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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.

The Only Thing Missing is the Gasoline Smell

The Only Thing Missing is the Gasoline Smell

Man, it’s hard to believe the 50’s was 60 years ago. That’s the better half of a century. Time flies,...

NASA Goes Hollywood… Sorta

NASA Goes Hollywood… Sorta

Bet you thought the stiff-assed pencil pushers at NASA were all business, didn’t you? Yeah, don't sweat, so did I....

A Robot to Light Up Your Life (or at least your home)

A Robot to Light Up Your Life (or at least your home)

You thought the way the Solar Pebble slapped the sun around was pretty cool, right? Right? Here’s another great way...

A Concept Car That Brings Balance to the Force

A Concept Car That Brings Balance to the Force

I seem to focus on concept vehicles a lot, both produced and still on paper - but who can blame...

iCade, Part 2: Electric Boogaloo

iCade, Part 2: Electric Boogaloo

Remember the iCade, ThinkGeek’s April Fool’s joke? Techi’s own James Mowery brought it to our attention yesterday. James expressed sadness...

Why I Will Buy an iPad (Eventually)

Why I Will Buy an iPad (Eventually)

With the impending US launch of Apple's iPad, analysis and chatter has reached - well, fevered picth doesn't even begin...

Popular Science iPad App is Gorgeous and Functional

Popular Science iPad App is Gorgeous and Functional

  https://vimeo.com/10630568 Though you may be tiring of the iPad hype machine, this video of a forthcoming Popular Science may...

Futuristic Wheelchair Concept Is Ballsy In More Than Just Design

Futuristic Wheelchair Concept Is Ballsy In More Than Just Design

Given the number of people who use wheelchairs and the importance of them in their lives, it's a shame that...

Taking the ‘Cell’ Out of ‘Phone’

Taking the ‘Cell’ Out of ‘Phone’

That iPhone, it’s a beast. A tiger within a kraken wrapped in a minotaur made of exploding gargoyles. Sometimes you...

This Electric Bike Has A Cool Little Secret

This Electric Bike Has A Cool Little Secret

We love cool things here at Techi: bikes are cool, right? But not every bike is created equally, and some,...

Rotating Kitchen Proves That Carnage Can Be Beautiful

Rotating Kitchen Proves That Carnage Can Be Beautiful

Is it art? Is it science? Is it pointless? We don't care! We just think it's freaking cool! It's a...

Gigway Pen Reads and Plays Music So You Can Concentrate on Your Groupies

Gigway Pen Reads and Plays Music So You Can Concentrate on Your Groupies

Everyone knows that your average rock star has to dedicate his or her time equally to two main things: the...

Get Screwed with The Tribulb

Get Screwed with The Tribulb

Continuing today’s apparent theme of excess, we have the Tribulb. It’s an ordinary LED lightbulb. That you plug in three...

Urban Scooter May Make Hipsters Ditch Their Fixies

Urban Scooter May Make Hipsters Ditch Their Fixies

For all the talk of being environmentally-friendly, a lot of people are hopping on fixed-gear bikes and scooters because they...

This Man is Sitting On the Future of Commuting. Maybe.




This Man is Sitting On the Future of Commuting. Maybe.




There are painfully few options available to the trendy consumer who wants to look silly in transit. Unicycles take too...

Device with Silly Name Attempts to Redefine Virtual Reality

Device with Silly Name Attempts to Redefine Virtual Reality

I’m not big on the whole 3D scene. Trying to fit awkward glasses over my regular ones isn’t exactly comfortable....

Geek Chic NOT Aimed At Guys

Geek Chic NOT Aimed At Guys

Geek gadgetry has a new, previously untapped market: Women. For years, technology and geek chic has been the domain of...

Behind-The-Scenes with OK GO’s Ridiculously Intricate Music Video

Behind-The-Scenes with OK GO’s Ridiculously Intricate Music Video

If you’re familiar with a thing called the Internet, doubtlessly you’ve recently bore witness to indie darlings OK GO and...

Steel Mousepads Make YOUR Setup Look Totally Wimpy

Steel Mousepads Make YOUR Setup Look Totally Wimpy

Let me tell you about my rig. Seriously. Grab your milk and cookies, find a spot on the carpet, and...

And You Thought Your Furniture Was Cool? Think Again

And You Thought Your Furniture Was Cool? Think Again

Furniture these days is getting, well, boring. It's the same stuff everywhere — the same look, the same feel, the...