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Local Motors recently held a contest to build a roadworthy car using (mostly) 3D-printing techniques, and the winner, crowned in July, is the vehicle you see above. We now know that it'll be called the LM3D Swim and cost...

Promises of rain to come withstanding, California is still smack in the middle of a long, punishing drought. So what does it look like when a top agricultural state undergoes years of drought? Not good, friends.

Never forget a thing and watch your media anywhere with the Leather Kickstand Wallet Case from FistCase. Made of high quality leather, this case not only holds all of your items, but a flipping card slot tab also balance...

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed that Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. be hit with a $25,000 fine for reportedly obstructing a probe into whether it was jamming guests' WiFi hotspots. In addition, the FC...

Chevrolet has some trucks in its booth at SEMA 2015 and among them is this very sexy 2016 Silverado Special Ops edition truck. The concept vehicle is based on the Silverado 1500 Z71 truck with its new front end and new t...

The Peek Table Lamp is a minimalist lamp by Swedish designer Jonas Wagell. It's simplistic and humble yet offers a ray of light to your space. Resembling a floor lamp on a smaller scale, the Peek Table Lamp has a heavy b...

Fallout 4 is launching soon, and with it comes a smartphone-holding Pipboy you can actually use. But if you don't feel like strapping a giant hunk of plastic to your wrist, here's a very simple hack that will improve you...

The wireless charging world can usually be reduced to two factions: the Qi standard... and then everyone else. However, those frequently neglected alternatives are now rallying around a common banner. Meet the AirFuel Al...

Peering into the distant reaches of space is like turning back time. The bright red orbs at the center of this image are galaxies, as they existed 8.5 billion years ago in a faraway corner of the universe. Together, they...

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Thought the new Unreal Tournament was Epic Games' only upcoming PC shooter? Think again: today the company quietly announced Paragon -- but truth be told, we know almost nothing about the new title. Epic is giving the ga...

Chevrolet has unveiled a sweet tribute edition Corvette Z06 at SEMA that is designed to celebrate the 2016 C7.R racing Corvette. The car will be limited to 650 units and only 500 of that number will come to the US. Buyer...

Tapping out everything from a bassoon to a bass drums with a MIDI keyboard and a sampler is no big deal -- it's been a staple of electronic music for years. But, as anyone who's tried it will attest, that's a long way fr...

Get the most out of your new laptop with the Satechi Type-C USB Adapter. As the world hasn't fully switched to Type-C USB, this little adapter allows you to continue to use your USB 3.0 cables with your Type-C port. Made...

It seems that there is a new gaming empire on the rise. Activision who, thanks to its acquisition of Blizzard in 2008, now owns hit titles such as Call of Duty, Warcraft, StarCraft, Guitar Hero, Skylanders, and, of cours...

The International Space Station's assembly in low-Earth orbit began in 1998: the Russian modules arrived via autonomous rockets, whereas the American parts were delivered by a Space Shuttle. It wasn't until November 2000...

Those with a Chromecast will soon have the option to watch live television through the device, something made possible with Dish Network's Sling TV service. On Tuesday, Sling TV announced that its mobile app for iOS and ...

You know the story of mammalian fertilization: millions of sperm enter the vagina, only one fertilizes the egg, more than one messes up the embryo , yadda yadda yadda. Turns out that's not the only way it can work.

I read two Volkswagen-related things yesterday, a record low number for me. One was our story about the EPA's new suspicions of software-emissions cheating in their diesel V6 engines , and the other was an ad for the VW ...

Slovak graphic designer Martin Vargic has pieced together a rather meticulous visualization showing over 500 exoplanets discovered by astronomers as of October 2015. Like snowflakes, it shows that no two planets are the ...

Cyclone Chapala made a historic landfall along the coast of Yemen early on Tuesday, becoming the first hurricane-strength storm to make landfall there since reliable records began. The cyclone came ashore near Al Mukalla...

The holidays are coming up, and there's no better gift than piles of books. And luckily, there are tons of fantastic science fiction and fantasy books coming this month. Including Stephen King! Ethan Hawke! Plus time tra...