Energy monitoring is like fitness-tracking for your utility bill. CNET's Martin LaMonica tries a whole-house electricity monitor out and gets a read on where software and the cloud is taking home energy.

With bigger firms like Microsoft pulling out of the Consumer Electronics Show, smaller players – Canada's stock in trade – are happily filling the void.

At CES, the word "smart" pervades almost every major booth. The suggestion is clear: You and your current equipment are dumb. How very geeky.

If there's one thing that's clear at this year's annual Consumer Electronics Show, it's just how influential a pair of slightly older technologies have become.

Engineers at the University of Illinois demonstrate self-healing electrical circuits that hold promise for electronic devices with improved reliability and longer lives.

When did the end user become a beta tester?

It's been a hot year for top tech ranging from the iPad 2 to the Nest Learning Thermostat. We've picked out the best 2011 gadgets. Now tell us which one is your favorite.

q&a Who knew that the most famous Muppet loved iPhones and iPads? CNET jumps at the chance to ask tech-related questions of the world's most beloved frog.

Start saving your pennies for a $9.4 million Stuart Hughes iPhone 4S Elite Gold. The blinged-out smartphone comes slathered with 500 diamonds and a 24-karat gold back.

Get Amazon's Flow and the new Decide.com app to save yourself from spending too much.

A relatively small portion of our planet has mobile coverage. DeLorme's InReach keeps you in touch from anywhere.

The first hackathon for writing applications that use natural resources more efficiently kicked off this weekend and announced a winner.