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A pencil and a paper is all you need to draw these magical anamorphic black holes that will make your brain think…

Murderer. Slave owner. Celebrated philanderer. These are the words that should come to mind when considering a one…

If you thought screens were where glass started and finished in gadgets, think again. Corning, the company behind…

This newly discovered planet is just 22 light-years away. Its discoverers are calling it the "new best candidate" to…

Engineers at Yale University say they've invented a new type of mechanical memory device that is read from and…

This is sick. Sick because the spiral effect is making me sick and sick because it reminds me how…

Audyssey's new Lower East Side Media digital speakers pack a wallop thought they aren't much bigger than your…

Using inspiration from the impossible fork, ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects built this optical illusion bookshelf.…

Tiny MP3 players are great, but the tiny means of navigation they often employ can be a big pain in the ass. The…

As a kid, I thought the cartoon world could mix with the real one—like in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. I don't think I…

A Penn State graduate student and professor have built a system that transmits wireless data at 1 Gbps over infrared…

According to a major Light Peak provider's plans, products with the ultrafast connectivity standard may arrive as…

Engadget has it on very good authority that there's a legitimate reason for the odd appearance of a Hackintosh at…

Today at IDF, Intel unveiled Light Peak technology, a plan for an extremely high-speed optical cable they hope will…

Problem: Optical media like DVDs eventually die. Solution, according to Barry Lunt: Actually carve data into a disc…

To protect the meek scrollwheel, the honorable Sony VGP-BMS10 Bluetooth mouse took an oath of loyalty and drew its…

According do DigiTimes, the upcoming Asus Eee E1004DN will be the first Eee netbook to include an optical drive when…

Sometimes you don't want a mouse that looks like a mouse. Sometimes you want a mouse that looks like a Hot Wheels…

Want ultra-zoom? Canon's new SX10 IS, the latest in its SX-series, gives you a whopping 20x optical zoom lens, as…

Following the other poorly kept secrets from Redmond this week, Microsoft officially announced their game-changing…