Well, this is sweet. It's a remote-controlled helicopter with a Canon 7D strapped on board, allowing creator Eric Austin to capture some downright-badass pics and video. I want one, badly. [DIY Photography via Make] More »
Fresh details on Steam for Mac, which is bursting my pants: It's fully native, using OpenGL—no wrappers—and is Intel only. It requires Leopard, and for Source games, a decent graphics card. No dates yet. =( [MacStories via MacRumors] More »
After shutting down countless PCs around the world last Wednesday with a botched update, McAfee has stepped up to offer reimbursement of "reasonable expenses" associated with repair. But that's not all! More »
With the iPad still not available overseas and demand high, it's not too surprising that there are knockoffs available in Shenzhen already. And hey, this one has three USB ports! Better than the original, amirite? More »
These are the voyages of the Starship Meaterprise. Its continuing mission: to fill your stomach with deliciousness. And if wanting to destroy this on contact make me some sort of dirty Romulan, so be it. More »
Couple of weeks with the iPad and you think: I need a bag for this thing. But modern gadget accessory design is horrid, all foam and nylon, like an extreme sports dildo. You need leather. You need a map case. More »
British scientists have identified the "smed-prop" genes that allow Planarian flatworms to regenerate any part of their body, including heads and brains, after an injury. Next step: regrowing human heads. More »
Last Friday night, California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team entered editor Jason Chen's home without him present, seizing four computers and two servers. They did so using a warrant by Judge of Superior Court of San Mateo. According to Gaby Darbyshire, COO of Gawker Media LLC, the search warrant to remove these computers was invalid under section 1524(g) of the California Penal Code. More »
Intel's refreshed Convertible Classmate PC's never going to be your everyday laptop, but it's more than equipped to be your kid's. And it may be showing up in his or her school before you know it. More »
Avatar! It's basically a big, blue, 3D money-printing machine. The previous record for Blu-ray sales was held by The Dark Knight, but Avatar has come along and doubled it. More »
There's probably only one thing more terrifying than Nazi soldiers: Nazi soldiers with jet packs—and Nazi UFOs piloted by nefarious hamsters. The difference is that, while the UFOs never existed, the Nazi jet pack did: Behold, the Himmelstürmer. More »
If you have a printer/scanner and a bottle of Coke, you can make one of the most epic cheat sheets of all time. This method looks harder than studying...but also a bit more fun. [EatLiver via 9GAG via thenextweb] More »
One month into the future, and I love my iPad more and more every day. I use it constantly, for pleasure and work. Lately, I keep it next to my computer on a Joule, a solid aluminum stand. More »
Looking more Fisher Price than Nintendo, the guts of an N64 have been squeezed into the bright red handheld case by modder Bacteria, who spent four months slaving away on it devotedly. There's a 5-inch screen, built-in speakers...and rumble pak! More »
Zune's done wireless syncing for a bajillion years. Why can't the iPhone and iPod touch (and iPad)? As this demo of the hopefully-not-but-probably-rejected app WiFi Sync shows, there's really no good reason for them not to. [TechCrunch] More »
Robotgami—the name says as the 'bot does. These collectible robot origami figures are collectible pieces of artwork, as described by the artisté Dustin Wallace. More »
It's curious that after announcing the Nexus One would be coming to Verizon, Google's now directing people to the HTC Incredible instead. Then again, Verizon never said they'd carry the Nexus One. UPDATE: Google confirms no N1 on Verizon: More »
