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For Those of You Waiting on Google Glass, Don't be a Glasshole

Kacy Collins — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:30:12 +0000

Google is on the cutting edge of technology, such as driver less cars and their latest project, Google Glass. If you don’t know what Google Glass is your way behind. Not really, since the only ones available right now are the ones that Google sent out to certain people to test them out. And you [...]

Before You Download Your Next App, Check Out Apple's Countdown

Bethany Lee — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:49:49 +0000

It could be worth money to you!

Pixtr – New App Puts Your Best Face Forward [VIDEO]

Bethany Lee — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:52:52 +0000

Need a little touch-up for your photo? There’s an app for that!

Durex Creates Touch Over the Internet [VIDEO]

Bethany Lee — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:48:30 +0000

Are you miles away from your sweetie but still want to reach out and touch? There’s an app for that!

Nudie Bars Already Laying The Smack Down On Google Glass

Jameson LaMarca — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:00:57 +0000

Google recently announced their new product, Glass, the strange looking eyewear which allows you to surf the web and take pictures and video all while looking like Jean-Claude Van Damme in “Universal Soldier.” Early adopters (those nerdy guys at your office who are up to speed on the latest trends and gadgets long before anyone else) are [...]

The Machines Continue Their Takeover as Compressorhead Does AC/DC's 'T.N.T.' [VIDEO]

Thrashman — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:36:46 +0000

I first learned of the initial wave of robots taking over the planet a few weeks ago when I saw a video of the all-robot band Compressorhead doing their version of Motorhead's 'Ace of Spades'.

You Could Be Racing Mario Kart Style

Kacy Collins — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:05:34 +0000

Most of us have played, or seen, or heard about Super Mario Kart and if you have played it you know how fun and addicting it can be. How would you like to actually play Mario Kart, complete with banana peels, magic mushrooms, turtle shells and the all powerful stars? Well thanks to a group of engineers under the name Waterloo Labs and their cowboy engineering, you may have a chance at racing your dream race

Check Out This DeLorean Converted Into a Hovercraft

Chris Illuminati — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 06:30:52 +0000

Roads? Where we are going we don’t need roads. A body of water wouldn’t hurt though. Matthew Riese raised over $5,500 in a Kickstarter campaign to fulfill his dream of turning a DeLorean, the same car Marty McFly used to go back and forth between present and past, into a working hovercraft. The video above [...]

Take a Tour of the International Space Station

Kacy Collins — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:29:01 +0000

We've all stared up into space and wondered what it would be like to be an astronaut. Well now you can get a little taste of what it would be like to live on the International Space Station. Sunita Williams of NASA spent around six months on board the space station and before it was her time to come home she made a video tour of the entire space station and it's pretty freaking awesome

Robots Suspend Search for Sarah Connor – Jam 'Ace of Spades' [VIDEO]

Thrashman — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:44:21 +0000

So maybe the machines are taking over.

Too Many People Using Your Wifi? Boost Your Signal for Free! [VIDEO]

Bethany Lee — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:30:45 +0000

When too many people drag down your signal, there are a couple of things you can do to boost your signal.

Glow-in-the-Dark Roads Will Be Here Soon

Joe Student — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:00:58 +0000

Everything awesome usually debuts in Europe first (except for football, Buffalo wings and Kate Upton). The latest innovation that Europeans will have long before Americans: glow-in-the-dark roads, which will debut in The Netherlands in mid-2013. Studio Roosegaarde and management group Heijmans will begin using a photo-luminising powder that replaces road markings in the Dutch province [...]

Apple Introduces the iPad Mini, Which Is Like an iPad, Only Smaller

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:45:19 +0000

Just a few short weeks after the successful release of the iPhone 5, Apple unveiled its latest offering in the growing tablet computer market: the iPad Mini. As you might guess, it’s a bit smaller than the standard iPad (which also got an upgrade), but this product is meant to compete with items like Google’s [...]

The First iPhone 5 in the Netherlands – Glued to the Sidewalk [VIDEO]

Thrashman — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:02:35 +0000

Because it's fun to mess with people by gluing something worth as little as a quarter to the ground, some (presumably stoned) genius decided to glue the first iPhone 5 in the Netherlands to the sidewalk in one of the busiest squares in Amsterdam.

10 Awesome Tech Gifts Dad Will Love On Father's Day

Maura Chwastyk — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:43:34 +0000

Sure, your dad said he didn’t want anything for Fathers’ Day, but that might also have been a not-so-subtle hint that thanks to the last several holidays, he has enough ties and golf balls. Enough of these batteries-not-required presents! Shake things up this year and give dad a gift he’ll actually appreciate. If he loves [...]

10 Best iPhone Games

Chris Urie — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:15:38 +0000

If you asked Siri what the 10 best iPhone games were, she’d probably answer with a list that looks a little like this. It’s a phone. It’s a workstation. It’s the internet. It’s a handheld gaming console to be reckoned with. The iPhone revolutionized the way we thought of a phone. With it’s incredible processing [...]

Sea Lion Vehicle Makes All Your James Bond Fantasies Come True

Phil Villarreal — Sat, 19 May 2012 13:40:07 +0000

Imagine tearing down the highway at 180 mph, then careening off a pier, having your ride transform into a watercraft and burning through the wet stuff at 60 mph. What used to be the stuff of James Bond fantasies is now reality, in the form of the Sea Lion, an amphibious beast created by inventor Marc Witt.

Transformers are REAL People — Begin Freak Out!

Art Eddy — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:00:53 +0000

Looks like Optimus Prime may have a new ally with this real life Transformer who goes by the name of Brave Robot. Brave Robot is the creation of Japanese designer Kenji Ishida. Kenji, who is working with a company named JS Robotics, looks to be on the verge of something really cool. The robot is [...]

Practice 'Safe Texts' With a Cellphone Condom Holder

Art Eddy — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:00:19 +0000

There are so many apps out there for your iPhone. But does the App Store sell one that can hand you a condom if you are getting lucky? Probably not. We don’t think iTunes has that app available yet. While Apple is still working on that technology, Annex Productions has the next best thing — [...]

Holy Crap, Futurama's Tube Transports Will Soon Be Real

Patrick Bateman — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:33:56 +0000

Futurama originally hit boob tubes in 1999 and was set in the year 2999, but the tubes you see people and other species flying around in could be a reality sooner that we think. Evacuated Tube Transport is an airless, frictionless form of transportation which is safer, cheaper and quieter than trains or airplanes. Six-person [...]