Archive for April 2010

Scientists at the University of Florida have figured out a way to create a super thin film which could turn any clear surface into a nightvision portal.

Using a technology similar to that found in OLED displays, the nightvision material uses seven layers of OLEDs, which are designed to react…

Respected British console modder Bacteria has just unveiled his latest handheld creation, the iNto64, a shrunken version of the full-sized Nintendo 64 gaming console.…

I think social networking is sometimes like over-sharing. Really, do you really need to share every little insignificant detail of your life with the entire universe? Now here’s something that reveals even more about your inconsequential tweets – clothes that tell the whole world how you feel!

The odd thing…

The Gundam Cafe opened in Akihabara today, and it looks sweet. The cafe’s interiors are sexy, there’s Gundam art everywhere, and there’s even Gundam bread. You can’t go wrong with Gundam bread.

Akihabara News checked out their new neighbors and took a ton of pics:
The Gundam Cafe is located…

The first YouTube video was uploaded five years ago – April 23, 2005 to be exact. The site has gone a long way since then, being sold to Google for $1.6 billion, then wasting countless hours of our lives.

That’s Jawed Karim, one of the co-founders of YouTube. Behind him…

Want to keep people off your back? Then don’t get a phone! There’s an app for that. Renegade Apps’ Don’t Text Me… automatically sends a message to a group of contacts with a single tap. It’s meant to be used when you’re busy and can’t or shouldn’t be using your

Created by Weta Workshop, the guys responsible for the props and production design of  Lord of the Rings, Avatar, and District 9…, these incredible appendages let you strut around looking like an animal or giant insect.

Weta Legs let stunt people and performers walk, run or jump while

I’m pretty sure you’ll never see Steve Jobs wear this shirt. And it’s not because he prefers turtlenecks.

That’s Apple’s other Steve, Steve Wozniak, wearing a shirt that refers to Gray Powell’s infamous blunder. Powell is the now famous Apple engineer who last month went to a Redwood City, Calif.,…

Remember that scene in Star Wars… where that ugly, trash-talking green slimeball Greedo gets in an argument with Han Solo, whips out his gun and ends up getting shot? Now you can recreate that scene (with your friend playing the part of Greedo, that of course) with this awesome papercraft

Motorized wheelchairs, while very practical, are very expensive as well. Designer Ju Hyun Lee created the NEWS concept to reap the benefits of a motorized wheelchair without the prohibitive costs. The motorized add-on would attach to conventional wheelchairs, fusing man and machine, Power Xtreme!

The system’s modular nature saves money…