Researchers from Osaka University have developped a new touchscreen interface technology that allows people to use touchscreens as if they were an elastic, flexible material. Check it out: [Via Engadget]
All this week we’ll be bringing you the most eyecatching remakes of Star Wars (as in Episode IV: A New Hope) in different media. And no, we’re not counting George Lucas’ own special edition tinkery. We start with one that can only be described as jaw-droppingly awful. It’s a traditional film media version, but remade [...]
Warner Bros. just released a new trailer for the upcoming Green Lantern Movie which introduces non-nerds to the premise of the scenario quite nicely. Check it out: [Via Topless Robot]
All hail Trivia King Ken Jennings! Today is the Jeopardy! rock star’s 37th birthday. You probably already know that Jennings is the all-time winningest Jeopardy! champion (with a 74-game streak in 2004) and that he currently holds the record for most money won on American game shows ($3,172,700) and that he and Brad Ruttner were [...]
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-U.S. Government Starts New Round of ‘Pirate’ Domain Seizures US authorities have resumed “Operation In Our Sites” and have seized several domain names associated with copyright infringement or counterfeit related crimes. -Ten cars that look like they were designed by aliens Yesterday, we asked you to get your tin foil hats on and tell us [...]
On May 22, 1980, Midway and Namco released Pac-Man, the highest-grossing video game of all time. The insanely popular maze game was the first of its genre and blew reigning champs Space Invaders and Asteroids out of the arcade—350,000 arcade cabinets were sold in the game’s first 18 months. It also introduced the power-up and [...]
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While the human race tends to celebrate birth annually with something referred to as a Birthday, it’s quite a different occasion for alien-kind. [Get it @ Splitreasons.com - 10% off with promo code "geeksaresexy"]
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon has the Ecotones Sound + Sleep Machine for just $66.49. That’s 56% off the device’s usual retail price of $149.95. The Ecotones family of Sleep Sound Machines from Adaptive Sound Technologies is designed to provide the most realistic, natural sound environment possible to help people relax [...]
So, you think you know how to tie your shoes? I’m pretty sure you all do, but most of you are probably doing it the wrong way… or at least, the least “effective” way. Check it out: [Via TDW]
I guess this was kind of inevitable… [$17 @ killyourculture.com | Via]
