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  IN PICTURES: Parrot's AR.Drone 2.0 swoops in
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  In Pictures: 17 brand-new business gadgets
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  In pictures: Cool gear and gadgets for smartphones and tablets
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  IN PICTURES: CES 2012 top picks - Just the best ...

• Coming soon: A 12-foot-tall robot you can ride and steer

  By Kevin Lee | 15 May, 2012 07:17

  Here at GeekTech, we cover a lot of advanced robots, but what we really want to see is progress in the exoskeleton front (think Iron Man suit). Meet Vaudeville (sometimes called Kuratasu), a 12-foot-tall, five-ton mech that you can get inside of and control like a real Mobile Suit.

• Researchers build a robot you can’t knock down; Robot apocalypse begins

  By Kevin Lee | 09 May, 2012 03:09

  After all of our advancements in walking robots, we still have yet to see one that can pick itself back up. Current automatons either need to be helped back up or specifically designed to do so.

• IN PICTURES: Parrot's AR.Drone 2.0 swoops in

  By Patrick Budmar | 19 April, 2012 10:30

  After the introduction of the original AR.Drone last year, Parrot has released a vastly improved 2.0 upgrade to its its flying gadget, such as a higher resolution camera and and impoved maneuverability.

• In Pictures: 17 brand-new business gadgets

  By PC World Staff | 07 March, 2012 09:20

  Need a few tools to improve your productivity? Blow your company's tech budget on new gadgets that let you print from a pocket, spin an iPad in your hand, find your keys, and more.

• Microsoft's 3D transparent interface makes us feel like we're living in the future

  By Joshua Schnell | 03 March, 2012 10:20

  Windows 8 may seem like a radical change from what came before it, but some of the stuff Microsoft has cooking in its research labs makes Windows 8 look boring by comparison.

• The world's first cupcake ATM: The best new tech product of the year?

  By David Daw | 02 March, 2012 09:26

  Have you ever found yourself wandering around at 2am wishing you could buy a cupcake without having to go into a supermarket? Of course you have. We all have. But if you're in the Los Angeles area, you now have the world's first 24-hour cupcake ATM at your disposal.

• In pictures: Cool gear and gadgets for smartphones and tablets

  By PC World Staff | 23 February, 2012 08:54

  These enhancements include exotic skins, clever devices for transferring files, great ways to game with your phone or tablet, and more.

• Court snubs Apple, okays Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N, Nexus smartphone sales

  By Matt Peckham | 03 February, 2012 04:07

  You win some, you lose some: Apple's attempt to secure a preliminary ban on Samsung's Galaxy 10.1N and Galaxy Nexus in Germany has apparently failed. A regional court in Munich gave Apple's motion to block sales of Samsung's tablet and smartphone the big thumbs down. The reason, says the court: Apple patents for touch screen tablet and smartphone tech aren't long for this world.

• Motorola Atrix 4G mightiest smartphone yet?

  By Rosemary Hattersley | 20 February, 2011 02:59

  The Motorola Xoom was the most advanced tablet that we got to try out at Mobile World Congress. Other tablets, including the HTC Flyer, certainly look promising, but the Xoom is the launch device for the Google Android Honeycomb OS - the version of Android developed specifically for tablets - and the devices on show at MWC were fully working ones used for live demonstrations.

• The top 5 smartphones of MWC 2011

  By Matt Egan | 18 February, 2011 05:31

  As Mobile World Congress 2011 draws to a close, it's time to take stock of the plethora of smartphones and tablet PCs we saw for the first time. Tomorrow, we'll bring you the best tablet PCs of MWC 2011, but here, in no particular order, are smartphones that stood out at MWC 2011. Sadly, they didn't include a Facebook phone or an iPhone nano - but when and if such things exist, you'll read it here first.

• BlackBerry PlayBook hands-on

  By Rosemary Hattersley | 15 February, 2011 06:01

  The BlackBerry PlayBook is nearing its final build with fully working tablets on public show at Mobile World Congress and one stand representative going so far as to refer to a PlayBook as "my own". All that's left, we're told, is battery optimisation - something that's actively being worked on.

• 10 geeky things you may have missed

  By Elizabeth Fish | 11 January, 2011 01:37

  With the past week being dominated by CES announcements, it can be pretty hard to keep up with what was happening outside of Vegas. Worry not! GeekTech brings you the condensed guide of what else has been going on in the world of geek.

• Crazy Japanese tech gizmos

  By Jeff Bertolucci | 07 January, 2011 11:33

  The Japanese have proven their techie prowess over the decades.

• A ghost-hunter's tech toolkit

  By Leah Yamshon | 08 November, 2010 11:48

  Ghost hunters, in their attempts to verify paranormal activity, rely on technology.

• 12 top spy gadgets

  By Daniel Ionescu | 12 August, 2010 15:45

  Spies are everywhere these days, from the 10 Russians nabbed in the United States to Angelina Jolie

• Gadgets to help you lose weight

  By Keith Shaw | 15 January, 2010 12:46

  Vowing to lose weight is the New Year's Resolution that most of us make, and most of us break. But now technology is here to help, with several gadgets, Web sites and iPhone and other mobile device apps that aim to keep you on track. Here are a bunch of our favorite methods for losing weight through the magic of technology.