Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. The wily ...

A recent spate of thefts in Jiangsu province and Shanghai involving hyper-realistic silicone face masks has ignited a debate about the legality of these products. Authorities in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, ...

They’re not just for Halloween anymore. Expensive, realistic masks — the kind that are the hit of the costume party — are increasingly being used out of season, and not always for laughs. A white bank ...

In today’s Halloween news, there’s a very realistic vagina mask being sold on Etsy. But before you think “yay feminism and body positivity!” brace yourself—this mask is scary. In fact, if anything, it ...