A U.S. Company Now Owns This (Probably Fake) Cold Fusion Reactor

A U.S. Company Now Owns This (Probably Fake) Cold Fusion Reactor

Cold fusion is a theoretical (and highly doubtful) reaction that makes huge amounts of energy. Last year, the inventor claimed his Energy Catalyzer fusion device could produce electricity at 1% the cost of coal. This week, a North Carolina company bought the rights to the tech. Did they get bamboozled?

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The Weirdest CES Gadgets Of All Time — That Never Came Out

The Weirdest CES Gadgets Of All Time -- That Never Came Out

The tech industry is riddled with vaporware — those products that get a big public announcement, but never actually find their way to stores. And it’s always been this way. Just ask investors who were throwing tons of money at airship companies at the turn of the 20th century.

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Hyetis promises smartwatch with 41-megapixel camera for $1,200

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While we’d love to see Hyetis newest smartwatch in the real world, we’re not entirely sure it’s not just the product of an engineer’s fevered dreams. Aimed squarely at tech-savvy one-percenters, the Hyetis Crossbow claims to pack a 41-megapixel camera that you can carry around at the end of your arm. The sketchy renders and details available promise that the zoom lens will be surrounded by a ring flash and noise-canceling microphone for video. Other features include, WiFi, NFC and Bluetooth, the ability to interact with iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8 devices, GPS and wait for it, Biometric sensors. While it may sound too good to be true, or, you know, real, Hyetis is hoping to charge customers $1,200 — even though you could just strap a 1020 to your wrist for half that price.

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The Most Wonderfully Unrealistic Gear from CES 2013

At CES every year, we cover hundreds of products. They’re usually only barely differentiated from previous models. But sometimes, companies trot out devices and technology that could bring something new and wonderful to the market—it’s just too bad the odds of this vaporware ever being for sale are slim to nil. Here’s the best fantasy tech that wowed the gadget-lusting masses in 2013. More »