Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. When I ...

Calling all parents. There’s a new invention that — if it ever actually hit store shelves — would make sure you never, ever step on your kid’s LEGOs again. You (and your feet) will be eternally ...

If you've ever stepped on a Lego brick, you know the sheer pain that can be induced by one tiny piece of plastic. For years, parents around the world have looked for easy ways to clean up their family ...

A genius inventor has come up with a brilliant foot-saver, designed to deal with the most menacing of toys – the dreaded Lego. Matty Benedetto, host of YouTube channel Unnecessary Inventions, has ...

Folks have been hacking the Roomba for the last few years, but we’ve seen very few attempts at people building their own robotic vacuum cleaners, until now. Dave Astolfo of PlastiBots built his own ...