The best robots at CES 2021
This year at CES 2021, we’re seeing quite a few robots on display, from robots that'll help around the house to educational robots to bots that sanitize.
Digital Trends Top Tech of CES 2021 Awards
The first all-digital CES brought challenges, but also a world-changing slate of amazing gadgets and devices. We picked the best of the best.
Sony built a drone that’s beefy enough to carry an Alpha series DSLR
Sony is arriving at CES 2021 with a bang, unveiling its first-ever drone: The Airpeak, which is capable of carrying one of its DSLR Alpha cameras.
The best part of CES is missing this year, but there’s a silver lining
My favorite part of CES -- the crazy, chaotic mosh pit of startups known as Eureka Park -- has been canceled. What does that mean for the show?
What to expect at CES: Fringe, futuristic, and emerging technology
What does CES 2021 have in store when it comes to weird, offbeat, and futuristic technology? It's hard to say this year, but we have some educated guesses.
What does 2021 have in store? Here are science fiction’s predictions
Oddly enough, there are a lot of popular science fiction stories set in the year 2021. Here's what they got right (and wrong) about the future.
Robotic police officers are slowly being normalized, whether we like it or not
Robotic police officers are a rare novelty right now, but as law enforcement agencies across the world buy them, they're quickly becoming normalized.
Holotron is a robotic exosuit that could transform the way we use VR
Virtual reality has progressed in leaps and bounds in the past few years, but virtual worlds still don't feel real. Holotron aims to change that.
A disembodied robot mouth and 14 other 2020 stories we laughed at
Forget the challenges of the last 12 months and instead have some fun reading our pick of the quirkiest tech stories from the past year.
This awesome drone is under $100 at Walmart today
Sang the Vivitar Aeroview drone for only $99 today from Walmart and start recording all your favorite memories from the skies.
His granddad lost the ability to read, so he built a DIY text-to-speech rig
Ben Affleck (no, no that one) is an engineer. So when his 100-year old grandfather lost his ability to read, he flexed his engineering muscle to develop a fix.
No cows required: This startup’s lab-grown milk is identical to the real thing
The dairy industry causes monumental damage to the environment. To change that, this clever Israeli startup has developed a way to make real milk without cows
This is how Google’s internet-serving Loon balloons can float for nearly a year
Alphabet's Loon balloons recently set a record for most consecutive days spent aloft in the stratosphere. How'd they do it? A software upgrade.
Meet Ghost Robotics, the Boston Dynamics of combat bots
Ghost’s quadruped bots are the scary older brother of every other dog robot you’ve ever seen. And with good reason. They’re shipping off to join the military.
Robots progressed by leaps and bounds in 2020. These were the highlights
The past 12 months have given us no shortage of big breakthroughs and amazing applications of robotics technology. Here's a quick recap of our favorites
This clever new technique could help us map the ocean floor — from the sky
The overwhelming majority of Earth’s oceans are an unexplored mystery. But thanks to a groundbreaking innovation from Stanford University, that may soon change
Behind the scenes: How Apple designed its most exclusive product ever
Limited to a run of exactly 15, this is Apple’s most exclusive product of all time. It’s pretty amazing – but not as amazing as the people it honors.
The best Cyber Week drone deals for 2020
Whether you're planning to shoot aerial footage or just have some fun with friends or family, you'll find great Cyber Week drone deals.
MasterClass BOGO offer on online courses returns for Cyber Monday
Buy one MasterClass all-access pass and get one free to share with a loved one this holiday season.
Digitizing your brain: Sci-fi pipe dream, or scientific possibility?
Hooking your brain up to a computer and digitizing your consciousness has long been a staple of science fiction -- but is such a thing possible in real life?
How A.I. bumblebee brains could usher in a new era for navigation
U.K startup Opteran Technologies has a bold plan to revolutionize navigation. Instead of relying on GPS, it wants to give autonomous cars A.I. bumblebee brains
Keep it secret, keep it safe: 8 homes with hidden rooms and passages
Whether behind a bookcase or beneath a trapdoor, these eight regal dwellings each contain one or more secret rooms, hidden passageways, or covert architecture.
The digital switch that blocks all websites from selling your personal data
Some of the internet's most influential organizations are joining forces to formalize a new privacy tool that'll protect your data with a single click.
The end of Arecibo: The era of giant telescopes is coming to a close
One of astronomy's most famous telescopes, the Arecibo Observatory, is shutting down. And its closure may mark the beginning of the end for giant telescopes.
How SpaceX could transform Starlink into an ultraprecise GPS network
SpaceX is building the Starlink satellite network in hopes of blanketing the globe in broadband, but it could also be used for a second purpose: GPS
Measuring microns: The quest to build a better GPS
Existing GPS systems simply aren't precise enough for certain applications, so companies like John Deere and Qualcomm are building something better
How artists and activists are using deepfakes as a force for good
Deepfakes aren't just being used to create porn and misinformation. Nowadays, creators all over the globe are using the tech for prosocial endeavors
A.I. teaching assistants could help fill the gaps created by virtual classrooms
Distance learning has created a disconnect between teachers and students. Can A.I. help fill that void?
Leaps, bounds, and beyond: Robot agility is progressing at a feverish pace
Robots are often depicted as clunky, ungainly creations that walk with slow, halting steps. But in recent years, robots have gone from clumsy to acrobatic.
Planet busters: We asked a physicist what it would take to obliterate Earth
The planet-busting nuclear bomb is a classic science fiction trope. But is it really possible to build a nuke big enough to obliterate the globe?
The 17 best tech gifts for the whole family
Searching for the best presents to give to your loved ones? Check out our tech gift guide to find top gadgets to give to your family, including your pets.
These blaze-battling bots are the future of firefighting
Firefighting is one of the rare jobs that we're happy to hand over to machines. Here's a look at the most advanced firefighting bots in the biz.
The good, the bad, and the ugly of satellite megaconstellations
Satellite megaconstellations like Starlink could bring broadband internet to underserved parts of the globe -- but they also have some big drawbacks.
Can A.I. solve one of the oldest mysteries of linguistics?
Lost languages like Linear A have confounded researchers for decades, but as artificial intelligence advances, could technology crack the case?