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Giving Roger Ebert a New Voice: Q&A With CereProc
Popular Mechanics caught up with Chris Pidcock, co-founder and chief voice engineer of CereProc, to learn how they recreated Roger Ebert's voice. Click For More.
How FIRST Competitors Plan to Face 4 Key Bot Challenges
The six-week build portion of the 2010 FIRST Robotics competition has come to an end. PM spoke with teams from schools across the country to learn what strategies will be key at regionals, and at the FIRST championship in mid-April. Click For More.
3D FX—But Not Cameras—Makes a Rich, New Alice in Wonderland
If there's any filmed world that's made for 3D, it's Wonderland. PM talks to Alice in Wonderland's visual effects supervisor, Ken Ralston, to find out how he and Tim Burton created an immersive 3D world—without using stereoscopic cameras. Click For More.
Budget Wars Spell Grim Future For F-22 and F-35 Planes
News of cost overruns roil the debate over the world’s two most advanced warplanes, the costly F-22 Raptor and the too-big-to-fail F-35 Lightning II. Will UAVs be the final victor? Click For More.
Viewtopia 03/02/10: Top 5 DVDs of the Week (With Video!)
This week, three very different, but equally personal films drop in the form of Where the Wild Things Are, Gentlemen Broncos and Cold Souls. Meanwhile 2012 and Ninja thrill. Click For More.
Lost's Human Shield Method Plausible, but not Foolproof
In last night's episode of Lost, "Sundown," flash-sideways Sayid used another man's body to take a bullet. But does this method of defense actually work? Popular Mechanics talked to a forensic scientist to find out. Click For More.
How to Quiet Your Loud Personal Computer
Anything that moves makes noise. And your personal computer is an assemblage of whirring, spinning, vibrating parts. Depending on your particular machine, this can amount to a comforting white noise, or an irritating background drone. Click For More.
The 4 Coolest Designs from Greener Gadgets 2010
While it's small, Greener Gadgets' focus on sustainable design brings in some interesting, energy-efficient, long-lasting and low-impact gadgets. Here are four of our favorite products from Greener Gadgets 2010. Click For More.
How to Set Up the Ultimate Desktop Recording Studio
With the right software and a few plug-in instruments, anyone (really, anyone) can be a rock star in his own home. Here's how to use a MIDI keyboard and software like M-Powered Essential and GarageBand to become the next Beck. Click For More.
The Crazies' Franken-Virus Toxins: How Scared Should We Be?
How much is the portrayal of the disease—and the military response—Hollywood hyperbole in The Crazies? Popular Mechanics spoke to experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to find out. Click For More.
Hands-On Review of Verizon Motorola Devour
Verizon's Motorola Devour is a slightly lesser version of the Droid, with a slightly lesser price tag that keeps most of its older brother's key features intact. Click For More.
Band of Bots: Two Military Robots Team Up to Cover Land and Air
In recent tests at Ft. Benning, Ga. a Northrop Grumman Fire Scout unmanned helicopter ferried a ground robot, the QuinetiQ's Dragon Runner, to its deployment point. Click For More.
The Story Behind 5 Banned Toys and Games
The lawn dart is back—albeit as the Sky Dart, a cushy, weighted projectile that can barely be compared to the dangerous, but ever-so-fun game of the 1970s and 1980s. Here, we look back at the most dangerous toys of all time. Click For More.
2010 Oscars: PM Picks Winners for Sci/Tech Academy Awards
Popular Mechanics convened a panel of experts that includes past Oscar winners, to sort out this year's nominees in the awards show's technical categories. Our expert's insight is the ultimate cheat sheet for those looking to win their Oscar pool. Click For More.
Behind the Scenes With the U.S Military in Haiti: Gallery
The NGOs and disaster-relief teams might have stolen the spotlight in the battle for survival in post-quake Haiti, but behind most of the aid was a massive U.S. military backbone. Here is a behind-the-scenes photo gallery of the U.S. military effort. Click For More.
How Israel's Biggest Drone Could Take Out Iranian Nukes
This week the Israeli Air Force held a ceremony spotlighting the "operational acceptance" of its biggest unmanned aerial vehicle. Here, we explore how Israel could use this new vehicle to take out Iranian nukes. Click For More.Digital Hollywood
2010 Oscar Picks
PM convened a panel of experts to sort out the nominees for this year's tech categories.This Week's Hot DVDs
Viewtopia looks at the hottest DVDs to add to your Amazon wish list and Netflix queue.ADVERTISEMENT
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Mythbusters Central
Jamie and Adam break down today's tech conundrums, from the moon landing to the state of science in the classroom and more!Breakthrough Awards '09
Top 10 Innovators Today
PM has been presenting the Breakthrough Awards for 5 years now, and we’ve considered thousands of potential winners. Here are the scientists promising us a brighter future now.Gaming
Gaming Central
The Web's smartest analysis of the video game industry starts here with regular coverage of the latest from Nerdville.Technology News
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Senior tech editor Glenn Derene forecasts next-gen tech you haven't heard of yet but that's ready to be part of your everyday life.PM Ad Partner Links
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PM Gadget of the Week
Verizon Motorola Devour"On the Droid, the keys are extremely flush, making it difficult to home in on the proper button, but with the Devour, the buttons are spaced apart and really pop off the device, making it easier to quickly press the right button, and giving greater tactile feedback each time you do."
