It’s time for a new season of The Guild, the MMORPG-based web series spearheaded by geek favorite Felicia Day. The first episode, “Epic Guilt”, premiered last night at midnight PST. You might remember that last season featured Wil Wheaton as the leader of a rival guild, and it looks like that character is definitely sticking […]
Yeah, I have to admit, I went a bit over the board with that headline. These packs of quadrocopters aren’t killing anything… yet. Apart from flying in packs, GRASP Lab’s autonomous flying bots can also perform all sorts of extremely complex maneuvers at high speeds. Check it out: I, for one, welcome our new robo-quadrocopter […]
At first glance, these dinosaurs may look like they’ve been generated by a computer, but no, they are actually puppets being manipulated by real people. [Via Buzzfeed]
So, being the loyal readers that all of you are, you’ve seen our awesome Geek Alphabet, right? But what about the Gamer’s Alphabet? Made by Artist/Project Manager/Penny Arcade user ElJeffe as a book for his daughter Madilyn, the Gamer’s Alphabet illustrates each of the letters of the alphabet and pairs them with something related to […]
Me and my wife have had a love-hate relationship with the intro to Firefly. While we both felt that it kinda grows on you over time, we both felt that it didn’t do the series justice. So that’s why this version grabbed my interest so much… What do you think? How does it compare to […]
It’s no secret that major search engines try, data protection laws permitting, to use demographic information to provide more accurately-targeted advertisements. Now researchers believe the same details could be used for producing more relevant search results. Ingmar Weber and Carlos Castillo of Yahoo’s research center in Barcelona say there’s a clear pattern between demographics and […]
We all know that conventional remotes usually confuse elderly people, right? If you really want to make things easier for them, here’s a simple hack you can do which should help them considerably. [Via DivineCaroline | TechEblog]
In Portland this past Friday, a car swerving through traffic rolled over and came to rest upside down. When paramedics arrived at the scene, they may have been alarmed to find that the passengers were covered in blood and gore – only to realize that a great deal of it was fake: Sgt. Greg Stewart […]
Built by artist/scluptor Lawrence Alan Noble with the collaboration of his long time Apprentice, Shane Curran, the RED DOG-3 Helmet has to be one of the best looking steampunk-inspired stormtrooper helmets we’ve ever seen. And what is even better about this project is that it was all done for a good cause: to help amass […]
Yep, as insane as it sounds, this is exactly what the following video is about: a man dressed as Scorpion playing the Mortal Kombat theme on an accordion. [Via Neatogeek]