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Description The NBC joualist who covered - and took fire from - Donald Trump on the campaign trail offers an inside look at the most shocking presidential election in American history. Katy Tur was one of a select cadre of NBC reporters on the road during the grueling 2016 presidential campaign, reporting from small towns a...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageKliff Kingsbury, on the right, appearing on the podcast. The HawkCast/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET College athletes live an interesting life.They're suddenly placed on a higher plane and asked to perform daily.They're fawned upon when they win and vilified when they lose. In some cases, it's said that colleges are so desperate to persuade these young men to join their athletic programs that schools hire attractive young women to increase the attraction of the school.Once athletes are on the team, though, might they continue to enjoy the attention of women? On social media,...

RoadshowNewsThe 4moms self-installing car seat adds serious smarts to baby's ride Car seats are the latest product getting the high-tech smart treatment.Enlarge Image Jacob Krol/CNET...

RoadshowNewsCrossoversBMW recalls nearly 200,000 crossovers for child seat troublesEnlarge ImageAffected X3s stretch all the way back to the 2011 model, seen here. Wayne Cui...

Uber and Lyft said "see ya!" to Austin, Texas, after its citizens rejected a proposition exempting the companies from fingerprinting their drivers. But where those companies saw untenable regulation, a startup saw a big market for its services.That startup is Fasten, a ride-hailing app that said Friday it's launching in Austin as soon as possible. Fasten CEO Kirill Evdakov said the company hadn't plaed to go live in Austin just yet, but now plans to speed up its timeline. "We're reaching out to the drivers of Austin and signing them up as they come. This is happening quickly so our app will be available to riders shortly," Evdakov said in a draft of a blog post sent by email.He also had some...

Shanghai Disneyland doesn't officially open until June 16, but you can still see what it's like to hop on its new Tron Lightcycle ride and see if it's worth the wait. The Inside the Magic blog posted a video Sunday from the point of view of someone riding the Tron Lightcycle Power Run roller coaster ride, which opened to select guests and cast members to work out the bugs early, Inside the Magic reported. The lightcycles look just like the ones featured in "Tron: Legacy," with bright blue neon lights on the bike and around the perimeter of the ride itself. The ride starts off in the dark with only the ride's blue hue illuminating the room. The futuristic design of the Disneyland attraction m...

You're going to have to get your $5 coffee and do your online shopping somewhere else: Seattle is as kaput as Alderaan. At least according to a new YouTube video that shows the hometown of Starbucks and Amazon blowing up after Luke Skywalker explodes its prime waterfront highway. The enormous tuel-boring machine dubbed Bertha has been chewing up earth undeeath Seattle for nearly three years now, creating the tuel that will eventually replace the seismically shaky Alaskan Way Viaduct. The new video combines real drone footage shot inside the tuel by the Washington State Department of Transportation with clips from "Star Wars: A New Hope." "Death Star Viaduct," posted by Seattleite Sam Veatch,...

RoadshowTrucksGM recalls nearly 1 million pickup trucks in the US for seat belt problemsIncluding trucks outside the United States, this recall covers a hair over 1 million vehicles. GMC When Volvo invented the three-point seat belt, it opened its patent and let automakers use its technology free of charge, because it could save countless amounts of lives. That has no bearing on GM's seat belt recall, but I'm not a fan of droll introductions.General Motors is recalling 895,232 pickup trucks across two models -- the 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and the 2014-2015 GMC Sierra 1500 -- over conces with its seat belt assembly. It's also stopped the sale of some 3,000 new trucks still on dealer lot...

RoadshowAuto TechSome truly useful tech: A sensor for your child's car seatEnlarge ImageThe tech industry has changed our lives in so many wa...

RoadshowAuto TechSome truly useful tech: A sensor for your child's car seatEnlarge ImageThe tech industry has...

RoadshowAuto TechSome truly useful tech: A sensor for your child's car seatEnlarge ImageThe tech industry has...

Lyft Line is arriving in six new cities next week. Lyft, the ride-sharing company known for the bright pink mustaches on its drivers' cars, is launching its budget-friendly carpool option in Denver, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Jose, Seattle and Newark, New Jersey, over the course of the week. The expansion brings the service to a total of 15 cities across the US."Lyft's mission is to make our communities better by bringing positive change to transportation -- Lyft Line is the heart of that movement," said Logan Green, Lyft co-founder and CEO, in a blog post Tuesday. Unlike a traditional Lyft rides, Line coects passengers going in the same direction and lets them split the cost of a ride. Ea...

Razer is known for its gaming mice, headsets and keyboards, and may soon be known for breakfast. The Razer Toaster started life as joke idea, but the company's CEO promised to bring it the world if fans generate enough support. Introducing Project Breadwier -- a promise that the "most requested product in the history of gaming is now under development." With a glowing logo on the side to match your backlit keyboard and the ability to toast the Razer logo on your bread, the company says it will also take community feedback in designing the final appliance. Razer CEO and Chief Gamer Min-Liang Tan is still unconvinced. "I don't even know why we're talking about this still." Let's block ads! بخو...

Razer is known for its gaming mice, headsets and keyboards, and may soon be known for breakfast. The Razer Toaster started life as joke idea, but the company's CEO promised to bring it the world if fans generate enough support. Introducing Project Breadwier -- a promise that the "most requested product in the history of gaming is now under development." With a glowing logo on the side to match your backlit keyboard and the ability to toast the Razer logo on your bread, the company says it will also take community feedback in designing the final appliance. Razer CEO and Chief Gamer Min-Liang Tan is still unconvinced. "I don't even know why we're talking about this still." Let's block ads! بخو...

Razer is known for its gaming mice, headsets and keyboards, and may soon be known for breakfast. The Razer Toaster started life as joke idea, but the company's CEO promised to bring it the world if fans generate enough support. Introducing Project Breadwier -- a promise that the "most requested product in the history of gaming is now under development." With a glowing logo on the side to match your backlit keyboard and the ability to toast the Razer logo on your bread, the company says it will also take community feedback in designing the final appliance. Razer CEO and Chief Gamer Min-Liang Tan is still unconvinced. "I don't even know why we're talking about this still." Let's block ads! بخو...

Razer is known for its gaming mice, headsets and keyboards, and may soon be known for breakfast. The Razer Toaster started life as joke idea, but the company's CEO promised to bring it the world if fans generate enough support. Introducing Project Breadwier -- a promise that the "most requested product in the history of gaming is now under development." With a glowing logo on the side to match your backlit keyboard and the ability to toast the Razer logo on your bread, the company says it will also take community feedback in designing the final appliance. Razer CEO and Chief Gamer Min-Liang Tan is still unconvinced. "I don't even know why we're talking about this still." Let's block ads! بخو...

Enlarge ImageDoes this look better than the current options? Airbus I have an old car with bench seats. You can slide back and forth and fit quite a few people in there if needed (current record: eight). I can understand why someone at plane manufacturer Airbus would think bench seats might be a good idea for a mode airplane.People come in all shapes and sizes. Inflexible airplane seats can put...