Has enough time passed that we’re now finally able to confront the reality affecting all the Stormtroopers who have been displaced since the final scenes of Return of the Jedi? It’s tough finding work when you’ve been in such a …
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Google’s Little Nemo Tribute: Maybe the Best Google Doodle Ever
Winsor McCay (1869-1934) was one of the first important creators of both comic strips and animation, and a pretty fair political cartoonist to boot. His masterwork was the Sunday comic Little Nemo in Slumberland, about a little …
Old-Timey Scanner Rocks Vocals on ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’
Just give in. There’s no escaping Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know.”
Know how I know? Because it’s been made into a cover tune played by an old-school HP Scanjet 3C, two hard drives, auto-striking xylophone, Amiga 600 …
Finally, You Can Buy Your Very Own Zoltar Machine for $9,000
I won’t pretend that this is the first Zoltar machine to ever be made available for purchase and subsequent private enjoyment inside a single-family home. These things were probably flying off the shelves back in 1988.
But …
Video: Flula Borg’s Carry Throw Ball and Sometime Foot Kick Ball Remix
I happened upon this video (which was posted to NewsFeed the other day), watched it a million times and decided its creator absolutely had to have his own remix. Enjoy!
50 Best Websites 2012
TIME’s annual salute to sites and services that keep you entertained and informed, save you time and money — and maybe even change your life
Go Ahead, Chuck Your Cell: It’s the Annual Phone-Throwing Competition
We’ve all felt like throwing our phones one point — because of badly designed interfaces, lousy reception, shatter-prone screens or the rage-inducingly awful person we were just talking to. But what if you could hurl your …
Kitty Cams Reveal House Cats to Be Rapacious Killing Machines
You’ve watched plenty of videos of cats, now get ready to watch videos taken by cats. Kitty Cams is a joint project between National Geographic and the University of Georgia aimed at finding out what exactly our cats are doing …
Yeouch: Video Games Programmed to Zap Players via Shock Collars
Years ago, my parents put in an invisible fence to keep our family dog from running away. The dog wore a shock collar for a while in order to get used to where the boundaries of the yard were located. Within minutes of the …
Climb into the Cockpit of This 13-Foot Robot for Only $1.28 Million
Get ready to fulfill all of your Robotech-related fantasies — provided you have $1.28 million on hand. That’s how much it will cost you to buy Kuratas, the 13-foot tall humanoid robot on wheels unveiled at Tokyo’s World …
10 Classic Toys That Deserve a Second Life
Favorites from our youth and how we think they could be improved — with technology!
Think You’re Good at Rock-Paper-Scissors? This Robot Always Wins
Is nothing sacred? It appears robots have moved beyond beating us at bar games to dominating the sacred games of our childhood — in this case, rock-paper-scissors.
There is absolutely nothing you can do to beat this robot. …
