TECHNOLOGY

Augmented Reality Supermarket Opens in Milan

This store makes smart shopping a lot easier.

Inside the Booming Business of Adults Who Play With Toys on YouTube

Why do kids want to watch toys being unwrapped and played with by people other than themselves?

UberX Is Deploying Self-Driving Cars in San Francisco

It's the company's second self-driving car pilot.

Microsoft's Intelligent Assistant, Cortana, Is Coming to a Kitchen Near You

You may soon be able to adjust your thermostat from across the room.

7 Ways Robots Can Help You Be a Better Pet Owner

Feel like your pet parenting skills need improving? Technology’s got you covered.

Skype Translator Now Works for Calls Made to Mobile and Landline Phones

You'll need to download the Skype app's latest beta version to try the feature out for yourself.

Jurassic World Fans Can Expect More Animatronic Dinos in the Sequel

The practical effects that made the first film great are making a comeback.

Uber Releases a List of Behaviors That Could Get You Banned

Most of these are common sense.

Meet Salto, the Animal-Inspired Robot with Superior Jumping Abilities

Salto can reportedly jump higher and faster than any other 'bot on the market.

Vinyl Record Sales Surpassed Digital Downloads in the UK for the First Time

Looks like music lovers still appreciate the beauty of the B-side.

11 Fascinating Facts About Robots in the Home

Some facts about the past, present, and future of personal robots.

Snake-Like Robot from MIT Is Flexible, Customizable

Who says hardware can't be, well, soft?

Correct Your Posture With a Device That Tells You to Sit Up Straight

Poze is a tiny sensor that monitors the angle of your back’s position, and buzzes you when you slouch.

How Do Robotic Vacuums Work?

Of all the game-changing innovators over the past century, the engineers who have eliminated the need to sweep and vacuum manually deserve special recognition for their ingenuity and, dare we say it, heroism.

5 Totally Innovative Takes on Activity Trackers

Activity trackers are the top fitness trend of 2017—try one of these cutting edge varieties on for size.

Drones Are Being Tested as the Home Security Systems of Tomorrow

A future in which homeowners display “Beware of Drone” signs on their property may not be too far off.

St. Petersburg, Florida Pledges to Run Exclusively on Renewable Energy

It will be the first city in Florida to do so.

Durable Solar Roads Will Be Tested on Four Continents

The super-strong panels can support an 18-wheeler truck.

Some of the international names for the @ symbol are downright cute.

15 Names for the @ Symbol Around the World

In the United States, the @ symbol is called an “at.” But not everybody else uses that name—in fact, some of the international options are downright cute.

This Visual Prosthetic Helps the Blind See Again

New visual prostheses can help people with progressive retinal degeneration restore visual signals to their brain.

Will NASA Be Able to Stop a Real-Life Armageddon?

First we find it. Then we try to move it. And if that doesn't work, we blow it up.

New Art Project Allows People to Adopt Pieces of Space Junk That Will Tweet at Them

The art project 'Adrift' aims to illustrate the dangers of space junk through music, visuals, and social media.

Introducing a Smartwatch That's Powered by Body Heat

The PowerWatch is currently available for pre-order on Indiegogo.

You Can Now Buy Your Own Origami Microscope

The cheap, functioning paper microscope is designed to make scientific education available to the masses for cheap.

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