OK, this is weird. There has been a lot of talk about wearable computing lately, which for most industry-watchers has meant things like watches that double as phones and bracelets that monitor your heartbeat. Now a maker of electronic cigarettes is jumping on the "smart" trend by incorporating phone and audio functions into the e-smokes themselves...

Stereophonic sound reproduces music using two or more independent audio channels to mimic natural hearing, making it seem as though the music is coming from various directions. Today, a dance band called NightBus is releasing a new single called "When the Night Time Comes" that is made in a novel new way, called "three-way stereo." The track is...

Personal unmanned vehicles are getting a lot of buzz lately, trending upward with each day. But, until recently, drones have been flying machines, taking to the air to take video images and deliver payloads across challenging terrain. It is only rational that the next step for drones is the water. But what makes an aquatic drone different, say,...