Wayne Rash

The ReTimer Claims to Beat Jet Lag The device looks like an odd pair of glasses with green lights that point at your eyes and promise to beat body-clock problems. Exactly how the ReTimer works is unclear, but those green LEDs are really pulsing at a frequency your brain can’t detect (but which drives the […]

The MakerBot 3D Printer Draws a Crowd The MakerBot is a 3D printer made in the U.S., and it breaks new ground in affordability and ease of use. Here, the MakerBot is printing a turbine wheel in this photo, but the device can print nearly anything working from AutoCad drawings as well as from a […]

HANNOVER, Germany — The new BlackBerry 10 smartphone, which has already been released in Europe, is the only wireless platform secure enough to meet NATO requirements, while also retaining its ability to function as a smartphone connected to the Web. German security company SecuSmart launched a new Micro SD-based encryption engine that takes advantage of […]

HANNOVER, Germany—One of the much-anticipated events at the CeBIT show in Hannover is the presentation of the Code _n awards. Unfortunately, I’ve never actually seen this presentation because it takes place on the final day of the show—long after I’ve returned to Washington. But I’m not sure it matters very much who wins, although the […]

HANNOVER, Germany—A new smartphone app that provides detailed information about products on store shelves just by taking a look at the packages is about to hit store shelves, first in the UK and then in the U.S. within the next few weeks. According to project manager Amnon Ribak from IBM Research in Haifa, Israel, the […]

Earlier this year the Librarian of Congress, which is the office that administers exceptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, decided not to renew the exception allowing the unlocking of cell phones, reasoning that allowing the owner of a cell phone to use it with their carrier of their choice somehow violated copyrights. Over the […]

There’s no question that Marissa Mayer remembers the days when Yahoo was the biggest name on the Internet. In those days of glory, Yahoo’s place as a search engine, information portal and quasi social network were unrivaled. Back then Yahoo was a much smaller company than it is now (although now it’s much smaller than […]

The chances are pretty good that your late model car can now communicate with your phone. A large percentage of cars built in the last decade have Bluetooth built into the car’s entertainment system to allow you to make hands-free calls, a process theoretically safer than holding the phone to your ear while your drive. […]

The food that appeared before me on the table at Jaleo near Washington, DC, was startlingly beautiful. Once again, legendary chef Jose Andres and his staff had put together a meal that promised to be more than just memorable. I couldn’t wait to take my first bite of the understated chicken fritter and experience the […]

The news broke over Washington like the flash of an exploding meteor. China, according to The Washington Post, had hacked its way into the computers of virtually every institution in the city. Every government agency, every defense contractor, and nearly every human rights group, Congressional office, law firm, embassy and news organization. The attacks on […]