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Nuclear weapons are so last century—these days everyone has them, and international treaties make them virtually…

This press release from 2002 shows a Fujitsu mouse that could authenticate logins by scanning vein-patterns in a…

As if it wasn't cool enough already to be an Apache pilot, these pictures arrive to make us even more envious. If an…

The Storm Worm Botnet currently infects between one and ten million computers worldwide, which means that it has…

UK defense firm Qinetiq has smashed the world record for the longest unmanned flight. Their solar-powered Zephyr…

AMD is finally launching its Barcelona quad-core server chip today, although it's officially being called the…

A 250m by 30m LED screen has been installed in the ceiling of a new mall in Beijing. That's an impressive 7,500…

Vista's ReadyBoost feature is a great way to cheaply upgrade your computer, but for laptop users it's not so…

Ian Turner is a zookeeper at Longleat Safari Park. He is also rather forgetful. After taking some pictures of his…

You may remember that Virgin Galactic planned to build a Spaceport in New Mexico. Well, a winning design has now…

Kikkerland has designed this cute USB hub called Hub Man, who has USB sockets for arms and legs, and an LED for a…

When you're in a strange city it's easy to get lost, but you don't want to miss the sights because you're glued to a…

This is the Roller-Walker, a four-legged robot which can either walk conventionally or skate on retractable wheels.…

If you crave a little more power than overclocking can provide, then maybe building your own supercomputer is an…

The 2008 edition of the Guinness World Records book will feature three records for Samsung cellphones. The SGH-U100…

Humans aren't perfect, therefore human waiting staff aren't perfect—as you'll know if you've ever had hot soup…

The Tenori-On is a musical sequencer from Yamaha—basically a grid of LED-lit rubber buttons that lets you create…

Most cell phones now come with media playback features, but designers still seem to think that a wide range of…

These talking CD cases allow you to record a 60-second message, which can be played back to your heart's content.…