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Eye-Fi Direct Mode Review: Give Your DSLR a Ubiquitous Internet Connection
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Eye-Fi Direct Mode Review: Give Your DSLR a Ubiquitous Internet Connection

By Dan Nosowitz

New Night Vision Goggles Offer High-Res and Double the Field of View
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New Night Vision Goggles Offer High-Res and Double the Field of View

By Dan Nosowitz

Hooking a 9-Volt Battery To Your Brain Improves Your Video Game Skills, Researcher Finds
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Hooking a 9-Volt Battery To Your Brain Improves Your Video Game Skills, Researcher Finds

By Rebecca Boyle

Bright Idea: USB Cartridge Could Let Any 35mm Film Camera Shoot Digital
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Bright Idea: USB Cartridge Could Let Any 35mm Film Camera Shoot Digital

By Julie Beck

Video: Predator Camera Studies You, Tracks You Relentlessly
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Video: Predator Camera Studies You, Tracks You Relentlessly

By Julie Beck

How It Works: 3-D TV Without Glasses
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How It Works: 3-D TV Without Glasses

By Amanda Schupak

Video: New Modular Robot Fits Together to Form Larger Modular Robots
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Video: New Modular Robot Fits Together to Form Larger Modular Robots

By Rebecca Boyle

Nintendo 3DS Review: Welcome to the Third Dimension
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Nintendo 3DS Review: Welcome to the Third Dimension

By John Mahoney

Apple iPad 2 Review
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Apple iPad 2 Review

By John Mahoney

New Panasonic Camera Replaces Your Face With a More Attractive Version of Your Face
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New Panasonic Camera Replaces Your Face With a More Attractive Version of Your Face

By Clay Dillow

What’s New in Apple’s iPad 2
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What’s New in Apple’s iPad 2

By Dan Nosowitz

Sonomax Eers Review: Custom Earbuds Pump Silicone Goop Into Your Ear-Holes
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Sonomax Eers Review: Custom Earbuds Pump Silicone Goop Into Your Ear-Holes

By Dan Nosowitz

Motorola Xoom Review: The First Real Android Tablet
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Motorola Xoom Review: The First Real Android Tablet

By Corinne Iozzio

Testing the Goods: HTC’s Inspire 4G* (And That’s a Huge Asterisk)
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Testing the Goods: HTC’s Inspire 4G* (And That’s a Huge Asterisk)

By Dan Nosowitz

Arrays of Tiny Cameras Can Shoot Pics, Then Re-Focus Them After the Fact
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Arrays of Tiny Cameras Can Shoot Pics, Then Re-Focus Them After the Fact

By Clay Dillow

HP/Palm Brings WebOS Back to Life, Announces TouchPad Tablet, Veer and Pre 3 Smartphones
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HP/Palm Brings WebOS Back to Life, Announces TouchPad Tablet, Veer and Pre 3 Smartphones

By Dan Nosowitz

Department of Energy Will Use Fastest Supercomputer Ever to Design Better Batteries and Answer Cosmic Questions
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Department of Energy Will Use Fastest Supercomputer Ever to Design Better Batteries and Answer Cosmic Questions

By Rebecca Boyle

Google Shows Off Tablet-Friendly Android 3.0 and the Motorola Xoom Tablet
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Google Shows Off Tablet-Friendly Android 3.0 and the Motorola Xoom Tablet

By Dan Nosowitz

How to Make a Quick Metal Laptop Stand
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How to Make a Quick Metal Laptop Stand

By Doug Cantor

Editorial: I Think I’m Sold On 3-D Gaming
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Editorial: I Think I’m Sold On 3-D Gaming

By John Mahoney

NFL Testing Helmets With Impact-Sensing Accelerometers for Concussion Analysis
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NFL Testing Helmets With Impact-Sensing Accelerometers for Concussion Analysis

By Dan Nosowitz

Hands On With Verizon’s iPhone 4: Same Phone, Different Network
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Hands On With Verizon’s iPhone 4: Same Phone, Different Network

By John Mahoney

Glasses-Free 3D Deserves to Shine, But Still Needs Time In the Oven
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Glasses-Free 3D Deserves to Shine, But Still Needs Time In the Oven

By Stan Horaczek – Sound+Vision

Casio’s Bluetooth Watch Syncs With Android, Makes a Strong Case for Wrist-Based Timekeeping
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Casio’s Bluetooth Watch Syncs With Android, Makes a Strong Case for Wrist-Based Timekeeping

By Dan Nosowitz

The Many Flavors of 4G
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The Many Flavors of 4G

By John Mahoney

The Hottest Smartphones at CES So Far: World’s Thinnest, World’s Fastest, and Ludicrously Large
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The Hottest Smartphones at CES So Far: World’s Thinnest, World’s Fastest, and Ludicrously Large

By Dan Nosowitz

Testing the Best: The Nikon D3s, the Low-Light King
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Testing the Best: The Nikon D3s, the Low-Light King

By Dan Bracaglia

Testing the Best: The Toshiba Libretto, an Endearing Weirdo
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Testing the Best: The Toshiba Libretto, an Endearing Weirdo

By Dan Nosowitz

Video: SEGA’s New Urinal-Based Gaming Interface Lets You Pee for Points
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Video: SEGA’s New Urinal-Based Gaming Interface Lets You Pee for Points

By Clay Dillow

Testing the Best: How the Panasonic HDC-SDT750 3D Camcorder Turned Me Into a 3D Believer
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Testing the Best: How the Panasonic HDC-SDT750 3D Camcorder Turned Me Into a 3D Believer

By Dan Bracaglia

Video: Professor Surgically Installs Camera In Head, Starts Tracking the World Behind Him
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Video: Professor Surgically Installs Camera In Head, Starts Tracking the World Behind Him

By Rebecca Boyle

Microsoft Building Shape-Shifting Touchscreen For True Tactile Touch Tech
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Microsoft Building Shape-Shifting Touchscreen For True Tactile Touch Tech

By Clay Dillow

How to Set Up Your Living Room for Microsoft Kinect
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How to Set Up Your Living Room for Microsoft Kinect

By Dan Nosowitz

Hacking Microsoft’s Kinect: Two Weeks In, Six Amazing Projects
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Hacking Microsoft’s Kinect: Two Weeks In, Six Amazing Projects

By Dan Nosowitz

Kinect Camera Data Could Be Sold for Ad Targeting
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Kinect Camera Data Could Be Sold for Ad Targeting

By Clay Dillow

Archive Gallery: Kitchens of Tomorrow, 1950’s Edition
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Archive Gallery: Kitchens of Tomorrow, 1950’s Edition

By Denise Ngo

Sprint’s ZTE Peel Case Turns Your iPod Touch Into a Cheap, Contract-Free iPhone
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Sprint’s ZTE Peel Case Turns Your iPod Touch Into a Cheap, Contract-Free iPhone

By Dan Nosowitz

Testing the Goods: Xbox Kinect
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Testing the Goods: Xbox Kinect

By John Mahoney

Testing the Goods: Logitech Revue with Google TV
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Testing the Goods: Logitech Revue with Google TV

By Corinne Iozzio

Mint Floor-Cleaning Robot Review: A Swiffer Without the Swiffer
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Mint Floor-Cleaning Robot Review: A Swiffer Without the Swiffer

By Lizzie Schiffman

World’s Smallest Full HD Screen Really Packs in the Pixels
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World’s Smallest Full HD Screen Really Packs in the Pixels

By Dan Nosowitz

Windows Phone 7 Review: Once More, With Feeling
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Windows Phone 7 Review: Once More, With Feeling

By John Mahoney

Apple Shows Off iPad-Inspired OS X Lion and an Ultra-sleek New MacBook Air
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Apple Shows Off iPad-Inspired OS X Lion and an Ultra-sleek New MacBook Air

By Dan Nosowitz

Testing the Goods: Nokia N8
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Testing the Goods: Nokia N8

By Dan Nosowitz

Inflatable Motorcycle Suit Provides Instant Crash Protection
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Inflatable Motorcycle Suit Provides Instant Crash Protection

By Corinne Iozzio

Microsoft Launches Windows Phone 7 With Something for Everyone (Except Verizon Customers)
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Microsoft Launches Windows Phone 7 With Something for Everyone (Except Verizon Customers)

By Dan Nosowitz

Nano-Gyroscopes Will Let Cell Phones Navigate Indoors, Underground
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Nano-Gyroscopes Will Let Cell Phones Navigate Indoors, Underground

By Julie Beck

Testing The Goods: The New Apple TV Is Smaller, Sleeker, and Often Frustrating
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Testing The Goods: The New Apple TV Is Smaller, Sleeker, and Often Frustrating

By Dan Nosowitz

Hulu Plus Coming to Roku This Fall
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Hulu Plus Coming to Roku This Fall

By Dan Nosowitz

RIM’s New PlayBook, the Long-Awaited BlackBerry Tablet, Brings Suits Into the Tablet Age
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RIM’s New PlayBook, the Long-Awaited BlackBerry Tablet, Brings Suits Into the Tablet Age

By Dan Nosowitz

Video: UK Animators Use Cellphone and Microscope To Film Smallest Stop-Motion Animation Ever
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Video: UK Animators Use Cellphone and Microscope To Film Smallest Stop-Motion Animation Ever

By Rebecca Boyle

Reprogrammable Card Can Be Many Credit Cards In One
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Reprogrammable Card Can Be Many Credit Cards In One

By Rebecca Boyle

The New iPod Family Review
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The New iPod Family Review

By John Mahoney

Neal Stephenson’s New Digital Novel Includes Social Networking Features
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Neal Stephenson’s New Digital Novel Includes Social Networking Features

By Rebecca Boyle

Quantum Hackers Use Lasers to Crack Powerful Encryption Without Leaving a Trace
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Quantum Hackers Use Lasers to Crack Powerful Encryption Without Leaving a Trace

By Clay Dillow

Has Apple Gained Access to the World’s Most Advanced Manufacturing Tech?
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Has Apple Gained Access to the World’s Most Advanced Manufacturing Tech?

By Clay Dillow

You Could Own A Pool-Shooting, Beer-Fetching Willow Garage Robot
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You Could Own A Pool-Shooting, Beer-Fetching Willow Garage Robot

By Paul Adams

The Secret Histories of Those @#$%ing Computer Symbols
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The Secret Histories of Those @#$%ing Computer Symbols

By Bryan Gardiner – Gizmodo

Video: Engineers Turn Giant Robot Arm Into An Awesome F1 Simulator
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Video: Engineers Turn Giant Robot Arm Into An Awesome F1 Simulator

By Rebecca Boyle

3D Glasses: Can They Have Universal Appeal?
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3D Glasses: Can They Have Universal Appeal?

By Kevin James

A Video Game Controller that Stimulates with Hot and Cold Sensations
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A Video Game Controller that Stimulates with Hot and Cold Sensations

By Clay Dillow

How To: Pair High-Quality Vintage Leica Lenses With Your Micro Four Thirds Digicam
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How To: Pair High-Quality Vintage Leica Lenses With Your Micro Four Thirds Digicam

By John Mahoney

Testing the Goods: Vicon Revue, a Wearable Lifeblogging Camera
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Testing the Goods: Vicon Revue, a Wearable Lifeblogging Camera

By Victor Zapana

Apple iPhone 4 Review: Apple’s Icarus Moment
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Apple iPhone 4 Review: Apple’s Icarus Moment

By John Mahoney

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