Some medieval gadgets still kick modern tech’s butt, thanks to ingenious design and crazy-tough materials. You’re looking at implements refined between the 5th and 15th centuries—the OG era of ...

Smart kitchen gadgets are like that overqualified friend who talks too much at dinner parties. They promise everything but need constant attention. Before apps ran your toaster, kitchen tools just ...

Here's a fun fact: the fax machine is much older than you may realize. Contrary to popular belief, it wasn't invented at some point in the mid-20th-century. More like the mid-19th-century. That's ...

When I was growing up, magnets were the enemy of technology. They could erase your homework on a floppy disk, make your tube TV's colors go funny, and most of the time you probably wanted to avoid ...

We all love our electronic devices and use them a lot, but we just kind of accept that eventually the batteries are going to wear out and that we're going to have to buy new versions. Is that just how ...

The 1960s brought a wave of new gadgets that many people today would find pretty familiar. But back then, these devices were anything but common-they were mostly found in the homes of wealthy families ...