At last: Mojang’s Scrolls card-trading game has a release date and a price, though it was originally supposed to have those in April.
Videos
NBD: Rocket Bike Goes 163 MPH
This is a bicycle – slightly modified – that’s capable of hitting 163 miles per hour. By “slightly modified” I mean that there’s a rocket attached to the back of it. No big deal.
Cheating in Online Video Games
Cheating has a long and storied history in video games, from the infamous Konami code to playing as Bill Clinton in NBA Jam. But that was back when gaming meant sitting huddled around a TV in the basement with your friends.
Google+ Hangout: The Future of Minecraft with CaptainSparklez, Block Fortress and Will Blew
Join us on Friday, May 24, 2013 at 1PM Eastern for a Google+ Hangout to discuss all things Minecraft.
Finally: DVDs That Smell Like Pizza After You’re Done Watching Them
Innovation as we know it has reached its apex.
Revealed: Sony’s PlayStation 4 Is Actually a Giant Lump of Coal
Sony’s new PlayStation 4 teaser reveals the forthcoming games console is definitely an object of some sort.
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Ongoing Coverage of Google’s I/O Conference
This is the biggest week of the year for Android, Chrome, Glass, search and other Googley matters.
Video: Breathalyzer Meets iPhone
The $150 BACtrack Mobile Breathalyzer connects to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch and lets you measure your blood alcohol content. But like all good gadgets, it takes things a step further.
Four Reasons the EA-Star Wars Deal Can’t Possibly Work (and Three It Just Might)
May the force be with Electronic Arts. It’ll surely need all the help it can get to pull a Jedi-rabbit out of this sarlacc pit of a hat.
A Wing and a Tether: Tiny Robotic Insects Now Capable of Controlled Flight
Meet RoboBees, tiny micro-robots with dragonfly-like wings that beat 120 times a second.
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Tiny Toon: IBM Makes a Movie Out of Atoms
Big Blue’s researchers have set a Guinness record with their new cartoon — every pixel’s an atom.
Yay? Facebook-Connected Beer Glasses Let You Friend Randos with a Quick Clank
The Buddy Cup connects to your Facebook account, and when you clank it against someone else’s Buddy Cup, the two of you become friends on Facebook.