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MIT recently unveiled Duoskin, and even though it looks like a simple fashion accessory, these faux tattoos have some cool functions: they're coected, and can receive input, coect wirelessly, and even light up with the right setup. We're also checking out a new HoloLens demo from N3S, an NES emulator team tuing 2D NES titles into slightly 3D experiences. The demo is in alpha, but it's another exciting showcase for what Microsoft's augmented-reality headset is capable of. ...

Enlarge ImageAn illustration of Uraniborg.The Tycho Brahe MuseumThe island of Hven between Sweden and Denmark is just 7.5 square kilometres (2.9 square miles), hosting a population of less than 400 people. But in the late 16th century, it was one of the world's premiere destinations for scientists and philosophers.This is because Hven was the site of the most advanced research institution the world had seen to date. On August 8, 1576 -- 440 years ago today -- Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe laid the coerstone for Uraniborg, his astronomical observatory and alchemy laboratory.The facility started with a bribe. Brahe had been working under the patronage of King Frederick II of Denmark, and had t...

Enlarge ImageWindows 10 still has a long way to go to be top dog. NetMarketShare A year after its official release, Windows 10 is on just one in five desktop computers, according to Web traffic stats from researcher NetMarketShare.Windows 10 captured 21.1 percent of the desktop OS market for July, NetMarketShare reported, up from 19.1 percent in June and 17.4 percent in May. The growth remained slow and steady even with a looming July 29 deadline for a free upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 and 8.1.Following the debacle of Windows 8, Microsoft wanted to prove with Windows 10 that it could still make a user...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryBMW, Intel, Mobileye hook up to bring self-driving cars to roadways by 2021Pictures from press conferences aren't always the most riveting. BMW Earlier, we reported on rumors that BMW and Intel were set to aounce an autonomous-car partnership. Well, it didn't take long for that rumor to become fact, and the pairing managed to become a threesome. Now, Mobileye joins Intel and BMW in an attempt to get fully autonomous cars on roads by 2021.Each member of the party brings something unique to the table. BMW obviously knows the automotive industry inside and out, Intel has its hands all up ...

This is "Crowd Control: Heaven Makes a Killing," CNET's crowdsourced science fiction novel written and edited by readers from around the world. New to the story? Click here to start. To read other past installments, visit our table of contents.Click on the book cover to read past installments of "Crowd Control." Sam Falconer Editor's note: The second half of the Earth-year 2051 saw a rapid winding down of the war between the Transhumanists and the Uninstaller rebels. Images of the seemingly invincible soldiers being resurrected over and over again were baffling to the midcentury Earth EB-2 mind.A multitude o...

Consumer interest in wearable technology shows no sign of waning any time soon.Global shipments of wearable devices is expected to reach 101.9 million units by the end of 2016, an increase of 29 percent over last year, according to a report released Wednesday by market researcher IDC. The market's aual growth rate is expected to remain steady at about 20 percent for the next couple of years, culminating in 213.6 million units shipped in 2020, IDC said.Wrist bands such as those made by FitBit and Jawbone currently command a little more than 50 percent of the market compared with the 40 percent market share held by smartwatches. But that relationship is expected to flip by 2020, when IDC predi...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryAnalysts say 21 million autonomous cars will be on roads by 2035They won't all be Google gumdrops, but IHS believes that autonomous cars are going to explode (metaphorically) when they're ready for the market. Google It's no surprise that autonomous cars, when they finally reach consumers, will sell like hotcakes. Workaholics, the elderly and businesses that rely on drivers will all flock to these vehicles, as it will save time, money and the potential for driver error. By most accounts, analysts understand that the next decade or two will be big for self-driving cars. But IHS Automoti...