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The Secret to Instagram’s New Video App Is Already in Your Phone
The ability to create moving, time-lapse videos is in your hands, thanks to gyroscopes
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Navdy Projects Apps and Text Messages Onto the Windshield of Almost Any Car
A California startup is launching a system that puts maps, texts and calls right at eye level
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Google Thinks These 18 Teenagers Will Change the World
The global finalists of this year’s Google Science Fair take on cyberbullying countermeasures, tar sands cleanup and wearable tech
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No Network? This Device Will Get Texts Through No Matter What
The GoTenna smartphone accessory uses short-wave radio signals to send messages, no cell tower necessary
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When Scientists, Social Media, and the Kardashians Collide
A commentary published in a scientific journal sparks a heated debate amongst scientists
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Sometimes Bumblebees Just Want to Do Their Own Thing
Bumblebees are strong communicators, but they don’t always listen
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Scientists Decode African Penguin Calls
Researchers are trying to figure out how “jackass” penguins—nicknamed for their braying vocalizations—communicate
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This Temporary Tattoo Can Unlock A Phone
Motorola and VivaLnk release an electronic sticker that replaces your passcode
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It Will Soon Be Legal (Again) To Unlock Your Phone
A new law expected to go into effect soon will make it legal to unlock your phone
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Lasers Make a Fiber Optic Cable Out of Thin Air
Just like a fiber optic cable, without the physical cable
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These Psychologists Think We’d Be Happier If We Talked to Strangers More
Though you should definitely take this on a case-by-case basis.
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Checking the Claim: A Device That Translates Dolphin Sounds Into English
Researchers used new technology to interpret a dolphin noise they say translates loosely to “seaweed”
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Sometimes Scientists Just Need to Be Left Alone
Proponents for alone time—Isaac Newton, included—think silence can be a precondition for a great breakthrough
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Checking The Claim: A Wireless Network That Streams A Thousand Times Faster?
As wireless data networks face more congestion, will entrepreneur Steve Perlman’s latest idea be the ultimate fix?
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Kissing Language Barriers Goodbye
Google is paving the way for the universal voice translator, formerly a thing of science fiction. But will they actually help us communicate?
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Checking the Claim: This Device Would Allow Dogs to Talk Like Humans
A team of oddball inventors claims they are developing a headset that translates a canine’s thoughts into words
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Text Me, Ishmael: Reading Moby Dick in Emoji
Why someone would translate Herman Melville’s classic into emoticons
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Your Dog Can Tell From Your Voice If You’re Happy or Sad
New fMRI research shows that dogs’ brains are specially equipped to process human voices, and respond differently based on our emotions
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With an oPhone, You Can Send Scents to Friends
An inventor has come up with a system for embedding smells into movies, music and text messaging
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