An early product concept of the Nixie. Nixie/Screenshot by CNET In the quest for the perfect selfie, happy-snappers have resorted to distinctly odd behavior — everything from carrying poles wherever they go to getting perilously close to a wild bear. So it should come as no surprise that the grand prize winner of Intel’s “Make …

The EyeGo is being tested in China, India, and Mexico. CNET Over the past year, a small team of researchers at Stanford University has been tinkering with iPhones, Legos, and 3D printers. Their efforts have resulted in a new device that has the potential to prevent blindness in millions of people. Called the EyeGo, the inexpensive device is an adapter …

John Polimeno’s life has taken a bit of a turn. A few years back, he owned and operated his own construction business. This summer, he’s touring the country on a bus promoting Finding Rover, a new smartphone app he’s created. Why the 180? Blame it on his love of dogs. Not too long ago, he and his wife were in …

Now playing: Watch this: Keyboard bubbles up from touch screen on demand 2:45 A few weeks ago, right before the new BlackBerry 10 phones were announced, I dragged a cameraman to San Francisco’s Financial District during lunch hour and asked random strangers to name BlackBerry’s best feature. Care to guess what the results of my highly unscientific poll were? Even …