eBook lending is the wave of the future. Rather than ruin its huge potential to feed millions of readers, Kindle has rolled out a new library lending service that allows Kindle fans to borrow stuff from some 11,000 American libraries. Even better, the same service can be availed of using a … [Read more...] about Amazon Rolls Out New And Improved Kindle Library Lending Service
Brilliant Artisan Builds Scale Models Out Of Watch Parts
So there's this Dmitriy Khrishtenko guy who has quite the awesome hobby that combines watches and a passion for minuscule engineering. When combined, the result is the non-garage he's assembled of self-made scale model motorcycles and cars. Keep in mind all the parts he uses are taken from dead … [Read more...] about Brilliant Artisan Builds Scale Models Out Of Watch Parts
How Does A Madman Erase A CD?
With a lot of voltage. That's how some dude in the UK went about testing his new toy. Basically, an innocent CD is placed between two electrodes and at the flick of a switch--Bzzzzzzzzzzzz. A powerful electric current shreds the CD's aluminum layer in a matter of seconds. Below is a screenshot from … [Read more...] about How Does A Madman Erase A CD?
New Railgun Test A Molten Success
As if such mega weapons as the 120mm gun on an M1 Abrams or the A10 Warthog's Vulcan cannon weren't enough, defence contractor General Atomics just carried another test for the U.S. Navy's latest ultra long range armor piercing weapon--the railgun. Its pet name is the Blitzer and oh boy, does it … [Read more...] about New Railgun Test A Molten Success
Resident Evil 6 To Be Completely Different But Still The Same
Looks like all that work on prettying up the 3DS Resident Evil Mercenaries hasn't left Capcom too exhausted to look after the franchise's main breadwinner. The new title will apparently make a clean break from the all-action format that the fifth game in the series pioneered. There isn't much info … [Read more...] about Resident Evil 6 To Be Completely Different But Still The Same
Epic Claims Game Industry “Scary” Because Of $1 Apps
If the guys at Epic were actual, honest-to-goodness Gears, apparently their Locust would be the $1 games on the App Store. At least according to president Mike Capps, who also maintains that there hasn't been this much uncertainty in the industry for the past twenty years. At this point, who's … [Read more...] about Epic Claims Game Industry “Scary” Because Of $1 Apps
Nintendo In Talks With Rockstar About Wii 2 Development
You can add churning rumor mills to that old death and taxes adage, and the Nintendo ones just seem to keep going. Hot on the heels of touchscreen controllers with buttons and front-mounted cameras, Xbox 360-grade hardware, and E3 announcements, word is now coming down the grapevine that someone … [Read more...] about Nintendo In Talks With Rockstar About Wii 2 Development
Portal 2 Metacritic User Score At Odds With Critical Reception
Very rarely have user opinion and critical opinion been so at odds with regard to one game, especially with a game both players and journalists were expecting to be universally loved. Which means that despite the warm and fuzzy 95 rating where Portal 2 is now holding steady, the user ratings barely … [Read more...] about Portal 2 Metacritic User Score At Odds With Critical Reception
Tiny Flatscreen Dollhouse TV Is Impressive To Look At
Some Spanish dude going by the name Amatheria is selling flatscreen TVs for people's dollhouses on Etsy. They're pretty expensive at upwards of $200, but the craftsmanship is undeniable. He originally stuck to doing doll sized furniture based on IKEA designs, but recently ventured into consumer … [Read more...] about Tiny Flatscreen Dollhouse TV Is Impressive To Look At
When Geeks And Speed Dating Collide, Disaster Strikes
By disaster we mean a sudden, cataclysmic negative reaction that kills the possible romance better than a Death Star laser beam hitting a helpless planet. Pictured below is the work of a graphic artist who created a three-panel strip about a geek date gone nightmarishly wrong. So, do you like Star … [Read more...] about When Geeks And Speed Dating Collide, Disaster Strikes
Empire Strikes Back Infographic Tells It Like It Was
Wayne Dorrington wants to share his Star Wars urges with the world. To achieve this end, he creates huge infographics chronicling each episode. So far he's done A New Hope and just recently unveiled The Empire Strikes Back. Talk about epic. What you see below is just a small taste of the project's … [Read more...] about Empire Strikes Back Infographic Tells It Like It Was
Garbage Sorting Robot Is What The World Needs ASAP
Deep within the frozen depths of Finland, (we're trying to sound dramatic here) a team of engineers and scientists are tweaking a robot whose sole purpose is to sift through garbage and extract valuable material, like metals and certain plastics, even wood. What for? To take over a time-consuming … [Read more...] about Garbage Sorting Robot Is What The World Needs ASAP
