Enlarge Image SynDaver For fairly obvious reasons, human medical practitioners aren't allowed to train on real patients. This is what the patient simulator is for: A training dummy that mimics real responses and can be programmed to replicate genuine scenarios.For vets in training, the regulations a...

Enlarge ImageParachuting in virtual reality requires a lot more than your standard VR headset. Claire Reilly/CNET Virtual reality was the talk of the show floor at Computex in Taiwan this year. HTC was showing off three slick new VR experiences for its Vive headset, Microsoft was talking up the futu...

Enlarge Image Blizzard Entertainment Just in case you were in doubt of the mass appeal (and, let's be frank, borderline addictive qualities) of Blizzard's new team-based shooter Overwatch, the developer has backed it up by selling more than 7 million copies on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in just ...

A Dell-branded wireless charging mat and laptops featuring WiTricity's wireless charging technology made an appearance at Computex, Taipei. Aloysius Low/CNET Wireless charging company WiTricity may not yet be a household name, but that's soon to change once Dell's laptops start launching with its te...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageHe can only add to the movie's greatness. Players Tribune/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET The upcoming "Ghostbusters" movie has been getting mixed advance mutter. (I'm being my usual...

Enlarge ImageNew ways to pay are cropping up all the time, and include watches, phones and now rings. Sarah Tew/CNET At the Olympics this August, athletes will be practicing in all kinds of biking, swimming or ru ing gear. And those tight outfits don't leave a lot of room to carry a wallet.With that...

Do all the presidents really combine to make this one fictional president? Rise Digital If you could somehow take a sample of the genetic material of every US president going back to George Washington and use it to create a hybrid of all 44 men, what would he look like? Seattle marketing outfit Rise...

Roughly 150 million people use Snapchat each day, making the messaging app more popular than Twitter, according to a Bloomberg report Thursday.Twitter, by comparison, is estimated to have less than 140 million active daily users, the report said. Bloomberg used an average of analysts' estimates to m...

Enlarge Image"Outcast" premieres June 3 on Cinemax. Cinemax I really wanted the demon to possess me. I can't resist those YouTube jump-scare videos of placid roads where suddenly a creepy corpse leaps out, and I liven up my errands by listening to the Reddit NoSleep podcast in the car. In short, I l...

Enlarge ImageHell for others, heaven for Homer. Fox via Hulu Friday is National Doughnut Day, and if there isn't a specific national doughnut already, there's really only one deserving candidate. It's the pink-frosted, rainbow-sprinkled ring of sugar that tu s every "Simpsons" fan into a drooling Ho...

Samsung is fighting against what it considers "grossly overrewarding design patents." Sarah Tew/CNET The years-long Apple-Samsung patent battle just keeps on going.With Samsung filing its opening briefs in the tech titans' case before the US Supreme Court, we weigh whether the justices will finally ...

RoadshowNewsCoupesAudi finally gets around to building a new A5Enlarge ImageThe 2017 A5 is a handsome, and ultimately safe upgrade over the previous model, which lasted the better part of a decade without much change. Audi The current A5, the one you see just about everywhere, marked the separation ...

Enlarge ImageTablet makers are looking to detachable units to help boost sales. CNET Consumers have had their fill of tablets.The lack of urgency to buy new ones means that in 2016 global sales of tablets will fall for the second straight year, market researcher IDC said Thursday.Tablet shipments ar...

Design patents are given too much value when it comes to legal damages, Samsung has argued to the US Supreme Court in its patent dispute with Apple. In an opening brief filed Wednesday with the nation's highest court, Samsung presented its arguments for why an earlier ruling in Apple's favor should ...

Hoop fans, can't get enough of Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Stephen Curry? There's now several emojis to feed your fix.The two-time NBA MVP has released "Stephmoji," a series of emojis and animations available on iOS and Android. Emoji's include Curry shooting a jumper, doing a shimmy dance af...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryHappy Thursday! 2.5 million more vehicles recalled for faulty Takata airbag inflatorsEnlarge ImageComponents of a Takata airbag sit on a bench before a US Senate Committee. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Stop me if this sounds familiar: Auto parts supplier Takata has recalled te...

Just in case you felt a little bit unloved by your wireless carrier, AT&T wants to let you know it cares.AT&T just launched a brand-new rewards program for customers, called AT&T Thanks. Its goal is to make existing customers (post-paid wireless customers, "in good standing," mind you) a little happ...

RoadshowNewsCar CultureSubaru, Chimani team up to bring national park travel guides to smartphonesEnlarge ImageSo many tiles you'd think we're shopping for kitchen flooring. Subaru If you've ever paid a bill online, you'd know that utility companies, banks and the like are all about "going paperless...

This case is betting the iPhone 7 Plus will come with dual cameras. Oppomart/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET The iPhone 7 Plus hasn't even been a ounced yet, but you can already order a case meant to fit it, with a slot spacious enough for two cameras.Chinese online retail site Oppomart lists cases...

We feel a little nervous about the idea of giving robots the ability to feel pain, but a pair of researchers think teaching bots will help robots avoid injury in the future. In other robotics news, two universities have teamed up to add a jumping mechanism to a small cockroach robot. It might seem s...