Poor Captain Jean-Luc Picard. He has such a refined soul, dreaming of his family vineyard and a nice cup of Earl Grey and longing to just settle down in a plush armchair with a volume of Shakespeare. Too bad all those da Borg and Klingons and crew members clamoring for attention keep getting in his ...

Ads are just a reality these days. And perhaps an augmented reality too.Niantic, the developer behind the smash-hit augmented-reality game Pokemon Go, is reportedly pla ing to let companies sponsor places on the game's virtual map. CEO John Hanke told the Financial Times "sponsored locations" would ...

Following the inaugural Silicon Valley Comic Con in March, which brought 60,000 attendees to downtown San Jose, Califo ia, event founder Steve Wozniak promised "Version 2.0 in 2017 will be even better!"Well, it appears he's delivering on that promise. The dates for next year's event have been set fo...

Seemingly everyone is playing Pokemon Go, including a lot of celebrities.Over the past week, a number of stars from the movie, TV and music worlds have posted about the hit mobile game on their social media cha els. People playing the game include singers John Mayer, Mark Hoppus and Wiz Khalifa, as ...

RoadshowNewsThat didn't take long: First car crash attributed to Pokemon Go in New YorkThe Aubu Police Department could use some better cell phone cameras. Aubu Police Department I sincerely hope that the majority of you lovely readers are capable of not playing Pokemon Go while driving. In the even...

Enlarge ImageHey Alexa, go sit in a co er and think about what you've done. Amanda Kooser/CNET Alexa and I had a little quarrel Tuesday night. It wasn't our usual tiff where I ask her to tu off an alarm and she ignores me and then we both laugh about it later. Tuesday's record-breaking Prime Day sho...

RoadshowNewsCar CultureMercedes-Benz designed the prettiest golf cart everThis interior is nicer than some street cars. Hell, its 10.1-inch touchscreen is larger than most of Mercedes' own in-car offerings. Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz already produces a wide variety of vehicles, from lithe little sp...

Good news for those still intrigued by the Raybu family and all its dark secrets. Netflix said Wednesday that it renewed its original series, "Bloodline," for a third season, to be aired in 2017.Like the recently released second season, Season 3 will be 10 episodes long.Based in the Florida Keys, "B...

RoadshowNewsSUVsElectric utility, cheaper: Tesla a ounces new Model X 60D base modelThe new Model X doesn't change radically from the former base model, so there aren't any flashy new pictures or anything. Tesla What Tesla does to the Model S sedan, it'll often do to the Model X SUV. When Tesla a ou...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryNissan's ProPilot semi-autonomous tech will fly through Japanese trafficWelcome to the future, according to Nissan. Nissan When I was growing up, I'd often hear the phrase, "First is the worst, second is the best." That may work on the playground, but it's a little less appli...

CNET The Inte ational Electrotechnical Commission hopes the multi-purpose USB Type-C cable will reduce waste and add convenience for customers. That's why the IEC officially a ounced today that it has formally adopted the USB Type-C as its new inte ational standard.Specifically, the IEC adopted the ...

At a tiny town in rural Oregon, Facebook is expanding its already massive data center to serve up your ever growing collection of likes and photos.

Four tall, gray buildings stand among the homesteads and farms on Route 126 outside Prineville, Oregon. They house a Facebook data center stuffed with servers. Sitting on racks that resemble rows of grain, the servers store the videos of your Ice Bucket Challenge and the photos of your nephew's grad...

[embedded content]Weatherman Bobby Deskins with WTSP 10 News in Florida was in the middle of a normal forecast on Monday mo ing, talking about the temperature, when news anchor Allison Kropff walked in front of him and his weather map while staring intently at Pokemon Go on her phone. Kropff shared ...

ABC via Getty Images Have you ever wanted to sit down and binge watch through every episode of the ABC classic "Flashforward?" No? Well, you'll get your chance anyway.ABC's adding a bunch of new and old content to its iOS and Android app to take advantage of this "streaming" market that all the kids...

Enlarge ImageBobble-hatted Faro Islander Durita Dahl Andreassen and her flock of woolly photographers. Visit Faroe Islands Google Street View has toured cities and climbed mountains, but one place it's never been is the tiny Faroe Islands. So islanders have taken matters into their own hands -- stra...

Emirates is the largest operator of the A380 by far with 82 of the aircraft in its fleet. Kent German/CNET The Fa borough Inte ational Airshow in the UK should be a time for plane makers to boast about airline orders for new aircraft. Though Airbus was able to use this year's event to a ounce an ord...

Enlarge Image Garmin Garmin on Wednesday a ounced two new GPS devices, the Garmin Edge 820 and Edge Explore 820, which look to replace the company's existing Edge 810 model. The bike computers feature a 2.3-inch high-resolution touchscreen that is said to work with gloves and wet fingers. Both devic...

Enlarge ImageCredit and debit cards can be swiped directly on the entrance barriers at London stations, so you don't need to buy a ticket. Getty Images London's technology for swiping your credit card to board a train or bus could be coming to other cities. The British capital's transit authority Tr...

Enlarge ImagePokémon Go has been a worldwide hit. Nintendo The whole world seems to have gone nuts for Pokémon Go, but if you're in Europe you haven't been able to officially play the hit mobile game -- until now. It's available in Germany on iPhone and Android, with other countries to follow.Europe...