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Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Sanitizer robots, fish-finder sunglasses, and more

Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
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Stop! Why it’s a bad idea to buy an iPad, for now

The new multi-tasking feature in iOS 9 may look like a compelling reason to go out and pick up an iPad Air 2, but you should wait for the iPad Pro instead.
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Stratos’ futuristic credit card could simplify your wallet, but not yet

The Stratos smart card stores all your credit cards in one very secure piece of plastic. We used the Stratos card for a few weeks to test out the credit card of the future.

Tiny trucks are making a comeback, but you won’t want to drive them

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If you can’t beat ’em, Tweet em: How VH1 is changing the ratings game with hashtags

The Audiophile Bakermat

Bakermat on his upcoming album, YouTube fame, and remixing Martin Luther King Jr.

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Jurassic World is no joke for Chris Pratt, and he told us why

Ahead of the anticipated release of Universal's new blockbuster, Jurassic World, we got a chance to sit down with the cast and director in Hollywood.
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Will iOS 9 finally let the iPad replace your laptop?

Apple has announced that iOS 9 will bring multi-tasking to the iPad at long last, but are dreams of replacing your laptop achievable, or overly optimistic?
Game of Thrones Recap

Game of Thrones burns everything and emerges from the wreckage dragons blazing

Violence reins and more pieces are set In the second to last episode of Game of Thrones season 5, The Dance of Dragons.
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Multi-talented thrill-seekers: Global Rallycross drivers tear it up at 2015 X Games

Digital Trends goes behind the scenes with GRC Team USA stars Bucky Lasek, Tanner Foust, and Travis Pastrana.
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How to shoot insane action-sports photos (from a guy who has nearly died doing it)

Blocks Smartwatch Press

Lock and load: Blocks is the Project Ara of smartwatches

The Blocks smartwatch team has come up with two ingenious methods of solving the challenge of battery life and securing modular strap parts to the device.
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Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Bionic hearing earbuds and bladeless wind turbines

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What Thunderbolt 3 means for the future of PC connection standards

With an extensive list of major tech companies backing it up, Thunderbolt’s future looks brighter than ever.
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This charming piece of smart jewelry will make you feel like superwoman

Bellabeat made a piece of smart jewelry called the Leaf specifically for women that tracks activity, sleep, stress, breathing, and reproductive cycles.
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Grief is no game, but one developer used virtual reality to defeat it

Meet the man who created a virtual reality experience to help with the grieving process.
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Somebody get these tech companies on Tinder, because they need to hook up

Audiophile The Darkness

When it’s time to cut an album, The Darkness believe in a thing called digital

Thync Vibes

Zap yourself awake: Thync’s mind-altering, brain-jolting band is now on sale for $300

Project Soli

Google just reinvented motion control and the fabric in our clothes

Game of Thrones Recap

Game of Thrones Recap: Dany and Tyrion chat and Jon Snow learns a hard lesson in ‘Hardhome’

Dany and Tyrion have a poignant conversation while Jon Snow and the Wildlings are attacked by the most fearsome enemy in Westeros.
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Hands on: Turning up the speed on time with Microsoft’s Hyperlapse app

Microsoft's new smooth timelapse tech called Hyperlapse is here, and exclusively on Windows Phone and Android, so we took the beta version for a spin.
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Will free upgrades wreck Windows 10 for geeks?

Windows 10 will turn into a walled garden. Most Windows 10 users won't be able to delay or defer updates. They will also have to accept promotional apps.
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Will a magnet destroy your smartphone or hard drive? We ask the experts

Do we have to keep magnets away from out smartphones and computers? Can they really damage phones and hard drives? We find out the truth.
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Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Folding kayaks & gravity-powered lamps

Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
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8 clever airplane concepts we hope to see on a future flight

Enter Jessica Chastain’s secret chamber of serial killers on the set of Crimson Peak

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Windows 10 has seven editions – here’s how to tell which is for you

Microsoft's Windows 10 comes in seven different editions. That may sound like a recipe for confusion, but we've made the proper choice easy to understand.
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Underwhelmed by I/O 2015? Look again, because Google is changing the world

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10 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2015

Google's 2015 I/O Keynote wasn't packed with flash, but it did offer some solid improvements on the company's platform and a few surprises.
Office 2016

Preview: Office 2016 isn’t revolutionary, and that’s ok

Microsoft Office 2016, the latest version of the productivity suite, will introduce the first all-news Mac suite in five years and cloud-focused features.
The Audiophile Paul van Dyk

Straight outta East Berlin: DJ Paul van Dyk remixes the politics of electronic music

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Game of Thrones gives us ‘The Gift’ of dragons and lions

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Pony-car face-off: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro vs 2016 Ford Mustang

It's 2016 Chevrolet Camaro vs 2016 Ford Mustang reckoning time. Who will win the ultimate muscle car face-off?