TECHNOLOGY

This Marker-Wielding Robot Can Teach Kids How to Code

Root teaches students basic programming concepts early on.

Virtual Reality Can Help Arachnophobes See Spiders as Less Terrifying

People who are afraid of spiders perceive them as bigger than they really are—but virtual reality can change that.

How Kegan Schouwenburg is Creating Print-Your-Own Shoes

Customers use the SOLS app to capture images of their feet; two weeks and $99 later, individualized insoles crafted from NASA-grade nylon arrive at their doorstep.

The One Online Tool You Need to Make Life Easier (And How to Use It)

Want someone to call your phone when you can't find it (even if you're home alone)? You got it.

In 1986, Apple Launched a Clothing Line

The Apple Collection: Proof that innovative product design and a keen fashion sense don't always go hand-in-hand.

AMC Theaters Might Soon Let Millennials Use Their Phones During Movies

Some film lovers are already outraged by this plan.

Why Do I Feel My Phone Vibrate Even When No One's Calling or Texting?

If you hallucinate that your phone is vibrating, you aren't alone.

New Polaroid-Style Camera Combines Analog and Digital Features

The classic instant camera is making a comeback.

"Textalyzer" Technology Could Soon Test Whether You Were Texting and Driving

In order to crack down on texting and driving, Cellebrite is developing a so-called “textalyzer” to measure the phone activity of drivers.

Find Neighbors to Receive Your Packages With This App

Never miss a delivery again.

7 Things Introduced at World's Fairs

Where would the Ferris Wheel, Cherry Coke, and IMAX be without them?

Watch a Researcher Fence With a Drone (And Find Out Why He's Doing It)

It's not a new fitness craze—researchers are at work developing a more agile drone that’s able to avoid crashes and gracefully dodge moving obstacles.

Text Like Shakespeare With a Predictive Text Keyboard App

ShakeSpeak will fill in the Bard's quotes for you, so you can sound super literary.

These Bikes Were Designed To Generate Electricity and Help Students Focus

Former teacher and personal trainer Adam Boesel wants to bridge the gap between learning and exercise.

Here's How You Can Spring Clean Your Smartphone

Your home isn't the only part of your life that needs de-cluttering.

Moleskine’s Smart Pen Will Digitize Your Drawings in Real Time

Save your notes on your tablet or phone without taking a million pictures of your notebook.

This Web App Identifies Unnecessary Words In Your Writing

If you’re struggling to fine tune your writing or reduce that cover letter to a single page, there’s a web app that can help.

Conservationists Plan to Sneak Electronic Eggs Into Vulture Nests

The fake eggs contain sensors to monitor the vultures’ behavior and environment.

Scientists Are Using Virtual Reality to Help Conserve Jaguars

360-degree footage lets scientists visit potential jaguar habitats without leaving home.

The TSA Paid $1.4 Million For An App That Some Say a Beginner Could Make

America’s Transport Security Administration seems to have paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $1.4 million for a randomizer app.

The Plan to Send a Submarine to Titan, Saturn's Largest Moon

We may release the (submarine into) Kraken, a liquid hydrocarbon sea on Titan, sometime in the 2040s. How cool is that?

This App Locks Your Phone When You Need to Be Productive

Your phone doesn't have to be an endless source of distraction.

Drones Are Dropping Sterilized Flies Over Ethiopia to Fight Disease

Drones Against Tsetse aims to diminish the next generation of disease-bearing insects.

Want More Dates? Striking a Powerful Pose in Your Profile Picture May Help

A new study shows that dominant postures may be the key to landing more dates.

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