The biggest question on everyone’s lips about the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro is whether or not they’ll be a huge disaster like Sochi. But at least we now know that the torch will be pretty neat, automatically expanding to reveal a series of colored sections as soon as it’s lit.

Not to be outdone by Usher's SNL misstep last week, Will.I.Am took advantage of his free hand while carrying the Olympic torch to live tweet the moment.

I love me some Taco Bell! Gorditas, Nachos Supremes, Mexican pizzas and oh boy some Chalupas. I don't love chalupas as much as a man who torched a Taco Bell because they didn't stuff his XL Chalupas with enough meat though. That's psychotic love.

RIM just reported earnings that were even more miserable than expected. We've already said why the company is cooked. But is there any way it can be salvaged? Well, just maybe there is.

The BlackBerry Torch was a sizeable disappointment, both for us and for RIM. But if the rumored specs that Boy Genius Report has unearthed hold up, it looks as though Torch 2 might actually live up to its predecessor's hype.

The BlackBerry Torch only sold 150,000 units in its first three days? That's not bad at all. The real disappointment here is how deeply RIM bought into its own hype.

Update: We just discovered that Amazon has been selling the Torch at $99 since launch, contrary to what PC World reported. We regret the error, and it's something we should have checked into before publishing. – JC

If you're a new BlackBerry Torch owner who's frustrated with fact that the Torch doesn't have a low battery indicator, you can now download the free Plug It In app.

If you don't already own a BlackBerry, you will not want this phone. And if you do, you still might not want it, even if it may very well be the "best BlackBerry ever."

BlackBerry Torch. The name of the phone that RIM hopes will revitalize BlackBerry is so metaphorically heavy handed that it almost inflicts blunt-force trauma. The iconic BlackBerry metastasized into a slider with sparkly new software, it's wonderfully weird.

Well, the BlackBerry Torch 9800 is a real thing! It's a crazy-thin touchscreen slider BlackBerry running Waterloo's latest and (probably) greatest software, the revamped BlackBerry OS 6. It is interesting.

500 five millimeter white LEDs have been affixed to a flashlight, turning it into a 50-watt behemoth that'll ensure you're seen in Timbuktu.

Last year we introduced you to the 5.11 Tactical Series UC3.400 flashlight claiming that it "might be the last torch you will ever need." Well, it's time to put that to the test.

In a crushing blow for vegetarians worldwide, a cucumber doused in vegetable oil has been proven inferior to prosciutto when tasked with cutting through steel sheet metal. Pork: 1, PETA: 0.

For $10, this Wild Planet LiteFormz Transforming Flashlight—that goes from regular torch, to walking funny man, to menacing scorpion—seems like a total bargain. Too bad it's not an actual robot. [Buzzillions via Boing Boing Gadgets]

The Gadget: The HydroStar SUB flashlight is billed as an ideal emergency tool or a handy device to take on your outdoor adventures. The dynamo-powered flashlight features single, dual and strobe LED modes along with a "snake eyes" laser pointer (it can even charge your USB gadgets). Plus, the SUB is shock resistant…