Red Bull Stratos: Mission to the Edge of Space exhibit lands at the Smithsonian

Red Bull pulled off one of the most impressive feats ever with the jump of Felix Baumgartner from the edge of space in late 2012. This was more than a … Continue reading

Sony’s bringing Hulu Plus and Redbox to the PlayStation Vita

Assuming you like to do more than just play games on your PlayStation Vita, the latest batch of media-centric apps available on Sony’s handheld may be of interest. Crunchyroll, NHL GameCenter LIVE and Qello Concerts are now live on the PlayStation…

Good Times with a Huge Cat (Lotte Fit’s chewing gum)

Killer Dust: Why Is Asbestos Still Killing People?

Killer Dust: Why Is Asbestos Still Killing People?

A long vertical pipe sits against white-painted brickwork in the corner of a cramped storeroom. Two men wearing orange boiler suits and gloves crouch at its base. One uses a scraper to remove lumps of what looks like wet papier-mâché from the outside of the pipe, into a red bag held by the other.

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Porsche to replace 2014 911 GT3 engines due to fire risk

Recalls are nothing new in the automotive market. They happen for all sorts of reasons and recently there have been a lot of recalls going on. Honda recalled about 900,000 … Continue reading

Keep Your Epilepsy Secret with This Sticky Medical Device

Epilepsy affects over 3 million people in the US alone. Not as many as Asthma (25 million people), or Diabetes (26 million people),
but more than multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and Parkinson’s
combined with 50,000 people dying from epilepsy causes each year. Dialog is
"a concept to help people with epilepsy gain a deeper understanding of
their condition and make better decisions about their care".

Dish gets new HD channels in time for March Madness

For a long time the biggest irritation about Dish in my area was that the satellite service didn’t have HD locals. I felt like I was in the 90’s each … Continue reading

Google Takes The Chromecast Beyond The U.S. — To 11 Markets In Europe & Canada

Google’s USB dongle, the Chromecast, which plugs into your TV so you can stream Google’s browser/OS over your Wi-Fi network to the big screen to watch terrible quality YouTube clips on your HDTV, has launched in 11 more markets. Read More

How You Can (Kind of) Change the Past

Time travel might still be in the realms of science fiction, but that doesn’t mean you can’t change the past. Just don’t build your hopes up too much.

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Pandora has announced that its One subscription plan, which provides an ad-free version of the strea

Pandora has announced that its One subscription plan, which provides an ad-free version of the streaming service, will jump in price to $5 for new users, and its annual subscription option will be scrapped. Existing users will continue to pay $4. (For now.)

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