Feature: Wait, did you say “Flamethrower”? – The Robogames Combat Robots

Combat robots aren’t exactly new – the first season of the Comedy Central show “Battlebots” aired in 2000 and the games had been going strong since 1997. What’s interesting, however, is how 11 years of robot evolution have affected the sport. Back in 2002, the spinners ruled the day. But today’s robots are meaner than […]


Oregon Trail Makes the Long, Arduous Journey to iPhone

By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] My iPhone says I’ve died of dysentery. Though somehow, the fact that it comes from a cute little cartoon makes the blow a little easier to take than back in a computer lab twenty years ago with the green-and-black pixels of the original Oregon Trail. Last week, Oregon Trail […]

Wednesday Geeky Pics: A “Wii” Bit Geeky

By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Whatever your opinion of the Wii as a gaming platform, one thing is for sure: it’s a lot more interesting to watch someone else playing a Wii than the more traditional videogame consoles. Not since the invention of the home DDR mat has there been such opportunity for spectator […]

Petaminx Dodecahedral Puzzle Will Drive You Insane

If you’re the kind of person who has trouble solving a Rubik’s Cute, then the following will probably turn you quite mad. The Petaminx is a face turning dodecahedral puzzle with 4 slices per face. It was completely custom-made by Jason Smith of PuzzleForge.com, who will be putting it for auction later this week on […]