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KFC’s Tray Typer lets users key their grease-lovin’ hearts out while they eat

If you eat and work at the same time you know the dilemma — getting food on your keyboard or… Read More

Here are the 7 books that Bill Gates says you need to read this summer

It’s almost Memorial Day weekend, and hopefully the sunnier days and warmer weather are inspiring enough to slow down and… Read More

The 10 best moments in the new Elon Musk book

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future is out today and filled with more rock-star moments and… Read More

Could ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel channels be coming soon from Disney?

The Internet rumors are out that Disney may be planning to create Star Wars and Marvel streaming channels. According to Daily Finance,… Read More

These Kate Spade bags will charge your iPhone on the go

Fashion meets function this fall. Kate Spade plans to launch a line of bags that will charge your iPhone. The Wall… Read More

President Obama finally gets his own Twitter account

In another sign o’ the times, President Barack Obama finally has his own Twitter account. https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/600324682190053376 Launched this a.m., the… Read More

SpaceX unveils new vintage-style posters of Mars, the ‘ultimate vacation destination’

Retro-style posters are always cool, and these SpaceX posters promoting travel to Mars are a great nod to classic travel… Read More

There’s now a texting service to encourage your drunk shopping habit

If your drunk self is dying to burn some cash, there’s a new service for that: Drunk Shopping. Drunk Shopping,… Read More

Hulu picks up ‘The Mindy Project’ after FOX pulls the plug

Reports a few weeks ago that FOX was going to cancel The Mindy Project got the internet riled up, as the… Read More

Shell’s Polar Pioneer only in town a day, already ‘tweeting’

Shell’s Polar Pioneer oil rig has only been in town a day, but already it is tweeting up a storm.… Read More

Uh-oh, Woody Allen’s deal with Amazon will likely be no ‘Annie Hall’

Since the announcement of Amazon’s deal with Woody Allen, the talk has been whether this was a stroke of genius,… Read More

Where rubber meets the road: Google’s self-driving cars rolling out this summer

Yes! Google announced today via a blog post that it is rolling out a smallish fleet of its self-driving cars… Read More

Selfies gone wild: UK report says the shots take up to five hours of a woman’s week

In a somewhat terrifying new report out of the UK, young women reportedly spend about five hours every week on… Read More

The ‘Six Billion Dollar Man’? NPR’s ‘Planet Money’ crunches the numbers

In a funny new segment from NPR’s Planet Money, Robert Smith takes on The Six Million Dollar Man remake — The… Read More

Hey, starving startups: These tech geeks built a new site to find free food and booze at events in town

KoduCare co-founder Amitai Rottem and Variat co-founder Andrew Crowell are like a lot of startup entrepreneurs. They don’t have much money,… Read More

Look, out! These talking buses warn pedestrians of upcoming turns

Do you look both ways before crossing the street? If you’re one of the increasing many who are buried in… Read More

Mark Zuckerberg’s sister, Randi, listed her house for nearly $5.5M

Real estate of the rich and tech famous is fun to keep tabs on. And one of the latest listings,… Read More

High school students helping NASA figure out how to keep produce fresh in space

In an amazingly cool after-school project, several high school students in Wapato, Wash., are developing a way to keep produce… Read More

Watch ISS astronauts talk weather tomorrow with Al Roker

They have one of the best views of what’s going on with weather patterns from above. And now, International Space… Read More

Try to survive a world filled with dinosaurs in this incredible ‘Jurassic Park’-like video game

If imagining yourself in a world of dinosaurs has always been your jam, this video game is for you. ARK is a… Read More

This smart backpack syncs with an app to make cycling easier and safer

What if you had a sleek, stylish backpack that synced to an app and signaled while cycling? That is precisely… Read More

Facebook stepping up pay and benefits for contract workers and vendors

In a blog post yesterday, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg set forth a new mandate for a fair minimum wage and benefits… Read More

Nintendo’s World Championships returning to E3

After a 25-year hiatus, Nintendo announced that it is bringing back its World Championships to E3 in June. Not held since… Read More

GE created a 3D-printed mini-jet engine that can reach 33,000 RPM

In the incredible evolution of 3D-printing capabilities, GE engineers have made a tiny jet engine that can go 33,000 rotations… Read More

Tweet a pizza: Domino’s will let you order with an emoji

Talk about convenience. Especially in the land of legal weed. Domino’s announced that it will let customers order pizzas just… Read More

All’s fair in love and real estate? Realtor.com taps 30 Rock star in new ad campaign in battle for eyeballs with Zillow

Things are heating up out there in the real estate market. And we’re not just talking about prices. News Corp.-owned Move,… Read More

Extremely cool new BBC site tells you the story of Earth within your lifetime

Before you start anything today, you should check this out. A new site from BBC Earth gives you a fantastic… Read More

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers screws up a tech question on Celebrity Jeopardy, curses on TV

Aaron Rodgers needs to brush up on his Apple knowledge. The star Green Bay Packers quarterback competed in Celebrity Jeopardy… Read More

Check out this photographer’s great series of ‘Star Wars’ characters posing with adoptable pets

This is a smashing idea. A Canadian photographer took pictures of a local Star Wars troop posing with animals up… Read More

NASA astronaut Mark Kelly on ‘Celebrity Jeopardy’ tonight

While Scott Kelly continues his “Year in Space” on the International Space Station, his twin Mark Kelly is on “Celebrity… Read More