Nintendo's 'Yo-Kai Watch' is a love letter to urban life

I was sitting on an eight hour flight back from London, my 3DS the only thing illuminating my little corner of the plane. [Read more...]

Buy a $30 Chromecast and Google will give you $20

Google announced a new promotion for its Chromecast line on Monday: Buy one of the $30 devices, get $20 in Google Play store credit. [Read more...]

NC town fears solar farm will 'suck up all the energy from the sun'

The town counsel of Woodland, North Carolina rejected a rezoning proposal that would have allowed the installation of a new solar farm within its borders. [Read more...]

Meet the firm designing futuristic UI for Iron Man and Samsung

Remember Tony Stark's glass smartphone and transparent coffee table in the Iron Man movies? Or how about that gorgeous statue rendering of the Avengers in action at the end of Age of Ultron? You've got one company to thank for those sequences: Perception, a New York City-based visual design firm. [Read more...]

The first 'Star Trek Beyond' trailer makes some noise

Okay, Star Trek Into Darkness wasn't very good. But there's still hope for the next film! Star Trek Beyond comes from another team of writers, Simon Pegg and Doug Jung, and the man who rebooted the Fast and the Furious franchise, Justin Lin. [Read more...]

US officials investigate 'hoverboard' safety

If concern about "hoverboard" safety from airlines, Amazon and the UK wasn't enough, the US government is getting in on the action. [Read more...]

I learned to ride an electric unicycle

As a beginner, stepping onto an electric unicycle is equal parts frightening and exhilarating. There are no handlebars to grip or a saddle to clench between your thighs, just two narrow pedals separated by a small motorized wheel. [Read more...]