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Has The Internet Made The Magazine Obsolete?

Has The Internet Made The Magazine Obsolete?

Alright internet, it's confession time. I have a dark, disturbing secret for a geeky tech blogger. But I just have...

Space Tourism Costs Cut In Half by Space Adventures

Space Tourism Costs Cut In Half by Space Adventures

I think it is safe to say that it was everyone has had at least one point in their lives...

Virtual Reality Puts Men in Women’s Bodies

Virtual Reality Puts Men in Women’s Bodies

Are virtual sex changes on the horizon? It’s doubtful, but scientists have seemingly taken their first step towards such a...

Are You Human? CAPTCHA’s Many Ways of Asking the Same Question

Are You Human? CAPTCHA’s Many Ways of Asking the Same Question

Are you human? For most of you, hopefully, the answer is yes. Throughout the years, CAPTCHA has provided us with...

New Smokeless Smoking Device To Eliminate Second Hand Smoke

New Smokeless Smoking Device To Eliminate Second Hand Smoke

Smokers may have a new way to get their nicotine fix. The Model One, a new project by Stanford graduates,...

Limewire Loses: Another Victory for RIAA Against File Sharing

Limewire Loses: Another Victory for RIAA Against File Sharing

People may have a harder time downloading their crappy new wave electro-pop as sung by androgynous female singers now that...

SCVNGR: Geo-Tagging Just Got Unpronounceable

SCVNGR: Geo-Tagging Just Got Unpronounceable

Foursquare's gonna have to step its game up. Unwisely-spelled geo-tagging doodad SCVNGR (I was pronouncing it 'sick vinegar' in my...

Facepalmingly Unsurprising News of the Day: Land Lines Are Dead

Facepalmingly Unsurprising News of the Day: Land Lines Are Dead

I actually talk about this often with friends: how it's interesting that nobody seemed to notice when the shorthand 'phone'...

Robot Car Gains Extreme Maneuverability, Drives Itself

Robot Car Gains Extreme Maneuverability, Drives Itself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_piO849uRdI&feature=player_embedded A robot car on its own is pretty cool, but couple that with the ability to learn new maneuvers...

Philips Makes Lightbulbs Cool And Cooler

Philips Makes Lightbulbs Cool And Cooler

the last time someone was excited about light bulbs, candle manufacturers were riding high on Wall Street. Philips has announced...

Geeks Knew It, Now Science Proves It

Geeks Knew It, Now Science Proves It

Geeks have known this for a long time, but science has has finally proven it: Technology makes people feel good....

6 Exciting Apple Patents Hint At Innovation On Steroids

6 Exciting Apple Patents Hint At Innovation On Steroids

Apple has a host of patents to its name, and rifling through them can offer some fascinating insights into the...