By Stephanie Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] If you’ve used Google’s Street View in the last couple days, you’ve probably noticed some changes to its interface. Google has made it a lot quicker and easier to enable Street View on Google Maps, enabling users to drag the Street View icon, Pegman, from the zoom slider onto […]
Back when I was a kid, I used to play with those pin art boards, where you could stick your face in, or any other object, and obtain the shape of this object imprinted on the surface of the board. In remembrance of those good old times, I present: the Pin Clock! This battery operated […]
The second part of the fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica will kick off on Jan. 16, 2009, and promises to answer the ultimate question: Who is the final Cylon?
Do you have too many browsers installed already? Well, today I’m test-driving yet another browser from a Japanese startup named Lunascape (I’m not really sure what to call this product, they sometimes refer to it as “Genesis”, but mostly they just call it Lunascape). Where did they get that name, I wonder? It sounds like […]
Yep folks, it looks like that even tough he’s possibly the most unlucky squirrel to have ever lived, Scrat will be still alive in the third installment of the Ice Age series. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs will feature the return of the franchise’s original voice cast, including Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] The Guild, the MMORPG-themed web series spearheaded by geek goddess Felicia Day, is gearing up for its second season. However, rather than new episodes airing on YouTube, they will be showing up exclusively on XBox Live, Zune, and MSN Video. That’s right, they’re teaming up with Microsoft, which is […]
Designed by Manuel Saez for Humanscale, a popular manufacturer of ergonomic office furniture, the daybed is what I would call the ultimate chair for lazy, laptop-using Web surfers. I mean, look at this thing! It looks so comfortable, I doubt anyone sitting in it would ever want to get up, even after several hours of […]
Who knew drinking coffee in space, without having to sip it from a bag, could be so complicated?
By Will Sullivan Contributing Writer, [GAS] The “Peapod,” by GEM (green eco mobility)—financed and designed by Chrysler—is pretty much a preposterous mashup of a Tesla Roadster and an AMC Pacer: zero-emissions electric vehicle meets mobile aquarium! As with the ill-fated Pacer of the ’70s, that vast expanse of glass looks terrific style-wise (well, I’m in […]
Did you know that like many other interesting scientific discoveries, the first LED was discovered by accident? The following documentary will give a brief tour through the world of the light-emitting diode. Learn who invented it, how to use it, and how to make your own. [Via Make]