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This section honors the most innovative technological innovations, ranging from robots and drones to ground-breaking devices. It keeps readers motivated by the limitless possibilities of human creativity by showcasing future ideas and visionary concepts that push the envelope of what is possible.

Android Surpasses 200k Total Apps, 100+ Downloads Per Second

Android Surpasses 200k Total Apps, 100+ Downloads Per Second

The trends are pointing north. The developers are developing. The devices are flying off shelves. With over 200,000 Apps available...

Facebook iPhone App Exploded on Christmas

Facebook iPhone App Exploded on Christmas

So, you open your Christmas present and there's a new iPhone or iPod Touch. You want to do two things...

ATT Pushes “Don’t Text While Driving” Campaign To A New Level

ATT Pushes “Don’t Text While Driving” Campaign To A New Level

"I sent one stupid, meaningless text - 'LOL' - and killed a man." When AT&T launched their campaign against texting...

Can the Samsung Galaxy Player Really Compete with the iPod Touch?

Can the Samsung Galaxy Player Really Compete with the iPod Touch?

The mobile phone and tablet markets are ripe battlegrounds for Android-based gadgets to make their mark. Apple is the leader...

Review: All-in-One Music System from Sonos

Review: All-in-One Music System from Sonos

The Sonos Multi-Room Music System allows you to extend your music's reach to several rooms in a snap. The Sonos...

The Good, The Bad, and the Mobile

The Good, The Bad, and the Mobile

From the file labelled 'stuff you didn't expect to hear about today' comes this puzzler: LG has announced that it's...

A Credit Card You Won’t Be Taking Through Airport Security

A Credit Card You Won’t Be Taking Through Airport Security

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmPp_stOgAQ Now this is crazy. We've heard of credit card 2.0, but I don't think we were expecting something so...

Windows Phone 7 Sales: Who Said Numbers Never Lie?

Windows Phone 7 Sales: Who Said Numbers Never Lie?

Microsoft was satisfied enough to announce that they had sold 1.5 million units of their Windows Phone 7 platform for...

Google TV Suffers Another Setback

Google TV Suffers Another Setback

If you were expecting to see various television makers unveil their offerings for Google TV at the Consumer Electronics Show...

Image-Translating iPhone App May Just Blow Your Mind

Image-Translating iPhone App May Just Blow Your Mind

Translating technology has come a long way since Babblefish. A new iPhone App called Word Lens combines augmented reality, real-time...

It’s A Mouse! It’s A Gamepad! It’s Amazing!

It’s A Mouse! It’s A Gamepad! It’s Amazing!

Alright, so 'amazing' is hardly a claim I can make considering I haven't actually given this device a try as...

Kin Studio: The Only Compelling Thing About The Kin Is Being Discontinued

Kin Studio: The Only Compelling Thing About The Kin Is Being Discontinued

Those of you who bought a Kin (all 500 of you) probably liked the Kin Studio. It was likely one...

The Most Multitaskingest Thing In Photography Today

The Most Multitaskingest Thing In Photography Today

For so many years, mankind has faced a huge conundrum: how does one take photos above the water and below...

The Future of Phones is… Stickers?

The Future of Phones is… Stickers?

Y'know how experts are always forecasting that we'll soon be using our phones for everything, including ePayments and eTicketing and...

Eyes-On With the Blackberry Playbook: Rough, But Impressive

Eyes-On With the Blackberry Playbook: Rough, But Impressive

Earlier today, I was lucky enough to catch a too-brief glimpse of RIM's 7" Playbook tablet when David Neale, VP...

Sony Releases PS2/HDTV Combo Five Years After Anyone Gives A Crap

Sony Releases PS2/HDTV Combo Five Years After Anyone Gives A Crap

Yeah, so, uh... it may please you to know that Sony has just released an HDTV with a built-in PlayStation...

Smoking is Bad For Your Cellphone

Smoking is Bad For Your Cellphone

This would be so rad, if I didn't mind looking like a total chimney. Before you is the 'world's smallest'...

U.S. Government Considers Killing Cell Phones While Driving

U.S. Government Considers Killing Cell Phones While Driving

Stupidity aside, the U.S. government has long been looking for ways to reduce the amount of accidents on the road....

Laser-Guided Slingshot is High- and Low-Tech All At Once

Laser-Guided Slingshot is High- and Low-Tech All At Once

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBcq4_EhIoM Maybe the Jenga Pistol I posted earlier today didn't tickle your fancy. Maybe your fancy has nerve damage. Maybe...

The Jenga Pistol: Because You Can’t Trust Your Hands

The Jenga Pistol: Because You Can’t Trust Your Hands

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9BmTmMEOhQ Anyone who knows me knows that Jenga holds a special place in my heart. I adore the game and...