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A new system that combines solar power, a smart use-anticipating hub, and DC power transmission is a cleaner and cheaper way to charge that increasing pile of mobile gadgets we're all collecting.

Start-up founder Eileen P. Gunn writes about how she budgets time to maximize focus, momentum--and rest. I wonder if Congress would consider creating a longer day, specifically for entrepreneurs

Start-up founder Eileen P. Gunn writes about how she budgets time to maximize focus, momentum--and rest

Inspired by the power of stories, two former journalists have enlisted high fashion for a higher cause. A new jewelry company called Altruette sells charm bracelets representing different nonprofits that receive 50% of profits from every purchase--typically between $155 to $175 per charm. Each gold or silver pendant (there are about 30) has a unique design and a unique story.

Cutlers favorite things include the Polar Hearth Rate Monitor and Dakines Over Under Bag. In 2006, Elizabeth Cutler and a business partner opened the first SoulCycle spinning studio in Manhattan. Today, SoulCycle has seven studios in the New York City area, and Cutler is preparing to open several more locations in New York and Los Angeles

During a recent business trip, Tech Trends columnist John Brandon tried out LiquidSpace, a website and app designed to help you find a temporary workspace. I travel frequently for story assignments

Forget Wi-Fi, forget Bluetooth, forget NFC and even wireless charging--that rat's nest of wires behind your computer desk is going nowhere fast.

Imagine this: There is a suspicion that you are in possession of stolen property (hypothetically, of course). Police want to come search your house, your car, and your office.

Beyond Wi-Fi and a seat: Grind founders look to build a community of "free radicals" in a Manhattan nabe where they might bump into their future funders. If you look carefully around the Union Square, Manhattan, location of newly launched coworking space Grind, there are references to the banalities of life as an office worker, unlamented artifacts of the corporation left behind. The glass walls of two conference rooms are covered in corporate speak--words and phrases like "incentivized," "loop me in," "above my pay grade," and "pain points," rendered in transparent type

LifeNet lets computers and phones talk to each other without an Internet connection, which could come in handy after disasters that knock out communication networks. One of the first things to disappear in the wake of a major disaster is reliable communication. Without access to cell phone service or the Internet, it's difficult for first responders--or anyone who wants to help out--to speak with each other.

Nintendo Games On iPhones?

The idea is simple: supply people with smart meters that give real time information on electricity use and price. Armed with the new information, consumers might opt to plug in their laptop in the middle of the night instead of, say, the middle of the day. As a bonus, the system would lead to more use of renewable energy sources like the wind and sun

It's more like the "multiple device" era. It's amazing to me that there are people who can buy into conspiracy theories like questioning President Obama's "real birthplace," but when it comes to this brave new world of technology that requires us to have multiple devices, no one is suspicious this happened on purpose

A close chemical relative of the fuel in butane cigarette lighters may be what helps keep air travel viable in a post-petroleum world. As affordable petroleum becomes scarcer, it's easy to imagine switching to electric cars or outfitting hydrogen-powered ships with supplementary sails. But it's harder to picture what we might run jumbo jets on in the future

We're all human, you know? That's roughly the trick that the hackers most likely relied on when, earlier this year, they managed to steal over 24,000 files from a defense contractor