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Researchers revealed their latest prototype contact lenses that magnify vision almost three times with the wink of an eye. Larry Greenemeier...

Users of the K-cup coffee company’s products have counterattacked against its efforts to restrict the brands that their new machines can bre...

Law enforcement agencies have handheld radar that can “see” through walls via RF signals, raising Fourth Amendment concerns. Larry Greenemei...

Researchers have made a secure, waterproof wireless keyboard that gets charged by the action of your fingertips as you type. Larry Greenemei...

SpaceX’s Elon Musk and fellow tech mogel Greg Wyler both have plans for low Earth orbit satellite networks that could fill in many of the wo...

Carmakers are working on ways to let drivers interact with their cars using presumably safer hand gestures and eye movement in addition to v...

The social media behemoth buys voice-recognition start-up Wit.ai to prepare for the impending Internet of Things. Larry Greenemeier reports

British students made a wrist monitor that senses if you nod off and sends a signal to your DVR to record whatever you were watching. Future...

Apple got a patent for a system to adjust your falling device in flight to minimize the damage on landing. Larry Greenemeier reports

IBM scientists in India developed an experimental power supply from reusable lithium ion cells salvaged from three-year-old laptop battery p...

New York City public schools are missing hundreds and possibly thousands of computers, due to poor record keeping, theft, corruption or some...

Training rescue robots to land safely from falls like cats could give them nine lives in the field. Larry Greenemeier reports

Dutch cyclists can now pedal a path paved with solar panels. Larry Greenemeier reports

Yondr’s locking gadget-case aims to keep digital distractions down during live performances. Larry Greenemeier reports

Law enforcement agencies and retailers such as Walmart and Best Buy balk at Apple's operating system and payment app privacy efforts. Larry...

Twitter and M.I.T. have teamed up to launch the Laboratory for Social Machines to analyze the impact of social media messages on society. La...

Drivers in a simulator reacted slowly to sudden traffic emergencies regardless of whether they were thumbing texts into smartphones or dicta...

More than a million volunteer users of the smarthphone app Carat have helped researchers identify those apps that really suck battery power...

Mini-jet backpack for runners could help military personnel and others get home faster. Larry Greenemeier reports

A future smart bike helmet can track the rider's motion, determine if a crash was likely and call for help if the rider is incapacitated. La...

The rumor mill surrounding the company's latest is in high gear, with possibly a wearable device and smartphone wallet capabilities to be an...

Software start-ups getting big bucks to write code that can identify, find and link logos and brands in the billions of images posted daily....

Hydraulic-powered, mind-controlled support suits aren’t just for superheroes. Soon you might have to wear one to work. Larry Greenemeier rep...

The Internet-connected headset is drawing interest in the medical community as a video consultation tool. Larry Greenemeier reports.

Moth eyes absorb almost all incident light, thus reducing reflection that predators would notice. Researchers have now used the moth eye str...

A multicat feeder system incorporates facial recognition so that owners can tell if individual cats are eating too much or too little. Larry...

Some users are modifying electronic cigarettes to produce stronger flavors, more impressive vapor clouds and to deliver even more nicotine....

Machine-learning researchers are developing software that automatically searches through long videos to create edited summaries, or personal...

Tech companies are offering an ever-increasing number of health monitoring and promoting apps, to keep you in shape and interesting in buyin...

Microsoft is allegedly adding Kinect-for-Xbox–like gesture recognition to the next generation of Nokia’s Lumia smartphone. Larry Greenemeier...

Don't bet all your chips on crypto coins yet, but Apple's app acceptance makes things interesting. Larry Greenemeier reports

Researchers at Munich's Technical University had subjects control flight simulators with brainwaves via an EEG interface. Larry Greenemeier...

The social network hopes to fill in the info blanks for its low-profile members by having their friends supply the details. Larry Greenemeie...

A European Union court ruling endorses the right to be forgotten online. The U.S. is less forgiving. Larry Greenemeier reports

Sony's new process lets them store more than 185 terabytes of data on a single tape cartridge. Larry Greenemeier reports

The Lytro Illum camera system allows refocusing of a photo after it's taken. It's faster guts and more professional design make the camera m...

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether Aereo can keep streaming live broadcast TV to mobile gadgets and other devices. Larry Greenemeier...

A custom-designed video game that frustrated players left them at least as aggressive after playing as did other games famous for their viol...

Baseball's expanded review system excludes ball and strike calls, which a study finds to be biased in favor of star players, especially late...

The era of antisocial networking has begun with the development of apps such as Cloak, which identifies locations of your contacts so you do...

Researchers are developing adapters that let smartphones take high-quality images of the eye that could be used to remotely screen patients...

A consortium including Facebook and Qualcomm wants to launch solar-powered atmospheric satellite drones that can carry equipment for relayin...

Competitions like the Firearms Challenge could give guns that use radio-frequency tags, biometrics and other tech a push into the mainstream...

California wants to be the first state to mandate antitheft features on mobile devices, but carriers fear lost insurance revenue. Larry Gree...

Paramount Pictures is the first of what will be many studios to release major motion pictures in all-digital, forcing small movie houses to...

A new smartphone for youngsters is being marketed for its ability for parents to set parental filters and strict guidelines for use. Larry G...

Using data about when you drive, the times of your starts and stops, and your speed, insurance companies may be able to also tell where you...

Photos that include people now produce images clear enough to make a positive ID of any individuals whose faces are reflected in the corneas...

In a study of user behavior, Facebook determined that about 70 percent of people about to post an item engage in some form of self-editing o...

The year brought numerous revelations about government surveillance on ordinary citizens. Do we care? Larry Greenemeier reports.