Latest articles by Chris Gayomali
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The Idea Factory: A smarter running shoe
Speed Read German researchers are developing a biometric sneaker that can help you fine tune your stride
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For those who have everything: The (almost) unbreakable smartphone
Speed Read A smartphone with a screen that can only be scratched by diamonds — and more in our collection of bizarrely elite consumer products
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The Idea Factory: A real-life lightsaber
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The Idea Factory: Say goodbye to paper checks
Speed Read The latest app from Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey lets you transfer cash to friends instantly
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The Idea Factory: The computerized beer brewer
Speed Read The PicoBrew Zymatic is the "Nespresso of beer brewing"
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The Idea Factory: The FitBit Force
Speed Read The fitness tracker of the future is here
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The Idea Factory: Facial recognition for Fido
Speed Read A new app helps you quickly track down a lost dog or cat
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Stats of our lives: The century club
Speed Read Women are much more likely to reach age 100 than men — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures
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Only in America: Pay to play
Speed Read An American worker secretly outsources his duties to China so he can browse Reddit all day — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation
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The 12 weirdest animal penises on Earth [Updated]
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100 orgasms a day: One woman's agonizing and rare medical disorder
feature A 44-year-old New Jersey woman says that even a slight speed bump can trigger a climax, which makes riding in cars or trains an embarrassing, painful affair
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6 terrifying instances of pets eating their owners
feature An Oregon hog farmer goes missing — and hours later, only dentures and an unnamed body part are recovered from his pig pen
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Is the asteroid zipping past Earth this week really worth $195 billion?
feature Deep Space Industries claims the space rock flying by Friday could be worth its weight in gold
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PHOTO: This beautiful black hole is the youngest ever discovered
feature At just 1,000 years old, W49B is thought to be the beginnings of a little-observed phenomenon
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The FDA-approved cyborg implant that lets the blind see again
feature While bulky and clumsy now, the Argus II vision system promises a very bright future
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6 of the saddest Valentine's Day apps (and one good one)
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The week's best of the internet
feature The 8 best images, memes, videos, and more to emerge from the great digital playground — from Bill Gates' Reddit AMA to the most lovable Jeopardy! contestant ever
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Finally invented: A computer incapable of crashing
feature London scientists have created a machine that can repair its own damaged code
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Everything you need to know about the new HTC One
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How you can connect any two pages on the internet in 19 clicks or less
feature A Hungarian physicist finds that the web's organizing principles aren't all that different from "six degrees of Kevin Bacon"
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4 innocent people wrongly accused of being Boston Marathon bombing suspects
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The week's best of the internet
feature The 9 best images, videos, and memes to emerge from the great digital playground — from Alison Brie imitating Grumpy Cat to Patton Oswalt's epic Star Wars filibuster
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Can cloning redwoods help fight climate change?
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How Tetris could help fix your lazy eye
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