NASA Curiosity Rover. Thirteen Years On Mars and Still Sciencing
Some gadgets get retired after a couple of years. NASA's Curiosity rover has been chugging along on Mars for 13…
Botball. The classroom robotics league where students run the show
Robotics competitions have a bad habit of turning into a showcase for whichever parent has the deepest workshop and the…
Tiny Vinyl Player. The world’s smallest turntable arrives at Target
Records have staged a comeback big enough to fill your shelves — but the machine that spins them just got…
Hasselblad XPan. A slow panoramic camera meets a fast-paced running story
Bringing a Hasselblad XPan to a sports shoot sounds like a contradiction, and that's exactly why photographer Tom Kluyver did…
God of War Laufey. A disc-shaped clue points to a 2027 window
Santa Monica Studio just did something unusual: it revealed a release timeframe for God of War Laufey without actually naming…
Summer Games Done Quick 2026. Speedrunners smash records and raise millions
The speedrunning community just proved once again that going fast can do a world of good. Summer Games Done Quick…
TCL NXTPAPER 11 Plus. The $249 tablet that reads like paper and plays like an Android
Budget tablets usually blur together into a beige haze of underpowered chips and glossy screens that double as mirrors. The…
Apple Pencil. The next generation may finally let you swap the battery
Your Apple Pencil could one day outlive its own battery — and that's apparently by design. According to Bloomberg's Mark…
Philips Hue Play Lamps. New light show for your living room
The smart home still hasn't fully cracked the code. In theory, everything should work everywhere, spaces should adapt to your…
The Data Center Backlash. How yard signs became AI’s biggest obstacle
The AI boom needs somewhere to live, and increasingly that means colossal data centers sprouting up next to towns that…