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US Navy fine tunes seafaring laser weapon and unmanned robocopters (video)

That electromagnetic railgun is cool and all, but it’s not the Navy’s only wargadget in progress. Apparently, the Armed Forces branch has also been working tirelessly to improve its ship-mounted lasers and autonomous helicopters since we’d last heard…

Internet security key flaw exposes a whole load of private data

Most internet security holes, even the bigger ones, tend to be fairly limited in scope — there are only so many people using the wrong software or visiting the wrong sites. Unfortunately, that’s not true of the newly revealed Heartbleed Bug. The…

Star Wars: Episode VII tipped to feature Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca

Rumors and speculation about the upcoming Star Wars films is in no short supply, but little has been stated officially. That hasn’t stopped sources from cropping up, with the latest … Continue reading

Are Video Games Making You Angry? You’re Probably Just Incompetent

Researchers Link Aggression From Video Games To IncompetenceGaming’s foes have long held that there’s a direct link between video games and aggressive behavior.  They were at least half right – scientists have just linked aggression to games with an interesting bridge: incompetence. Apparently, being bad at something – especially games – makes us angry. 

Toyota FT-1 chief designers talk sportscar concept

In January, Toyota took the wraps off its FT-1 sports car concept, a monster of a vehicle that wasn’t slated for production. A single model of the FT-1 concept was … Continue reading

Toyota Is Securing Efficiency By Replacing Robots With Humans

Toyota Embraces Reverse Automation And Replaces Robots With HumansNo, that’s not a typo. While many automotive manufacturers are embracing robots in the workplace, Toyota is apparently taking the opposite approach: they’re actually reducing the number of robots used in the production line. Even stranger, they’re actually becoming more efficient as a result.

Lightroom mobile arrives for iPad with touch-friendly interface, realtime sync

Adobe Lightroom is one of the most popular image archive tools on the market, and beginning today, iPad-toting photogs now have an iOS app for their DSLR, smartphone and even tablet pics (gasp!) to call home. The companion application, Lightroom…

Game of Thrones premiere free streaming hits Xbox

Starting tomorrow, Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners can watch the premiere of season four for free. The free streaming offer is a limited time promotion, and is a bid … Continue reading

Watch the Navy’s electromagnetic railgun blow stuff up before it hits the high seas

The Navy announced plans today to deploy an electromagnetic railgun that can do some epic damage. Set to go into testing on one of Navy’s joint high speed vessels (JHSV) in 2016, the gun uses Lorentz Force to “rapidly accelerate and launch a…