In case you blinked and missed it, videos of groups of people doing a dance called the Harlem Shake have been sweeping the Internet. The first video was posted at the end of January, and by the first week in February it had gone viral. Since then, tens of thousands of versions have been posted [...]

How do you recognize a technological innovation? It feels like magic. The wonder happens when an app or a gadget does something that you don’t expect from technology. It can be calling a cab with a push of a button, watching a movie of your choice on the go, or playing a game with gestures [...]

In this blog, I’m continuing my exploration of what Chris Anderson’s company DIY Drones has done in using open-source methods to create products that are exponentially less expensive to make. After more than a decade as the editor of Wired magazine, Chris Anderson started the company of his dreams — a robotics manufacturing company called [...]

As Hurricane Sandy barreled down on the East Coast, thousands flocked to social media to share how they are seeing and experiencing this epic megastorm. Sites like Twitter and Instagram immediately became a source of hurricane news for many — and where words couldn’t begin to describe, the photos sure did. After all, a TwitPic [...]

Google has added a new way to search on its mobile Google.com site, and if you loved showing off your handwriting on the blackboard as a kid, you might have a new favorite input method. It’s called Google Handwrite, and the new feature allows you to write out the letters of your search term using [...]