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With many machines well over the $2,000 mark, 3D printers are still mostly sequestered to use by professionals. Monoprice, the cut-rate technology powerhouse, is slicing more than a few hundreds off the price point with a 3D printer that costs … Continue reading →

It’s not a great time to be a Nintendo fan. Forecasts are falling; profits are down; and Nintendo’s new console just can’t bottle the lightning its predecessor left behind. The faithful may believe that the Wii U will pull through … Continue reading →

iOS everywhere, including in the home, has been a logical area of future product speculation ever since Apple announced iOS in the Car in 2013 and launched it as CarPlay in 2014. A bi-directional version of Apple’s TV-centric AirPlay, if … Continue reading →

Apple’s rumored to courting Beats Electronics with a $3.2 billion deal. Does such a deal make sense? Rumors spread like wildfire on Thursday that Apple is negotiating to acquire Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion. I’m skeptical that the arrangement makes … Continue reading →

No one’s perfect, least of all UPS. But as far as mistakes go, this is just about as bad—and expensive—as it gets. Thanks to one hell of a mixup, Reddit user Seventy_Seven just got a $400,000 unmanned aerial vehicle delivered … Continue reading →

I’m still pretty smitten since trying out this pair of bike lights that mount permanently to the headset and seatpost—but I still gotta remember to charge them. So I’m dying to try out Pixio by Rydon; these little illuminators are … Continue reading →

There’s little doubt that 3Doodler’s 3D printing pen is fun, but it’s not strictly a precision tool; it’s big, and mid-air drawing can get messy. Lix believes that pros need something more accurate, so it’s crowdfunding a 3D pen of … Continue reading →

The GBU-57A-B is by far America’s biggest bunker buster, but it’s not actually our most powerful one. That acclaim goes to the deep diving, hard hitting, supersonic B-61 tactical nuclear bomb. And we’re about to spend more than $11 billion … Continue reading →

By now, you’ve likely heard the insane story of a 16-year-old boy who survived a five-hour flight from California to Hawaii hidden in a wheel well. How the hell did his body make it through sub-zero temperatures with little oxygen? … Continue reading →

AT&T is adding more data to its GoPhone prepaid smartphone plans without raising monthly fees in the process. If you’re currently paying $60 a month for 2GB, your allotment will jump to 2.5 gigs, while those on the $40, 250MB … Continue reading →