technology

It blows my mind how much technology has advanced in such a relatively short period of time. It was only one generation ago, when I was a kid, where our "high tech" toys were things like the Speak & Spell. These days, some toddlers' first toys are iPads and smartphones. Are they starting too young though?

At first glance, that picture just looks like a curb with a little bit of snow, gravel, and some random litter. But I did a double take when I realized what I was actually looking at.

Shawn & Sue's Poll of the Day .... What's Your Favorite Social Media ?

Remember Ellen's epic "selfie" from the Oscars a couple of weekends ago? Sure, it was fun, but some experts are saying that if you're someone who takes a lot of pictures of yourself, you may have a problem...

Sometimes it feels like it's getting harder and harder to have positive customer service experiences. Especially with huge companies. But I have to give one of the biggest credit for going above and beyond.

Last week, the Internet was amazed by Hollywood high technology allegedly coming to life in the real world.

Yesterday, a video made the rounds purporting to be proof of Hollywood tech dreams coming true. Today, we're learning more about it.

When Back to the Future II came out in 1989, what kid didn't want a real hoverboard? Obviously, 25 years ago, the technology was just Hollywood trickery. The movie was set in 2015 so, according to their timeline, we should be on the cusp of that amazing technology. With this video that was just released, featuring pro-skateboarder Tony Hawk, are we actually there? Watch for yourself:

  It's pretty amazing to stop and think about the fact that there's a whole generation (arguably two generations, even) who have never seen a rotary telephone and have never heard a busy signal. Kids these days have had cell phones their whole lives. Heck, a lot of families don't even have home telephones anymore. And if they do, they're usually cordless. So what happens when preteens are presente

Remember a couple weeks ago when I talked about people becoming famous on social media sites like Vine? One of the things I said is that to get a lot of attention on social media these days, you have to be original and creative. Well, Zach King has absolutely accomplished that while blowing our minds at the same time. Take a look at this video for a compilation of Zach's most amazing special effec