

Mighty is the Ultimate Bluetooth Speaker. Mighty is completely waterproof, can float on water, stick to flat surfaces, get buried in sand or dirt, answer phone calls, activate Siri, play your music super loud via iTunes,...