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TECHi Interface covers operating systems, developer tools, software ecosystems, and the platforms developers build on. From iOS and Android updates to new programming frameworks, API launches, and the tools shaping how software gets built. Where the code meets the user.

BaR2D2: The robotic bar upgraded

BaR2D2: The robotic bar upgraded

Looking for an awesome DIY project to impress your dorm mates? Or throw a killer party for the first weekend...

Say what, an Instagram cam?

Say what, an Instagram cam?

Tis’ true my friends, hipsters and photographers of the world, soon we will be able to use a tiny camera...

Never sacrifice clarity with this USB micro blue microphone

Never sacrifice clarity with this USB micro blue microphone

If you love to voice chat on your PC or Mac using Skype or load up your YouTube channel with...

Can’t sleep due to the heat? Use a bed fan

Can’t sleep due to the heat? Use a bed fan

It seems like summer is getting hotter each year, so much so that ceiling fans and fan stands just don’t...

Don’t have your mobile design flunk, test it using Plunk

Don’t have your mobile design flunk, test it using Plunk

Designing for an audience can be tough, especially when time spent online is moving heavily to mobile. You need to...

After 25 years, Microsoft finally changes up their look

After 25 years, Microsoft finally changes up their look

They have had the same familiar look and feel for the majority of their products and services for a quarter...

This LED pillow mimics the Nintendo star

This LED pillow mimics the Nintendo star

Just looking at this photo, I can hear the music that would play when you stumbled across a star in...

The keyboard that loves to be washed

The keyboard that loves to be washed

As we sit in front of our computers, below our resting fingers is a cesspool of germs. Our keyboards collect...

Take those old records off the shelf and put them on your wall

Take those old records off the shelf and put them on your wall

There is nothing like vinyl, the way it would slide out of the cardboard sleeve and glisten from the light...

CAPOT Ergonomic Office Chair Review: Best Chair for Keyboard and Mouse Setup

CAPOT Ergonomic Office Chair Review: Best Chair for Keyboard and Mouse Setup

If you spend long hours at your computer, you know the struggle: leaning forward to reach your keyboard and mouse...

The Key to Windows 8 Success: It’s the Apps

The Key to Windows 8 Success: It’s the Apps

It’s an app world. The success of iOS and Android (as well as the lack of success for Blackberry and...

World time clock that is out of this world

World time clock that is out of this world

The world is a fun place, always ticking and turning. No matter what time of day it is where you...

A floor stand for your iPad or tablet

A floor stand for your iPad or tablet

Have you ever held an iPad? Let me rephrase… Have you ever held an iPad for any length of time?...

Today I learned that two out of three app users use them daily

Today I learned that two out of three app users use them daily

As infographics go, this one was pretty light. In fact, I almost skipped it completely until I saw an interesting...

A robot for your smartphone? Your wish has been granted

A robot for your smartphone? Your wish has been granted

Robots are ultra-cool, something we have wanted since long before Rosey the maid from the Jetsons. Technology has allowed us...

Kuratas: for those who dream of driving a mechanized robot vehicle

Kuratas: for those who dream of driving a mechanized robot vehicle

If you have a couple million dollars and a burning desire to have a vehicle that none of your friends...

The force is strong with this one: An R2-D2 figurine you control with a matching watch

The force is strong with this one: An R2-D2 figurine you control with a matching watch

Hello my far away galaxy friend. We meet at last… Charge forth with light sabers, wookies and storm troopers and...

The mountable washing machine concept is heaven sent for the urban life

The mountable washing machine concept is heaven sent for the urban life

As the population grows we are slowly being forced into high-priced condensed living quarters, making living in the city bittersweet...

Introducing the very first eco-friendly computer… shut up and take my money

Introducing the very first eco-friendly computer… shut up and take my money

The very first wooden framed computer has been created. Designers at MicroPro collaborated with the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and...

Disney is building creepy life-like human animatronics

Disney is building creepy life-like human animatronics

The science of entertainment is getting more complicated. Disney Research in Zurich and Walt Disney Imagineering at Cornell are working...