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According to a recent study, people watch videos for 30% longer on tablet PCs than they do on desktop computers.

A company called "Intelligent Fingerprinting" has developed a prototype of a drug-scanning device that only needs a person's fingerprint to scan for illegal substances.

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.

Even after the Kindle Fire was unveiled two months ago, Apple showed no signs of worry. Now, it seems that they've taken this one step further, in a statement that clearly says they don't believe Amazon's tablet to be a threat.

If you're interested in the PC version of Skyrim, Gameranx has provided a visual comparison of the different graphics settings available. Currently, the graphics can be set to Low, Medium, High and Ultra.

The information that was compromised in this hack could include mailing addresses, passwords, email addresses, encrypted credit card numbers and game purchase history, though nothing has been confirmed yet.

If you're one of the motivated shoppers that camps out in front of Wal-Mart on Thanksgiving for Black Friday deals, you might be interested to know that the retailer has already advertised some of its sales online.

Someday, your toilet could power your home. At least, that's if researchers are successful in their attempts to convert urine into biofuel.

This unique wooden block (made of wax, wood and orange oil) amplifies the speakers of the iPhone 4, without using any electricity.

ThinkGeek has a new variety of edible goodness available on their website -- caffeinated baked goods. They're called "A Snack in the Face", which is appropriate, considering most varieties contain around 200mg of caffeine.