Archive for June 2010

The University of Pennsylvania’s autonomous quadrotor helicopter reminds me of a dog. It’s just waiting to be unleashed, to do tricks, to zip from one place to another.

It can do backflips, even triple backflips, pass through narrow spaces without breaking a sweat, and can even be upgraded with Velcro.…

I don’t know about you, but I usually know when I’m stressed. I don’t need any gadget to tell me that. Looking at a mirror also does the trick. But that doesn’t mean that stress-detecting technology is useless. While I’m pretty sure you can also tell when you’re stressed, sometimes…

Some people have been wondering why Terrence Howard didn’t return to play as War Machine in Iron Man 2…. Fork Party reader Andy B isn’t one of those people, because he knows exactly what happened:

Sony touts its new Dash multimedia device with this funny commercial which sells us on the advantages of using the Dash as a high-tech alarm clock.

Sony is airing the spot in the Washington D.C. and San Fransisco areas to get some buzz building for the recently released personal internet…

As expected by pretty much the entire world, Steve Jobs today showed off the new iPhone 4 at WWDC 2010 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.

With all of the leaked prototypes over the last couple of months, we weren’t expecting too many surprises today. The new phone is officially called,…

One of the things I hate most about working on a notebook or netbook is the trackpad. I really hate those things. They are just not nearly as accurate for me as a normal mouse. I would never consider using one for my desktop like the Apple Magic Trackpad rumored…

The guys over at Gizmodo got their hands on early pics of the new guitars for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock…, and they’re really looking sweet.

By moving all of the electronics out the body of the guitar and into the neck,  you’ll be able to swap outthe bodies

Artist Stefan Le Dû recently completed this series of photos about the everyday life for a pair of stormtroopers from Star Wars… who find themselves in strange and comical situations.

You can see the whole set here or visit Stefan’s Flickr album. It’s definitely worth checking them out. I like

I always enjoy seeing Space Invaders turning up in unlikely places. This time, it looks like the Space Invaders… took over parts of Girona, Spain last month.

These installations were realized by El Colmado in collaboration with Quim Roqué and Helena Delgado for their (badly named) spaceinvARTders exhibition.

Crazy fun, that’s what. I’m sure you guys still remember Jay Pavlina’s Super Mario Bros. Crossover – heck you’re probably playing it right now. Stop playing and take a 10-minute break, because Pavlina himself is going to show you how it’s done.…