Johan Auwerx of the Federal Polytechnic School in Switzerland and his colleagues have developed a "supermouse" that can gain a significant amount of weight without developing Type-2 diabetes.
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The Army’s Latest Anti-Bomb Weapon — Paintball Guns
The army is looking into using a new high-tech weapon to combat roadside bombs and IED's -- paintball guns.
Read More »Microsoft Offering Freebies to Bribe You to Use Internet Explorer 9
It looks like Microsoft is attempting to revive interest in their browser -- by offering you a bunch of free stuff in exchange for using it.
Read More »Google, eBay and Paypal Anticipating Lots of Mobile Phone Holiday Shopping
This holiday season many people will be purchasing with tablets, smartphones and other mobile devices -- and companies want to be prepared.
Read More »Amazon’s Kindle Fire Tablet Will Support Hulu Plus
Amazon has also added support for Hulu Plus on the Kindle Fire tablet, which will be shipping out next week.
Read More »Man Calls 911 to Complain About Broken iPhone
What do you do when your iPhone isn't working? Well, if you're Michael Alan Skopec, you call 911 to complain. Five times.
Read More »Immortalize Your Dead Xbox with the RROD Coffin
Australian designer Alexis Vanamois has developed a unique (and slightly macabre) accessory for your bricked Xbox 360 gaming system. Now, you can send your Xbox off in style by placing it in its very own, custom-fit coffin.
Read More »China Building Mysterious Giant Structures in the Middle of the Desert
Does China know something we don't? Arial photos have captured some really weird stuff out in the Chinese desert.
Read More »People Watch Video for 30% Longer on Tablets vs. Desktop Computers
According to a recent study, people watch videos for 30% longer on tablet PCs than they do on desktop computers.
Read More »Cultists Predict World Will End on 11/11/11 (Or We’ll All Be Raptured)
Pareidolia is defined as the temptation to find patterns in random data. It looks like at least a few people have a serious case of pareidolia, since they're predicting that the world will end -- just because it'll be 11/11/11 tomorrow.
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