Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - 4:37pm
With all of the hoopla surrounding the release of Windows 8, you may have missed the fact that the Windows operating system itself has just turned 27 years old.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - 2:12pm
With all of the panicked hoarding by Twinkie fans since Hostess announced the end of the line for the sugary snack, you may be wondering just how long that stash will last after the Twinkipocalypse.
Monday, November 19, 2012 - 5:44pm
Synesthesia is a condition some people have where their senses tend to influence each other. For example: the way food feels or looks can have an affect on the way it tastes. Designer Jinhyun Jeon wanted to see if there was a way to stimulate that process, so she developed this exploratory set of bizarre-looking cutlery.
Monday, November 19, 2012 - 11:34am
Keeping airport runways clear of birds is a major safety issue, so most runways in places with lots of avian activity have systems like sirens and recorded gunshots to try and scare the creatures away. This Korean laser-equipped robot vehicle looks far more effective, and would probably scare the crap out of most humans it encountered.
Friday, November 16, 2012 - 3:02pm
Scrabble is usually a pretty intimate game, played by bookish people who want to show off their command of English vocabulary. But if you're a competitor at the Prague Mind Sports Festival Scrabble Championship, the Scrabble world wants to study every word you lay down right as it happens.
Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 5:22pm
Aircraft carriers have a really short runway, so to get the jets up to speed crews use special catapults to fling planes into the air. Now, Airbus is saying that we should be using similar technology with passenger jets, saving fuel while reducing noise for people who live near airports.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 2:13pm
Instagram is a hit for folks who want to give their pictures a funky retro look, but you're still stuck with looking at them on the digital screen of your computer or tablet. This tiny projector moves the viewing end of the experience back into the 1970s by turning your pictures into tiny little slides that you project on a wall.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 11:58am
Most Americans find toilet talk to be kind of embarrassing, but in South Korea they take their toilets very seriously. To celebrate this national fascination, the Korean city of Suwon has just opened the Restroom Cultural Park, which they claim to be the world's first toilet based theme park.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - 11:32am
If you're the kind of person who likes to hang out in the local Best Buy checking out its big home theater or playing video games without ever actually buying something, new security software could mess up your strategy.
Friday, November 9, 2012 - 3:25pm
For a die-hard James Bond fan like myself, every new Bond movie is an event worthy of major anticipation. In the past, much of the excitement centered around what cool new tech toys Bond would be given by Q, but in Skyfall, the tech has taken on a decidedly retro look and feel.
