It was the call those of us working night shifts at the Associated Press bureau in Detroit in the mid-1990s dreaded. A body in a seedy motel or dropped at a hospital's ER meant one thing: Dr. Death at work. More »
Amazon is now taking pre-orders for the Walter Isaacson-penned Steve Jobs biography, iSteve: The Book of Jobs, slated for release March 2012. Along with the listing is what might be the final cover and price for the tome. More »
Remember those carnivals growing up? Where you could go into those crazy bounce rides and do flips and twists for hours? Yeah, those times will never be the same, as one foul wind could send your and your family skyward. More »
With WWDC upon us, there's already been a lot of talk about what wonders iOS 5 will include. Suffice it to it will not include anything like the above features, which is kind of a shame. More »
As the one-man Heat-1X rocket started to veer off course and outside the designated launch area, mission controllers cut the engine and ended the test flight well short of the 15-kilometer goal. Also, the parachute did not fully open. Success! More »
Designer Chris Abbas collected a ton of Cassini photography from the Saturn mission and made this video. It is at times simultaneously eerie and awe-inspiring. This is not your father's NASA highlight reel. More »
A Spanish pilot friend of mine sends me this stunning video of a low pass flyby in Argentina. I just can't believe the mad man who was flying this jet got it so close to the ground. More »
New name, same headache. The MacDefender malware we've told you about in the past has morphed into a similarly fake anti-virus application that is still attempting to trick unsuspecting users into a download. Be wary, but don't panic. [MSNBC] More »
Baby Bjorn has gone and done it. They've managed to create a baby high chair that's so full of itself and overpriced that I actually find myself hating something as innocent as a baby high chair this afternoon. More »
With its double-decker design and posh interior perks, this concept train from Australian firm Hassell could one day zip the denizens of the land down under across the outskirts of their island continent at hundreds of miles per hour. More »
As the market closed on Friday, something pretty remarkable (but believable) happened: Apple's market value was more than Intel and Microsoft, combined. More »
Even as its twin goes dark, Opportunity soldiers on unabated: The plucky NASA Mars rover, on planet for seven years now, just passed an impressive 30-kilometer milestone. More »
Remember Super Mamika, the alter ego of 91-year-old Frederika? Well she's back, and the world's coolest super grandma is bigger and badder than ever—and she's brought a friend! More »
The pics are renders, yes, but this elaborate pirate theater is very much a real thing being constructed in one luxurious Palm Beach, Florida home. More »
It's a long weekend. (Yeah!) What better way to kick it off than to watch some poor souls attempting to cope with terrible names from cruel, cruel parents? Good thing there's Dick Weiner's Name Changery, which provides the perfect remedy! More »
Remember Silly Putty and how you could use it to lift and image from the Sunday comics? A blue goo from Hawaii wont lift ink, but it will peel radiation from contaminated surfaces. More »
