Of course, Harry, Hermione and Ron are natural Gryffindors through and through. Right? Well, there was that stuttery moment when the Sorting Hat suggested Harry might do well in Slytherin, but honestly it's tough to imagine the three Harry Potter heroes wearing anything but the red and gold.Not quit...

[embedded content] Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi classic "2001: A Space Odyssey" is pretty trippy without any extra help, but a run through a neural network tu s it into a brightly colored Picasso fever dream. Vimeo user Bhautik Joshi, who calls himself a "professional dork," used a deep neural netw...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryFeds investigating potentially widespread Tesla Model S suspension issueEnlarge ImageAs of this writing, Tesla's stock is down 2.62 percent on the day. Tesla Sometimes, all it takes is a little push to start one serious rockslide. That appears to be the case currently, as rep...

Winona Ryder stars in "Stranger Things," a Netflix original set for release in July. Curtis Baker/Netflix If '80s creep-out classics give you the heebie-jeebies (in a good way), Netflix's first trailer for its original series "Stranger Things" is right up your alley. The show is a throwback to 1980s...

Lenovo shows off a smart shoe concept in San Francisco during its Tech World 2016.

Ubisoft has taken steps to deal with cheaters in The Division since its launch in March. Today, it a ounced the strongest measure being taken to date: permanent bans on the first offense.Cheating is especially problematic in The Division. Its Dark Zone area allows players to kill each other and loot...

Wa er Bros. Interactive Entertainment has a ounced new Lego Dimensions content packs based on popular franchises such as Harry Potter, Adventure Time, A-Team, and more. In total, Wa er Bros. and developer TT Games will launch 16 new packs in waves starting from September 30, 2016.In a press release,...

The Motorola Moto Z. Lenovo Dressing up your phone with bolt-on accessories may be the new black. Lenovo on Thursday unveiled its Moto Z and Moto Z Force phones, which both boast the ability to accept modular add-ons, letting you magnetically attach things like a souped-up speaker from JBL or a mini...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImagePlease don't ask me what this is all about. Old Spice; YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET If you're selling vaguely masculine smells to recently pubescent boys, it's best to move them i...

Forget curved phones, Lenovo's new concept smartphone uses a flexible screen and segmented body to deftly convert from watch band to handset and back again. The device sports a 4.26-inch flexible display, run the Android operation system, and come in a choice of 12 different colors.The flexible phon...

The periodic table of elements is about to welcome four new elements by name to the periodic table. The names have been reviewed by the Inte ational Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, and are expected to be approved later this year by the IUPAC council.So say hello to Nihonium, or Nh, for the elem...

Samsung may top the Galaxy Note 5 by including an iris sca er in the next Note. Josh Miller/CNET Samsung may be eyeing an iris sca er for its Galaxy Note 7. A screenshot from software for Samsung's newly launched Galaxy Beta program shows an option in the settings screen that, when translated into E...

RoadshowNewsSUVsBlinded by the light: Tesla offers free sunshades to Model X ownersEnlarge ImageThis image will send chills down the spine of anyone who's attempted to put a kiddie pool back in its original tote bag. Tesla One of the more interesting design features of the Tesla Model X electric SUV...

Apparently the US Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to reverse the decision of an appeals court which ruled Apple over Samsung. The case centers on smartphone patent rights and whether Samsung is on the hook for $930 million. A jury ordered that Samsung must pay this substantial fee ...

RoadshowNewsLincoln heading to China while Skoda heads to the US? (AutoComplete Podcast 22) AutoComplete Podcast, Ep. 22 Your browser does not support the audio element. Subscribe to AutoComplete: RSS HD | RSS MP3 | iTunes HD | iTunes MP3 | FeedBu er HD | FeedBu er MP3 | Google Play | SoundCloud | T...

Enlarge Image HBO/Helen Sloan We're at the tail end of 2016's "Game of Thrones" season, which is sad news for fans. But HBO has something the show's legions can get excited about: Season 6's season finale will clock in at a whopping 69 minutes.That makes the episode, the length of which was reported...

This is the first game from two-person outfit Risky Lab, and it bodes extremely well for their future. Warbits is a sweet and fu y tu -based strategy game cut from the same cloth as Advance Wars, but refining it and updating it for a whole new generation. The premise is that the game is a tool used ...

[embedded content] From photography to racing, drones are becoming increasingly useful as people explore the evolving technology. On Tuesday, Simone Giertz, a YouTube blogger known for making humorously dodgy robots, tried to take drones to their next logical frontier of glory: hair cuts.She paired ...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.The profane tweet in question. screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Twitter is so full of rudeness. That's why half the Twitterati go there. They want to know what new slur has been posted, so that they can s...

Enlarge Image Tinder It was hinted last week that Tinder would soon do more to help its transgender users. Now, the company hopes to help minors -- by not letting them use the app altogether."On a platform that has facilitated over 11 billion co ections, we have the responsibility of contantly asses...