In order to emphasize the point that no laptops were allowed into his class, Kieran Mullen, a physics professor from the University of Oklahoma, dipped a portable in liquid nitrogen right before smashing it on the floor. If any of you have similar crazy anecdotes about some of your past or present professors, we’d love […]
A hilarious prank by American comedian Tom Mabe. Enjoy!
Here’s yet another Verizon commercial taking a shot at AT&T’s coverage. A spoof of Twilight, this one suggests that you might just lose the eternal love of your vampire soulmate if your download speeds aren’t fast enough. But I think the real issue here is this new twist on the vampire/werewolf debate. Is Verizon suggesting […]
So you might have noticed that I’ve gone quiet the last couple of weeks. All signals have been cut, so to speak, since I’ve got the geeky equivalent of a mogul skier’s torn ACL: that is, carpal tunnel syndrome (or, perhaps, RSI). It blows. In every respect it sucks. It’s all-encompassing pain, and it’s a […]
You’ve probably all seen one of those amazing Rubik’s cube solving robots, but I can guarantee that what you’re about to see is going to completely blow you away. Built entirely from Lego Mindstorms pieces, the CubeStormer is the world’s fastest speedcubing robot. It can scan and solve any 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cubes, no matter how […]
The iPad is a game changer, and just because of this, you’ll need a new pair of pants… with a big ass pocket. Behold the latest in hipster fashion: the iGotaBigAssPocket pants! [Via Buzzfeed]
Love is in the air! Or at least, hearts and flowers and overpriced candy and marketing that plays on your feelings of romantic obligation. But whether you think Valentine’s Day is a good idea or not, if you have a significant other you’re probably celebrating anyway. So if that significant other happens to be a […]
A conversation on the display and 3D framework of the Nexus One, featuring Tomasz hasinski, project manager at HTC, and Romain Guy, software engineer for the Android platform. Part 1 of this series: Concept & Design
Google has just started releasing a series of videos documenting the story behind the company’s new phone, the Nexus one. In the first episode, various people who worked on the design of the phone talk about some of the decisions that were taken to make the Nexus One the most advanced mobile on the market […]
Why waste hours of your precious time listening to Apple’s keynotes when you can get the same information in less than 3 minutes? Great, incredible, amazing, beautiful, phenomenal, unbelievable, very nice…. Yep, that about sums it up!