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Review: Asus Cube is a capable, but flawed, Google TV set-top box
Asus' Cube set-top box delivers streaming media, Google apps, and cloud storage at a reasonable price, but has some usability issues.News
Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories streaming on iTunes
Like other high-profile albums before it, Daft Punk's upcoming release is now streaming on iTunes for free.Geek Tech
Researchers develop an app to help the blind take better photos
University of California students develop an app that helps blind photographers take the perfect snap.News
ABC adds live-streaming to its iOS app, but won’t cut the cord
ABC is updating its iOS app this week to support live streaming of shows, including programming from local stations, but the service comes at a price.Geek Tech
Watch this: ISS Commander Chris Hadfield covers Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ in space
Chris Hadfield wraps up a stellar run as commander of the International Space Station with an out-of-this-world cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity."Geek Tech
SOINN artificial brain gets an upgrade, can use the Internet for self-enrichment
SOINN powers a robot that can think, learn and act independently. SOINN can now new things through the Internet. Halp.Crowdfunding Spotlight
Coralbots will restore and rebuild damaged coral reefs
Coralbots aim to be a team of robots that navigate across a damaged coral reef and transplant pieces of healthy coral in the process.Connected Home
Why are you developing that set-top streaming device, Microsoft?
Microsoft is rumored to be developing a set-top streaming device. The move may have more to do with Microsoft's plans to open a production studio than competing with Roku.News
YouTube launches pilot program for subscription-based paid channels
In a move that should surprise precisely no one, YouTube announced a pilot program that will herald a new age of subscription-based paid channels on the Google-owned video site.Geek Tech
Robots can assemble Ikea furniture, potentially save your marriage
Putting together Ikea furniture is a cruel test of mettle that most of us must brave sooner or later, but science has (finally) done something worthwhile by creating an Ikea-furniture-assembling robot.News
RIAA expands gold and platinum record awards to streamed music
The RIAA has announced that it will now calculate music streamed from on-demand services into its Gold & Platinum awards program.News
Why the in-dash CD player’s days are numbered
With the rising popularity of digital music and streaming services, some automakers are starting to leave CD players out of cars.Connected Home
The Kwikset Kevo lock opens at your touch
New deadbolt turns your smartphone into a virtual key.How-To
Protect your camera with rain covers
Get a waterproof cover to protect your camera from spring showers.Opinion
The best set-top media streamer: Roku 3
A media streamer set-top box is the missing link between your TV and the vast array of content available over the Internet. And no streamer provides more than the $100 Roku 3.Geek Tech
Beer Drone takes to the sky, brings cold brews to the thirsty masses
A flying drone will airdrop beers to music festival attendees. Cheers!Geek Tech
The University of Maryland just made a flying, flapping robot bird (of prey)
Robo Raven is a robot bird that flaps around to fly, can dive and swoop like a real bird of prey.News
Don’t freak out, but the government records and stores every phone call and email
A former FBI agent says that the government has the power to go back and listen to every phone call you make.News
YouTube’s monthly paid channel subscriptions basically makes premium cable obsolete
How much would you pay for tech videos, adorable cats, and Harlem Shakes? YouTube is rumored to be thinking around $1.99 per month for specific channel subscriptions.How-To
How to work through the Camera Raw dilemma
Should you shoot compressed or uncompressed photos? Here's how to decide which format is best for your image.Wearablog
The best free apps for marathon runners
Training for any race—let alone a 26.2 mile marathon—can be a daunting task. Luckily, there’s an app, or several, for that!Geek Tech
Tiny insect robot floats better than a butterfly, won’t sting like a bee
The world's tiniest robot can take off and fly perfectly, thanks to engineers at Harvard University.Now Streaming
10 pulpy movies on Netflix
The term "pulp fiction" once referred to an actual type of cheap paper that certain entertaining, high-concept, lowbrow books and stories were published on. These days it refers to anything that's slightly cheap or subversive or not dealing with "respectable" subject matter. Here are ten "pulpy" movies that you can stream on Netflix this week.
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Netflix lost more than 1100 streaming titles Wednesday, but does it matter?
Sure, "Streamageddon" is wiping a bunch of titles from the Netflix streaming archives, but it's all part of the company's new data-driven focus.Opinion
The best subscription music service: Spotify
Which music service should you spend your hard-earned money on every month? We've got the answer.News
Nokia bets on camera tech to boost phone market share
Nokia's venture arm is investing in a California company that uses multiple lenses to create images, another sign that the phone maker is looking to stand out in the smartphone market with its camera technology.News
Jawbone’s Up Platform attempts to unify health services
Jawbone on Tuesday announced its Up Platform, a new system through which users can connect the fitness tracked by their wristbands with ten third-party services.News
Japan uses robots, tech to care for elderly
Japanese firms in Osaka showed their solutions to caring for the country's handicapped and increasing number of elderlyNews
Four apps for making ambient music on your iOS device
When you get tired of just listening to music on your iOS device, why not try creating some with these four generative music apps for iPhone and/or iPad.How-To
How to shoot macros of flowers and bugs
Everything you need to know about getting some really nice close-up photos with almost any camera.News
LG starts accepting preorders for world’s first curved OLED TV
LG is preparing to ship the 55EA9800, its 55-inch OLED television, which is both groundbreaking and pricey.News
Some hot new startups from the second annual NY Tech Day
Don’t tell San Francisco, but they’re not the unimpeachable center of the digital start-up Universe anymore.Connected Home
AT&T flips the switch on home automation with Digital Life platform
AT&T has begun taking orders in 15 metro areas across the U.S. for its Digital Life home automation and security product.Now Streaming
Amazon comedy pilots and Netflix’s new new series
Amazon's trying a new experiment this week, releasing eight new comedy pilots and letting users vote on which ones are worth continuing as a full series. Here are five of the eight pilots you should take a look at, and a quick review of Netflix's new series Hemlock Grove.
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Review: Nexia Home Intelligence system is less than the sum of its parts
Schlage's Nexia Home Intelligence system is a good home-control system, but it's not as strong as Lowes's Iris package, which costs just $1 more per month to operate.Geek Tech
Humans Rights Watch leads a campaign to stop killer robots, isn’t joking around
Humans Rights Watch officially announces campaign to stop killer robots
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Review: Plair plays Web content on your TV, but needs more work
The Plair video streamer is an interesting concept, but in its current form too buggy for primetime. When it worked, it was pretty cool. But unfortunately it was pretty much hit or miss.Wearablog
Review: HeartMath Inner Balance helps you take a few deep breaths
This fit tech device is a digital breathing coach that helps reduce stress.News
BitTorrent partners with Cinedigm for first film promotion
BitTorrent explores feature film distribution, opens file-syncing project to the public.How-To
How to minimize noise in digital photos
Though the days of grainy photos are far behind us, digital photos have a similar problem, called digital noise. Here's how to get rid of it.News
Health care robot brings experts to bedside
A health care robot developed by iRobot and InTouch Health allows doctors who may be thousands of miles away to interact with patients at their bedsides.News
All-robot film crew makes a documentary about humans
The Blabdroid Project lets adorable robots interview and record humans with pointed philosophical questions.How-To
Shoot now, focus later: Change the focus after you take a photo
The new Lytro camera has introduced not only new technology but the urge to alter focus after the fact. Here's how to do this on your own camera without a Lytro.News
TechHive Video Update: Home-made robots
We run through some of the highlights from the recent Robot Block Party at Stanford University.News
Amazon, Netflix roll out more original programming
Amazon's original content arm is debuting 14 pilot episodes and asking for viewers to vote for their favorites, while Netflix is following up on its House of Cards success with a new supernatural series.News
Doc about famous Internet cats among films streaming for free from Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival invites users to stream and vote for their favorite films.Now Streaming
10 ‘B’ movies to stream this month
The 'B movie' was a term for a shorter, lower-budget feature film that would play in front of the high-class 'A movies' back in the days of movie palaces. Though that phenomenon did not last forever, the term 'B movie' stuck. Here’s a selection of so-called 'B movies' to catch on Netflix this month.News
Thymio educational robots introduce kids to robotics
Thymio robots from Switzerland feature a graphics programming language that can help children engage with robotics, and also offer them the chance to get their hands dirty with codeNews