According to a study made by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, adults are as prone to text while driving as teens are. The test was conducted in May and states that 27% of the adult respondents said that they text while they drive, while ONLY 26% of the teens driving a car (that’s [...more]
Engadget is reporting a rumor about the next version of Apple TV this morning, and it’s a big one. The gadget site has received a tip that’s been “confirmed by a source very close to Apple” about the next version of Apple TV. The next version of the device will be a complete reinvention, [...more]
There’s some potential good news to those of you who haven’t upgraded to Blu-ray: new research by Japanese scientists may increase the storage capacity of DVDs so much that the discs could hold much, much more data than a Blu-ray disc. The new technology would eliminate any need to upgrade to the new movie format, [...more]
Just because you read about technology doesn’t mean you’re a geek, but it does definitely increase the odds. If you are a geek, you shouldn’t be ashamed, especially today. Today is Geek Pride Day (which falls on the anniversary of the release of Star Wars, naturally), and as such you should be proud of your [...more]
There’s never been a Flash Friday game with a simpler goal. In Don’t Shit Your Pants, you attempt to do exactly what the title says. Type in your suggestion, and the pudgy guy in gastrointestinal distress will do what you say – maybe. It’s simple, it’s silly and there’s more to it than you’d expect.
To [...more]
Behold the Bullet 580, the world’s largest blimp. It’s 71m long, 19m in diameter and it’s available to rent – if you have $300,000 for a month. If you should choose to spend your hard-earned beer money on this sucker, you’ll need about six hours to inflate it with helium. The balloon is made from [...more]
The details are still trickling in from Google’s IO event, but the mega-tech company has just announced the new version of the Android operating system for mobile phones. We’ll have all the official details later, but for now here’s what Android 2.2 is promising:
Speed
App data backup
Improved Enterprise / Exchange Support
Push services – “Android Intent”
Tethering [...more]
I know what you’re thinking.The answer to that headline must be “No, of course not! Are you crazy. Have you seen Waterworld?” Yes I have, and it’s pretty bad. But maybe that movie gave him and his brother the idea for the device above, which Costner claims can filter up to 97% of oil from [...more]
Scientists say a new breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis could make the most annoying part of creating hydrogen a lot easier.
Currently, separating hydrogen from oxygen in water takes electricity — more electricity than the resulting hydrogen could create. So, unless this electricity is coming from a solar array or wind energy, it’s not [...more]
I sleep like crap, too much caffeine and too many video games to play put sleep on the back burner.
But if I had this sweet bed, I think I could stop both — and I would probably have to since it would cost a fortune.
Designed for extreme insomnia sufferers, the “Once Upon a [...more]