Archive for March 2017

Cut the cords on your headphones and grab these compact Bluetooth earbuds from 1Voice. They’re just the right size to stay in your ears, but are also nice and inconspicuous.…

Gremlins was one of those awesome ’80s movies that was both funny and a bit scary. I think every ’80s kid wanted their own Mogwai, even if you risked being killed by a green, slimy gremlin at some point.…

It looks like Sony’s PS4 version 4.50 update is almost here. It is a big upgrade that will arrive on March 9th, and it will include Boost Mode for PS4 Pro owners.…

Etsy seller Orions Originals make custom geeky shoes, including these awesome Han Solo and Chewbacca high heels that are just perfect for any lady who has a Millennium Falcon dress.…

Back in the ’80s, Kurt Russell was in some of the coolest movies out there. He was Snake Plissken in Escape from New York, He was Cash in Tango and Cash, and my favorite of all was Jack Burton in Big Trouble in Little China.…

If you’re a fan of Rick and Morty, check out this house in Brighton, England painted with a reasonable approximation of the multidimensional adventurers. I bet the neighbors hate the people who live there.…

Wouldn’t it be great if we had a robot that could deliver bottles to babies, so parents could do something else with their time? You would think so, but no.…

Remember those creepy robotic banks with the face that eats coins? Of course you do. They still turn your dreams into nightmares. Well, if your nightmares need a little extra fuel, you might enjoy watching one get cut open to find out how it works.…

Sorting objects is a real boring task if you have lots of items, so it makes sense for robots to do the job for us. Engineers at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT have developed a robot that can do just that, though this one does it in a pretty creepy way.…

I like waffles. I think they’re much better than pancakes because the waffle is crispy on the outside. If you like waffles too, but you want a bit more geek in your breakfast, the Keyboard Waffle Iron is for you.…

There are some things that can only happen in Japan, and this is one of them. A Korean tourist rented out a replica Mario Kart that you can actually drive on the streets around Tokyo.…

Planar magnetic headphones have long been considered some of the best sounding personal listening devices on the market. Many audiophiles swear by the big, natural, and open sound this technology can produce.…

So this is happening. Biochemical researchers Pierre-Alexis Mouthuy and Andrew Carr at The University Of Oxford in England want to start growing skin and muscle tissues onto robots before transplanting them to humans.…

Kristal of JK Brickworks created this amazing kinetic LEGO model that is absolutely fascinating to watch. It is a custom designed kinetic sculpture of a fruit bat, which replicates the unique wing motion of the nocturnal flying mammal.…

Stranger Things is one of the best things to happen to Netflix since the streaming service took off. Any child of the ’80s would feel right at home in the setting of the show.…

McDonald’s isn’t exactly fine dining, but they have two things on the menu that are fantastic. One is the french fries – they’re not too crunchy and not too soft, with plenty of salt.…