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South Korea’s 5G Network Will Let You Download a Full Movie in a Second
China and the E.U. are also setting deadlines for 5G implementation, but South Korea is throwing way more money at the technology
The Case Against the Case for Bitcoin
Glenn Fleishman rebuts Marc Andreessen’s Bitcoin primer.
A Sugar-Powered Smartphone? Sweet!
A more efficient, sugar-powered battery developed by a team at Virginia Tech could help move the technology out of the lab and into your favorite gadget.
Man Builds Machine, Which in Turn Builds the Perfect Cookie
A feat of human ingenuity so advanced, it’ll make you glower dubiously at every cookie you put to your lips from here until the end of days.
Bitcoin: Marc Andreessen Explains It All for You
A web visionary makes the case for virtual currency having world-changing implications.
Tech Finds Its Voice: The Future of Virtual Assistants
Someday, just about anything and everything will have a brain of some kind. But what about a voice?
How to Buy a New Energy-Efficient Light Bulb
Instead of going to the store and grabbing an incandescent off the shelf, you now have several options when shopping for light bulbs.
Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios for Four 3D Printers
After CES, the future of 3D printers seems just a bit brighter. But how bright?
Smart Scale Promises the Perfect Drink: Technology FINALLY Delivers Something Useful
Clearly we’ve reached the pinnacle of human ingenuity.
Tactus’s Shape-Shifting Touchscreens Make for a Dazzling CES Demo
Last week’s CES gadgetfest in Las Vegas was full of product demonstrations that were neat, futuristic or some combination thereof. But I only saw one that looked like science fiction.
Wherein Real-Time Data Tells Me I Shot the Most Perfect Free Throw in the History of Free Throws
The swish was so deafening it could be heard in Reno and felt as far away as Los Angeles.