Bill Detwiler

An artist’s game uses weather balloons and surveillance cameras to re-create timeworn games for schoolchildren.

Live the high life with these five deluxe cell phones.

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Vista operating system got lots of attention at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference.

Cut from similar cloth as the famous orb, the Nabaztag Smart Rabbit brings wiggly ears to the smart object.

The Ballbot from Carnegie Mellon stands tall and scoots around on a small metal sphere.

A start-up called GridPoint has developed Internet-connected appliances for storing electricity in people’s homes.

Collegiate teams descend on San Diego to see whose autonomous underwater vehicle hits the high-water mark.

The much-anticipated Nikon D80 DSLR camera offers continuous shooting at 3 frames per second for up to 100 shots.

Homing pigeons are given “backpacks” with GPS enabled devices as part of an alternative air pollution data-gathering experiment.

Elle Magazine is out with the GlamPhone, a GSM camera phone for use with T-Mobile or Cingular service.

Latest Mac OS X operating system offers a range of updates, from new developer tools to backup and graphics applications.

A tour of Israel’s science and engineering institute finds a bounty of tech innovations.