Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Whale snot, space suits, and giant 3D printers

Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!

Features         April 25, 2023

Earth 2.0? NASA announces discovery of remarkably Earth-like exoplanet Kepler-452b

Despite the fact that it's 1,400 light-years away, Kepler-452b is remarkably similar to the planet we call home. Its radius is roughly 1.5 times that of Earth, and it circles a sun-like star in an orbit that takes roughly 385 days -- just 5 percent longer than our own year.

Space News         April 25, 2023

Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Programmable drums, LED helmets, and more

Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!

Features         April 25, 2023

Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Hot tub hammock, smart luggage, and more

Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!

Features         April 25, 2023

Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: 4K camera balls, pro optics for your phone

Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!

Guides         April 25, 2023

Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: $9 computers and $5 smartphone microscopes

Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!

News         April 25, 2023

How to cook steak sous vide

Hank Hill would say it just ain't right, but the secret to the ultimate steak isn't propane or charcoal -- it's a bath of hot water. Here's how we made a mouth-watering sous-vide steak.

Smart Home         April 25, 2023

Parrot Bebop review

Portable, durable, and incredibly simple to fly; Parrot’s Bebop drone is probably the best quadcopter you can get for under $500.

Reviews         April 25, 2023

You too can own a 25-foot flamethrower to torch weeds, aliens, your security deposit

Starting next Monday, you'll be able to pre-order the XM42 handheld flamethrower for a pledge of just 700 bucks -- no background check required.

News         April 25, 2023

DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ review

We review the DJI Phantom 2 Vision+, one of the most accessible drones on the market due to its easy controls, rugged build quality and relatively affordable price tag.

Reviews         April 25, 2023

This reusable paper notebook can be erased with 30 seconds in a microwave

Once you fill up all the pages, the Rocketbook is able to digitize all your notes and store them in the cloud, and then clear all the pages so you can write on them again.

News         April 25, 2023

A competitor found a permanent way to brew off-brand K-cups in Keurig 2.0 machines

One of Keurig's competitors is distributing a device called the Freedom Clip, a retrofittable clip that snaps onto Keurig 2.0 machines and permanently disables Green Mountain's DRM technology, letting you brew any kind of K-cup you want.

Smart Home News         April 24, 2023

Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal Plus Allergy review

As Dyson’s biggest and baddest full-size upright vac, we expected big things from the DC65 Cinetic Big Ball Animal Plus Allergy. Thankfully, it lived up to all our expectations.

Reviews         April 24, 2023

3DRudder makes steering with your feet easier than it sounds

Here's a weird one -- 3DRudder is essentially a giant omni-directional joystick that you control with your feet, thereby freeing up your hands for other stuff

News         April 24, 2023

Ring puts gesture control at your fingertips. Literally.

Rather than relying on cameras to recognize gestures, Ring fits onto your finger and uses an array of accelerometers to detect movements you make with your hand.

Guides         April 24, 2023

As we learned firsthand, ‘graceful’ and ‘Rocket Skates’ do not go together

After months of anticipation we finally got a chance to test out RocketSkates at CES -- and they're not as simple or intuitive as we'd thought.

News         April 24, 2023

Carving concrete (and eating it) on the insane OneWheel electric skateboard

Onewheel is a gyroscopically-stabilized single-wheel electric skateboard, and this year at CES, we were fortunate enough to get a chance to take it for a spin.

News         April 24, 2023

Want to send your hair to the moon? There’s a Kickstarter for that

If Lunar Mission One reaches its $600K funding goal, the creators will send and unmanned drilling module to the south pole of the Moon in 2024

Space News         April 24, 2023

Cocoon puts an ear to the ground, uses ‘infrasound’ to detect home intruders

Through a clever application of the same technology used for earthquake detection, Cocoon can detect intruders in your house through walls and closed doors.

Smart Home News         April 24, 2023

Marty McFly’s hoverboard is finally real, and it’s on Kickstarter right now

Using an array of powerful electromagnets, the Hendo Hoverboard can levitate over any non-magnetic metal surface -- and it's currently on Kickstarter

News         April 24, 2023

A clever design lets you dim these puzzle-like LED bulbs with an ordinary switch

With the help of an onboard microprocessor, the ultra-efficient Nanoleaf Bloom bulb can be dimmed using a normal on/off switch

Smart Home News         April 24, 2023

Neato Botvac 80 review

Check out our in-depth review of the Neato BotVac 80, one of the most advanced robotic vacuums in the biz

Reviews         April 24, 2023

Leave it to Australians to resurrect gladiator duels with carbon-fiber suits

The Australian startup Unified Weapons Master wants to become the UFC of gladiator duels, using a specially designed carbon-fiber suit that lets opponents exchange blows with weapons without hurting each other.

News         April 24, 2023

Robomow RS630 review

If you don’t mind dedicating an afternoon to setting it up, Robomow’s flagship RS630 will power through even the most unforgiving terrain and get your lawn looking like a golf course fairway at the touch of a button.

Smart Home         April 24, 2023

Moneual RYDIS H68 Pro review

Thanks largely to its advanced navigational abilities, the Rydis H68 Pro is an extremely capable and versatile robot -- and at just 500 bucks, it's also a great value.

Reviews         April 24, 2023

Piper Home Security System review

Considering the wide range of sensor tech it's got under the hood, we think Piper is a pretty solid, low-cost alternative to some of the more traditional home security solutions out there

Reviews         April 24, 2023

Sick? Need more vitamin D? Testosterone? Lick a stick and Cue fills you in

Forget tracking steps and counting calories -- this new device can test things like testosterone, inflammation, and fertility with a spit sample

News         April 24, 2023

iRobot Scooba 450 review

What the Roomba can’t sweep, the Scooba can mop. We put iRobot’s kitchen-friendly cleaning bot to the test with some truly filthy floors, and came away shocked at how well it works.

Reviews         April 24, 2023

iRobot Roomba 880 review

We put iRobot's flagship Roomba 880 through the paces to see if its worth the price and the hype.

Reviews         April 24, 2023

Gamescom 2013 Trailer Roundup

Check out this video roundup to catch all the latest game trailers coming out of this year's Gamescom expo and get a sneak preview of the hottest new titles

Features         April 24, 2023

Transform your smartphone into the ultimate power tool with Ryobi Phone Works

By leveraging all the high tech components you've already got in your smartphone, tools in Ryobi's Phone Works line are cheaper than standalone devices

Smart Home News         March 21, 2023

This AI cloned my voice using just three minutes of audio

My Own Voice certainly isn't the only voice-cloning tool out there, but what's impressive about it is that it only needs a tiny amount of input.

Features         February 20, 2023

Digital Trends’ Tech For Change CES 2023 Awards

Of all the world-changing technologies and innovative ideas on display at CES 2023, these ones impressed us the most.

Features         January 9, 2023

Digital Trends’ Tech For Change CES 2022 Awards

Of all the world-changing technologies and innovative ideas on display at CES 2022, these four impressed us the most.

Trash         November 11, 2022

Watch DJI’s tiny Spark drone respond to hand gestures like a raptor

Despite the fact that it's just slightly larger than a can of soda, the Spark has plenty of technological muscle under its hood.

News         June 15, 2022

Short on time? Here’s how to resize a bunch of photos at once using Google Picasa

Here's a straightforward tutorial on how to re-size multiple images simultaneously using Google Picasa, which is free and oh so easy to use.

Guides         May 6, 2022

From camo to stargazing, here’s what’s in store for the world’s blackest material

UK tech firm Surrey Nanosystems has developed a material so black that you can't even see it -- you can only see that there's a black void.

Space News         April 28, 2022

SpaceX just got the green light to build its own spaceport in Texas

Now that they company has the FAA's blessing, it will soon be able to build and use its own private spaceport, rather than using Air Force facilities

Space News         April 28, 2022