Now you have an excuse to touch everything.Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft Research have created OmniTouch, a wearable system that turns walls, arms, hands, table tops, paper, and just about everything else into interactive touch surfaces. What makes it all work is a depth-sensing...

It first appeared at Burning Man, providing a guiding light in the wastes, and now it’s coming to Seattle’s Pacific Science Center. What is it? Why, it’s a huge 26-foot Rubik’s cube that can actually be solved. It takes 3 people, however, and they stand apart from each other...

There aren’t many tech products that stick around for 30 years and remain virtually unchanged, but Hewlett-Packard’s 12c financial calculator has, and it’s still in demand. Designed for dealmakers, the 12c is engineered to handle complex formulas for calculating loan payments and interest...

Do you love creepy things with more than two legs? If so, then this morphing hexapod is for for you! Built by Zenta Robotic Creations, MorpHex makes use of more than 25 servos, and it can do some pretty creepy things with them. MorpHex utilizes an Arc-32 micro controller which can handle up to 32 servos....

Bodymedia’s FIT armband is one of many devices in a new market of calorie counters and activity monitors that promise to help add some hard numbers to your exercise regimen. While Bodymedia’s offering is a bit on the expensive side at $249.99 it’s also one of the most fully featured on the...