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Archive Gallery: The Power of Data
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Archive Gallery: The Power of Data

By Julie Beck

Video: How to Turn Two iPads Into a Gory, Gaping Hole in Your Torso
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Video: How to Turn Two iPads Into a Gory, Gaping Hole in Your Torso

By Clay Dillow

Archive Gallery: The Telephone
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Archive Gallery: The Telephone

By Julie Beck

Nokia Announces the First Great-Looking Windows Phone
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Nokia Announces the First Great-Looking Windows Phone

By Dan Nosowitz

You Built What?! A Six-Foot-Long Camera That Shoots Enormous Photos
Cameras

You Built What?! A Six-Foot-Long Camera That Shoots Enormous Photos

By Gregory Mone

Archive Gallery: The History of Recorded Music
Audio

Archive Gallery: The History of Recorded Music

By Julie Beck

So, Um, Why Does the New Google Phone Have a Barometer in It?
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So, Um, Why Does the New Google Phone Have a Barometer in It?

By Dan Nosowitz

Smartphone Accelerometers Could Be Used To Eavesdrop On Nearby Devices
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Smartphone Accelerometers Could Be Used To Eavesdrop On Nearby Devices

By Rebecca Boyle

The Web’s Best Tributes to Steve Jobs
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The Web’s Best Tributes to Steve Jobs

By John Mahoney

Sponsored Post: Radioshack Remote Controlled Pulse Jet Engine DIY Project
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Sponsored Post: Radioshack Remote Controlled Pulse Jet Engine DIY Project

By Vincent Marshall

Voice Control Is for Your Mom
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Voice Control Is for Your Mom

By Dan Nosowitz

The Dyson Hot Warms Your Home, Without Burning It Down
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The Dyson Hot Warms Your Home, Without Burning It Down

By Susannah F. Locke

Apple’s iPhone 4S: Faster, and a Better Listener, But the Same iPhone You Know and Love
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Apple’s iPhone 4S: Faster, and a Better Listener, But the Same iPhone You Know and Love

By Dan Nosowitz

Scrunchable Antenna Sewn Into Life Vests Could Help Rescuers Find the Lost
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Scrunchable Antenna Sewn Into Life Vests Could Help Rescuers Find the Lost

By Rebecca Boyle

Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” Review: Getting Closer Now
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Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” Review: Getting Closer Now

By Dan Nosowitz

National Security Agency Is Building a Top-Secret Secure Smartphone
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National Security Agency Is Building a Top-Secret Secure Smartphone

By Rebecca Boyle

Piezoelectric Remote Control Changes Channels When You Bend It
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Piezoelectric Remote Control Changes Channels When You Bend It

By Dan Nosowitz

Everything You Need to Know About the New Facebook
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Everything You Need to Know About the New Facebook

By Roberto Baldwin – Gizmodo

Video: Hands-On With New York’s On the Go Mobile Station, a 47-inch Touchscreen Subway Map
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Video: Hands-On With New York’s On the Go Mobile Station, a 47-inch Touchscreen Subway Map

By Dan Nosowitz

Hands-On: Ditching Cards and Cash for the Google Wallet App
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Hands-On: Ditching Cards and Cash for the Google Wallet App

By Corinne Iozzio

Netflix, Stop Floundering Around and Making Things More Complicated
Gear

Netflix, Stop Floundering Around and Making Things More Complicated

By Dan Nosowitz

A Personal Turbine Makes Your Rooftop Into a Wind Farm
Energy

A Personal Turbine Makes Your Rooftop Into a Wind Farm

By Sarah Parsons

Seagate GoFlex Satellite Review: A Truly Portable Hard Drive
Gear

Seagate GoFlex Satellite Review: A Truly Portable Hard Drive

By Dan Nosowitz

Dyson Hot Review: Now We’re Innovating
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Dyson Hot Review: Now We’re Innovating

By John Mahoney

Windows 8 Slate Hands On: It’s Fantastic (But Don’t Sell Your iPad)
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Windows 8 Slate Hands On: It’s Fantastic (But Don’t Sell Your iPad)

By Mat Honan – Gizmodo

Dear Nike: Here’s How You Make a Self-Tying Shoe From the Future
Gear

Dear Nike: Here’s How You Make a Self-Tying Shoe From the Future

By Dan Nosowitz

The Goods: October 2011’s Hottest Goods
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The Goods: October 2011’s Hottest Goods

By Sarah Fecht, Nick Statt, Madhumita Venkataramana

NY Times’ Kinect-Assisted Mirror Delivers News, Coupons and Fashion Tips As You Brush Your Teeth
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NY Times’ Kinect-Assisted Mirror Delivers News, Coupons and Fashion Tips As You Brush Your Teeth

By Rebecca Boyle

Two Key Advances Bring Quantum Computers Closer to Reality Than Ever
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Two Key Advances Bring Quantum Computers Closer to Reality Than Ever

By Rebecca Boyle

The Samsung Note, Half-Phone and Half-Tablet, Debuts in Berlin
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The Samsung Note, Half-Phone and Half-Tablet, Debuts in Berlin

By Corinne Iozzio

You Will Actually Be Able to Buy Sony’s Crazy 3-D Head-Mounted Display
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You Will Actually Be Able to Buy Sony’s Crazy 3-D Head-Mounted Display

By Dan Nosowitz

The Goods: September 2011’s Hottest Gadgets
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The Goods: September 2011’s Hottest Gadgets

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DIY Wrist Cuff Equips Blind People With Sonar
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DIY Wrist Cuff Equips Blind People With Sonar

By Rebecca Boyle

A Camera With the Processing Power of a Computer
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A Camera With the Processing Power of a Computer

By Corinne Iozzio

RIP WebOS, the Best Smartphone Platform Nobody Used
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RIP WebOS, the Best Smartphone Platform Nobody Used

By Dan Nosowitz

A New Spin on Road Bike Frames Smooths Your Ride
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A New Spin on Road Bike Frames Smooths Your Ride

By Berne Broudy

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Drops His Cell Phone, Patents an Airbag System To Protect Future Dropped Gadgets
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Drops His Cell Phone, Patents an Airbag System To Protect Future Dropped Gadgets

By Rebecca Boyle

Midnight/Shot Review: A Pocket-Sized Infrared Camera
Cameras

Midnight/Shot Review: A Pocket-Sized Infrared Camera

By Dan Bracaglia and Dan Nosowitz

Why Baccarat, the Game of Princes and Spies, Has Become a Target for High-Tech Cheaters
Gaming

Why Baccarat, the Game of Princes and Spies, Has Become a Target for High-Tech Cheaters

By Andrew Rosenblum

Square Mobile Credit Card Reader App Makes a Great Simple Money Launderer
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Square Mobile Credit Card Reader App Makes a Great Simple Money Launderer

By Rebecca Boyle

Wacom Bamboo Stylus Review: Turning the iPad Into a SketchPad
Gear

Wacom Bamboo Stylus Review: Turning the iPad Into a SketchPad

By Dan Nosowitz

Fireworks + Explodables + Ultra-High Speed Phantom HD Camera = The Best Fourth of July Video
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Fireworks + Explodables + Ultra-High Speed Phantom HD Camera = The Best Fourth of July Video

By Paul Adams

Video: A Dolphin-Like Speedboat That Can Reach 50 MPH and Launch 18 Feet Into the Air
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Video: A Dolphin-Like Speedboat That Can Reach 50 MPH and Launch 18 Feet Into the Air

By Katherine Bagley

HTC Evo 3D Review: The Country’s First Glasses-Free 3-D Smartphone
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HTC Evo 3D Review: The Country’s First Glasses-Free 3-D Smartphone

By Dan Nosowitz

The Ultimate Tailgating Station Combines a TV, Wine Refrigerator, and Grill
Gear

The Ultimate Tailgating Station Combines a TV, Wine Refrigerator, and Grill

By Gregory Mone

Spy-Like Sunglasses Shoot and Share Videos
Gear

Spy-Like Sunglasses Shoot and Share Videos

By Corinne Iozzio

One Camera With 40,000 Lenses Helps Prevent Blurry Images
Cameras

One Camera With 40,000 Lenses Helps Prevent Blurry Images

By Robin Rowe

The Goods: July 2011’s Greatest Gadgets
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The Goods: July 2011’s Greatest Gadgets

By Mark Anders, Corinne Iozzio and Susannah F. Locke

Outdoorsy Japanese Cooking Pot Charges Phones Over a Campfire
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Outdoorsy Japanese Cooking Pot Charges Phones Over a Campfire

By Julie Beck

Finally, A Simple Way to Throw Applications Between Your Computer and Your Phone, While They’re Running
DIY

Finally, A Simple Way to Throw Applications Between Your Computer and Your Phone, While They’re Running

By Clay Dillow

First Graphene-Based Integrated Circuit Is a Major Step Toward Graphene Computer Chips
Gear

First Graphene-Based Integrated Circuit Is a Major Step Toward Graphene Computer Chips

By Rebecca Boyle

Nintendo Announces Wii U Console and Its Huge, Touchscreened, Tablet-Like Controller
Console Gaming

Nintendo Announces Wii U Console and Its Huge, Touchscreened, Tablet-Like Controller

By Dan Nosowitz

Leia in Your Living Room: Projecting a Star-Wars-Style Hologram With a Microsoft Kinect
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Leia in Your Living Room: Projecting a Star-Wars-Style Hologram With a Microsoft Kinect

By Dan Nosowitz

The Goods: June 2011’s Hottest Gadgets
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The Goods: June 2011’s Hottest Gadgets

By Corinne Iozzio, Susannah F. Locke and Lizzie Schiffman

iPad Flight Manuals Coming to a Paperless Cockpit Near You
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iPad Flight Manuals Coming to a Paperless Cockpit Near You

By Rebecca Boyle

Microsoft Shows Off Windows 8: A Sleek New Tablet Interface, Coexisting With Regular Windows
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Microsoft Shows Off Windows 8: A Sleek New Tablet Interface, Coexisting With Regular Windows

By Dan Nosowitz

Google Wallet Uses NFC for Credit-Card-Replacing Mobile Payments
Gear

Google Wallet Uses NFC for Credit-Card-Replacing Mobile Payments

By Dan Nosowitz

Algorithm Smooths 8-Bit Pixel Art Into Cute, Bubbly Vector Drawings
Gaming

Algorithm Smooths 8-Bit Pixel Art Into Cute, Bubbly Vector Drawings

By Rebecca Boyle

Archive Gallery: PopSci Lends a Hand to the Disabled
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Archive Gallery: PopSci Lends a Hand to the Disabled

By Denise Ngo

A Record-Breaking Kickstarter Success Turns an iPod Nano into a Wristwatch
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A Record-Breaking Kickstarter Success Turns an iPod Nano into a Wristwatch

By Clay Dillow

How L.A. Noire Rebuilt 1940s Los Angeles Using Vintage Extreme Aerial Photography
Gaming

How L.A. Noire Rebuilt 1940s Los Angeles Using Vintage Extreme Aerial Photography

By Joseph A. Bernstein and Dan Nosowitz

PlayStation Network Hackers Used Amazon’s Cloud Services To Launch Their Attack, Report Says
Console Gaming

PlayStation Network Hackers Used Amazon’s Cloud Services To Launch Their Attack, Report Says

By Rebecca Boyle

Video: New ZeroTouch Interface is a Touchscreen Without the Screen
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Video: New ZeroTouch Interface is a Touchscreen Without the Screen

By Clay Dillow

Google I/O 2011: Android Tablets and Phones Get Cloud-Based Music, Movies, and Home Automation
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Google I/O 2011: Android Tablets and Phones Get Cloud-Based Music, Movies, and Home Automation

By Dan Nosowitz

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