Here are the first photos of Flip's never-to-be launched FlipLive. More »

I love this little Kickstarter project which has received some serious heat in the time it's been running. The creator wants to build an app he can release on the App Store (hopefully for free), which will pair a Wiimote with iPhone or iPod Touch for some serious music-making. More »

Oh, boy. After running the plates of a suspicious vehicle and finding an outstanding arrest warrant, Birmingham police pulled over and searched the car in question. Inside the found a man, his lady friend, and a live grenade from WWII. He's been using it, he says, as a paperweight. More »

iOS' stock alarm app isn't bad, per se, but it sure isn't the easiest to use. Free app Easy Alarms fixes all the stock alarm app's annoyances, letting you skip alarms, pick your snooze time, and more with just one tap. More »

Rail guns are still halfway between sci-fi and battlefield, but the armscrafters at General Atomics are still working to improve the futuristic weapon. Instead of launching clunky "bricks," a new, aerodynamic round is being tested. Git ready fer military porn! More »

These tiny, lightweight knives might make the perfect pocket knife for everyday use, and they're no doubt great for travel. Note: Probably not on planes. More »

In today's active, time-constrained world, even tumor patients don't have time for treatment. What to do? Wear this: The NovoTTF-100A. It's portable, cancer zapping headgear and it just got FDA approved. More »

I'm sad that I never really got into vinyls because every time I hear a record play, I wish my silly iPod could capture that same texture and warmth. VinylLove for iPad tries to re-create that warm vinyl sound to great success. More »

Health officials have confirmed that the "whirlpool spa" aka the hot tub aka probably the grotto at the Playboy Mansion was ground zero for a legionella bacteria outbreak. It's being held responsible for causing a number of people to get sick at an early February conference. More »

In a clever art project, Viktor Hertz re-fashioned logos of popular companies and flipped into something a little more...honest. He says the honest logos reveal the content of each company instead of what's hidden behind the branding. I think it's hilariously brilliant. See more at Honest Logos. [Honest Logos via Laughing Squid] More »

Evaluated against two other dedicated pedometers, the Pokéwalker - an add-on device for the HeartGold and SoulSilver Pokémon titles - is the most accurate device for counting steps, according to researchers at Iowa State University. More »

It's starting to get a little frustrating when people ask whether or not they should get an eReader. Yes. If sales are any indication, whether you opt for a Kindle, Nook, or even your iPhone, ebooks are officially the present. More »

Online dating is useful—you get to meet people you wouldn't normally meet, find people with compatible interests and go out on dates IRL. But it can sometimes be dangerous—you don't know the people you meet and you don't know what they're capable of. More »

What goes on behind your favorite websites? Well, it depends! If it's Twitter, it's a bit chaotic with little birds posting your tweets. If it's Apple, it's as clean as the back of the iPad. Take a look at more backsides of websites over at Backofawebpage.com. I just love the thinking that goes into all of these. [Back of a Webpage via BuzzFeed] More »

Skateboarding is an integral part of California culture, so why not make California an integral part of skateboarding? This skate deck, from Evilgoods, does just that—it's actually shaped like California. More »

Remember back in like 2005 when Google Video and YouTube were going at it? And how YouTube essentially won, only to be bought out by Google anyway? Me either, which is why Google Video being shut down doesn't surprise anyone. More »

9to5 Mac is reporting that the white iPhone that Apple promised us earlier this week has shown up in Verizon's internal inventory database. Whatever those numbers mean, AT&T customers are probably going "What about us?!" right about now. [9to5 Mac] More »

Certainly, Norwegian photographer Terje Sorgjerd has a talent for capturing the awe-inspiring. Taken on El Teide in the Canary Islands, this time lapse captures the Milky Way galaxy overhead as sand wafts across the landscape as gold clouds. [The Awesomer] More »

Is there a better way to advertise your increasingly expensive product while promoting the 2011 Autorai show than having British stuntman Steve Truglia do a complete 360 degree loop in a Fiat 500? Shell couldn't think of one, which explains the video you see here. Even though the only English to be found in this video comes from the British stuntman, weird car stunts clearly transcend language barriers. More »

Researchers in Japan and Australia have managed to get teleportation right. We're now that much closer to a future where quantum computers will be on your desktop, which is to say not very close at all but still. More »