Jan
5
Cobra jumps forward in the field of speed-trap-identifying radar detectors, building the unit's GPS receiver into a USB dongle that can be plugged directly into your computer for daily updates to their AURA database.
Jan
5
HP introduces a compact and lower cost follow-up to their popular Blackbird 002 gaming rig with the new Firebird: a clever mixture of desktop and high-powered laptop-size components starting at $2000.
Jan
5
Cadillac has downsized its 2010 SRX. The luxury crossover must compete with the Lexus RX350, Acura MDX, BMW X3 and X5; so unlike the previous version, the shape of this new SRX is more in line with the rest of the class.
Jan
5
Following the example of the United States, oil-thirsty China is looking to take advantage of low crude oil prices to build up a strategic reserve of petroleum.
Jan
5
Your house is full of cleaning products that you may not even know about. PM tells you how to use fabric softening sheets to clean your shower, lemonade to clean dishwasher and vinegar to get lime out of the sink.
Jan
5
The Pentagon is scrapping the work that's been done up until now on its Transformational Satellite program (TSAT) and opening the program to new bids. Fortunately this is not the only sat program the Air Force is working on.
Jan
5
Robotic toy builder WowWee unveils a remote controlled rolling webcam called the Spyball, along with a series of Texas Instruments-powered microprojectors made for kids.
Jan
4
MacWorld begins today in San Francisco and the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Popular Mechanics will bring you continuous coverage from both MacWorld and CES.
Jan
4
When it comes to replacing cylinder heads in a Duesenberg, there is next to nowhere to turn-there just aren't any spares left. Jay found one brave soul who went to work casting the 185-pound cylinder heads from blueprints that didn't even show the casting cores.