Bypass all that pesky lightsaber training at the Jedi Academy and find out how to build a Star Wars lightsaber hilt by using a Formlabs Form 2 3D printer, LED lights and resin materials. The video “Making a 3D-printed Sith Lightsaber Kit,” posted on YouTube on Wednesday by Tested, show how to build a Star …

Drones are increasingly becoming a go-to for both hobbyists and the workforce, with racing and aircraft inspection being two prime examples of how this technology is becoming a big thing. Tokyo’s Vantan High School is now ensuring the next generation is abreast of this burgeoning tech by offering a three-year course on drones. The course offers more than just an …

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Now playing: Watch this: Australia keeps refugees in radio silence 4:45 This is part of our Road Trip 2016 summer series “Life, Disrupted,” about how technology is helping with the global refugee crisis — if at all. Behrouz Boochani has been stuck on an island in the middle of the Pacific for the past three years. He’s 7,000 miles from …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung’s new Gear VR: There’s only one reason to buy… 0:56 Not long ago, Samsung was known for the sheer amount of dramatic changes it made to the look and feel of Android. For those who don’t remember, Samsung’s TouchWiz skin was synonymous with bloatware and overloading devices with features users didn’t need or want. Thankfully, …

Apple is reported to be making a documentary about the record label home of Drake, L’il Wayne and Nicki Minaj. According to Music Business Worldwide, the documentary telling the story of Cash Money Records will be exclusive to Apple Music. Cash Money founder Birdman Williams hinted at the tie-up with an Instagram post in which he appeared alongside Apple Music …

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on Wednesday announced its first titles to be streamed in Dolby Vision: “The Huntsman: Winter’s War,” “Lucy,” “Oblivion,” and “Lone Survivor.” The four titles will be available for rental or for purchase on the Vudu streaming service and require a 4K TV with Dolby Vision capabilities in order to experience the HDR effects. Following the announcement, …

Sigh. Yes, the break is over and school awaits. But with a little luck you might be able to ditch class and go to the moon instead. With the new school year upon us, Google has souped up its Expeditions and Classroom apps for teachers and students. The Expeditions app, which lets students take virtual-reality field trips with the help …

Now playing: Watch this: Make a video GIF on the Note 7 0:54 Samsung’s Note line has made the case for a phone to have a stylus for a few years now, but the Note 7 seems to be the punctuation mark on Samsung’s approach. The new S Pen has seen a new design, and new features that make it …

It’s AT&T’s turn to shake up its wireless plans. The nation’s second-largest carrier on Wednesday introduced new wireless plans that offer more data — but at a higher starting price. The changes echo the shift Verizon’s making with its new plans, introduced last month. AT&T says it’s offering you a better deal on the price per megabyte of data. The …

Now playing: Watch this: Our original Samsung Galaxy Note 7 review 2:11 Let’s face it, we all experience a brief moment of anxiety when handing our phone to a friend or family member, even if for a brief moment. Or at least I do. It’s not that I have anything to hide, simply that my phone has personal thoughts and …

Laser light has made its way into a new product line Intel expects will speed up the data centers at the heart of online services like Google search and Facebook social networking. After years of research, the chipmaker has begun selling a product using a technology called silicon photonics that builds lasers directly into computer chips. That means communications can …

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Wireless carriers and others like Comcast and Dish Network are getting their checkbooks ready as they start bidding on airwaves the government has reclaimed from TV broadcasters. The second phase of the Federal Communication Commission’s so-called incentive spectrum auction kicked off Tuesday. This first-of-its-kind auction allows wireless operators and others to buy airwaves that TV broadcasters have agreed to give …

Now playing: Watch this: Intel turns to Overwatch to show off seventh-generation… 0:57 The PC industry’s glory days, when people snapped up new computers powered by steadily faster chips, are over. But Intel thinks its newest PC processor will get some hearts racing in a few months. At its Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco on Tuesday, Intel Chief Executive …