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Samsung now has THREE Co-CEOs. They must all like giant smartphones but enjoy different sized tablets.

Albert Einstein Wanted to Create the Best Refrigerator Ever That Would Last a Century

Did you know Albert Eistein wanted to make a fridge? Seriously. The greatest brain in modern physics dedicated a lot of time in trying to create a long lasting, energy efficient, environmentally friendly refrigerator. Einstein took interest in building a better fridge as more people swapped their ice boxes for refrigerators. The problem was that…

OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3 is out with Boot Camp support for Windows 8, iTunes gift card scanning and more.

How Boeing Is Going to Fix the 787 Dreamliner’s Battery Problems

Tonight, Boeing detailed its solution for the 787 Dreamliner’s battery problems. It involves improving the battery itself, fixing the charging system and adding another layer of protection with an added enclosure. Boeing is still committed to lithium-ion batteries and this solution will allow Boeing to continue to use them in the 787. The new solution…

If you want to understand the ethical implications of Google Glass, watch this short film now

Several years ago, scifi filmmaker and videogame designer Jim Munroe wrote a film called Infest Wisely, an anthology of short movies about the near future. “Early Adopter” is a story about a woman who ingests nanobots that allow her to take pictures with her eyes, invisibly, without anyone realizing she’s filming them. At first she…

What St Patrick’s Day Would Be Like If You Wore Google Glass

If Google Glass does turn out to be really cool (and the world accepts people who willingly want to look like a goofus), think about how much it can change! Well, not much actually. You’ll still be the same person who drinks too much, throws up in bathrooms, gets in trouble with the police and…

A Lego Soviet missile launcher that would make Khrushchev weep

As far as long-range surface-to-air missile launchers go, the 2K11 Krug is pretty badass. This Lego 1:28 scale model krug is an incredibly well-detailed homage to Cold War military engineering. Initially designed in the late 1950s, the SA-4 Ganef/2K11 Krug went into service in 1964 and served as an iconic symbol of military innovation behind…

How the Samsung Galaxy S IV Compares to the Competition

Now that we know what the Samsung Galaxy S IV is packing inside its new 5-inch body, how does it hold up against the best phones available? Take a look at the tale of the tape to see who’s winning the spec wars. Hint: the Galaxy S IV does a fine job. Of course, it’s…

Samsung Galaxy S IV Hands On: Everything New Is Old Again

After a lot of teasing, and a lot of leaking, the Galaxy S IV is finally here. Last year’s version, the S III, remains the world’s most popular Android phone, having sold over 40 million units. Can the S IV live up to that kind of hype? Can Samsung make us feel like we’re living…

Samsung just announced that the Galaxy S IV is officially the phone we’ve been hearing about.

Grotesque Portraits of Aristocrats from Another Dimension

Christian Rex van Minnen paints his subjects in a very classic style of European portraiture, but makes the subjects themselves hideously grotesque. From humanoid fungus to creatures that appear to be half-cartoon, van Minnen’s portraits are compelling and repulsive all at once. Van Minnen combines a wide range of visual inspirations for his portraits, often…

New Hulu CEO! SVP Andy Forssell will take the helm from Jason Kilar, who announced his departure a few months ago.

Here Are the Samsung Galaxy S IV’s Guts

Samsung is just about to announce the Galaxy S IV but the same Chinese site that showed us in clear detail what the S IV will look like on the outside has decided to pry open the giant superphone and expose its innards too. We spy an 8-core processor, 13 megapixel camera and motion detector…

Watch Samsung’s Galaxy S IV Unveiling Right Here

At 7 o’clock EST, Samsung’s finally going to take the wraps off of its flagship Android handset. It’s easily the most anticipated phone of the year so far, and you can watch it make its debut right here. We’ve still got some time before kickoff, so go ahead and get caught up on what we’re…

The Girl Who Would Be King introduces the best superhero/villain pair in ages

To call Kelly Thompson’s The Girl Who Would Be King a simple superhero novel would be to do it a disservice. To call it a wonderful coming of age story about two girls who happen to have superpowers makes it sound like it might be some sort of “girls only” book, and that’s not true…

Google Glass Ushers in the Next Wave of Cybernetic Hate Crimes

Last week, a cafe in Seattle banned the use of Google Glass, a reflection of the growing concern about the ways this cutting-edge technology might be abused. But the critics are ignoring the technology’s potential to make our lives safer and more democratic. Worse, by stigmatizing its use, the Glass-haters are spawning an entirely new…

No, you will never have skyscrapers with trees on them

When we imagine the future of environmentally sustainable cities, it’s common to depict them as forests of skyscrapers with, well, forests on them. But environmental writer Tim De Chant says that architects and futurists need to get real. Skyscrapers will never support trees. Here’s why. Though green roofs are not a pipe dream, the problem…

Safety Not Guaranteed‘s director has been chosen to save Jurassic Park 4

Jurassic Park 4 finally has a director, Colin Trevorrow. You may remember him from the indie picture Safety Not Guaranteed, which is kind of short on its T-Rex-fighting-humans moments. But maybe that’s a good thing? Yes, the director who built a full-length (and fairly touching) movie around the famous 1997 time-travel-themed “help wanted” ad, has…

HTC and LG Launch Full Assault on Samsung’s Galaxy S IV Party

Tonight is Samsung’s big night! In less than an hour the company will begin the big event in New York at which it’s expected to launch the Samsung Galaxy S IV. And wouldn’t you know it, HTC, those trolls, are doling out hot chocolate to all the journalists freezing their butts off in the cold.…

Footage shows UFO splashing down into an active volcano in Mexico

For some reason, UFO sightings seem to multiply around active volcanoes, and the eruption of Popocatépetl in Mexico is no exception. TaiwanSCW posted this footage on YouTube, noting: I was watching a live cam of the volcano Popocatepeti, which is close to Mexico city, Mexico when I noticed this UFO. It was probably only visible…