Helicopter flight is about to get very exciting in the next decade, with a cross-pollination ( if you could call it that) of functions that allow them greater performance without taking away their VTOL advantage. … [Read more...] about Upgraded Eurocopter X3 Set To Break Records
New Fanny Wang Headphones Just Released For The Smart-Looking Set
Fanny what? Fanny Wang. Purveyors of smart new headphones that are affordably priced. By affordably priced, we mean $149.95 for pre-orders. Though it might be rather steep for cash-strapped pockets at the moment. Oh well, these are branded headphones after all. What these headphones have in a … [Read more...] about New Fanny Wang Headphones Just Released For The Smart-Looking Set
Trash Cube Seat Looks Real Nice
Chairs are the bread and butter of design, so it comes as no surprise that our world is just cluttered with all sorts of chairs in their various incarnations. It's not surprising either, since can anyone think of a good reason for demand in chairs to ever slump? Anyone? Designer Nicolas Le Moigne is … [Read more...] about Trash Cube Seat Looks Real Nice
Gamer Prayers Answered By Shogun Bros. Mouse-Controller
The perfect buy for those game-inclined individuals bummed by keyboard controls, the Chameleon X-1 is a perfect marriage of function and form thanks to its duality. It's a mouse until you flip it to reveal the controller underneath. Neat, huh? … [Read more...] about Gamer Prayers Answered By Shogun Bros. Mouse-Controller
Valve HQ Deploys Team Fortress 2 Sentry Gun
For some reason or other, employees at Valve just installed a replica of a Team Fortress sentry gun to add "atmosphere" in the workplace. Actually, we're not sure why, except maybe the Valve people like to go Team Fortress in the office and blast each other with Nerf guns. So maybe this piece of … [Read more...] about Valve HQ Deploys Team Fortress 2 Sentry Gun
Blizzard Product Schedule Leaked, Fanboys Stoked
There's gonna be a World of Warcraft movie! Diablo 3 late next year! Start Craft 2 expansions until 2014! How do we know? Easy, look at the chart underneath—a Chinese manager from Blizzard somehow leaked this for all the drooling fanboys. … [Read more...] about Blizzard Product Schedule Leaked, Fanboys Stoked
Rocket Trike Completes U.S.A. Trek In 10 Weeks
Tom Weis' feet must have been numb when he stepped out of his Rocket Trike on December 7. Funny, for a German-made vehicle called the Rocket Trike there's zero rocketing involved in its operation—it's pure 100% renewable (and painful) pedaling some 2,500 miles from Colorado to Washington, DC. … [Read more...] about Rocket Trike Completes U.S.A. Trek In 10 Weeks
Wikileaks Ebook Removed From Amazon Then Returned
To think we ran a story about this a few days ago. (Read it here.) For reasons unexplained, the German author of the sensational/opportunistic ebook about the currently brewing Wikileaks war has vanished from Amazon's shelves. But matters aren't as straight cut as they seem, with a minor … [Read more...] about Wikileaks Ebook Removed From Amazon Then Returned
U.S. Navy Tests Shiny New Railgun
Thanks to Hollywood, the enduring impression of railguns in the public mind usually revolves around the Schwarzenegger movie Eraser and the last Transformers sequel, where it was used to dispatch a giant Decepticon that was tearing a Giza Pyramid apart. The reality of railguns is far from its … [Read more...] about U.S. Navy Tests Shiny New Railgun
Obscure Planet Could Be Littered With Diamonds
What do you get on a planet with an unusually high carbon-to-oxygen ratio and searing temperatures? Diamonds. Giant chunks of the glittering stuff scattered across an infernal landscape that will soon vanish once it's consumed by its star. … [Read more...] about Obscure Planet Could Be Littered With Diamonds
Convoys Of Self-Driving Cars To Hit Europeans Roads Soon
The concept and technology is at least a decade old, but it may finally hit the road once all the kinks are smoothed out in the next two years of testing. Oh, and what's it called? SARTRE. The long version is "Safe Road Trains For the Environment." Understanding SARTRE SARTRE is pretty … [Read more...] about Convoys Of Self-Driving Cars To Hit Europeans Roads Soon
Musical Fingers Piano Gloves Unleash The Elton John Inside You
Playing musical instruments out of thin air has always been a favored pastime among rockers and the uber-passionate classicists. Thanks to these new Musical Fingers Piano Gloves, the masses can now indulge in the same passion but with immediate musical results. We're not sure if this is still Scott … [Read more...] about Musical Fingers Piano Gloves Unleash The Elton John Inside You
