MakerBot Replicator hands-on (video)



Sure, there’s really not much of a DIY presence amongst the shiny new mass produced gadgets that line the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES, but MakerBot’s public appearances at the show managed to leave an impression on just about e…

CES 2012: tablet roundup



Couldn’t keep up with the 600+ posts we wrote covering CES 2012 in Las Vegas? We’re here to help sift the wheat from the chaff, and if you’re hoping to see the best of what CES had to offer in the world of tablets, you’ve come to the right place. As …

QNX finds a home inside a Porsche 911 (video)



Blackberry’s QNX division wants to expand its footprint and the next major push is inside your car. To that end, a handful of QNX engineers ripped out the stock (and pretty damned good) Porsche head unit on a 911 convertible and stuffed it with a new c…

IBM stores bits on arrays of atoms, shrinks magnetic storage to the scientific limit



IBM’s Almaden Research Center is filled with some of the best and brightest minds in the world, and its researchers just released new findings that detail how just how far IBM has come in the realm of magnetic storage. Andreas Heinrich is leading the …

Altec Lansing Live 5000 WiFi music system makes its debut, plays nice with Android and iOS (ears-on)



During CES, Altec Lansing showed us its latest premium wireless speaker system, the $500 WiFi-equipped Live 5000. If you’re thinking “wait, isn’t that attractive-looking, teardrop-shaped gizmo just its inAir 500 AirPlay speaker?” you’d be sort-of cor…