October 30, 2011 – The Microbial Home by Philips Design is all about input and output. Waste (output), powers your herb garden (input). Like life, it's a cyclical thing. More »
Something Has Exploded In a Spectacular Fashion On Uranus
October 30, 2011 – Quit snickering! Something on Uranus has erupted and now scientists are all in a tizzy about what and why it might be. The news is exciting for a number of reasons. More »
For Amazing Replica Halloween Costumes, Just Be Shawn Thorsson
October 30, 2011 – Also, own a 3D printer and some 3D digital modeling software and have some sick design skills. Besides that, not a very difficult costume to pull off. On a more serious note, these are some serious replicas. More »
Jailbroken iPhone 4 and iPod Touch Run Limited Siri
October 30, 2011 – A hacker group has successfully ported Siri over to jailbroken iPhone 4's and 4th-gen iPod touches, marking the beginning of what could be a "whack a mole" response from Apple as it attempts to block the 4S's "killer feature." The crack comes courtesy Steve Troughton-Smith and Grant Paul, who... More »
Yes, High Speed Photography Is Still Amazing
October 30, 2011 – This is not my first attempt at making a blown glass sculpture, although I'm pretty sure the results of that hypothetical endeavor would look pretty much the same. More »
It’s Never Too Late to Build a Technological Tombstone of Terror for Halloween
October 30, 2011 – This post isn't so much a DIY one as it is inspiration for all you tinkerer's in the audience to really deck out those front porches with insane scratch-built projects for the Trick-or-Treaters on Monday. Today's inspiration is Halloween Forums member Havoc 1919 (yes! More »
Robo-Flytrap Turns Insect Lifeblood Into Power
October 30, 2011 – This is it. Batteries were the last shackle. Now that the robots can potentially produce their own power by devouring insects, all those cliches and overused Internet memes about robot overlords are finally going to come true. The enabler's name is Mohsen Shahinpoor (roughly translates to "the... More »
Fertility Chip Could Herald New Era of Hands-On Home Testing for Sperm Effectiveness
October 30, 2011 – Gentlemen, are you shooting blanks or are you ready to continue your family line another generation? Before, answering that question required a trip to the doctors. More »
Images from the Catastrophic Fall of Imperial Japan, 1945
October 23, 2011 – With the war for Europe over and the U.S.'s Pacific "island hopping" strategy seeing long-range bombers within striking distance of Japan, all that stood between the Allies and and end to World War 2 was taking that tenacious island nation. In the months leading up to the Allies being on Japan's... More »
4WD Imperial Crawler Hack Makes the AT-AT Even More "Off-Roadier"
October 23, 2011 – Called the Imperial Crawler by designer Christopher Aleria, this interesting take on the AT-AT would have surely been immune to Luke's harpoon technique. More »
The Rotundus GroundBot Wheels Out 3D Video Surveillance on the Go
October 23, 2011 – The Rotundus GroundBot is a dual-camera security bot that returns 3D video feeds to a security team located nearby. I think I'll call him Wheelie from now on. More »
Not That the World’s Candy Corn Population Needs Bolstering, But Here’s How to Make Your Own
October 23, 2011 – Louis Black had a joke once about candy corn that's hilarious, and it went something like this: In 1911 they made tons of candy corn and most it is still around today. Yeah, it's funnier when he tells it. Anyway, Having consumed quite a bit of candy corn myself (and not died) over the years I know... More »
Wacom Inkling Release Finally Dated for October 24?
October 23, 2011 – The Wacom Inkling was a magical, near-unbelievable device that we drooled all over in late August (Jesus especially). It was supposed to be out by late September. More »
Confused Black Keys Fans Wondering Why Microsoft Windows Store Is Hanging Around Their Free Concert
October 23, 2011 – So there was a wildly successful Black Keys concert in Seattle the other day featuring some Microsoft products. Or was it a Microsoft Windows store launch featuring the Black Keys? More »
Sound the All Clear: ROSAT Does Not Go Splat
October 23, 2011 – ROSAT, the latest manmade object to fall from the heavens and threaten humanity's safety, has apparently burned up in Earth's atmosphere. The 1 in 2,000 chance of death from above we had all feared never materialized. The German Aerospace center estimates the 21-year-old, 5,348-pound satellite... More »
Web Porn Is Killing My Libido
October 23, 2011 – Zounds! So this is what my ex-girlfriend meant when she said sex with me was akin to "carnal relations with an empty husk." Too much web porn! It's killing our libidos, lads, one frantically one-handed mouse click at a time. So says a report from the University of Padua in Italy anyway, which... More »
Nimec Hit Hard by Thailand Floods; Here Comes the Great Hard Drive Shortage of 2011
October 23, 2011 – Apple, Dell and other hardware manufacturers are bracing this quarter for an expected hard drive shortage after heavy flooding in Thailand has claimed another tech victim at the world's largest hard drive supplier. More »
Singing Busts Arduino Project Brings All the Campiness of Disney to Your Front Door
October 23, 2011 – Disney's Haunted Mansion is one of those corny staples you just have to hit when you visit the Magic Kingdom. But Disney World is far for some. Why not bring parts of the experience home for Halloween? This is precisely what Instructables member TheNewHobbyist did with his hacked together... More »
Scenes from World War 2: Victory In Europe
October 9, 2011 – In 1945, one of the greatest modern wars the world had ever seen was in its final stages. The Rhine was about to be crossed. The Soviets were nearly through on the Eastern Front. More »
Scientists Discover the Best Skiing In the Solar System
October 9, 2011 – ...and it's only a few hundred million miles away. Better fuel up your rocket and get started today, however, because we're talking about Saturn's moon Enceladus and the incredibly fine, snowy powder that covers its surface: "The particles are only a fraction of a millimeter in size … even finer... More »
