The latest tool in the NSA's toolbox? The Internet of Things
You may love being able to set your thermostat from your car miles before you reach your house, but be warned -- the NSA probably loves it too.
Can’t see the stars? You’re not alone — 80 percent of the world can’t either
The stars at night may be big and bright deep in the heart of Texas, but for 80 percent of the world, that's apparently completely untrue.
History was just made — Solar Impulse 2 completes U.S. flight
The city that never sleeps had another reason to stay awake early Saturday morning, as the Solar Impulse 2 touched down in New York City.
Restrap Sling camera strap uses powerful magnets to keep your gear safe
Restrap Sling is a “camera strap re-designed through the power of magnets" to keep your $3,500 DSLR off the concrete.
Israel’s new ‘RoBattle’ bot is built with swappable modules that change its abilities
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has developed RoBattle, an unmanned ground vehicle that may soon help support soldiers.
‘Sunspring’ is an absurd sci-fi short film written by AI, starring Thomas Middleditch
Sunspring won’t likely win an Oscar but makes an entertaining short from an utterly senseless script.
These light-up sneakers are a bit fancier than the ones you had as a kid
When it comes to connected technology, nothing is sacred. These Yaoat sneakers track movement for gaming, fitness, and calorie tracking, and they light up!
Just when you thought it wasn’t safe to get in the water, new shark-repellent tech arrives
A new surfboard leash features shark repellent technology that could protect surfers in the water, and the company claims it won't harm marine life.
Watch the year’s best drone footage — in just 2.5 minutes
The 2016 New York City Drone Film Festival brought in 350-plus drone videos earlier this spring. Here's a look at the best shots.
This pint-sized exoskeleton is helping disabled kids walk again (or for the first time)
A revolutionary innovation from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) is a mobility-minded exoskeleton specifically for children.
Climate scientists plan to map coral reefs from the sky
NASA is starting a three-year study to examine the effects of environmental changes on coral reef ecosystems using data from underwater and from the sky.
SkinGun helps burn victims quickly regrow skin by spraying them with their own stem cells
RenovaCare is in the organ regeneration business and has a skin stem-cell spray gun that can heal a burn or chronic wound in just a few days.
Discover something new with Blippar’s latest app redesign
Blippar, the augmented reality visual search app, has just launched a redesign of its interface, which it says focuses the app on discovery.
Haunting infrared footage of Las Vegas was made with a modified Sony RX100 IV
Philip Bloom used a modified Sony RX100 IV to create a beautiful yet haunting experimental video of Las Vegas in slow motion infrared.
CSI: The Ocean? Researchers study seafloor ‘fingerprints’ to gauge storm surge
Storm surge is one of Mother Nature's most powerful and destructive phenomena. Researchers are studying seafloor ripples to better understand its behavior.
Once something you only saw on ‘Top Chef,’ sous vide hits shelves at Target, Best Buy
You can now buy an Anova sous vide cooker at Target and Best Buy.
Lenovo’s foldable phone prototype snaps onto your wrist like a slap bracelet
Foldable phones are increasingly becoming a possibility, with Lenovo planning on entering the race to create a foldable phone and tablet.
China has plans to construct an underwater ‘research lab’ 10,000 feet below the South China Sea
China isn’t only interested in building artificial islands – they’re also planning construction of a sea lab some 10,000 feet underwater.
White House asks AI experts to help with America’s prison overcrowding problem
“We have built a system that is too large, and too unfair, and too costly... and we need to start to change it,” said Lynn Overmann
ULA is launching the world’s biggest rocket today. Here’s where to watch it live
At 1:59 pm ET, a Delta IV rocket will send what is likely a spy satellite into space on behalf of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
Basketball-loving kid gets a 3D printed hand designed specifically for shooting hoops
Young amputee Logan turned to UCLA's 3D-printing club and AIO Robotics for help when he wanted to play basketball and needed a hoop-shooting hand.
Got accessories? Think Tank’s new drone backpack makes room for them
With room for both a 17-inch laptop and a tablet plus plenty of other shooting and flying accessories, the Think Tank Helipak can pack in more than a drone.
Woman’s scheme to get drone pilot in trouble backfires, thanks to GoPro footage
A woman swipes a drone, unaware that a GoPro is still recording, and stirs up some trouble.
Alphabet wants to beam high-speed Internet to your home
Fiber-optic cables are so yesterday. Alphabet is looking into technology that will wirelessly transmit internet connections at 1 gigabit per second.
Transparent sound takes on a whole new meaning with this directional glass speaker
At E3 next week, Turtle Beach will be showing off a directional speaker that also happens to be the world's first made using a transparent pane of glass.
Last month, for the first time ever, the UK generated more energy from solar than coal
The UK just passed a huge milestone in its renewable energy program – in May, for the first-ever calendar month, they generated more solar than coal power.
Silk Labs to refund Kickstarter backers for Sense smart home hub that never was
Just a few months after launching connected home hub Sense on Kickstarter, Silk Labs has abandoned the project altogether.
While awaiting a transplant, this guy lived with an artificial ‘heart in a backpack’ for 555 days
25-year-old Scott Larkin had his heart removed while awaiting transplant and was sustained using a backpack artificial heart that let him play basketball.
Tired of dragging your suitcase upstairs? Try the TraxPack instead
Say goodbye to the days of trying to make your way up and down stairs with a heavy suitcase in tow, and hello to the TraxPack.
Rings from Cornetto want to enforce fidelity on TV-watching partners
Cornetto wants to put an end to a serious problem -- series cheating. Stop watching episodes without your significant other with Commitment Rings.
These Inception-like cityscapes were designed autonomously by a computer program
Brown fed images of buildings into fractal equations, plugged random numbers into an algorithm, and generated cityscapes reminiscent of The Fifth Element.