[embedded content] It's one thing to watch a Star Trek series or film and think about how it must feel to hurtle through space at lightspeed. It's another to actually do it.That's exactly what you'll do at Movie Park, a theme park in Bottrop, Germany, that's known worldwide as the Hollywood of Germa...

If you love "Ghostbusters," chances are you already know all too well the controversy ping-ponging between diehard fans over whether the mostly all-female "Ghostbusters" reboot starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKi on and Leslie Jones will be fu y or is just a gimmick to sell tickets. S...

The weste snowy plover. Ted Soqui/Getty Images When it comes to mobile apps, you've no doubt heard of Angry Birds. But what about Endangered Birds?No, it's not a game, it's serious business. San Diego Zoo Global -- a conservation group with programs worldwide, and the parent organization of the famo...

Steamy noodles, streamy content. Zhang Peng/Getty Images As video continues its conquest of our smartphones and other gadgets, Google has scooped up a firm that will let it offer content companies like NBC Universal tools for creating and publishing clips.Google's Cloud Platform unit said this week ...

Enlarge ImageMacPlaymate. It was a simpler time. Imgur/wowbobwow It was hidden in an AOL folder, because even in 1986, no child with the sense of a Cabbage Patch Kid was going to go digging around in that.On Wednesday, Reddit user wowbobwow posted a photo-filled tale of his acquisition of a Macintos...

This week brought horrifying realities to life in your newsfeed. Wednesday evening, when Philando Castile was fatally shot by a Mi esota police officer during a traffic stop, girlfriend Diamond Reynolds streamed the aftermath on Facebook Live, the network's live-broadcasting product launched widely ...

Fashion designers find inspiration in the most unusual muses -- whether they be superheroes or crowded subways. But when it comes to transforming unusual materials into breathtaking gowns or 3D-printing one-of-a-kind footwear, Dutch designer Iris Van Herpen is the queen. The video "Defile Iris Van H...

Wa ing: "Game of Thrones" spoilers ahead. Enlarge ImageDon't get too comfortable on that Iron Throne, Cersei. HBO "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown," Shakespeare wrote, and Cersei La ister can attest to that big time. She may have taken out her biggest current enemies in the show's season 6 f...

RoadshowNewsCar CultureHypercars, sports cars, SUVs and bags of mulch: Our week on InstagramOne of these days, we're going to have a real boring week, where Roadshow and Carfection lie dormant and catch up on our vast to-do lists. But this week is not that week, so once again, we're back with yet an...

The state of Washington's Department of Transportation has a message for Pokemon Go players: don't play while driving.In a tweet today, the Washington DOT advised fans to play the game safely. "No Pokemoning from behind the wheel," the gove ment agency said in its message, which was accompanied by a...

Facebook has begun testing end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger. Conversations will not be encrypted by default. A user would have to opt-in to the mode called "secret conversations." When in secret conversation mode, only two devices have access to the conversation -- the device of the sende...

Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki has discussed how he feels about being tied to, and perhaps even defined, by the Souls series.Kotaku asked Miyazaki if, 10 years from now, he was primarily remembered for the game design template that developer From Software has used for Demon's Souls, the Dark S...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustrySo-called Top Tier gasoline really is better for your car, according to AAATop Tier gas is, on average, just a few cents per gallon more expensive than non-Top Tier gas. Brooks Kraft/Corbis/Getty Images Top Tier gasoline is often dismissed as a marketing exercise, but a new A...

Pokemon Go for Android and iOS. Nintendo You wouldn't think one little mobile game could send shares of Japan's Nintendo soaring, but that's what happened after the company's new Pokemon Go smartphone game became the No. 1 free app in Apple's U.S. iTunes store.Shares in Nintendo were up 10 percent o...

Enlarge ImageAndroid co-founder Rich Miner.What exactly is Google's new education project? No one really knows, but according to Tech Crunch and originally reported by Fortune, Android co-founder Rich Miner is leaving GV (formerly known as Google Ventures) to head up the 'mysterious' new edtech init...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryOne of VW's diesel fixes might be making things worseYou know things are getting weird when the alleged defeat devices are actually improving emissions. John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images We've all experienced a time where the best laid plans of mice and men go awry, when the t...

Korea's LG Electronics is reporting that it had a strong second quarter with operating profit likely reaching a two-year high.According to Reuters, LG stated in a regulatory filing that April-June profit was likely 585 billion won ($504 million), compared with the average of 599 billion won compiled...

Hang out on social media cha els long enough and you're bound to run into a hater or two. YouTuber Simone Giertz decided to respond to killjoys by creating a "deal with it" meme droid. The "deal with it" meme is a popular online response to those who criticize your actions or comments, basically mea...

(This is the first installment in a weekly series documenting our tests with the Robomow RS612.)Thursday, July 7, 2016We should've known better.I've had the Robomow RS612 docked and charging at the edge of my front yard for two weeks. The length of the grass has just passed the embarrassing level an...

Alexa has a little something special for Amazon Prime deal seekers.Starting today, using your voice on Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, or Tap, ask, "Alexa, what are your Prime Day deals?" and Alexa will give you a list of "exclusive" deals.Amazon says that today and through Prime Day (July 12), Prime members...