Internet forums are great places to meet interesting, like-minded people, but before participating in one, you need to know a thing or two about the proper way to do so. The following video explains some of the most common mistakes people make in forums, which makes them the sort of loathsome fool no one wants […]
EA Games has just released Mirror’s Edge’s official launch trailer, just a week before it hits store shelves everywhere. According to early reviews of the game, this is going to be THE title to have for the PS3 / Xbox 360 this fall. Check it out below. Mirror’s edge will be released on November 11 […]
We’ve been hearing about this imminent technology for a while, but today researcher Xiaomei Jiang said that spray-on solar cells have been successfully tested as a power source for microscopic machines. Jiang and her colleagues used flexible polymer as a base instead of silicon, which is brittle. The researchers at the University of South Florida […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] A US admiral wants American warships in the Middle East to be equipped with microwave “pain ray” cannons to avoid having to use deadly force. Vice Admiral Bill Gortney, in command of the US 5th Fleet, wants the weapons so they can be used against smaller boats at close […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] Have you ever been in a social situation that you wish you could get out of? Maybe a terrible blind date? Or perhaps someone stops you in the street and starts talking non-stop? Do you also have an iPhone? Well, if so, there is a solution at hand to […]
The Star Wars official online shop has all sorts of interesting toys, not that I would buy anything from there mind you… or would I? Anyways, here’s my latest coup de foudre, courtesy of the Dark Lord himself. Even though the Darth Vader Toaster isn’t as advanced as some of the fancy bread burners out […]
So, you’ve seen the multi-touch trackpad on Apple’s new Macbooks but are wondering how the thing actually works? Initially, I thought that this new trackpad concept totally sucked, but after seeing the following video, I’m not so sure anymore. Check it out below. So now that’s you’ve seen this, what are your impressions? Do you […]
By PatB Contributing Writer, [GAS] I got a very interesting piece of spam in my inbox this morning, and it took me a few moments to realize it was a phishing attack designed to make me disclose my Google Adwords password. Here is a screenshot of it. Hovering over the link, you can see that […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] Like countless other people yesterday, I was watching the US elections on television and I was watching it on my preferred television channel, CNN. Suddenly Wolf “best political team on television” Blitzer pulls a R2-D2 on all of us and does this : Holy Smokes! Are you impressed? Holographic […]
In the following video presentation, the Inventables guys, Zach Kaplan and Keith Schacht, demo some amazing new materials and how we might use them in the near future. Look for squishy magnets, odor-detecting ink, “dry” liquid and a very surprising 10-foot pole. Enjoy the show!