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PS Vita Teardown
Interested to see whats inside the new Sony PS Vita gaming console? Following on from the launch of the new PS Vita in Japan on Saturday, a Japanese website has taken their screwdriver to one and revealed its internal workings, in all their glory. You can view a gallery of the internals after the break.
Left 4 Dead Fan Made Movie, Brings A Gaming Twist (video)
If you are a gamer then the new fan made Left 4 Dead movie, for which we features a quick trailer for a few weeks back, is definitely worth a watch and brings with it an unexpected twist. The film has been directed by Adrian Picardi and Airsoft GI contacted their friends at Northern Five [...]
Insectoid Kilobots To Be Developed For Studying Swarm Behavior
Know what? Try typing ‘kilobot’ really fast and the resulting misspell will most likely result in ‘killbot.’ Too ominous for comfort, boys and girls! Anyway, since earlier posts have established that human civilization is on the fast track toward a bright future equal parts Blade Runner, Terminator, and Star Trek it comes as no surprise that more [...]
Scientists Hard At Work On Immortality For Us Humans
Since more and more of humanity is living in a dystopian sci fi novel these days, it comes as no surprise that a few scientists out there are still questing for the impossible. Is this the new alchemy? Perhaps, but a major American news outlet has presented some very striking developments that could be of [...]
Bacteria Being Compromised To Strengthen Crops
In wheat fields and rice paddies across the face of the earth, a silent war is being waged. If this sounds like a build up to an awful summer flick that may or may not be directed by Michael Bay, it isn’t. See, there really is a war going on between plants and bacteria and [...]
Book A Flight? For KLM, Go Facebook It Instead (Video)
Dutch airliner KLM have recently outed their latest bid to make flying a more adventurous experience. Rather than bother with a travel agent or go for those last-minute and utterly horrible airport ticket purchases, they now allow passengers to choose their seats thru a Facebook-powered app. There’s more to Meat & Seat than finding a [...]
The Hobbit To Have Own Lego Line
Since the emerging roster of 2012 flicks looks promising, it comes as no surprise that Lego have just clinched a hefty mega-deal. News has broken that the iconic building block maker won the right to a whole line of The Hobbit inspired sets. But wait, that’s not all! Because Lego are unleashing a new Lord [...]
iRacing Homemade 5 Screen Immersive Racing Rig (video)
If you enjoy a good racing game you are sure to be delighted by this 5 screen racing rig simulator that has been built by Chad Smith in his home. The video after the jump show the rig playing the popular iRacing multiplayer game. The 5 screens provide a massive 9600×1080 resolution, using a AMD Radeon [...]
RFID Tagging Used To Create Music (video)
RFID Tags have many uses, and are normally used to transfer data from an electronic RFID tag, to a reader for the purpose of identifying and tracking objects. However innovative modders have found a more rewarding use, using RFID for the creation of music using their RFID Beat Box. The RFID Beat Box instrument created [...]
Gigantic Stratolaunch Plane Could Replace Shuttle Program In Near Future (Video)
The magic word here is ‘could’ as three prominent (and very rich) investors team up for the ultimate nerd dream: building a giant plane. Hold on, because by ‘giant plane’ is meant an aircraft so huge, it will take a 12,000 foot runway to take off. That’s the Stratolaunch, a beast of a delivery vehicle [...]
Underwater Superstructure In Mediterranean To Track Neutrinos
Seriously, the underground CERN has got nothing on this soon-to-be-realized project. Since the universe is chock full of tiny particles whose very existence could go a long way in explaining a lot of stuff, scientists all over Europe think it’s important to bother tracking one particularly illusive something: neutrinos. To spare the reader a lengthy explanation, [...]
New Ozone And Hydrogen Superweapons Kills Bacteria Without Remorse
Okay, maybe calling them ‘superweapons’ is too sensational. But the effectiveness of two new anti-bacterial solutions is beyond doubt. First, an effort to more efficiently disinfect hospitals and operating rooms has brought a new spray solution that can destroy the most lethal bacteria through a process not so far removed from bodily functions. This new [...]
