Stories by Melissa Aparicio

Google Cardboard: recycle or reuse?

You haven’t had this much fun with a piece of cardboard in a long time. IDG News Service goes hands on with Google’s quirky I/O gift.

Nvidia wants to steer its Tegra K1 into driverless cars

Automakers from Tesla to Volkswagen have used Nvidia's graphics chips to power infotainment systems and displays in their cars. Now the tech firm sees an opportunity to expand into another field -- driver-assist technologies and even self-driving cars.

A look at the world's most powerful X-ray laser

Just down the street from a cluster of venture capital firms on Silicon Valley's Sand Hill Road is the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, a sprawling, 426-acre site where researchers are pushing the boundaries in physics, chemistry and materials science.

NASA’s KRex robot aims for the moon

NASA’s KRex is a prototype planetary rover designed for rough terrain. It’s undergoing development and testing for a targeted lunar mission as early as 2018.

Nintendo nostalgia at Game Developers Conference

“The History of Nintendo” exhibit at GDC featured some of the company’s biggest milestones, including the Nintendo Entertainment System from 1985, and a mini arcade with classics like Donkey Kong, Tetris and Pac-Man.

Sony shows SmartEyeglass prototype to developers

With Google Glass growing in popularity, Sony doesn't want to get left behind. The Japanese company showed off its SmartEyeglass prototype at the Wearables DevCon held outside of San Francisco.

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