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Consumer Electronics

The latest developments in gadgets, gaming, smart phones, virtual reality, and audio/video
History of TechnologyMagazineNovember 2025ArticlePast ForwardTransportationConsumer Electronics

In 1953, the Ford X-100 Concept Car Had It All

Heated seats, a radio phone, even an electric shaver in the glove box

6 min read
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Roomba vacuum signed by iRobot team, showing control buttons, on wooden floor.
RoboticsConsumer ElectronicsFeature

iRobot's Focus Group Changed Everything

Joe Jones describes how the Roomba came to be

9 min read
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Consumer ElectronicsMagazineNovember 2025Analysis

Tips for Success From Crowd Supply’s Helen Leigh

Avoid the common mistakes indie creators make

2 min read
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AISemiconductorsSponsored Article

From Bottleneck to Breakthrough: AI in Chip Verification

How AI is transforming chip design with smarter verification methods

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Consumer ElectronicsMagazineNovember 2025Article

Go Go Gadgets!

Read Steven Searcy’s poem from our November 2025 issue

1 min read
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Consumer ElectronicsNewsTelecommunications

How User-Centered Design Aids Accessibility

Tailored devices center person’s needs, not just techno whizbang

4 min read

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AIGuest ArticleConsumer Electronics

AI Agents Leave Behind a Hidden Data Trail

Six engineering habits curb data storage without curbing autonomy

4 min read
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Consumer ElectronicsNews

Qualcomm Acquires Arduino, Shocking Open Source Fans

The acquisition raises concerns about open-source hardware’s future

5 min read

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How Electromagnetic Fins Propel Robotic Swimmers

2 min read
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How Wi-Fi Signals Can Help Track Your Heartbeat

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New Mapping Model Enhances Robot Terrain Navigation

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Pill-Sized Robot Helps Assess Gut Health

3 min read
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Deep-Space Signals Get Precision Boost with New Codes

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BiomedicalSemiconductorsNewsConsumer Electronics

Could Artificial Neurons Save Power in Computing?

Bacterial nanowires make memristors operate at cellular voltages

4 min read
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AerospaceMagazineEnergyFeatureSpecial ReportsOctober 2025Consumer ElectronicsThe Scale Issue

11 Oddball Technology Records You Probably Didn’t Know

The strongest robotic arm, the fastest brain typist, and more

3 min read
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Consumer ElectronicsSemiconductorsNewsComputing

Snapdragon X2: Qualcomm’s AI-Driven Processor Unveiled

But it still has a lot to prove

3 min read

The Scale Issue

Humanity’s greatest challenges require us to radically scale up our ingenuity
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If We Want Bigger Wind Turbines, We’re Gonna Need Bigger Airplanes

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RoboticsMagazineFeatureSpecial ReportsOctober 2025Humanoid RobotsThe Scale Issue

Reality Is Ruining the Humanoid Robot Hype

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Climate TechMagazineFeatureSpecial ReportsOctober 2025The Scale IssueClimate Change

How Much Carbon Do We Need to Capture?

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What’s Lost When Stars Disappear from View

8 min read
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Will We Know Artificial General Intelligence When We See It?

12 min read
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Consumer ElectronicsNewsBiomedical

Smartphone Cameras Go Hyperspectral

Off-the-shelf smartphone cameras can become advanced sensors

2 min read
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History of TechnologyMagazineArticlePast ForwardSemiconductorsOctober 2025Consumer Electronics

RCA’s VideoDisc Gamble Paid Off in Chips

How RCA’s failed VideoDisc launched a scanning microscope

8 min read
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Consumer ElectronicsMagazineNovember 2025News

How Vapor Chambers Cool New iPhone 17 Models

Apple joins Samsung and Google in managing heat with water

3 min read
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Advancing Magnetized Target Fusion by Solving an Inverse Problem with COMSOL Multiphysics

Join us for an insightful presentation on General Fusion’s cutting-edge LM26 fusion demonstration

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Consumer ElectronicsNewsComputing

Framework’s New Upgradable GPU for Laptops

Framework and Nvidia develop a swappable RTX 5070 graphics module

3 min read
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Consumer ElectronicsMagazineNovember 2025News

E-Paper Display Reaches the Realm of LCD Screens

Modos debuts an open-source e-paper with a 75-Hz refresh rate

4 min read