An iPhone 5 Cable That Never Tangles and Doubles as a Stand

Upgrade your iPhone 5's default sync cable with the thicker, posable Trunk and you'll never spend another second of your life untangling that web of knots that magically appears in your pocket. Available now for just $20, the Trunk's reinforced core can actually support your iPhone 5 in almost any position, letting…

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ICFF—or the International Contemporary Furniture Fair—is one of the biggest furniture shows this side of Milan. And like its Italian rival, ICFF is closely watched by critics, who see it as a gauge of broader cultural trends. For example, the glitzy 2000s correlated with escapism from political turmoil and war. The post-2008 fair was full of inexpensive, DIY projects, supposedly reflecting life after the recession. Last year, as the recovery took hold, critics saw a resurgence of excess and glamor.

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The Real-Life, $150 Star Trek Tricorder Is One Step Closer To Reality

Late last year we told you about Scanadu and its real-life tricorder, called the SCOUT. Within 10 seconds of direct contact to your left temple, the SCOUT analyzes, records and spits back your vitals, including temperature, respiratory rate, ECG, blood pressure (systolic, diastolic), stress and oximetry levels. Today, …

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This 1.5TB Laptop Drive Is the Most Memory-Dense You Can Buy

While SSDs are blisteringly fast, they still can't offer the capacities that the humble hard disk provides. Especially this one, because with 1.5 TB squeezed into its tiny little frame, it's the most memory-dense drive you can buy right now.

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