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This App Turns Your Phone Into A Cosmic Ray Detector
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This App Turns Your Phone Into A Cosmic Ray Detector

By Francie Diep

Take Orders From A Cat And Learn Cybersecurity
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Take Orders From A Cat And Learn Cybersecurity

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Portal 2 Improves Cognitive Skills More Than Lumosity Does, Study Finds
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Portal 2 Improves Cognitive Skills More Than Lumosity Does, Study Finds

By Francie Diep

The 7 Most Important Fitness Tracker Measurements
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The 7 Most Important Fitness Tracker Measurements

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An Origami Microscope For Less Than a Dollar
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An Origami Microscope For Less Than a Dollar

By Sophie Bushwick

Who Is Running Phony Cell Phone Towers Around The United States?
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Who Is Running Phony Cell Phone Towers Around The United States?

By Andrew Rosenblum

Augmented Reality Visor Will Overlay Data On The Real World
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Augmented Reality Visor Will Overlay Data On The Real World

By Andrew Rosenblum

A Google Glass App That Detects People’s Emotions
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A Google Glass App That Detects People’s Emotions

By Francie Diep

A Space Game Gets Real
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A Space Game Gets Real

By Matthew Jancer

Click Your Way To Discovery In CERN’s ‘Particle Clicker’ Game
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Click Your Way To Discovery In CERN’s ‘Particle Clicker’ Game

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Is IBM Making Plans For The End Of Silicon?
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Is IBM Making Plans For The End Of Silicon?

By Neel V. Patel

This Game Brings Post-Apocalypse To The Present
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This Game Brings Post-Apocalypse To The Present

By Emily Gertz

Why Google Glass Will Make School Easier For Deaf Kids
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Why Google Glass Will Make School Easier For Deaf Kids

By Francie Diep

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A Gaming System Starring… Microbes

By Daniel Grushkin

Kill Switches Will Save Your Smartphone
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Kill Switches Will Save Your Smartphone

By Corinne Iozzio

Toe-Tickling Shoes Let You Navigate The City By Touch
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Toe-Tickling Shoes Let You Navigate The City By Touch

By Emily Gertz

Here’s Why The FDA Is Regulating E-Cigarettes
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Here’s Why The FDA Is Regulating E-Cigarettes

By Colin Lecher

Starting Today, Google Maps Is A Time Machine
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Starting Today, Google Maps Is A Time Machine

By Colin Lecher

Put A Camera On Your Eyeball
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Put A Camera On Your Eyeball

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Robotic Cubes That Stack Themselves
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Robotic Cubes That Stack Themselves

By Lindsey Kratochwill

You Don’t Really Want Online Multiplayer Videogames
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You Don’t Really Want Online Multiplayer Videogames

By Colin Lecher

New Wearable Device Could Protect Against HIV and Pregnancy
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New Wearable Device Could Protect Against HIV and Pregnancy

By Lindsey Kratochwill

5 Glasses That Can Change How You See The World
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5 Glasses That Can Change How You See The World

By Andrew Rosenblum

Modular Phones Are A Brilliant Idea. It’s Too Bad We May Never Have Them.
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Modular Phones Are A Brilliant Idea. It’s Too Bad We May Never Have Them.

By Colin Lecher

The 10 Best Toys From The 2014 Toy Fair
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The 10 Best Toys From The 2014 Toy Fair

By Corinne Iozzio and Amber Williams

An Oscar-Nominated Director Makes A 360-Degree Immersive Film
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An Oscar-Nominated Director Makes A 360-Degree Immersive Film

By Colin Lecher

Modarri Toy Racers Have Real Steering and Suspension [Video]
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Modarri Toy Racers Have Real Steering and Suspension [Video]

By Corinne Iozzio

Chatty WikiBear is the Teddy Ruxpin of Your Dreams, Or Nightmares [Video]
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Chatty WikiBear is the Teddy Ruxpin of Your Dreams, Or Nightmares [Video]

By Corinne Iozzio

Let Complete Strangers Discuss Your Valentine’s Day Plans
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Let Complete Strangers Discuss Your Valentine’s Day Plans

By Colin Lecher

A Pilot Program To See If Constant Bio-Monitoring Can Save Lives
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A Pilot Program To See If Constant Bio-Monitoring Can Save Lives

By Francie Diep

2014 Is Going To Be The Best Year Yet For Home Sous Vide
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2014 Is Going To Be The Best Year Yet For Home Sous Vide

By Paul Adams

This Full-Color 3-D Printer Sounds Too Good To Be True. Is It?
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This Full-Color 3-D Printer Sounds Too Good To Be True. Is It?

By Colin Lecher

A Motorcycle Helmet For The Digital World
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A Motorcycle Helmet For The Digital World

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Fingerprint Security Is Not the Future. (And God Help Us If It Is.)
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Fingerprint Security Is Not the Future. (And God Help Us If It Is.)

By Corinne Iozzio

U.S. Computer Scientists Reject Mass Surveillance
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U.S. Computer Scientists Reject Mass Surveillance

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Text Message Tells Ukrainian Protesters Their Cellphones Are Being Tracked
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Text Message Tells Ukrainian Protesters Their Cellphones Are Being Tracked

By Francie Diep

The Search For Actually Useful Apps On Google Glass
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The Search For Actually Useful Apps On Google Glass

By Andrew Rosenblum

This Phone Is An NSA-Free, Secret-Storing Black Box
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This Phone Is An NSA-Free, Secret-Storing Black Box

By Colin Lecher

What To Know About The Net Neutrality Ruling
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What To Know About The Net Neutrality Ruling

By Kelsey D. Atherton

CES 2014: Razer Unveils A Smartwatch, Fitness Tracker Combo
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CES 2014: Razer Unveils A Smartwatch, Fitness Tracker Combo

By Colin Lecher

NSA Document From 1996 Warns Of ‘Insider-Gone-Bad’
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NSA Document From 1996 Warns Of ‘Insider-Gone-Bad’

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Q&A: How Legal Is The NSA’s Interception Of Computers?
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Q&A: How Legal Is The NSA’s Interception Of Computers?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Why A Cholesterol-Reading Smartphone App Is Totally Not Worth It
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Why A Cholesterol-Reading Smartphone App Is Totally Not Worth It

By Francie Diep

The NSA Has Been Infiltrating Online Games
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The NSA Has Been Infiltrating Online Games

By Colin Lecher

Xbox One Review: I’m Sorry I Raised My Voice
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Xbox One Review: I’m Sorry I Raised My Voice

By Colin Lecher

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A Hand-Crank GIF Player

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Surgical Needle That Sucks Wine From Bottle Without Removing Cork
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Surgical Needle That Sucks Wine From Bottle Without Removing Cork

By Lindsey Kratochwill

PlayStation 4 Review: A Lot Of The Same
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PlayStation 4 Review: A Lot Of The Same

By Colin Lecher

How Technology Will Make Everyone A Great Photographer
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How Technology Will Make Everyone A Great Photographer

By Corinne Iozzio

The Goods: November 2013’s Hottest Gadgets
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The Goods: November 2013’s Hottest Gadgets

By Amber Williams and additional reporting Sarah Jacoby

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Why The Lego-Style ‘Phonebloks’ Concept Will Fall Apart

By Colin Lecher

How Software Will Make Computer Shopping Obsolete
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How Software Will Make Computer Shopping Obsolete

By Corinne Iozzio

Apple Unveils New iPads
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Apple Unveils New iPads

By Colin Lecher

Language-Translating Glasses For The Confused Tourist
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Language-Translating Glasses For The Confused Tourist

By Colin Lecher

How Dick Cheney Took His Heart Offline To Thwart Hackers
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How Dick Cheney Took His Heart Offline To Thwart Hackers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Thermal Wristband Keeps Your Body At The Perfect Temperature
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Thermal Wristband Keeps Your Body At The Perfect Temperature

By Shaunacy Ferro

Baristas, The End Is Nigh: Coffee Robots Are Here
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Baristas, The End Is Nigh: Coffee Robots Are Here

By Shaunacy Ferro

Put These Quarter-Sized GPS Trackers On Everything
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Put These Quarter-Sized GPS Trackers On Everything

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Using A Sexy Video Game Avatar Makes Women Objectify Themselves
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Using A Sexy Video Game Avatar Makes Women Objectify Themselves

By Shaunacy Ferro

October 2013’s Hottest Gadgets
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October 2013’s Hottest Gadgets

By Amber Williams and Corinne Iozzio

Intern Reproduces 86,000 Square Miles Of British Geography In Minecraft
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Intern Reproduces 86,000 Square Miles Of British Geography In Minecraft

By Shaunacy Ferro

Microsoft Announces The Next Generation Of Surface Tablet
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Microsoft Announces The Next Generation Of Surface Tablet

By Dan Nosowitz

Why Doesn’t The iPhone 5S Have NFC?
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Why Doesn’t The iPhone 5S Have NFC?

By Dan Nosowitz

Remembering Hiroshi Yamauchi, The Man Who Made Nintendo
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Remembering Hiroshi Yamauchi, The Man Who Made Nintendo

By Colin Lecher

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