While some have suggested that the typewriter should be extinct, these antique pieces of technology still have amazing potential. Take for example this 2008 performance of Leroy Anderson’s “The Typewriter,” an orchestral piece that centers around the key clacking and bell ringing sounds of antiquity. Of course, when this was written originally in 1950, it [...]
Yes, an ad campaign can get tired after a while. Maybe some of you are already bored with the Old Spice guy who dares to suggest that a man should smell like Old Spice and not a lady. But I for one still seem to laugh every time I see that man my man could [...]
It doesn’t seem likely Apple will be selling unlocked iPhones any time soon. But in theory at least, a court ruling has brought that a step closer. A federal court has granted class action status to a case against both Apple and AT&T. Class action means that anyone in a designated category (in this case, [...]
It’s time for a new season of The Guild, the MMORPG-based web series spearheaded by geek favorite Felicia Day. The first episode, “Epic Guilt”, premiered last night at midnight PST. You might remember that last season featured Wil Wheaton as the leader of a rival guild, and it looks like that character is definitely sticking [...]
Yeah, I have to admit, I went a bit over the board with that headline. These packs of quadrocopters aren’t killing anything… yet. Apart from flying in packs, GRASP Lab’s autonomous flying bots can also perform all sorts of extremely complex maneuvers at high speeds. Check it out: I, for one, welcome our new robo-quadrocopter [...]
At first glance, these dinosaurs may look like they’ve been generated by a computer, but no, they are actually puppets being manipulated by real people. [Via Buzzfeed]
So, being the loyal readers that all of you are, you’ve seen our awesome Geek Alphabet, right? But what about the Gamer’s Alphabet? Made by Artist/Project Manager/Penny Arcade user ElJeffe as a book for his daughter Madilyn, the Gamer’s Alphabet illustrates each of the letters of the alphabet and pairs them with something related to [...]
Me and my wife have had a love-hate relationship with the intro to Firefly. While we both felt that it kinda grows on you over time, we both felt that it didn’t do the series justice. So that’s why this version grabbed my interest so much… What do you think? How does it compare to [...]
It’s no secret that major search engines try, data protection laws permitting, to use demographic information to provide more accurately-targeted advertisements. Now researchers believe the same details could be used for producing more relevant search results. Ingmar Weber and Carlos Castillo of Yahoo’s research center in Barcelona say there’s a clear pattern between demographics and [...]
The recently released Jedi Junkies documentary is a tour through Star Wars fandom, from the sexy to the slightly scary. But unlike some other documentaries I’ve seen that touch on serious fans, this one doesn’t seem to have the mocking undertones. Even interspersed with interviews with a psychologist talking about the nature of obsession, it’s [...]
We all know that conventional remotes usually confuse elderly people, right? If you really want to make things easier for them, here’s a simple hack you can do which should help them considerably. [Via DivineCaroline | TechEblog]
In Portland this past Friday, a car swerving through traffic rolled over and came to rest upside down. When paramedics arrived at the scene, they may have been alarmed to find that the passengers were covered in blood and gore – only to realize that a great deal of it was fake: Sgt. Greg Stewart [...]
