Amazon now gives free MP3 copies to CD buyers[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:25:07 GMT ]Amazon Thursday unveiled a service that increases competition with Apple's dominant iTunes store, launching Amazon AutoRip, which gives customers free digital versions of music CDs they purchase from the world's largest Internet retailer.

2,000-year-old treasure discovered[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:39:35 GMT ]Residents of a town under siege by the Roman army about 2,000 years ago buried two hoards of treasure in the town's citadel — treasure recently excavated by archaeologists.

'Smart' potty or dumb idea? Wacky CES gadgets[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:22:47 GMT ]From the iPotty for toddlers to the 1,600-pound mechanical spider and the host of glitch-ridden "smart" TVs, the International CES show is a forum for gadget makers to take big — and bizarre — chances.

Wanna see the best of CES 2013? Let's go![ Wed, 9 Jan 2013 21:47:38 GMT ]The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show is packed with the newest gadgets, devices and apps. NBCNews.com's Wilson Rothman literally runs through Las Vegas looking for the best.

US test pilots could go into orbit by 2015[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:55:30 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Americans could be flying into orbit on U.S.-built spaceships again as early as 2015 — but the first fliers won't be NASA astronauts or millionaire space tourists.

Google Play to let all developers respond to user comments[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:07:01 GMT ]Initially "top" developers were able to comment, but now Google is gradually allowing all developers of an app to respond. [Read more]

Apple's Cook talks 'cooperation' with iPhone-less China Mobile[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:08:03 GMT ]No surprise there: With over 700 million subscribers, China Mobile is the jewel of the country's wireless industry. And it doesn't yet offer the iPhone. [Read more]

Facebook rolls out Pages Manager Android app for U.S.[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:49:24 GMT ]Now available in the U.S. and U.K., the app lets Facebook Pages administrators manage their pages from their Android devices. [Read more]

Micron's new terabyte-class SSD is under $600[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:06:31 GMT ]The company is aggressively pricing its 1TB-class solid-state drives, due to arrive in the coming weeks. [Read more]

Microsoft: Yep, we bought R2 Studios[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:41:29 GMT ]Redmond says it has purchased R2 Studios, a startup working on home-automation applications, and is folding the new company into its Xbox division. [Read more]

Hardcore gamers get a tablet[ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:52:40 EST ]Mobile gaming has become a staple for casual gamers looking for fun with friends or just a quick match while killing some time. Now, one hardware company thinks hard-core gamers are ready to take their action on the move, too.

Gallery: Scenes from CES[ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:51:08 EST ]When 150,000 industry execs, entrepreneurs, salespeople, publicists, tech reporters and hangers-on gather here for the annual Consumer Electronics Show, it's a five-day carnival -- even by Las Vegas standards.

TVs driven by software, streaming[ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:29:53 EST ]Televisions are getting wider and thinner, their edges shrinking to make room for displays that pack in more and more pixels.

Coating makes phone waterproof[ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:57:55 EST ]Liquipel, a product to make your phone waterproof, impresses crowds at the Consumer Electronics Show. Dan Simon reports.

Suit highlights Web access issues for disabled[ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:46:14 EST ]Melissa Earll owns stacks of classic comic books, baseball cards that include a young Hank Aaron and Whitey Ford and other collectibles she wants to sell.

Slideshow: CES 2013: From big tablets to small chips[ Tue, 8 Jan 2013 20:46:57 GMT ]CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 11 and is expected to feature 3,100 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 150,000 attendees.

Even in 4-inch heels. she can ride electric skateboard[ Wed, 9 Jan 2013 04:31:33 GMT ]Skateboards can be tricky, but with the right design and a couple of motors — not to mention huge wheels — it was possible for the ZBoard team to turn a terrifying transportation device into a fun piece of gear even the most graceless among us can handle. Like, say, you're a tired reporter who's been running around the Consumer Electronics Show all day long and you've got a fear of skateboards.

Pre-caffeine tech: Speedy CES, science jokes! [ Wed, 9 Jan 2013 15:10:24 GMT ]Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee today: CES is packed with the newest gadgets, devices and apps. NBCNews.com's Wilson Rothman runs through Las Vegas looking for the best.

Petition calls for putting nuclear power in space[ Tue, 8 Jan 2013 16:05:50 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: First there was the Death Star petition, then there was the Starship Enterprise petition, and now there's a petition calling on the White House to build a nuclear rocket for fast interplanetary travel.

Video: Let's go: Best of CES[ Tue, 8 Jan 2013 23:35:55 GMT ]CES is packed with the newest gadgets, devices and apps. NBCNews.com's Wilson Rothman runs through Las Vegas looking for the best. (NBCNews.com)

How Samsung might actually get featuritis under control[ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:32:11 GMT ]Can you have too many capabilities in your TV or washing machine or smartphone? Samsung's guilty of cramming, but it's also seriously trying to simplify -- consider its new interface for smart TVs. [Read more]

Console sales set for rebound, courtesy of next-gen[ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:11:19 GMT ]Research firm IDC says that console sales slumped last year, but will hit new heights in 2013 and 2014 as next-generation consoles launch. [Read more]

Off-the-beaten-track at CES 2013[ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:50:39 GMT ]Forget the big brands and glitzy devices. There's a lot of interesting stuff on the periphery of the Consumer Electronics Show. [Read more]

With motion-controlled Gyro screwdriver, it's all in the wrist[ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:00:00 GMT ]Messing around with Black & Decker's intuitive, easy-to-use driver is a delight, especially since it looks like a sci-fi prop. [Read more]

Cheaper iPhone could cost as little as $99, says Bloomberg[ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:01:53 GMT ]Piling onto the latest rumors of a cheaper iPhone on the horizon, a source tells Bloomberg the device could sell for between $99 and $149. [Read more]

5 fun and odd gadgets from CES[ Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:59:49 EST ]At the Consumer Electronics Show, new sensors track everything from your pets and plants to how fast you eat.

Hardcore gamers get a tablet[ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:52:40 EST ]Mobile gaming has become a staple for casual gamers looking for fun with friends or just a quick match while killing some time. Now, one hardware company thinks hard-core gamers are ready to take their action on the move, too.

Gallery: Scenes from CES[ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:51:08 EST ]When 150,000 industry execs, entrepreneurs, salespeople, publicists, tech reporters and hangers-on gather here for the annual Consumer Electronics Show, it's a five-day carnival -- even by Las Vegas standards.

TVs driven by software, streaming[ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:29:53 EST ]Televisions are getting wider and thinner, their edges shrinking to make room for displays that pack in more and more pixels.

New TVs driven by software and streaming[ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:58:44 EST ]Televisions are getting wider and thinner, their edges shrinking to make room for displays that pack in more and more pixels.

10ft squid captured on film in natural habitat[ Tue, 8 Jan 2013 15:07:07 GMT ]The world's first moving images of a giant squid living in its natural habitat have been captured by a team of scientists more than half a mile below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

Video: Best part of CES? Trying to break gadgets[ Tue, 8 Jan 2013 15:26:17 GMT ]ES is a cornucopia of the latest gadgets, many of them claiming high levels of durability. NBCNews.com's Rosa Golijan seeks out the most durable cases, devices and accessories to see if she can break any of them. (NBCNews.com)

Asus put Google TV in a cube … err, Qube[ Tue, 8 Jan 2013 14:47:41 GMT ]While it's not fair to directly compare Google's Nexus Q to Asus' new Google TV powered Qube, it is difficult to not giggle at the strange geometry involved with Google related products. Circles on Google+, a sphere-shaped Nexus Q and now the Qube — which is ...

Move over Halo: Beautiful, provocative indie games step into the spotlight[ Tue, 8 Jan 2013 14:47:58 GMT ]If you want to play some of the most unusual, beautiful and thought-provoking games being made today, you need to look beyond the big mainstream video games made by the big mainstream companies with the big marketing budgets into the wild, wonderful world of independent games.

Petition calls for putting nuclear power in space[ Tue, 8 Jan 2013 16:05:50 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: First there was the Death Star petition, then there was the Starship Enterprise petition, and now there's a petition calling on the White House to build a nuclear rocket for fast interplanetary travel.

Low-cost iPhone heading to emerging markets this year -- report[ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:09:37 GMT ]Apple plans to launch a new iPhone version designed exclusively for China and emerging markets that could be available in the second half of 2013, according to Digitimes' sources. [Read more]

Kingston: Behold the 1-terabyte flash drive[ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:17:14 GMT ]Available sometime this quarter, the DataTraveler HyperX Predator will offer a whopping terabyte of storage with USB 3.0. [Read more]

Samsung's video search tool for TVs will be coming to tablets too[ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:17:42 GMT ]Exec TJ Kang tells CNET that certain tablets will be able to use the new feature that lets users search live TV and various streaming services through one app. [Read more]

Google brings Wi-Fi sprawl to NYC neighborhood[ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:33:15 GMT ]The free public service, which is being unveiled today, is said to be the largest contiguous Wi-Fi network in all of the Big Apple. [Read more]

Amazon Prime lands in Canada[ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:38:18 GMT ]Canadians will be able to take advantage of Prime's unlimited, two-day shipping but not the e-book lending or video streaming available in the U.S. [Read more]

Six gadget trends to look for at CES [ Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:31:30 EST ]Smartphones inch closer to becoming remote controls for your life at next week's 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The annual event is the largest gadget conference in the world, where major technology companies and scrappy startups can show off their latest innovations.

Apparently This Matters: Ruzzle[ Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:10:04 EST ]On Sunday morning, a strange word suddenly started trending for me on Twitter. The word was Ruzzle. I had no idea what it meant, so I did the smart thing and asked my dog.

Library of Congress has 170B tweets[ Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:16:22 EST ]An effort by the Library of Congress to archive Twitter posts has amassed more than 170 billion tweets, which the library is now seeking to make available to researchers and other interested parties.

5 fun and odd gadgets from CES[ Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:59:49 EST ]At the Consumer Electronics Show, new sensors track everything from your pets and plants to how fast you eat.

CES keynote: Young people are 'born mobile'[ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:25:17 EST ]Mobile technology is no longer limited to laptops, smartphones and tablets. It's seeping into every corner of our lives, including television and movies, cars, the workplace, health care, education and eventually our bodies.

Nvidia unveils handheld gaming console[ Mon, 7 Jan 2013 08:17:20 GMT ]Chip giant Nvidia has announced a new mobile graphics system and, to the surprise of many, a handheld gaming console to go with it. "Project Shield" resembles some other experimental handhelds, but has a couple new tricks up its sleeve.

First table — no, not tablet — PC due out[ Mon, 7 Jan 2013 00:22:28 GMT ]Lenovo Sunday unveiled what it calls the first "table PC" — that's right, table PC, not tablet PC — which lets the computer lie flat on any surface so that two or more people can use the screen at the same time. This 27-inch, Windows 8 Pro machine is definitely one of the more unusual products to be announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Eye-tracking accessory connects to computer[ Mon, 7 Jan 2013 07:00:31 GMT ]Eye-tracking technology. It sounds somewhat creepy initially, but it has plenty of incredible applications. At CES, a company showed off an accessory, Tobii REX, that connects to a computer via USB and is attached to the bottom of a display. It gives your computer the ability to track and interpret your gaze after a quick one-time calibration.

LG bringing OLED TV to US in March for $12,000[ Mon, 7 Jan 2013 16:55:51 GMT ]At CES in Las Vegas, LG announced that it would launch the long-awaited OLED TV into the U.S. market this March, for a suggested retail price of $12,000.

This year's gadget spam: Bluetooth speakers[ Mon, 7 Jan 2013 00:40:46 GMT ]Every year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, there's a product category so jammed with competitors, they all asphyxiate until one or two brands remain, and the rest quit the business. In the past, spam categories included MP3 players, e-readers, GPS navigators and digital picture frames. This year, the top prize goes to Bluetooth portable speakers.