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Pedal power: This $130 gadget charges your smartphone as you ride your bike

The gear and gadgets being developed and introduced for cyclists keep getting better and better. Now there’s a device that… Read More

NASA’s views from space are about to get a lot more awesome with 4K UHD video

Last week, when we welcomed the astronauts home, I kind of sat and marveled that we can now get updates… Read More

Play Nintendo’s new ‘Mario Maker’ on the Wii U at select Best Buys this week

Nintendo is having one heck of a week and wants to let you in on some of the fun. Tomorrow… Read More

Can a selfie help land you a job? These recruiters say yes

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player In this report from Orlando’s WKMG’s Local 6 news, they look at how candidates are… Read More

Watch Team Coco take on Silicon Valley in this epic ‘Halo 5’ battle for the ages

OK, sometimes watching people play video games is pretty boring. Except when it’s not. Watch Team Coco, Conan, Andy and… Read More

Apple hiring real humans to power its news app

In this ever-automated world of ours, here’s a twist: Apple is actually seeking humans to work on its Apple News… Read More

This photo book wants to ‘debunk the myth of the female geek’

Interested in geek girl culture? The Unicorn Files might be for you. In a Kickstarter launched today, Seattle-area “geeks” Terra Clarke Olsen… Read More

New York Times blocking its own homepage to drive home importance of mobile first

If you work for the New York Times and try to view the site on a desktop this week, you’ll… Read More

Enter SpaceX’s Hyperloop pod design contest for fame, glory, bragging rights

If you dream of perfecting Hyperloops, this contest is for you. SpaceX announced a competition to design and build a… Read More

Nobel Prize scientist talks about his resignation for sexist remarks

The Nobel Prize winning scientist who was skewered on the Internets last week gave an exclusive interview to the Guardian about… Read More

Let the Terminator tell you how to drive with Waze

What if your daily commute could turn into an adventure voiced by Arnold Schwarzenegger? It can, at least for a… Read More

Lucasfilm launches new lab to bring virtual reality to ‘Star Wars’

Yes! Like peanut butter and chocolate, Lucasfilm and virtual reality needed to come together as one. Variety reports today that… Read More

Boeing shows off wicked 787 Dreamliner maneuvers in practice flight for Paris Air Show

Boeing has posted a dress rehearsal, so to speak, of its 787 Dreamliner doing some jumbo jet tricks in advance of the… Read More

Baidu and BMW might beat Google to the road with self-driving cars

While Google rolls out its small fleet of little bubbles this summer for some test drives, news from across the… Read More

Apple’s WWDC pre-event video with Bill Hader now online

Coffee-delivering drones, “angel investors” or Matt Walsh with wings, and dancing apps. It’s all here in this video Apple just… Read More

This fascinating video series on robots will mesmerize and frighten you

Apologies if you get nothing else done today. The New York Times Bits “Robotica” series might just suck you in.… Read More

ISS astronauts land with Cristoforetti setting a new record for women in space

If you haven’t watched the NASA video of today’s landing from the International Space Station yet, you probably should. Earlier… Read More

Meet the high-tech oven that claims to cook food perfectly every time

If you hate cooking as much as I do, you’ll be stoked to hear about June — a high-tech oven… Read More

Microsoft gets patent for technology that scans objects and makes 3D models

This week, Microsoft was granted a patent for technology that can quickly make 3D models of real objects after simply being scanned.… Read More

Lost film that premiered before ‘Empire Strikes Back’ in 1980 now online

Here’s one from the vaults. Literally. Star Wars fans take note: Apparently, George Lucas commissioned a short film to be… Read More

Littlecodr is the card game that teaches young kids to code

Teaching kids the basics of coding early on is all the rage, and why not? As this Kickstarter points out,… Read More

Hillary Clinton — and her pantsuits — join Instagram

Can we just take a moment and look at some of Hillary Clinton’s digital campaign efforts so far? Today, she joined… Read More

Nobel scientist makes incredibly sexist comments in front of science journalists

Whoa, you read something like this and think, “Is this guy for real?” According to the Guardian, Nobel Prize-winning English… Read More

NASA unveils video of its deep-space rocket in true Hollywood style

If you feel the need for some speed, perhaps you should fire this up. NASA posted a promo video for… Read More

Bill Gates asks aspiring teen filmmakers: What does it mean to be human?

Aspiring filmmakers take note: Here is an incredibly fun project to work on this summer. The Big History Project is… Read More

Attention business travelers: Your carry-on bag is probably going to become obsolete

Here’s the latest annoyance in airline travel: A call for carry-ons to be officially smaller. If you travel often for… Read More

In Japan, this rolling R2-D2 fridge will soon be a reality

Forget those hacky mini-fridges you have next to your favorite TV-marathon-watching seat. Soon, your tasty beverages may be delivered by… Read More

Crazy homemade laser gun racks up 3 million YouTube views

YouTuber styropyro, a.k.a. Drake Anthony, is obsessed with lasers. Known as the “D.I.Y. Laser Guy,” his latest creation — a… Read More

You can now play the video game Elon Musk wrote at age 12

Before there was Space X and Tesla, there was Blastar. And now, thanks to a Google software engineer, you can… Read More

Monica Lewinsky joins MacKenzie Bezos’ anti-bullying org

No stranger to public shaming and bullying, Monica Lewinsky is joining MacKenzie Bezos’ anti-bullying org Bystander Revolution. Lewinsky shared the… Read More