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Scituate Man Gets Bionic Hand

A Scituate man is the first person in the United States to receive a high tech bionic hand. At age 14, Mike Benning lost his arm below the elbow to cancer.

2013/05/16

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Keller @ Large: Google’s Glasses Could Ruin The Wink

What makes Winky truly scary is the possibility it could permanently ruin one of the most expressive gestures in the human pantheon – the wink.

2013/05/03

Facebook Answers Questions About New Graph Search, News Feed

Facebook is about to roll out a new look and new features soon. Kate O’Neill, product manager at Facebook, talked to WBZ-TV about what you can expect.

2013/03/25

Robotic competition at Boston University

Robotics Competition Underway At Boston University

A robotics competition in Boston features technology built by teenagers that you have to see to believe.

2013/03/22

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5 Things You Didn’t Know (Or Don’t Remember) About Life Before Twitter

Here are five things you didn’t know (or may not remember) about life before Twitter.

2013/03/21

Samsung's new Galaxy S 4. (Photo credit DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Galaxy S 4 Review: Grab-Bag Of Features That Don’t Come Together

It’s more like Samsung is throwing a bunch of technologies into the phone to see what sticks. Sometimes, that’s how progress works, but consumers might not appreciate being guinea pigs.

2013/03/15

Wellesley Grad Student’s Medical Device Wins Lemelson-MIT Prize

Nikolai Begg has invented a mechanical device for doctors that helps with minimally invasive surgery.

2013/03/06

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Facebook Says It Was Hit By Hackers

Facebook is getting an unwelcome look at the shady side of the hacking culture that CEO Mark Zuckerberg celebrates.

2013/02/16

Storm Preps: The Tech Checklist

Here are some tips on how to get ready for the storm so you can stay connected, productive, and most importantly, safe.

2013/02/07

NH Bill Would Allow Family To Take Over Social Media Accounts After Death

A NH lawmaker has introduced a bill that could make things easier for families who want to take over their loved one’s social media accounts after a death.

2013/01/16

Apple’s iPhone: A Visual History

The Pax East 2011 gaming convention came to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on March 11, drawing tens of thousands of gamers.

Inside Pax East Gaming Convention

2011 FIRST Robotics Competition

High school students competed in the 2011 FIRST Robotics Competition in Manchester, N.H. on Friday, March 4.

A Non-Glasses 3D Mobile DTV from LG Electronics is unveiled at the LG press conference at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show January 5, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

Consumer Electronics Show 2011

The newest and greatest in consumer electronics were on display at the 2011 CES in Las Vegas.

An Apple employee holds a new iPod Nano at an Apple Special Event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Sept. 1, 2010 in San Francisco. (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Apple Unveils New iPods, Apple TV

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled a refreshed lineup of iPods and a smaller Apple TV during a presentation in San Francisco on Sept. 1, 2010.

Notable Inventions By M.I.T. Grads

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the most prestigious schools in the nation for a reason.

A receptionist robot, produced by Japan’s robot maker Kokoro smiles during a demonstration at the International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2009. (credit: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images)

Japanese Robot Craze

Back in the 1970s, it was easy for the “Six Million Dollar Man,” Steve Austin, to spot a robotic person — or a fembot as the hip sci-fi show called them. In 2010, Japanese robotics […]

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