Why you shouldn’t celebrate CD-ripping finally becoming legal in the UK
Government changes to personal copying exceptions are welcome, but don’t nearly go far enough
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Everyone’s a photographer these days… just not a very good one
Cameraphones have made it all too easy to snap away. But, says Marc McLaren, have we lost sight of why we’re bothering?
The perfect gaming interface: your heart
The time has come to put not only your soul into a game – but also your heart…
The pure joy of tech DIY
Building your own gadgets is not only satisfying, but it can save you cash and get you what you really want, says Will Findlater
Why partially sighted people need smart glasses more than you
There’s more to Google Glass and co than sneaky snaps of strangers. Sophie Charara speaks talks to the inventors and researchers behind the smart specs that improve poor vision
Death of Hollywood: the movies that direct themselves
Movies are changing, as a new wave of technologies hit the movie industry. But what does it mean for you, the viewer?
I Want To Live Forever
Five weird, wonderful, and downright creepy web apps to keep your online presence ticking after death
Make money from your house without moving out
The sharing economy allows you to turn your home into a hotel and your car into a taxi. We explain how – and why it’s good for you…
How hi-res audio is rescuing us from a music Dark Age
We’ve endured a music quality wasteland in pursuit of convenience. With the rise of hi-res audio we can have both quality and accessibility
Promoted: 7 reasons why your next box-set should be… Battlestar Galactica
It’s not the camp 1970s Star Wars rip-off. It’s the Noughties re-imagining and it’s awesome…
Give away data to big bad companies… and be happy
Stuff’s Esat Dedezade wants an easy life – and sees giving massive corporations his most personal data as a way of getting it
A, B, C++, Dart, Erlang… The future of learning is in code
Coding is tomorrow’s grammar – as important a transferrable skill as learning maths or English. Marc McLaren speaks to Decoded’s Ali Blackwell to find out why…
