If you had to give an award for the year's most breakthrough piece of consumer tech, there's a good chance it would go to Lytro, a camera company which recently unveiled its first product. Unlike other cameras, you never need to focus ...READ»
A piece of lateral thinking by MIT boffins has turned a prototype robot fingertip "skin" into a hugely powerful, portable 3-D microscope that will have massive utility in biology, forensics, and other fields.READ»
In this age of digital wizardry in filmmaking, doing things the hard way is a perversely effective way of standing out. It worked for Nick Gurewitch and his friends, who shot a web comedy series on 16mm celluloid. And it sure seems to ...READ»
An innovation in imaging tech could change everything about electronics as we know it: A super-cheap, super-simple camera that could let everything from robot fingertips to a surgeon's next-gen scalpel "see."READ»
Cisco is about to help China network up to half a million cameras in the city of Chongqing. Ostensibly it's a crime-prevention maneuver, but given China's record, this, and plenty of other tech, could help spy on the populace.READ»
The startup's capital comes from big names like Andreessen Horowitz and Greylock, and its tech team includes a cofounder of Silicon Graphics and the man who was the chief architect for Palm's revolutionary webOS software. So what's the fuss all about?READ»
A tiny new medical camera that is less than a millimeter wide is disposable, which could help lower the cost of surgeries and diagnostic procedures.READ»
It's never too early to start your holiday shopping, and we just found the perfect gift for the Wes Anderson wannabe in your life. After unboxing this tiny retro-chic digital camera from Minox -- a recreation of the German ...READ»
Holga. D bills itself as the perfect camera for people who are nostalgic for the blurry, leaky, yellowy photos of yore, but still attached to some of the conveniences of digital technology, which is pretty much everyone over the age ...READ»
The iPad 2 rumor mill just got a seriously big spin thanks to data from what we suspect to be an "official" leak channel for Apple--the Wall Street Journal.READ»
From its birth at Harvard to epic legal battles to rebirth as a modern meme, Polaroid has survived 73 rugged years as an American brand, beginning with sunglasses and ending with the death of the film camera. Here we take you through ...READ»
Apple missed out on getting hold of the clever tech that drives Microsoft's Kinect gaming device. No matter--Cupertino has patented some clever motion-sensing smartphone game tech anyway.READ»
Movie theater anti-piracy tech is getting a novel tweak that means it'll watch audiences to see how they react to movies and adverts. The silver screen is set to watch you back.READ»
Smartphone camera apps that take "vintagey" photos have been getting a bad rap lately. But Lomography has been making analog cameras for years that produce the genuine article sans algorithms: dreamy, hypersaturated photos with all ...READ»
Nikon's S1100pj camera is one of those gadgets that is absolutely guaranteed to impress any onlookers. It's a normal point-and-shoot camera in every way--except that it has a full-scale, surprisingly good projector crammed inside it.READ»
Apple's making good on allegations its iPod Nanos from a few years back in Japan were a fire hazard. Simultaneously there's a rumor about the upcoming Touch refresh--one that'll set iPods on fire, in a totally good way.
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Roger Ebert hates 3-D, and Avatar gave me a headache. But it's the hottest video trend in 2010 and likely 2011. Scores of movies (including good ones, like Toy Story 3) are leading the way in the high-end bracket, but 3-D televisions ...READ»
EMILY, which stands somewhat awkwardly for EMergency Integrated Lifesaving lanYard, is a new robotic lifeguard that could help save lives at our nation's beaches. It's a four-foot-long motorized buoy in appearance, but there's a lot ...READ»
