These modern Smart Playhouses will make you wish you were 5 again
The Smart Playhouse is the kind of secret clubhouse we wish we had growing up thanks to its design to resemble modern architecture.
Three engineer students invent an electrifying anti-rape undergarment
Three students from one of India's most prestigious engineering universities have created a device capable of delivering shocks to potential rapists.
Emoji, blogosfear, and more tech lingo you need to know
On this fine April Fool's day, let's have a look at silly-sounding words and determine their true meanings in our weekly tech lingo lesson.
The snooze button is bad for you, but why? [Video]
The idea that the snooze button will help ease your body into waking up will actually do more harm than good, reports the latest ASAP Science video.
Kinect-powered virtual therapists can fully decode a patient’s body language
Psychiatrists can't always keep their eyes on you while making notes. Enter SimSensei, a virtual therapist that uses the Kinect to detect body movements.
Grab your apocalyptic go-bag, a vial of deadly virus from bioterror lab went missing
A scene straight out of a movie has just plagued America. A vial of an obscure, deadly virus has vanished from a University of Texas Medical Branch lab.
Game, set, match: Student solves three Rubik’s cubes while juggling them [Video]
YouTube sensation Ravi Fernando wows the Web with his latest video in which he solves three Rubik's cubes... while juggling them.
Is Disneyland planning a Star Wars Land? We discuss if the force is strong with this one
A recent survey sent to Disneyland Annual Passport holders asks whether they'd be interested in a 'Star Wars'-themed section of the park.
New biomedical startup to revive extinct animals, opening the door to a possible Jurassic Park
Ark Corporation, a biomedical startup, is attempting to bring extinct animals back to life by reconfiguring skin samples into reproducing stem cells.
We got around at SXSW … transportation-wise, of course
There were plenty of ways to get around Austin during SXSW, and we did our best to try nearly all of them. Here's our ranking.
What we’ve Shazam-ed at SXSW 2013
Here are some of the tracks we've Shazam-ed during SXSW 2013 so you can formulate a playlist hip enough for Austin.
BitTorrent makes nice with artists and fans: ‘We’re not The Pirate Bay’
With two new products recently launched, BitTorrent aiming to change its rep by collaborating with artists directly to provide legally distributed content.
Dating apps at SXSW hope to make serendipity happen
SXSW'ers looking for love have apparently come to the most technological place to find it, with tons of dating apps advertised across festival grounds.
Do Top Chefs dream of electric kitchens? Season 9 winner Paul Qui does
We stopped by Top Chef season 9 winner Paul Qui's food truck heaven, SouthBites, for a quick chat about the equipments in his dream kitchen.
Notorious Facebook hook up app invades SXSW to the chagrin of … SXSW
The notorious Bang With Friends app has made its way to Austin, but SXSW organizers were not impressed with team using the festival name without permission.
VHS-collecting filmmakers urges you to ‘Rewind This’ movie for nostalgia’s sake
Rewind This!' - a documentary highlighting the life and times of VHS format - aims to remind people of the tapes' nostalgia effect.
Backstage at a Bravo TV live show taping: Making television more social on the Web
We were invited to attend a taping of Bravo TV's Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at SXSW. Naturally, we couldn't say no.
PAR Works MARS app: Augmented reality guide for those who’ve given up on life
SXSW 2013 Interactive Award finalist MARS app adds augmented reality to anything you take a photo of to provide additional data, making life a step easier.
MoviePass CEO Stacy Spikes on how film can win the TV market back
With TV shows becoming more theatrical, the one way film can win back its viewers is to get social, local, and enhance the overall movie-going experience.
GE brings facial recognition to your morning coffee … but it’s more etch-a-sketch than laser printing
GE is rolling out its Brilliant Brew truck equipped with Barista Bots that can draw your portrait on a cup of coffee. But don't expect realistic results.
Hands on: Memoto life logging camera prototype debuts at SXSW
Kickstarter success Memoto life logging camera has made its way to reality, and we got a hands on with the miniature device at SXSW 2013.
Break out your calculator, because to win at online dating, you’ve got to do your math
She wanted a husband, so she took to online dating. But to find the lover of her dreams, it would take more than just JDate to churn out random guys.
Since Facebook won’t add a dislike button, here comes the Hater app
Everything is always a bit fluffy on Facebook, where you could only Like statuses and photos. That's why Jake Banks launched the Hater app in time for SXSW.
Inside the #SXSWTechCab, where I traded my digital sins for a free ride
Kendo UI is giver SXSW attendees free taxi rides for a small fee: Confess a technological sin with host Irina Slutsky and she'll be your chauffeur.
Expanding the social barrier: Q&A with Suicide Girls co-founder Missy Suicide
We sat down with Suicide Girls co-founder Missy Suicide to talk about new extensions of her website in the era of mobile apps and microblog platforms.
King of the Nerds season one finale recap: One nerd takes it all
The season one finale for "King of the Nerds" has finally crowned its winner, but is it who you think it is?
How New York City is giving payphones a 21st century revamp
The City of New York wants to reinvent the payphone, with design ideas involving kinetic energy, air quality sensors, solar panels, and augmented reality.
How to survive the wild, weird weeks of SXSW
SXSW is the Wild West of digital and social festivals, mixed with music and film - and a lot of partying. Survive with the help of our SXSW 2013 guide.
Supercapacitor, SoLoMo, and more tech lingo you need to know
South by Southwest is quickly approaching, so it may be a good idea to learn about these SoLoMo apps people keep buzzing about.