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You could soon control your phone by swiping everywhere—not just the screen

Sentons’ new technology can detect whether you’re touching the back and sides of your phone, too—making the entire surface of a smartphone interactive.

Why Aren’t Our Gadgets Still Covered In Wood?

In the Mad Men era, wood-encased electronics were all the rage. Why does the material now seem to clash with our vision of the future?

Wind-Uh-Ohs: Asus Will Stop Making Windows RT Tablets

Striking a very sour note in Microsoft’s tablet tune, mass device manufacturer Asus will no longer make RT-compatible devices.

VC Firm Puts Up $25 Million For Companies Using Leap Motion’s Technology

The Rise Of The Touchscreen Confirmed By Hardware Makers

Eastern computer tech manufacturers like Acer and Asus are going all-in for touchscreen tech in notebooks. Next year, touch and non-touch units may cost nearly the same.

Gaming In The Cloud Is Great News For Players, If The Industry Can Keep Up

EA’s acquisition of gaming company ESN is the latest evidence that we’re headed for the cloud. That’s good news for gamers–and the publishers and console creators who can keep up.

The Pointless History of Stylus Advertising: The Worst E-Ink Spots From Samsung, HP, Apple

When mobile brands and their agencies attempt to depict the stylus as an indispensable and, well, stylish tool for people on the go, the results have often been downright comical. Is it a failure of advertising or product? Yes.

ASUS-made Google Tablet May Be Ready For June I/O

The Lady Geek’s Christmas Wishlist

iFive: Facebook Ads vs. Google, IE9’s 2.3 Million Downloads, Apple’s iPad GPS Trick, Microsoft’s Ethics, Asus Chrome Netbook

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Partners Revealed: HTC, Samsung, Dell, Asus, and LG

iFive: iPad, Supercomputers, Facebook, BP, eBooks

The Fast Company Guide to E-Readers

Underage, Underpaid Workers, Sexually Predatory Security Guards at Troubled Chinese Microsoft Supplier

Most Innovative Companies in the Red Dot Design Awards

Most Innovative Companies – Consumer Electronics

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Nice Party, Windows 7. But Where’s the Software?

As is my custom with all parties, I arrived to the Win7 hoopla promptly at 10 a.m., ready to sample the wares: coffee, biscuits, and a whole lot of hardware. In fact, there were so many dozens of netbooks, TVs, gaming beasts, and weird in-between devices on display that you’d hardly know this was a Windows launch. Also on display: the adorable five-year-old from the commercials, who Steve presented with a gift on-stage: not a copy of Windows 7, but a pink netbook. More hardware?

8 Must-have Gadgets for Your Business Trip

Three E-Readers That Could Change Publishing Forever, and One That Won’t