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Native New Yorker Michael Trei loves both new and vintage technology, travel, and great food. A passionate audiophile and music fan, he shares his Manhattan apartment with 12,000 vinyl records and a sizeable collection of turntables. When he hits the road, he can usually be found plying the highway in one of his vintage Mercedes-Benz cars.

Astronomers discover giant planet chock-full of diamonds

Michael Trei

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 8:26am

55 Cancri e was first identified back in 2004, but at the time scientists thought that it was covered in water and rocks, much like the Earth. We now know that's probably not true and, what's more, the most interesting find regarding 55 Cancri e could be under the surface.

Calligraphy robot mimics the brush strokes of a master artist

Michael Trei

Friday, October 12, 2012 - 7:15am

Creating beautiful Japanese calligraphy is an art that requires years of practice to master, but what if a robot could mimic the exact hand movements of the artist, churning out masterpieces like a photocopy machine? That's the idea behind the Motion Copy System, developed by researchers at Keio University in Tokyo.

FitWet is the bizarre offspring of an exercise bike and a hot tub

Michael Trei

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 1:48pm

In some health clubs you can relax in a hot tub after you exercise, but with this new combo called the FitWet Jet Bike, you can actually do both at the same time.

Barebones Txtr Beagle e-reader costs the same as a paperback

Michael Trei

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 11:57am

E-readers are great if you want some reading material on a trip, but they're kind of expensive if you're the type of person who tends to lose or break stuff. The Beagle from Txtr takes away that fear, because at around $13, it costs less most regular paperback books to replace.

Microsoft covers New York City and San Francisco with free Wi-Fi

Michael Trei

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 12:48pm

If you plan to be in New York or San Francisco during the holidays and aren't sure how you'll get online, Microsoft has your back. In a promotion for the launch of Windows 8 and the Windows Store, the company is flooding large chunks of both cities with free Wi-Fi until the end of the year.

Tesla coil Nerf gun makes you the geekiest gunslinger in town

Michael Trei

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 11:15am

Tesla coils are always fun to watch, what with their awesome displays of electrical power. The real sci-fi dream, of course, is to turn one into a lightning gun. That was the thought that got hacker Rob Flickenger working on a way to make the first Tesla coil gun.

New CAPTCHAs measure your ability to empathize like a human

Michael Trei

Monday, October 8, 2012 - 1:56pm

CAPTCHAs can be a real pain in the rear end, and often feels like a poor solution, even if the flip-side is letting the Internet vomit all over your comment section. Now there's a new option, which measures your sense of human empathy by asking you to give the correct answer to a moral question.

Book Mountain reminds us how we stayed smart before e-books

Michael Trei

Monday, October 8, 2012 - 11:33am

With all of the focus on digital books these days, it's easy to forget that so much of the world's collective knowledge is still only available from good old fashioned paper books. This public library aims to spice up the image of the dusty old archives by making it into a place you'll want to visit.

Despite looks, B&O AirPlay speaker won't hunt aliens

Michael Trei

Friday, October 5, 2012 - 12:29pm

Denmark's Bang & Olufsen has been making some of the world's most stylish home electronics gear for decades, but usually they're cool and discreet, rather than loud and in your face. That can't be said of the new BeoPlay A9 speaker, which kind of makes it look like you're trying to pull in some North Korean TV channels.

Flexible OLED watch puts a video display on your wrist

Michael Trei

Friday, October 5, 2012 - 9:12am

One of the coolest features of OLED displays, is how they can be made so thin that they become surprisingly flexible. This watch concept plays that trick to the extreme, by including a video display that wraps around your wrist to tell the time.

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Michael Trei

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Astronomers discover giant planet chock-full of diamonds

Calligraphy robot mimics the brush strokes of a master artist

FitWet is the bizarre offspring of an exercise bike and a hot tub

Barebones Txtr Beagle e-reader costs the same as a paperback

Microsoft covers New York City and San Francisco with free Wi-Fi

Tesla coil Nerf gun makes you the geekiest gunslinger in town

New CAPTCHAs measure your ability to empathize like a human

Book Mountain reminds us how we stayed smart before e-books

Despite looks, B&O AirPlay speaker won't hunt aliens

Flexible OLED watch puts a video display on your wrist

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