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War Tech: Why Future Soldiers May Wear Master Chief Helmets

War Tech: Why Future Soldiers May Wear Master Chief Helmets

Anyone who enjoys the Halo series on XBox will probably recognize the design of these helmets. The similarities are striking,...

How the Web Might Redefine Capitalism

How the Web Might Redefine Capitalism

Capitalism, though a big, incredibly complex concept, can be boiled down to a few basic ideas: there should be private...

They Just Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To… Thank God

They Just Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To… Thank God

Alright, let's play a game of 'Guess the Ancient Tech'. What is this box on a forklift? Believe it or...

Beyond Pink and Blue: A Look at Gender Colors

Beyond Pink and Blue: A Look at Gender Colors

It goes beyond culture. There is science behind the gender-relationships when it comes to colors. A study by John Hallock...

The Economy of SXSW

The Economy of SXSW

Music, movies, and tech. That's what the nearly-finished SXSW convention offers to its participants every year for what seems like...

De Niro Doesn’t Get Twitter and That’s Okay

De Niro Doesn’t Get Twitter and That’s Okay

He's risen to power from obscurity as Vito Corleon, helped a child prostitute find peace, ran a casino and met...

Geek Porn: The Star Wars Cast

Geek Porn: The Star Wars Cast

Few things are more epic than this. You know the unmasked people, but can you guess which ones are Darth...

iPad 2 Get Utterly Destroyed – and it’s Beautiful

iPad 2 Get Utterly Destroyed – and it’s Beautiful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVc3yg8KN5Q We're willing to bet you've never seen a tech toy meet its end with such beauty. Remember in Jet...

Save IE6: Because Progress is Overrated

Save IE6: Because Progress is Overrated

When you enter that level of Internet embarrassment that people start to develop memes about you, you've transcended bad to...

NY Times Bets Big on Their Muscle, Announces Paywall

NY Times Bets Big on Their Muscle, Announces Paywall

Starting March 28, you get 20 articles a month. That's it. Beyond that, it's $15 for 4 weeks for the...

Why ‘Big Media’ Was Just a Historical Blip

Why ‘Big Media’ Was Just a Historical Blip

The conversation about the shift from "old" to "new" media usually goes something like this: 1) the media business has...

Heavy Multitaskers “lousy at everything that’s necessary for multitasking”

Heavy Multitaskers “lousy at everything that’s necessary for multitasking”

New reports find that high multi-taskers are "lousy at everything that's necessary for multitasking." Considering the amount of time people...