By Sterling “Chip” Camden Contributing Writer, [GAS] What’s the big news that Evan Williams, CEO of Twitter, hinted at earlier today? Oprah Winfrey will tweet for the first time on tomorrow’s Oprah show, which will feature famed tweeter Ashton Kutcher. Her account is already active, and as of this writing she has 32,607 followers – [...]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Mirror’s Edge, the EA game that sold over a million copies in just a few months, features a first person perspective that makes it pretty stylistically distinctive, and lots of running/jumping/sliding that gives it a kind of frantic feel. This video recreates that style/feel in real life, with the [...]
The energy wasted by spam e-mails could power 2.4 million homes a year according to security firm McAfee. But its report offers little advice as to how to avoid this problem. The firm’s report, produced with the help of environmental consultants ICF International, concludes that spam is responsible for the waste of 33 billion kilowatt [...]
In the following video, Swedish gaming company Illusion Labs shows a few of their games running on a large multi-touch display. The games run on any multi-touch hardware, including mobile devices, multi-touch laptops and large window displays. [Via Newlaunches]
Warning: Do NOT attempt to do any of these experiments at home. Doing so could result in serious injuries or even worse. You’ve been warned! Nitroglycerin is moderately easy to detonate, and a hammer is more than enough. Nitrogen triiodide will detonate if it is breathed on. It is an explosive with no use other [...]
Wow, that was just horrible… in an awesome way!
Microsoft has agreed to extended the warranty on the Xbox 360 to cover the ‘E74′ error. This bug is different to the much-publicized ‘red ring of death’. It’s indicated by one quadrant of the power indicator glowing, and an on-screen message displaying the error code E74 and informing users to contact Xbox customer support. Once [...]
I don’t exactly know how difficult moving around this skydiving simulator is, but it sure does look like a lot fun! I’ve seen simulators similar to this in the past, but the only thing they allowed was to hover in mid-air. Certainly nothing as cool as this thing! [Via TechEblog]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] I haven’t read a lot of steampunk fiction, but I find the artistic elements associated with it to be pretty fantastic. Maybe it’s just the beauty of a world without plastic… but there’s definitely something very cool about the combination of bronze, glass, wood, and clockwork. In any case, [...]
In the following Laptop Hunters ad spoof, homeless Frank has a budget of $1,000 to find his perfect laptop. Will he succeed in his quest? Check out the video to find out!
A study by Ohio State University claims Facebook users spend less time studying and get lower grades than classmates who don’t use the site. But there are some serious flaws in the study’s logic. A survey of 219 students found that 85% of undergraduates use Facebook. Those who do have grade-point averages between 3.0 and [...]
Combat robots aren’t exactly new – the first season of the Comedy Central show “Battlebots” aired in 2000 and the games had been going strong since 1997. What’s interesting, however, is how 11 years of robot evolution have affected the sport. Back in 2002, the spinners ruled the day. But today’s robots are meaner than [...]
