Archive for October 2011

The guys over at Dutch tech site Hardware.Info recently held a contest for people to come up with the coolest design ideas possible for using the blank canvas that is Corsair’s 600T tower PC case, and the winning design is pretty epic.…

3D printers and mills are finally getting to the point where regular Joes can afford them, so it’s only natural that they start by targeting them at kids. Japanese company Roland DG has announced a tiny 3D milling machine called the iModela iM-01 that looks really awesome.…

Maybe writers are running out of original plots or stories for movies, or maybe it’s because the attention or interests of the audience have shifted. Whatever the reason, Hollywood sure is churning out a lot of movies based on superheroes and video games lately. Sure, the occasional Final Fantasy… or

When I first brought my Shih Tzu puppy home, I spent every waking moment I had feeding, training, and playing with her. Of course, I can only do that during the weekends, because I still have to go to work. A huge lump would form in my throat whenever I’d…

Would you ever take tea with Darth Vader? How about a fancy dinner with Boba Fett? The only time those two were near a dinner table was on Bespin, where they laid a trap for Han Solo and Princess Leia. Artist Chase Kunz has re-imagined some of my favorite Star …

You might remember that Netflix had plans to split up it’s DVD and streaming options into two separate businesses. The DVD rentals were to go to the Qwikster website, while instant streaming remained on Netflix.…

I have never understood the need for rugs in a home; it’s like carpet for your carpet. Since hard floors are cold and never clean if you have pets or kids, I get why you might want a rug in that instance, though. No matter the type of flooring you…

The last time I talked about a cool slingshot fit for the zombie apocalypse from our slingshot-wielding madman pal Joerg Sprave, it was the crossbow slingshot. Joerg is back today with what may be the coolest slingshot that he has ever made. His latest creation is a pump-action slingshot, which…

Indian artist Mohamed Raoof decided to bring his own spin onto the Angry Birds… phenomenon. Instead of cases, toys or video games, he came up with how these angry birds would look like in real life. One thing’s for sure, they look just as pissed off IRL as in the

UC Berkeley has a history of creating insect-inspired robots for future humans to swat and kill and run from in horror. The latest is CLASH, a robot designed to speedily climb up vertical or near-vertical cloth surfaces. The key to it’s creepy climbing are it’s tiny little spiny toes, which…