This Star Trek-Style Scanner Tells If You’re Healthy Or Not [Medicine]

I never thought I would live to see something like this: A hand held scanner that can detect if a patient is healthy or not just by pointing it at the skin. It seems out of Star Trek, but it is real and it works today. More »

This Is Not a Lost Scene From Aliens [Image Cache]

When I first came across this image, I thought it was from a lost Aliens scene. But it is real. That’s Staff Sgt. Sarah Mrak, from the 4th Special Operations Squadron. And she’s inside a U.S. Air Force AC-130U aerial gunship. More »

Why Apple Will Not Release a Cloud-Based iPhone Nano This Year [Apple]

I like the idea of an iPhone nano. One with a small screen with the same resolution of an iPhone 3GS, powered by an A4 processor. I’d buy one. But a cloud-based iPhone doesn’t make any sense. Not right now. More »

The Mystery of the Giant Planet Hidden In Our Solar System [Astronomy]

There’s a giant planet right here, hiding in our Solar System. One that nobody has ever seen, even while it is four times larger than Jupiter and has rings and moons orbiting it. At least, that’s what two astrophysicists say. More »

7-Year-Old Kid Buys Harrier Jet Fighter—Then Gets Dreams Shattered [Airplanes]

A 7-year-old kid came closer to realize every kid’s dream than any of us: He bought a real Harrier fighter jet for $113,000 on eBay. Yes, a Harrier Jump Jet T-Bird Aircraft XW269. The whole shebang, weaponry not included. More »

This Is the Most Beautiful and Terrifying Portrait of Earth I’ve Seen [Video]

Over the course of 15 years, award-winning photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand crafted the most beautiful view of the Earth I’ve ever seen on the silver screen: Home is an exquisite vision of our world, full of pure bliss—and terrifying scenes. More »

The Essential Free Apps for the Super Bowl XLV [Apps]

Getting ready for the Super Bowl XLV? Then download all these free apps into your iPhone or Android (if available). Because, you know, there’s never enough apps to feed our hyperactive, hyperinformationhungry brains and satisfy our short attention spans. More »

At Last, You Can Send the Yellow Pages to Hell [Rant]

At bloody last, now you can opt-out of delivery of those useless volumes of bound dead trees and CO2 known as the Yellow Pages. I would rather kill them all, but this is a step in the right direction. More »

This Is What Really Hides In Taco Bell’s "Beef" [Food]

Taco Bell “beef” pseudo-Mexican delicacies are really made of a gross mixture called “Taco Meat Filling” as shown on their big container’s labels, like the one pictured here. The list of ingredients is gruesome. Updated. More »

This Must Be the Craziest Computer Den In America [Computers]

OK, Mr. Redneck. Even if our computer rig contest is long over, you win. You got the biggest computer desktop of them all. And even if that weren’t the case, that giant anti-aircraft gun says you win anyway. [Thanks Karl!] More »