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Discovery Channel's Time Warp: Slo-Mo Videos of Crazy Sh*t Go Primetime [TV]
Overheard in a recent Discovery Channel producer's meeting: "Hey?here's a crazy idea: you know how videos of things happening in slow motion tend to blow up the internet? Let's make that into a whole ....... read more
Thu,
09 Oct 2008
Nothing Says 'Happy Halloween' Like a Robotic Crab with a Baby's Head [Robots]
Nothing says creepy like a crab robot with the head of a Cabbage Patch Kid doll. The robot, which is available in a DIY kit (sans head), takes about three hours to put together and is sure to freak ou ....... read more
Wed,
08 Oct 2008
On a Gigantic Swing, Man Fulfills Complete Flip Dream of a Million Kids [WoW]
When you were a kid using the swings at recess, you always would get just high enough to feel the chains go slack at the top. You always imagined getting so high that you'd go completely around the to ....... read more
Wed,
08 Oct 2008
World?s Deepest Fish Filmed For the First Time [Ick]
This is a group of snailfish?the deepest living fish in existence?filmed alive for the first time in history in the name science and nausea. They live at depths of 4.6 miles (7,500 meters) or more, so ....... read more
Tue,
07 Oct 2008
Real Pilots Racing Against Virtual Airplanes Will Bring Simulators to a New Level [Augmented Reality]
Sky Challenge wants to create a new massive sport, one that would allow you to race against real stunt airplanes, flying through virtual doughnuts and gates up in the real sky. To do that, they are us ....... read more
Mon,
06 Oct 2008
Fake Boy Band Ushers In Windows 7, Makes Vista Years Seem Classy [Microsoft]
Apparently, a simple blog post about getting Windows 7 early by attending Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference (PDC) in October or the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Nov ....... read more
Mon,
06 Oct 2008
CNN Responds To Giz's Pundit-Laptop Baseball-Watching Exposé [Anderson Cooper Loves Giz]
Update! After our shocking reveal of exactly what happens on CNN pundits' laptops while Anderson Cooper is blabbing about Sarah Palin (thanks again, Mark), the folks at the world's Most Trusted Name i ....... read more
Mon,
06 Oct 2008
DARPA Working on a Submersible Aircraft That Can Go From Air to Sea [Crazy Ideas]
DARPA is pumping money into developing a submersible aircraft: a vehicle that can fly in the air and dive straight into the water, becoming a submarine. Badass! The DARPA Submersible Aircraft research ....... read more
Mon,
06 Oct 2008
Playing Baseball with Rocket Launchers and Tanks on Japanese TV [Japan]
You've gotta love Japanese television. Two nights ago, the show NTV showed the results of an experiment it attempted involving baseball, tanks and rocket launchers. I don't speak Japanese, so I don't ....... read more
Mon,
06 Oct 2008
Latest New Yorker Cover was Created in Photoshop 3.0 on Mac OS 7 [Ancient Tech]
You probably assume that most major magazine covers are designed on top-of-the-line systems with the most advanced software available. Most of the time, you'd be right. But this week's New Yorker cove ....... read more
Mon,
06 Oct 2008
Punch-Through Tombstone is an Explosive Memorial to the Dead [Halloween]
While yes, this breakable tombstone is meant for haunted houses and the like, as nothing is scarier than a fist breaking through a tombstone in your direction, I don't see why the fun needs to end wit ....... read more
Mon,
06 Oct 2008
Slow Motion Tank Shot Shows How Its Destructive Power Works [Weapons]
This terrifying slow motion video shows the destructive power of a tank canister shot, blazing across an entire battlefield. It's so spectacularly crystal-clear that you can easily understand why it i ....... read more
Sat,
04 Oct 2008
Official HTC Touch HD Walkthrough Whets Our Appetites Further [Htc Touch Hd]
HTC has let loose this official video showing off the HTC Touch HD?and although it's more of a too-brief commercial than an actual walkthrough, it gives a quick look at browsing, maps and images on th ....... read more
Fri,
03 Oct 2008
Ab Solo Combines Sit-Ups and Basketball to Trick You into Exercising [Exercise]
I've always wished I could work out at a Chuck E Cheese's, but there has never been an exercise machine that combined the drudgery of sit-ups with the fun of arcade basketball. Until now! Guitar solo ....... read more
Thu,
02 Oct 2008
Some Movies Would Be a Lot Shorter if the Characters Had Cellphones [Movies]
You know what's annoying? When movies are all built upon some complicated premise that would be completely unhinged if a single character had a cellphone. I mean, come on, it's 2008. Everyone has cell ....... read more
Wed,
01 Oct 2008
A Viral-Video Making Comedy Group Takes Aim at Hollywood with Help from the RED Camera [Digital Filmmaking]
Derrick is a comedy trio who's been making short comedic videos for the web for a few years. You've probably seen at least a few of them in the past. But now, they've set their sights higher: they wan ....... read more
Wed,
01 Oct 2008
Nissan BR23C Bot Programmed To Avoid Attractive Women (and Other Obstacles) [Robots]
As you can see in the video above, Nissan's Biomimetric Car Robot Drive, or BR23C, was designed to avoid collisions by steering clear of oncoming objects, even if, as in this case, the object is a sl ....... read more
Mon,
29 Sep 2008
Nikon D90 Video Tests: The Good, The Bad and the Shaky [Nikon D90 Video]
Some of you are thrilled that the age of video on DSLRs is here; some of you are surprisingly pissed off about it. Truth is, the 720p video coming from the Nikon D90 can look amazing, but in some ways ....... read more
Fri,
26 Sep 2008
The Dangers of Holding Your Wii While Wanking [Wii]
As hot as a girl playing the Wii can be (Very NSFW link!), it is imperative that you wait for some real private time before touching yourself in an impure manner. And for the love of God—do not ....... read more
Thu,
25 Sep 2008
Metal Gear Solid Rubber Band Gun is the Most Badass Way to Take Someone's Eye Out [Weapons]
Are you a big Metal Gear Solid 4 fan? Interested in playing around with Solid Snake's, uh, rubber band gun? Well, a crazy Japanese fan has created a completely metal rubber band gun based on the game, ....... read more
Thu,
25 Sep 2008