June 2009 Articles

Feeding our vacuum tube fetish is Tube Delight, a USB "sound card" from the guru of gadget gimmickry, Brando. No,...

Remember the Star Wars Force Trainer from New York's Toy Fair — the toy that lets you lift a ball...

It's probably no coincidence that the same day ailing GM has its bankruptcy proceedings heard in court, Andrew Farah, chief...

Aeronaut Bertrand "Jean Luc" Piccard (nickname ours) has already been around the world once. The first time he did it...

The NES controller may be the most hacked device ever. It's been turned into everything from a cellphone to an...

E Ink, the display tech used in the Amazon Kindle, is a practical choice in a lot of devices. Since...

We're used to seeing people turn their old hardware into stuff like joysticks and robots, but here's something different: a...

How smart can a shower get? The Hansgrohe RainBrain Smart Shower lets you enter your settings on its touchpad, giving...

Today Verizon put the latest BlackBerry, the Tour, up for preorder. Priced at $200, the smartphone will be available July...

You could get a USB hub that only offers additional USB ports on your computer, but doesn't that just seem...

When you look at your list of priorities, is "having charged gadgets" placed above "looking fashionable"? If so, this solar...

When the temperature rises (and ain't it just doing that in London this week?) my thoughts turn to a life...

Why are the Transformers so compelling? Beyond the surprisingly deep mythology and incredible special effects, the entire idea of something...

Unlike Dean Kamen's ultra-mobile iBot, the design of the Elevating Wheelchair is meant to restore a measure of equality when...

Visual effects studio Big Lazy Robot has created a new ad for Nike titled "Exploit Yourself," featuring a hoodie-and-sneaker-wearing 'bot...

June 2009 Archive