After our epic ice cube tray Battlemodo, Brent "Stop-a-Mugging-With-His-Face" Rose decided, for some reason, that he…
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Tech writers often get a rap for being shy wimpy nerds. And, you know, a lot of us are. But not Brent Rose, our space…
Craigslist is weird. Equal parts shady flea market and poetry slam—and crammed full of just as much junk as either.…
Air travel is miserable. You're herded, shouted at, hemmed in, and—if lucky—placated with sugared water and the…
I'm no engineer, but I know this: If personal electronics could bring down a plane, Al Quaeda would just assign a…
No matter what proprietary plug your favorite gadget uses to charge, chances are the other end terminates in that…
I'm done. Over it. Completely fed up. Kickstarter is ruining the world I live in. I used to love crazy gadgets,…
The smell of a new car is intoxicating. It reminds us of money and shiny objects. It evokes that golden period…
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If you've ever worked in a professional kitchen, you've probably heard the term "mise en place" (meez•on•ploss). I…
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A man named Chris Laporte beat me at Street Fighter five times in a row. The stakes were that if he won, I would…
We've been busy. In addition to bringing you all this epic coverage of the gadget orgy that is CES, we've been…
Don't get me wrong, I love digital photography, but very few things make me salivate more than a sweet old Leica.…
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