Critics worry Lego’s new Smart Bricks will dull children’s imaginations by replacing free play with lights and sounds. That ...

It’s encouraging to see Lego use technology to innovate on its standard bricks, but it should also make use of the ...

What happens when you combine an Arduino-based microcontroller with a palm-sized aluminum box and clicky buttons? A fidget ...

Giving a child an Apple Watch can offer extra peace of mind and tools that promote independence in a controlled way. Apple’s Family Setup feature makes it possible for a kid to use an Apple Watch ...

One of the things I need to do when I’m about to go out of the office is to set up my automatic replies in Microsoft Outlook. It’s usually the last thing I do before I sign off and it can be really ...

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics. I do a lot of things and here is where I document my learning in order to be able to inspire other people to make ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chief Analyst & CEO, NAND Research. Qualcomm, a company built on selling chips to companies like Samsung and Apple in volumes of ...

In a deal that surprised some industry observers, chipmaker Qualcomm has agreed to buy Arduino, which is best known for supplying microcontrollers to the DIY community. The acquisition, whose terms ...

Microsoft is blocking another way to choose a local account in Windows 11. You'd force a local account by disconnecting from the network. The block is currently in place in the latest Windows 11 ...

As I’ve said before, passwords suck. Microsoft agrees—last year, it announced a goal of getting one billion users to embrace passkeys instead. As part of that effort, setting up a passkey for a ...

Authorities around the world can use your cell phone to track your location and potentially access other sensitive private information about you. One possible protection from this data collection is a ...