Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering technology, software, finance, sports and video games since working for @Home Network and Excite in the 1990s. Peter managed ...

The dog days of summer practically compels sunshine cocktails. Picture yourself in the yard grilling meat, the direct sun still uncomfortable in the late afternoon, on one of those days when you ...

To make a beautiful organizer like this one, we just need to reuse one of those cardboard boxes that come with a lid that ...

When we last checked in with prolific prototypist [Eric Strebel], he was perfecting the design of an eco-friendly wireless charger and turning his initial paper prototype into a chipboard version 2.0 ...

If you have a big cardboard box sitting around, turn it into a cardboard guitar! Your child will think you’re a rock star – and she’ll get a chance to act like one. If your box is big enough, trace ...

While the world catches up with VR, imperfect but affordable options for entry like Google Cardboard and Samsung’s Gear VR will get the job done. But augmented/mixed reality is also proving itself to ...

Entire forests and enormous factories running 24/7 can barely keep up with demand. This is how the cardboard economy works. Credit...Photo illustration by Todd St. John Supported by By Matthew Shaer ...

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home, a podcast from Vox Media ...

Google has released an app that lets you slot your Android phone into some cardboard to make a virtual-reality headset. The app, titled Cardboard, is either a clever way of making virtual reality ...

The history of the first paper airplane is largely debated. According to the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., some believe the earliest paper airplanes came from China with the use ...