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These half round walnut shelves are a subtle and versatile way to decorate your home. They can be used on a sunny wall to hold small plants, to display collectibles, as an entry way shelf to rest your keys and phone on, ...

CarVi is a puck-shaped smart device designed for use in vehicles, where it is mounted to the windshield and paired with a smartphone. Driving metrics like how roughly one brakes and how suddenly they accelerate are gathe...

Robotic vacuums like the Roomba come with a lot of benefits and few downsides, but their autonomous functionality coupled with a relative lack of intelligence means some snafus are bound to happen (though they're usually...

Moto X or Nexus 6? It's a question that has bugged many fans of "pure" Android (including myself) for a few months, and it's not hard to see why. Although both Motorola smartphones are sleekly designed and pack some clev...

Comcast isn't America's more beloved company, that's for sure. Its customer service practices have come under fire in the past -- there's that painfully long customer service call that caught public attention last year, ...

Over the next few months, NASA's Dawn spacecraft will be slowly spiraling down toward Ceres, a dwarf planet out in the asteroid belt. Ceres' gravity and Dawn's ion drive will work together to pull the spacecraft into a t...

One of the biggest obstacles to buying Samsung's Gear VR is... well, trying the darn thing. How do you know whether or not you'll like this phone-powered virtual reality headset without strapping it on your head first? T...

Based on hype alone, you'd think that sapphire was the ultimate replacement for glass on phone screens. However, that's not totally true -- while sapphire is extremely scratch-resistant, it's both more expensive and more...

So, you are pretty happy with your smartphone, where the portable communications device itself is full well capable of carrying most of the essential documents that you need for work, and are easily accessible via the cl...

The company behind the CX-10 Series Nano Drone has updated its design in many ways and introduced those changes as part of its new Nano Drone, a miniature quadcopter with the functionality of a personal drone and a size ...

That the NYPD has a crack Social Media Squad stalking your every move is old news, but a recent Freedom of Information request sheds new light on exactly how the cops use their Facebooking powers. The answer? They're on ...

Up until today, my plan for the robot takeover had been to flee to northern Canada, where deep snow and grizzly bears would keep me safe from Skynet. But not any more, because some smartass decided to teach the droids to...

While the big news surrounding the release of the developer preview of Apple's OS X 10.10.3 was about the new Photos app, there were a few other, less prominent changes, especially in regard to emoji. First up are organi...

'Rational expectations' is a term commonly thrown around by economists trying to work out why people do stuff. It's based on the idea that individuals weigh up the pros and cons of a certain action, and use that to make ...

Note: Minor spoilers ahead for the current season of Parks and Recreation. Imagine a massive tech company that's like a cross between Google and Amazon with the ability to find out exactly what you like based on your onl...

Jordan has released a video montage showing the kickoff of its retaliatory air campaign against ISIS in Syria . Over 20 Jordanian F-16s struck ISIS targets while US F-22s, F-16s, surveillance and tanker aircraft supporte...

As a part of Twitter's quarterly earnings announcement earlier this week, the social network's CEO Dick Costolo and CFO Anthony Noto commented about how Apple's release of iOS 8 in 2014 led to a loss of 4 million active ...

The fight for emoji diversity is one with a long and storied history, but it looks like victory might be on the horizon: in the latest version of OS X, Apple is giving you more choice than just white emoji or racist emoj...

If the release of the second Jurassic World trailer during the Super Bowl proved anything, it's that actor Chris Pratt is Hollywood's current go-to leading man. But he's also one heck of a cool guy, and his Super Bowl be...

Programming is one of the most valuable skills you can pick up in these modern times, whether for career prospects or to stretch your brain and create something awesome. If you're just getting started on your coding jour...

No, this isn't some hi-tech torture dungeon: it's the Maxwell Test Chamber at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands. It's used to simulate the dead of space for satellites. Inside, no-one can hear you scream.

Contactless cards have been available in the UK for a number of years now, but it's fair to say that it's not yet become the defacto method of payment. Part of the reason is due to the £20 ceiling placed on such purchas...