Google’s annual competition offers scholarships, tech prizes and homepage glory.
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DmC: Devil May Cry Review: Not-So-Divine Dramedy
DmC: Devil May Cry isn’t just a hip rubric rethink, it’s also a beat-em-up that doesn’t work quite right out of the box. But first let me explain what’s in that box.
Christie Street: Like a Picky, Gadgets-Only Kickstarter with Refunds
Christie Street’s strategy of having fewer hand-picked, robustly audited products can work, but the site is going to need at least a few winners out of the gate in order to attract a large enough crowd to keep the crowdfunding flowing.
Will Self-Driving Cars Change the Rules of the Road?
As the momentum for self-driving cars grows, one question is getting little attention: should they even be legal?
Your Smartphone Will Become the Hub of Your Digital Lifestyle
Over the next two to three years, I believe we will see thousands of sensor-based products tied to apps on our smartphones.
Aaron Swartz’s Suicide Prompts MIT Soul Searching
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has launched an internal investigation into the school’s involvement in the suicide of 26-year-old computer programmer and Internet activist Aaron Swartz.
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My Kennedy Polaroids: Instant History
When John F. Kennedy campaigned in Oregon in 1960, a Polaroid photographer was there.
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CES 2013: The View from Sony’s Phil Molyneux
Sony Electronics’ president on gadgets and 4K TV — and why the company isn’t talking so much about 3D these days.
Aaron Swartz, Tech Prodigy and Internet Activist, Is Dead at 26
New York City’s chief medical examiner ruled the death a suicide by hanging. Swartz was 26 years old.
Watch Me Levitate a Remote Control Helicopter with My Mind
Mind-controlled helicopters feed on relaxation or concentration. So when the Puzzlebox Orbit started lifting off the ground before I could even start to meditate, I have to assume it’s because CES had already reduced my brain to ooze.
Nitpicking The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim a Year Later
I’ve clocked another 71 hours in Skyrim‘s lovely winter wilds, which makes for a total of over 120. Time to nitpick a little, because I’ve said plenty of nice things already!
Nvidia’s Project Shield Can Succeed Even If It Fails
Even if Project Shield is only a minor commercial success, it’ll kickstart Android gaming in ways that a flood of bargain basement tablets never could — and prevent the future of handheld gaming from becoming synonymous with Apple.