Astral Beauty: Gravitational microlensing spots first Exomoon

Astronomers have caught a glimpse of an exomoon for the first time, with a rare space line-up allowing complex telescope tech to catch a never-to-be-repeated sighting. Astral bodies like planets … Continue reading

What’s Your Biggest Online Fail?

What's Your Biggest Online Fail?

A few weeks ago, we had a nice little chat where we described our proudest online accomplishments . It was fun! But now it’s time we cut ourselves back down to size. Today, we’ll be admitting our biggest online fails.

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Gadget Rewind 2004: Rio Carbon

It’s our 10th birthday, and to celebrate we’ll be revisiting some of the key devices of the last decade. So please be kind, rewind.

Before the Rio Carbon arrived to take on Apple’s iPod juggernaut in 2004, there was Diamond Multimedia’s first stab…

Ingenious Teen’s Home-Built Backhoe Toy Works Just Like the Real Thing

This video has been around for a few months, but I just came across it and it’s astounding. Check out this Brazilian teen’s scratch-built model backhoe. Using plastic syringes and silicon tubing, he’s created a miniature hydraulic system that functions the same exact way as the mechanism inside a real excavator. This kid is sharp.

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Apple Should Buy Sony’s PlayStation Division

Apple has well over $100 billion in cash, which is making many people across the globe wonder what the company should do with all that money. Investors would like to … Continue reading

Red Hot Nickel Ball vs. Brick of Butter: Cholesterol Choo-Choo

Red Hot Nickel Ball has taken on a lot of food challengers . And yeah, you sort of know implicitly that a ball of scorching metal is gonna decimate a brick of innocent butter. But I bet you a bucket of popcorn you’ll still watch.

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Audi competition aims to unlock the potential of connected cars

We’ve all heard about how connected and self-driving cars from Google, BMW and others are going to change our lives, but how? Audi wants to find out with its Urban Future Award, a four-city, multidisciplinary competition. Each team has a different…

This week in Tech Reads, record-breaking mystery spacecraft, tricks to finding life on other planets

This week in Tech Reads, record-breaking mystery spacecraft, tricks to finding life on other planets, tweaking real-life toys to win kids’ attention away from apps, and more!

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LG G3 specs leak: 3GB RAM and 5.5-inch display

The overpopulated Android smartphone market is getting a new entrant in the form of the LG G3. To make sure that the community makes a beeline for the device, LG … Continue reading

Phones Go Back To The Future

LG G2 rear controls I’m no fan of LG’s rear smartphone control keys — but turns out the company had its finger on the pulse of looming hardware disruption when it ushered in those backside smartphone controls last summer, with the G2. The back of the smartphone is becoming a space to watch. Read More