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How I Hacked An Electronic Voting Machine

What do you need to rig an election? A basic knowledge of electronics and $30 worth of RadioShack gear, professional hacker Roger Johnston reveals. The good news: we can stop it.

By Roger Johnston (as told to Suzanne LaBarre) Posted 11.05.2012 at 12:00 pm 14 Comments

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PopSci Teardown: Black & Decker Matrix Quick Connect System

How a cordless drill replaces an entire workbench’s worth of gear.

By Max Fischer Posted 11.01.2012 at 11:01 am 0 Comments

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read more about > DIY, drills, equipment, gadgets, november 2012, Technology, TOOLS, What's New

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The iPad Mini, Undressed

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By Dan Nosowitz Posted 11.01.2012 at 11:00 am 2 Comments

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The Goods: November 2012's Hottest Gadgets

The apocalypse edition: Featuring a tiny hand-turbine that's good in a pinch, a jacket for firestorms or nuclear winter, and a stove that can burn almost any fuel.

By Amber Williams Posted 11.01.2012 at 10:00 am 1 Comment

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Here's Why The New Boxee TV Won't Have Amazon Instant Video

Boxee's exclusive retail partner is none other than Walmart--which means lots of promotion for Boxee, but also means no Amazon. Here's why.

By Dan Nosowitz Posted 10.31.2012 at 10:40 am 5 Comments

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Roku's New One-Stop Search Finds Your Video, Regardless Of App

This is the way search should work. You don't want to guess if The Big Lebowski is on Netflix or Amazon; you just want to watch it.

By Dan Nosowitz Posted 10.30.2012 at 12:30 pm 1 Comment

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How The PopSci Staff Prepares For A Hurricane

Most of the Popular Science staff is based in New York City and the surrounding areas, which is great usually, but not so much today. Here's how we prepared for the hurricane.

By PopSci Staff Posted 10.29.2012 at 6:44 pm 2 Comments

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Here's Everything Google Announced At Today's Android Event

East Coast: Hurricane. West Coast: A whole bunch of new gadgets, including a new Nexus tablet and smartphone. Enjoy it, you dirty Californians.

By Dan Nosowitz Posted 10.29.2012 at 3:34 pm 7 Comments

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read more about > android, google, nexus, nexus 10, nexus 4, smartphones, tablets

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GameSci: Want to Dominate The Game? Set Your Morals Aside

Most people play through a "moral choice" game like BioShock or Fallout making the same decisions they'd make if presented with those choices in real life. But not everyone. Who are these morality-flaunters?

By Colin Lecher Posted 10.26.2012 at 4:30 pm 10 Comments

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5 Things You Need To Know About The Microsoft Surface

The first crop of reviews of Microsoft's Surface--bar none, the most interesting and exciting gadget of the season--are out, and they're...mixed. Here's what we gleaned.

By Dan Nosowitz Posted 10.25.2012 at 11:15 am 18 Comments

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read more about > Apple iPad, iPad, microsoft, microsoft surface, surface, tablets

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This Tiny Sticker Is Bigger Than The Giant Samsung Galaxy Note II

By appealing to the lazy bum in all of us, Samsung's TecTiles have become the first NFC-based product that's actually fit for human use.

By Dan Nosowitz Posted 10.24.2012 at 2:30 pm 8 Comments

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read more about > galaxy note, galaxy note ii, near field communication, nfc, phones, samsung, smartphones, tectiles

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Fruit Punched: What Is The Point Of Flavored Mouthguards?

A boxer weighs in.

By Hamilton Nolan Posted 10.24.2012 at 11:00 am 12 Comments

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Apple Goes Small At Today's Announcement With iPad Mini

Today in California, Apple goes smaller. The new, 7.9-inch iPad Mini, super thin iMacs, more powerful Mac Mini, and a shinier MacBook Pro. Check back for updates!

By Dan Nosowitz Posted 10.23.2012 at 1:39 pm 16 Comments

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The iPad Mini Is For Snobs, The Kindle Fire Is For Dumb-Dumbs

Using advanced (read: 4th-grade-level) mathematics, we have concluded that the iPad Mini will be used by smart people/awful snobs.

By Dan Nosowitz Posted 10.23.2012 at 11:32 am 29 Comments

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read more about > apple, Apple iPad, apple mini ipad, iPad, ipad mini, ipads, kindle fire, mac mini ipad, mini ipad apple, nexus, tablets

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iPod Nano And iPod Touch Review: Hey Guys, Remember iPods?

Remember the Postal Service? Remember when The Office was great? Remember the early-to-mid 2000s? Ahhh, iPod. Takes me back.

By Dan Nosowitz Posted 10.22.2012 at 11:00 am 15 Comments

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Five amazing, clean technologies that will set us free, in this month's energy-focused issue. Also: how to build a better bomb detector, the robotic toys that are raising your children, a human catapult, the world's smallest arcade, and much more.