X

The Week in Pictures (slideshow)

A new superpowered warship, mysterious barges in the SF Bay, and a really, really big XBox One.

james-martin-profile-crop
james-martin-profile-crop
James Martin
1729f44b-ba86-4369-aa95-95646d46cde7_131028-O-ZZ999-103.jpg
1 of 7 General Dynamics

Zumwalt-class destroyers

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works launched the first of the Navy’s next-generation Zumwalt-class destroyers on Monday at its Bath, Maine, shipyard.

The 610-foot-long ship is chockablock with new technologies including radar reflecting angles, a striking inward-sloping tumblehome hull, an all-electric integrated power system, and an advanced gun system.
Structure_11_610x407.jpg
2 of 7 James Martin/CNET

Google's mystery barge

Docked in the middle of San Francisco Bay, the four-story structure is sitting idle day after day. CNET broke the story of the mystery barge earlier this week, and now, we know what it is.
norway1_610x407.jpg
3 of 7 Krister Soerboe/AFP/Getty Images

Giant mirrors shine winter sun on dark Norwegian town

Three remote-controlled mountaintop mirrors now reflect light on the shady valley town of Rjukan, which has never seen sunlight during winter.
giant-xbox-one_2.jpg
4 of 7 Microsoft

Microsoft builds big giant Xbox One

A colossal Xbox One console appears on the streets of Canada to celebrate the upcoming console's launch. How big? Well, taller than the average person.
ITRI_iAT_610x404.jpg
5 of 7 ITRI

If Google Glass could do this, it would start a revolution

Taiwan's ITRI has a floating augmented-reality touch-screen system that would improve upon "Minority Report" technology, and it's ready to license it.
oarfish1.jpg
6 of 7 Catalina Island Marine Institute

Oarfish necropsy: Washed-up sea serpents reveal secrets

Researchers have dissected an 18-foot-long oarfish and discovered some more unusual creatures on the inside.
ridingthebike_610x429.jpg
7 of 7 Ding3000

Electric velocipede adds tech touches to olde-tyme bike

Twirl your handlebar mustache and hop on the Concept 1865, a 19th-century bike reimagined with modern plastics and an electric drive.

More Galleries

Yamaha motorcycle and instrument designers trade jobs (pictures)
yamaha01.jpg

Yamaha motorcycle and instrument designers trade jobs (pictures)

16 Photos
CNET's 'Day of the Dead Devices' altar (pictures)
dia-de-los-muertos-3318-001.jpg

CNET's 'Day of the Dead Devices' altar (pictures)

9 Photos
2007 Los Angeles Auto Show: concept cars
conceptss01_440.jpg

2007 Los Angeles Auto Show: concept cars

14 Photos
Best sound bars under $300
polk-magnifi-mini-15.jpg

Best sound bars under $300

18 Photos
2018 Ford F-150 Power Stroke reports for diesel duty
2018 Ford F-150 diesel

2018 Ford F-150 Power Stroke reports for diesel duty

22 Photos
Music-friendly cell phone accessories

Music-friendly cell phone accessories

11 Photos
Cosplay at Comic-Con 2016: From Stormtroopers to Sansa Stark
dsc0515.jpg

Cosplay at Comic-Con 2016: From Stormtroopers to Sansa Stark

34 Photos