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Cheaper, Sportier Google Glass Competitor Is Now Available For Pre-Order

By Dan Nosowitz

How To Hack A Cockroach So You Can Control It With Kinect
Console Gaming

How To Hack A Cockroach So You Can Control It With Kinect

By Colin Lecher

Can Nerf’s New Super Soaker Out-Douse The Competition?
Gear

Can Nerf’s New Super Soaker Out-Douse The Competition?

By Daniel Dumas

Microsoft Takes Back Its ‘Always-On’ Connection And Used Game Policies For Xbox One
Gear

Microsoft Takes Back Its ‘Always-On’ Connection And Used Game Policies For Xbox One

By Colin Lecher

Super-Hydrophobic Spray Makes All Your Stuff Liquid-Proof
Gear

Super-Hydrophobic Spray Makes All Your Stuff Liquid-Proof

By Francie Diep

Nursing Home Tracks Residents’ Every Move
Gear

Nursing Home Tracks Residents’ Every Move

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Wearable Computer-Socks Guaranteed To Be The Smelliest Computers You Own
Gear

Wearable Computer-Socks Guaranteed To Be The Smelliest Computers You Own

By Dan Nosowitz

Corrective Running Shoes Are Based On A Myth
Fitness Gear

Corrective Running Shoes Are Based On A Myth

By Colin Lecher

Tamron 18-270 All-In-One™ ZOOM LENS [Sponsored Post]
Gear

Tamron 18-270 All-In-One™ ZOOM LENS [Sponsored Post]

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The 10 Coolest Innovations We Saw At E3 2013
Gear

The 10 Coolest Innovations We Saw At E3 2013

By Colin Lecher

Raise Your Own Edible Bugs With This Decorative Kitchen Pod
Gear

Raise Your Own Edible Bugs With This Decorative Kitchen Pod

By Shaunacy Ferro

With A Struggling Wii U, Nintendo Plays It Safe At E3
Gear

With A Struggling Wii U, Nintendo Plays It Safe At E3

By Colin Lecher

The Best Fitness Tracker Finally Gets An App
Gear

The Best Fitness Tracker Finally Gets An App

By Dan Nosowitz

Sony Finally Actually Reveals The PlayStation 4
Gear

Sony Finally Actually Reveals The PlayStation 4

By Colin Lecher

The Single Best Thing Apple Announced At Today’s iPhone Event
Gear

The Single Best Thing Apple Announced At Today’s iPhone Event

By Dan Nosowitz

Here’s What We Learned About The Xbox One At E3
Console Gaming

Here’s What We Learned About The Xbox One At E3

By Colin Lecher

Reinvented Wheel Is A Square
Gear

Reinvented Wheel Is A Square

By Francie Diep

This Lensless Camera Is Never Out Of Focus
Gear

This Lensless Camera Is Never Out Of Focus

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Goods: June 2013’s Hottest Gadgets
Gear

The Goods: June 2013’s Hottest Gadgets

By Amber Williams, additional reporting Rose Conry, Corinne Iozzio, and Ajai Raj

3 Portable, Affordable Consoles That Run On Android
Gear

3 Portable, Affordable Consoles That Run On Android

By Daniel Dumas

Researchers Turn Cement Into Metal Using Lasers
Gear

Researchers Turn Cement Into Metal Using Lasers

By Colin Lecher

The N-Strike Elite Centurion
Gear

Exclusive: Nerf’s Newest Gun Fires 100 Feet

By Corinne Iozzio

How Engineers Redesigned The Office Chair For Smartphone And Tablet Users
Gear

How Engineers Redesigned The Office Chair For Smartphone And Tablet Users

By Susan E. Matthews

Will Google (And The US Government) Permit Google Glass To Recognize Faces On Sight?
Gear

Will Google (And The US Government) Permit Google Glass To Recognize Faces On Sight?

By Dan Nosowitz

Headset Zaps Video Gamers’ Brains For Better Reflexes
Gaming

Headset Zaps Video Gamers’ Brains For Better Reflexes

By Colin Lecher

The World’s Smallest Arcade
Gear

The World’s Smallest Arcade

By Susan E. Matthews & Rose Conry

Xbox One Is The First Games Console For People Who Don’t Like Games
Gear

Xbox One Is The First Games Console For People Who Don’t Like Games

By Dan Nosowitz

Xbox One: Here’s What We Know About Microsoft’s New Console
Gear

Xbox One: Here’s What We Know About Microsoft’s New Console

By Colin Lecher

What We Know (And Think We Know) About The New Xbox
Console Gaming

What We Know (And Think We Know) About The New Xbox

By Colin Lecher

Animals

Internet-Enabled Laser Pointer Lets You Play With Your Pet From Anywhere In The World

By Dan Nosowitz

Gear

Everything You Need To Know About Today’s Google I/O Keynote

By Dan Nosowitz

Google Should Include A Self-Destruct Button On Every Android Phone
Gear

Google Should Include A Self-Destruct Button On Every Android Phone

By Dan Nosowitz

Super-Real Mario Kart
DIY

Super-Real Mario Kart

By Gregory Mone

Snapchat Is More Important Than Hacks And Sexting Teens
Gear

Snapchat Is More Important Than Hacks And Sexting Teens

By Dan Nosowitz

This Sound Camera Could Help You Fix Your Car
Gear

This Sound Camera Could Help You Fix Your Car

By Colin Lecher

Would You Give This Company $250 For A Survivalist’s E-Ink Android Tablet?
Gear

Would You Give This Company $250 For A Survivalist’s E-Ink Android Tablet?

By Dan Nosowitz

Yes, This Exists: $1,000 Earbuds
Audio

Yes, This Exists: $1,000 Earbuds

By Mike Kobrin

Google Glass Isn’t A Surveillance Device
Gear

Google Glass Isn’t A Surveillance Device

By Dan Nosowitz

Acer Announces Weird Folding Laptop With The Trackpad In The Wrong Place
Computers

Acer Announces Weird Folding Laptop With The Trackpad In The Wrong Place

By Dan Nosowitz

How Game Controllers Evolved [Infographic]
Gear

How Game Controllers Evolved [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Tiny Compound-Eye Camera Sees The World Like Ants Do
Cameras

Tiny Compound-Eye Camera Sees The World Like Ants Do

By Francie Diep

Gallery: May 2013’s Hottest Gadgets
Gear

Gallery: May 2013’s Hottest Gadgets

By Amber Williams, additional reporting Susan E. Matthews and Ajai Raj

Broadcast Your Drunken Data To The World With A Smartphone Breathalyzer
Gear

Broadcast Your Drunken Data To The World With A Smartphone Breathalyzer

By Shaunacy Ferro

Researchers Treat Lazy Eye With Tetris
Gaming

Researchers Treat Lazy Eye With Tetris

By Colin Lecher

The First Elevated-Pin Braille Smartphone Gets A Prototype
Gear

The First Elevated-Pin Braille Smartphone Gets A Prototype

By Colin Lecher

A Box With A Hidden Video Camera Documents Its Own Journey Through The Mail
Cameras

A Box With A Hidden Video Camera Documents Its Own Journey Through The Mail

By Rebecca Boyle

The 3 People Who Love The Facebook Phone
Gear

The 3 People Who Love The Facebook Phone

By Dan Nosowitz

Oh, Lord: Samsung Announces Enormous Phone Called “Galaxy Mega”
Gear

Oh, Lord: Samsung Announces Enormous Phone Called “Galaxy Mega”

By Dan Nosowitz

Is EA The Worst Company In America?
Gear

Is EA The Worst Company In America?

By Colin Lecher

Brain Wave Sensor Shields You From Phone Calls When Your Mind Is Too Busy
Gear

Brain Wave Sensor Shields You From Phone Calls When Your Mind Is Too Busy

By Dan Nosowitz

This Is The Facebook Phone
Gear

This Is The Facebook Phone

By Dan Nosowitz

Nobody Wants A Facebook Phone
Gear

Nobody Wants A Facebook Phone

By Dan Nosowitz

Gallery: April 2013’s Hottest Gadgets
Gear

Gallery: April 2013’s Hottest Gadgets

By Amber Williams: Additional Reporting Corinne Iozzio and Susan E. Matthews

Razer Edge Review: A Beautiful, Portable Gaming Gadget That You Won’t Take On The Go
Gear

Razer Edge Review: A Beautiful, Portable Gaming Gadget That You Won’t Take On The Go

By Colin Lecher

Watch This Guy Remix Super Mario By Glitching It Out
Gaming

Watch This Guy Remix Super Mario By Glitching It Out

By Colin Lecher

GameSci: What Is (Scientifically!) The Most Addictive Game Ever?
Gaming

GameSci: What Is (Scientifically!) The Most Addictive Game Ever?

By Colin Lecher

Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, And Even The New T-Mobile Are Trying To Screw You
Gear

Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, And Even The New T-Mobile Are Trying To Screw You

By Dan Nosowitz

Will Ouya, The Hackable Game Console, Let You Pirate Games?
Gear

Will Ouya, The Hackable Game Console, Let You Pirate Games?

By Colin Lecher

Gear

Can Your Hybrid Cut Your Lawn? Here’s One That Can

By Antony Ingram/ Green Car Reports

BlackBerry Z10 Review: If They Could Turn Back Time…
Gear

BlackBerry Z10 Review: If They Could Turn Back Time…

By Dan Nosowitz

Samsung Announces Galaxy S 4; It Has All Of The Features
Gear

Samsung Announces Galaxy S 4; It Has All Of The Features

By Dan Nosowitz

Gaming Company Valve Distances Itself From The Piston Gaming Box
Gear

Gaming Company Valve Distances Itself From The Piston Gaming Box

By Colin Lecher

7 Signs SimCity’s Creators Are Environmental Activists
Environment

7 Signs SimCity’s Creators Are Environmental Activists

By Andrew Groen

Meet The Next Generation Of Smartphone-Based Robot Companions
Gear

Meet The Next Generation Of Smartphone-Based Robot Companions

By Miriam Kramer

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