Flying cars are closer than you think
When your job is listening to companies convince you the future will be good, it tends to shape your outlook on things.

November 22, 2016 at 01:56PM
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A Five-Second Video Will Crash Your iPhone
In this demonstration, The Verge’s Tom Warren shows how a small corrupted .MP4 file can bring your iPhone to a halt.

November 22, 2016 at 07:35AM
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The Futuristic Walkman of 1938 Wasn’t Very Portable
Radio miniaturization was proceeding at a fast clip in the ’30s. Marketing them as personal, easy-to-carry devices might have been a bit of stretch, however.

November 22, 2016 at 06:36AM
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Are GPS Apps Messing With Our Brains?
The last 15 years have produced a daunting database of disasters wherein people navigating with tiny screens drive directly into danger, destruction, and death.

November 22, 2016 at 06:36AM
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Google will tell you how crowded your favorite bar is in real time
The company relies on aggregated, anonymized location history data, just like it does for popular times.

November 21, 2016 at 05:06PM
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Going with the flow: The global battle for your personal data
Like oil, data is beginning to drive conflict, as different political blocs fight for control of how this valuable resource flows around the world.

November 21, 2016 at 05:06PM
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Going with the flow: The global battle for your personal data
Like oil, data is beginning to drive conflict, as different political blocs fight for control of how this valuable resource flows around the world.

November 21, 2016 at 05:06PM
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A Whimsical Walk Through The Most Iconic Cameras Of All-Time
From the Kodak Brownie of 1900 to today’s iPhone, animator Portero Delantero explores the photo cameras that make collectors drool.

November 21, 2016 at 03:22PM
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Here’s How NextEV’s NIO EP9 World’s Fastest Electric Car Reaches 196mph Speeds
utomaker NextEV has taken the wraps off what it claims is the world’s fastest electric car. The NIO EP9, revealed Monday, is capable of reaching blistering speeds of up to 196 mph, thanks to a combination of exotic technologies and engineering prowess.

November 21, 2016 at 02:37PM
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Snap Spectacles review: Fun that’s totally worth the trouble
The most initially remarkable thing about Spectacles is how much Snapchat got right in making them.

November 21, 2016 at 01:34PM
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