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An estimated 10,000 people die every year in the US due to drunken driving related accidents. If you've enjoyed a few alcoholic beverages and want to know where your blood alcohol level stands, turn to technology. In this Tech Minute, CNET's Kara Tsuboi reports on some of the best consumer breathalyzers on the market.

Buckle your seatbelt, make sure your seats are upright, and power off all electronics. That last part could soon be changing. The FAA is on the verge of easing its restrictions on when passengers can use their tablets, e-readers, iPods and smart phones. CNET's Sumi Das explains how planes and technology have change, alleviating safety concerns and putting pressure on the FAA to update its ban.

You don't want to get stuck with a low smartphone battery. Whether you're on vacation, in the boardroom, or just at your kid's swim meet, a dead battery does you and your phone no good. In this Tech Minute, CNET's Kara Tsuboi reports on some handy tips to conserve battery life if you don't have access to a charger.

Next year, Bluetooth beacons will be installed in baseball stadiums to send messages to iPhone owners using the "At the Ballpark" app. CNET's Bridget Carey gets a demo of the new technology at Citi Field in New York.

Could the next fitness craze involve climbing what looks like a heavy-duty magazine rack? A new exercise regimen incorporates technology to help coaches find your fitness sweet spot.

CNET's Tim Stevens interviews Microsoft's Panos Panay to discover the design philosophy behind the new and improved Surface 2 tablets.

Fireworks shows are getting more elaborate with intricate designs and meticulously timed explosions. At the Oakland A's "Star Wars"-themed fireworks show by California-based Pyro Spectacular, CNET's Daniel Terdiman embraces his inner pyro for a behind-the-scenes look at the setup for these awesome displays.

Whether for a birthday, the holidays, a wedding or baby shower, it's convenient to create a gift wish-list so friends and family know exactly what to give you. In this Tech Minute, CNET's Kara Tsuboi provides some simple tips for how to create a wish list across multiple websites thanks to a few tricks on Amazon.

They could have ordered it online. They could have stayed home. They could have slept in the comfort of their own beds. But instead, hundreds of people lined up outside Apple stores around the world to get the new iPhone 5C and 5S. Meet the people who were first in line in Sydney, London, and San Francisco.

Hundreds of people lined up outside the San Francisco Apple store to be among the first to get their hands on the iPhone 5S, but only a lucky few were able to get the coveted gold iPhone. Apple handed out cards to buyers waiting in line that designated which iPhone they wanted, but workers ran out of the gold cards within the first hundred people.

The line wrapped around the block at the Apple store in Sydney, according to CNET Australia's Seamus Byrne, who joined the crowd hours before the doors opened at 8 a.m. local time. Buyers are restricted to buying two iPhone 5S and 10 iPhone 5C. For this first rollout, both phones are going on sale in 11 countries, including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, the UK, and US.

Garmin's latest device is a head-up display that projects directions right onto your windshield. It certainly has a cool factor, but how about the safety factor?

Whether traveling for work or play, one indispensable item to pack is your cell phone charger. If you get stuck without one, try out one of these charging lifesavers. CNET's Kara Tsuboi reports on the best charging gadgets in this Tech Minute.

At TechCrunch Disrupt, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg offers advice to Twitter on its expected IPO.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about what led his company to file suit against the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and his views on Facebook's responsibilities with regard to user data.