Unmanned Airborne Warriors By Ned Smith The U.S. military is increasingly calling on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to gain battlefield advantage in Iraq, Afghanistan and other trouble spots around the globe.
Seven Sci-Fi Weapons from Tomorrow Are Here Today By Ned Smith A number of weapons and weapons systems now on active duty or in the prototype stage seem to have been ripped straight out of the overwrought imagination of a sci-fi writer.
New Project Aims to Flood the Market with Tablet PCs By Ned Smith OLPC’s goal is to empower children in the developing world by putting computers in their hands.
Navy Tests Screaming Fast Warship By Ned Smith The high-tech, high-speed USS Independence is battling a rival ship to be picked as the U.S. Navy’s new Littoral Combat Ship
A Simple Cure to the Web's Effect on Your Concentration By Ned Smith The Internet is rerouting pathways in our brains, researchers say.
747 Set to Battle Gulf Oil Slick By Ned Smith A Boeing 747 supertanker is awaiting a call top help combat the tsunami of crude oil spewing in the Gulf of Mexico.
7 Online Scams Any Idiot Can Avoid By Ned Smith It’s pretty easy to get ripped off in the digital world online.
New Game-Changing Army Weapon Destroys Hidden Targets By Ned Smith The U.S. Army will equip troops with the new high-tech XM25 airburst grenade launcher.
New Robotic Stealth Fighter Jet Set to Soar By Ned Smith Boeing’s sleek fighter-size Phantom Ray stealth jet will make its first flight by year’s end.
iPad Usability Problems Revealed in New Report By Ned Smith The usability gurus at Nielsen Norman take a look at the first wave of iPad apps and find most have a ways to go before becoming user-friendly.
Amtrak Tests Beef Byproducts as Biofuel By Ned Smith Amtrak is testing a beef-based biofuel to reduce emissions and dependence of foreign oil.
The 3 Most Common Types of PC Virus Infections By Ned Smith Trojans, botnets and scareware sound frightening... and for good reason.
Flying Car Could Transform Warfare By Ned Smith DARPA’s looking to equip soldiers with a flying car that will cruise in the air like a plane and drive on the ground like an SUV.
Recycled OS Limits iPad and Other Tablet Computers By Ned Smith Table computers have derivative operating systems, Do people care?
Behind the iPad: 4 Decades of Clever Technology By Ned Smith A number of critical events stretching back nearly 30 years that helped pave a path for the iPad.
GM Cars to Get F-16 Fighter Jet Display Technology By Ned Smith GM is testing a head-up display (HUD) system for cars that will give drivers the same kind of all-weather, day or night, awareness of their environment that military pilots have today.
Will 'Vooks' be the Kindle Killer? By Ned Smith There’s a new story-telling medium in town that may have the potential to help the iPad put the final nail in Kindle’s coffin: The vook.
The Most Influential Video Games of the Last 50 Years By Ned Smith Electronic games have had a global impact on society and culture, changing how people play, learn and connect with each other.
File Sharing Software Reveal Users' Private Information By Ned Smith Thousands of Americans may unwittingly be sharing personal medical and financial information stored on their home computers when they use file-sharing software
Extreme Mobile: Fords to Feature Voice-Controlled Internet By Ned Smith Ford's second direction SYNC system taps the power of smartphones to control mobile Internet applications in the car.
New Kid-Friendly Robot Is Programmable By Ned Smith A new remote-controlled robot available this fall will likely be the first of many programmable toys aimed at children.
How Hollywood Converts 2-D Silver into 3-D Gold By Ned Smith Some of the films being converted to 3-D are old movies being re-released in theaters.
How to Pick the Perfect Super Bowl TV By Ned Smith TV sales spike around Super Bowl time. Here's how to pick the best TV for your needs.
Notebooks, Netbooks, Smartbooks: Which One Is Best For You? By Ned Smith How to choose between a notebook, netbook and smartbook.
Text-Message Donations Soar Amid Haiti Crisis By Ker Than, Ned Smith Text messaging donation to Haiti soar as SMS donating in general rises.