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3D Internet From Firefox Looms Large on the Horizon

3D Internet From Firefox Looms Large on the Horizon

In 2007 the team at Mozilla, who produce FireFox, jumped into the 3D graphic realm by offering a plug-in that...

A Visual Homage To Data Storage

A Visual Homage To Data Storage

(Image Credit: "Evolution of Storage" by Curtiss Spontelli | CC) We consume an amazing amount of data, but we also...

MIT’s Glove Mouse Inspired By Minority Report

MIT’s Glove Mouse Inspired By Minority Report

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfMm_7B9QCo All of us tech geeks recall Minority Report, right? Well, for those of you who do, you'll love what...

Device with Silly Name Attempts to Redefine Virtual Reality

Device with Silly Name Attempts to Redefine Virtual Reality

I’m not big on the whole 3D scene. Trying to fit awkward glasses over my regular ones isn’t exactly comfortable....

Robot Legs For Paraplegics

Robot Legs For Paraplegics

An Israeli company has developed a remote control, robotic exoskeleton to allow paraplegics to walk again. Advances in technology have...

The War of Simplexity with Modern-Day Gadgetry

The War of Simplexity with Modern-Day Gadgetry

We are at war! At war with simplexity — this is where modern day devices are experiencing an identity crisis over...

April Fool’s: Why The Tech World Needs Its Annual Carnival

April Fool’s: Why The Tech World Needs Its Annual Carnival

Last year, when YouTube decided to Rickroll all its users - i.e. send all video links to Rick Astley's "Never...

OLED Wallpaper Lights The Way

OLED Wallpaper Lights The Way

With new technology, there's always that awkward stage just before widespread acceptance and genuine innovation kicks in. OLED screens are,...

Friends Don’t Let Friends Buy Expensive HDMI Cables

Friends Don’t Let Friends Buy Expensive HDMI Cables

Have you ever been suckered into buying a high-end digital cable? Don't be ashamed - we're geeks, right? We want...

Judge to Isohunt: Remove all Infringing Content. Isohunt: Erm, dudes? That’s Like All We Have.

Judge to Isohunt: Remove all Infringing Content. Isohunt: Erm, dudes? That’s Like All We Have.

While it's true that there are legitimate uses for Bittorrent, let's be honest: most of us use it solely for...

World’s Hottest Golf Cart with A Chilling Price-tag

World’s Hottest Golf Cart with A Chilling Price-tag

Golf carts are interesting and fun. They get you from point A to point B without having to walk. And...

Software That Creates New Architecture From Existing Architecture

Software That Creates New Architecture From Existing Architecture

Some see abstract art as a mess while others see it as a beautiful piece of work, but regardless of...