We got our dog, Gil, a little over three years ago. I wasn’t sure I was ready for the responsibility of dog ownership, but my wife promised we could get a rough and rugged-sounding breed – he’s a Cockapoo, natch – so I …
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College Freshman’s Automated Dorm Room Has Party and Study Settings
In most college dorms, the most advanced pieces of technology consist of a George Foreman Grill and a glow-in-the-dark Bob Marley poster. Not so for UC Berkeley freshman Derek Low, creator of the Berkeley Ridiculously Automated …
Fireworks of Your Own Face: Never Would $81.29 Go to Such Good Use
I’m not entirely sure you can put a price on a custom-built fireworks display of your own face made from up to 200 rockets that can be seen from almost 20 miles away. Even if it’s an aging April Fools’ joke that we can only hope
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No Need to Panic; It’s Just a Remote-Controlled Flying Robot Dragon
Here’s a video of a remote-controlled robotic dragon that also breathes fire. Why? Because as scary as dragons seem in fantasy novels, now we finally know that their aerodynamics pass muster in the real world.
Rick Hamel, an …
Man Builds 1:6 Scale ‘Star Wars’ Arcade Game
While I certainly remember Pac-Man and Donkey Kong, my earliest memory of an arcade game is of the 1983 Atari game Star Wars. Now, a man going by the name of “Le Chuck” has built a 1:6 scale version of the classic game and put it …
Chinese Microblogs Ripe with Reports of Fruit-Scented iPhones
First, people wanted to smell like brand-new Apple products. Now it appears brand-new Apple products smell like fruit.
Well, that’s the news coming out of China, anyway. M.I.C. Gadget writes that the Chinese Internet is awash …
‘I Cried’ YouTube Button Lets the Internet Know When You’re Sad
Google already did research to find the funniest YouTube video of all time, but what about the saddest? What videos make you break down like James Van Der Beek on Dawson’s Creek?
Thanks to Project Goodcry, now you can mark …
“Until I took an arrow in the knee.”
Hey, Politicians: This Is How You Get the Gamer Vote
My interest in politics can best be compared to my feelings toward cat ownership: It’s an important institution for cat lovers but I add no value to it by haphazardly talking about how great (or not great) cats are, offering …
Man Rigs His Exercise Bike to Work with ‘Super Mario Kart’
Remember that exercise bike you bought? The one coated in dust in your “exercise room”?
Well, dig it out, because it’s time to win the Mushroom Cup. Brent Smith, hero to lazy people everywhere, has rigged his old exercise bike …
Callaway Lets Golfers Custom-Design Their Own Drivers Online
Callaway is now letting creative duffers personalize their own RAZR Fit drivers online with the new “udesign” (get it?) customization platform.
You’re able to choose your own club head (mens or ladies; right- or left-handed; …
How Topps Is Taking Baseball Cards Digital (Without The Gum)
Remember baseball cards? Those cardboard collectables that came packaged with a stick of gum, which you’d flip, trade and store in your stock drawer? With the release of two new Apple apps, Topps, the iconic card company, is …