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Scientists Learned How to Trick Our Eyes Into Seeing an Entirely New Color

By stimulating thousands of individual cone cells, researchers made volunteers see a blue-green color of "unprecedented saturation."

Biology Ed Cara Apr 18

World’s First Whole-Eye Transplant Is a Success

Six months after the procedure, 46-year-old Aaron James' new left eye is surviving, though his sight has not been restored.

Health Ed Cara Nov 9

A Weekly Dose of Red Light Might Improve Aging Eyesight, Study Finds

People given the low-cost therapy in the morning performed noticeably better on tests of their color vision.

Health Ed Cara Nov 26

Scientists Grew a Brain-Like Blob With Primitive Eyes

The brain organoids developed optic structures that reacted to light, but they're not conscious.

Science Isaac Schultz Aug 18

Man Blinded for 40 Years Has Sight Partially Restored Using Gene Therapy

Researchers say their experimental gene therapy was able to partially restore a man’s eyesight 40 years after he lost most of his vision. The findings are exciting, but the authors of the new study caution that more research will be needed to confirm the effectiveness of this treatment. Gene therapy has emerged as a promising…

Health Ed Cara May 24

Our First Look at the CW’s Superhero Crossover, Venom Adds a Familiar Face, and More

Venom picks up an actor from the MCU, Halloween reveals some extra-gory photos, and the Bond 25 replacement director rumors are in full force. Plus newly cast Star Wars actor Richard E. Grant is already getting hounded to reveal secrets. Search your feelings, readers, spoilers may or may not be true! Bond 25 Variety’s Justin…

Television James Whitbrook Aug 22

Apple Upgrades Its 21.5-inch iMac With a More Colorful 4K Display

Now’s the time to finally upgrade that aging iMac sitting on your desk–because this morning Apple quietly announced an upgraded version of the popular 21.5-inch version featuring faster RAM, a beefier processor, improved graphics hardware, and a vastly-improved 4K display. The 21.5-inch iMac’s upgraded 4K display (that’s a resolution of 4096 x 2304 for those…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 13

The New MacBook Isn’t What You Think

Apple’snew MacBook is slick and svelte. It only weighs two pounds! But before you get too excited about how well this tiny (gold) laptop might fit into your life, you should know a little bit about its brains. This is not a retina MacBook Air. The new MacBook has Intel’s Core M inside. Core M…

Tech News Eric Limer Mar 9

The New Ultra Skinny MacBook: Here’s Your Next (Gold!) Apple Laptop

It’s about damn time Apple reinvented the MacBook. More than the refreshed MacBook Air we’ve been hearing rumors about since last year, this new laptop is called simply MacBook. It’s so little and tiny that we’re practically breathless. I’ll start with the shockingly diminutive specs about size and weight because jeez: It weighs just two…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Mar 9

So Where’s That Retina MacBook Air?

The MacBook Air is a positively wonderful computer. One of the best! Its design and build-quality are unrivaled and oft-imitated. It pioneered the ultra-super-slim space. But by today’s standards its screen is seriously lacking. And there doesn’t seem to be much relief in sight. A Retina MacBook Air has been on virtually every Mac-fan’s wishlist…

Tech News Eric Limer Oct 16

A Fully Loaded iMac With Retina Will Cost You $4,400

Thinking of buying a pretty new iMac with Retina display? That’ll cost you. Thinking of buying the most tricked out, pumped up new iMac with Retina display that you possibly can. That’ll really cost you—$4,400 to be exact. That’s a lot of money, but it’s really not that bad. It’s definitely not as bad as…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Oct 16

iMac With Retina 5K Display: My God, It’s Full of Pixels

The new iMac with Retina display will make your desktop radiate in high-resolution glory. This is the most amazing iMac Apple has ever made. The new iMac with Retina display has a 14.7 million pixels on a 27-inch display in 5210 x 2880. They’re calling it a Retina 5K Display. That’s way more pixels than…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Oct 16

Report: We’re Not Getting Retina MacBook Airs This Week After All

It looks like we may have to wait a bit longer for those crystal-clear retina MacBook Airs. In a report on Re/code today, John Paczkowski claims that Apple’s long-awaited pixel-powered MacBook Air update won’t be released at Apple’s impending event this Thursday. The upgrade to retina screens has been on our most-wanted list for more…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Oct 13

Our New iPad, iMac, and More Liveblog Starts Right Here, Right Now

Hello there! In just a few hours, Apple’s expected to announce brand new iPad Airs, possibly a retina iMac, and maybe even a long-overdue Apple TV refresh. And we’ll be covering it all for you as it unfolds, live from the scene. The newest iPads should pack some cool new features, like fingerprint-sensing Touch ID…

Tech News Brian Barrett Oct 9

Apple’s iPad Event Is October 16th: “It’s Been Way Too Long”

As predicted last week, Apple will officially reveal the next iPads to the world on October 16th. Invitations have just been sent out, with Apple’s tradition of a coy, hint-y tagline. This time: “It’s been way too long.” That’s true in the calendar sense, perhaps—it’s been just under a year since the last iPad event.…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Oct 8

Report: New iMacs With Retina Displays Could Be On the Way Soon

9to5Mac reports that Apple is in the late stages of testing new iMacs that have higher resolution displays. We could reportedly see the new Macs at an event in the next couple of weeks. It’s not clear what resolution exactly the new iMacs will have, but OS X Yosemite has references to 6400 x 3600,…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Sep 29

OS X Yosemite Hints at Retina iMacs

Apple’s brand-spanking-new OS X Yosemite seems to point to a future where iMacs are equipped with Retina displays. As MacRumors discovered via a French developer forum, the preview version of OS X Yosemite includes display settings that correlate to a 27″ Retina display. Desktop users, prepare for a crystal clear display. True, the rumor of…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Jun 4

Is There A 12-Inch Retina MacBook in the Pipeline?

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has released predictions about Apple’s future laptop plans. Most notably he is forecasting that a 12-inch MacBook with a retina display will be announced in mid-2014, and that it will have a redesigned clamshell that is thinner and lighter than the current MacBook Airs. This is still definitely in…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman Oct 13

Reuters: A Retina iPad Mini Would Face Severe Stock Shortages

Rumors have been swirling which suggest that Apple is readying a new iPad mini with Retina display. Now, though, Reuters reports that supplies will be severely limited when the new tablet goes on sale. Citing a number of supply chain sources, Reuters claims that Apple will be “unable to widely roll out” the Retina display…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Oct 2

WSJ: A Retina iPad Mini Is ‘Likely’ to Arrive This Year

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple suppliers have been gearing up their production lines in order to churn out a new iPad mini with a high-resolution display—and it could, apparently, arrive sometime this year. According to “people familiar with the matter”, Apple has been working with LG, Sharp and Samsung to source high-res…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Aug 1

Retina

Scientists Learned How to Trick Our Eyes Into Seeing an Entirely New Color

World’s First Whole-Eye Transplant Is a Success

A Weekly Dose of Red Light Might Improve Aging Eyesight, Study Finds

Scientists Grew a Brain-Like Blob With Primitive Eyes

Man Blinded for 40 Years Has Sight Partially Restored Using Gene Therapy

Our First Look at the CW’s Superhero Crossover, Venom Adds a Familiar Face, and More

Apple Upgrades Its 21.5-inch iMac With a More Colorful 4K Display

The New MacBook Isn’t What You Think

The New Ultra Skinny MacBook: Here’s Your Next (Gold!) Apple Laptop

So Where’s That Retina MacBook Air?

A Fully Loaded iMac With Retina Will Cost You $4,400

iMac With Retina 5K Display: My God, It’s Full of Pixels

Report: We’re Not Getting Retina MacBook Airs This Week After All

Our New iPad, iMac, and More Liveblog Starts Right Here, Right Now

Apple’s iPad Event Is October 16th: “It’s Been Way Too Long”

Report: New iMacs With Retina Displays Could Be On the Way Soon

OS X Yosemite Hints at Retina iMacs

Is There A 12-Inch Retina MacBook in the Pipeline?

Reuters: A Retina iPad Mini Would Face Severe Stock Shortages

WSJ: A Retina iPad Mini Is ‘Likely’ to Arrive This Year

Sony Soundbar With Bass Reflex Speaker Is Now as Cheap as Budget Earbuds After a Sudden Price Drop

Why There Is Still Hope to Find Even More Missing ‘Doctor Who’ Episodes

Crypto Project Details Alleged 6-Month North Korean Intel Op Behind $285 Million Hack

Crypto Investment Scams Were the Most Costly Type of Fraud in the U.S. in 2025

This $1.78/mo VPN Shouldn’t Be This Good: Surfshark’s Deal That Feels Illegal

Dropbox Is a Joke: Get pCloud Family at $1,550 Off With Free Password Manager

Someone Finally Took a Good iPhone Photo of the Moon. Good Luck Copying Their Trick

In Letter, OpenAI Reportedly Says Elon Musk and Meta Are Coordinating ‘Attacks’ Against It

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

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