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Does blue light really affect your sleep? We ask an expert

Is blue light keeping you up at night? We ask the experts

Are you curious about the impact of blue light on your sleeping pattern? Using smartphones and tablets before bed can have a pronounced negative effect. We’ve been investigating what you can do about it.
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Duckface to unlock: How our selfie obsession helped make eye-recognition possible

FirstBuild Opal Nugget Ice Maker

Nugget ice is just the tip of the chewable iceberg for GE’s crazed FirstBuild labs

FirstBuild's Opal nugget ice maker packs ice crystals into nuggets of crunchy ice. Here's how the company has turned the home appliance market on its ear.
Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani stops shredding to spin a story on Shockwave Supernova

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Telltale’s Game Of Thrones enters ‘A Nest Of Vipers,’ and only one hero walks out alive

The penultimate episode of Telltale's Game of Thrones ends in tragedy for one of your two main characters, paving the way for a final climactic showdown.
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To lure millennials, Residence Inn uses booze, food trucks, and augmented reality

Hotel company Residence Inn is experimenting with mobile-based augmented reality from Blippar to add interactive experiences for younger, tech-savvy guests.

Denis Leary on becoming a rock & roll frontman, and why he hates vinyl

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This amazing new antenna could stretch phone battery life, but nobody’s using it

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Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Programmable drums, LED helmets, and more

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Angela Bassett on skipping straight from Pac-Man to her role in Rainbow Six: Siege

Herokins

This wearable guides kids through epic quests and teaches them along the way

We went hands-on with the Herokins wearable and interactive app for kids to find out how it can bring families together and impart important life lessons.
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Inside Logitech’s plan to painstakingly reinvent itself

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7 ways to increase the battery life on your Android Wear smartwatch

Here are 7 tips that will increase the battery life on Android Wear smartwatches.
Felix Da Housecat

DJ Felix da Housecat on channeling his inner Prince, and his love for lo-fi

How Lamborghini became the first official CO2-neutral Italian car maker

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Batgirl merely whelms in Arkham Knight’s first major DLC

Arkham Knight's first post-release DLC, "A Matter of Family," casts you as Batgirl in a series-first, but otherwise offers just more of the same.
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How a mob of Kickstarter vigilantes are killing the world’s smallest earbuds

Ivan Kan set out to bring a wireless Bluetooth earbud to the U.S. via Kickstarter, but skeptical backers turned a lack of understanding into a witch hunt.
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Is Adblock Plus hurting content creators, or are they victims of friendly fire?

As channels struggled to keep afloat from advertising revenue alone, are users aware of the darker side of AdBlock?
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Fiat Chrysler’s billion-dollar gamble on Alfa Romeo

New Music Friday

Why the end of New Music Tuesday signals the true death of the CD

CD shipments are declining by tens of millions each year, and the shift to New Music Fridays will further push music toward the Web and digital media.
Noel Lee

Meet the Monster: How a funky engineer built the biggest brand in headphones

Nintendo Future

5 extraordinary reasons Nintendo fans will never forget Satoru Iwata

You may know him as the lovable goof from Iwata Asks and Nintendo Direct videos, but did you know Satoru Iwata was also a famously talented programmer?
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How do you preserve your personal data forever? We ask an expert

Do you have a decent backup plan in place? Are you certain that your most precious digital files are going to be preserved?
Hydro Hammock

Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Hot tub hammock, smart luggage, and more

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Why OLED will decimate LCD screens and usher in a display revolution

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This hidden farm under London might radically change how we grow food

Now Boarding In-Flight Entertainment

5 airplane entertainment systems that will make you forget you’re flying coach

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Lee Bannon on ‘chair music,’ his name change, and sonic link to Keith Richards

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Every Lamborghini ever made was built by hand in this factory

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In defense of laptop batteries: Why they deserve some respect

Laptop batteries rarely grab headlines, but that have changed. Today's slim, attractive and long-lasting notebooks wouldn't be possible without them.
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Not so fast: Android Auto and Apple’s CarPlay have a dashboard full of downsides

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Who’s going to force car tech into the 21st century? Weirdly enough, AT&T

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IMVU wants to show everyone how to do social VR right

IMVU has big plans for virtual reality in its social software, but getting the interface, visuals and content right is not going to be easy.
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Zach Braff tells us about his passion for Destiny, dreams of directing blockbusters

We caught up with the actor/director of TV's Scrubs fame and ended up taking a walk down video game-memory lane.