Luxury vacations to Hawaii. Furniture. Stereo equipment and the like. Legally, Stapley's “fundraising” gambit may have been low-wattage. But such sleazy behavior would have devastated his political career, especially the congressional aspirations he held.

Kia is really doing it: The automaker, which has a solid rep as a mass market brand, and some baggage around people perceiving it as a lower-end brand, is going to become a player in the premium market, and screw the naysayers to the sticking place!

Armed with my sleeping bag, my alarm clock and a notebook and pen, I have stripped myself of all modern day luxuries and gadgets such as my smartphone, laptop, iPod, even my watch. I recall a conversation I had once with a colleague I pulled pints with …

Still, food and science are inextricably linked, and old-fashioned technology is still technology. Kitchen science isn't always full of modern, high-tech gadgets, and experimentation doesn't always require a lab. … NE: Yeah, I think in terms of food …

But this Holiday season, more people than ever before are using their gadgets — and mobile technology in particular — to give back to the world at large. … Apple is one of the biggest players in the Red program, and the company offers a bunch of …

BlackBerry announced on Friday that Foxconn will help design the hardware for its future low-end devices as part of a 5-year deal, furthering the template for manufacturing specialists to scale the value chain. BlackBerry itself will … Worker-rights …

What to Know Before You Give Your Kids Games, Gadgets for Christmas. 12/23/2013 12:56 PM. 12/23/2013 01:02 PM. Mentoring … Fix Up: Before giving such a high-maintenance gift, make sure that you and your child are both ready for the responsibility. If …

InfoMotion is also working on a high-tech soccer ball, which it hopes to unveil by the end of 2014. "The hard part is how do you make it at scale," Crowley said. "We're marrying two industries that have never touched each other. Inflatable ball …

Japan didn't wait until the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games to show the world that it had its eyes set on Olympic gold. Schaft Inc., a Japanese company, won the prestigious DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) Trials this weekend, beating out 15 other …