By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Is it July 15 yet? The new trailer for Half-Blood Prince is pretty awesome. So far it looks to be a great thing that David Yeats (director of Order of the Phoenix) is back for this one, as the dark aesthetic seems to be similar, which is fitting for […]
A simple pair of polarized 3D glasses, a 10′ x 10′ x 10′ white room, and $600,000 worth of projector and computer equipment, combined with the smarts of the folks at Eon Reality, results in one insanely real experience. [Via Newlaunches]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] During a passenger flight in Australia, four pythons escaped from the cargo area during the flight. Fortunately for the passengers, though unfortunately for all of us writing punchlines, this went unnoticed until after the plane had landed. A reptile expert searched for the snakes but never found them… the […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Mirror’s Edge, the EA game that sold over a million copies in just a few months, features a first person perspective that makes it pretty stylistically distinctive, and lots of running/jumping/sliding that gives it a kind of frantic feel. This video recreates that style/feel in real life, with the […]
The energy wasted by spam e-mails could power 2.4 million homes a year according to security firm McAfee. But its report offers little advice as to how to avoid this problem. The firm’s report, produced with the help of environmental consultants ICF International, concludes that spam is responsible for the waste of 33 billion kilowatt […]
In the following video, Swedish gaming company Illusion Labs shows a few of their games running on a large multi-touch display. The games run on any multi-touch hardware, including mobile devices, multi-touch laptops and large window displays. [Via Newlaunches]
Warning: Do NOT attempt to do any of these experiments at home. Doing so could result in serious injuries or even worse. You’ve been warned! Nitroglycerin is moderately easy to detonate, and a hammer is more than enough. Nitrogen triiodide will detonate if it is breathed on. It is an explosive with no use other […]
Combat robots aren’t exactly new – the first season of the Comedy Central show “Battlebots” aired in 2000 and the games had been going strong since 1997. What’s interesting, however, is how 11 years of robot evolution have affected the sport. Back in 2002, the spinners ruled the day. But today’s robots are meaner than […]
Hmmm, is “glorious” the proper word to characterize this experience? Hmmm, I think we may have an understatement here. [Via NewLaunches]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Eminem’s unapologetic celebrity bashing isn’t exactly anything new, but the video released last week for the first single of his new album, “We Made You,” is actually kind of interesting (if at times kind of offensive) in that it’s almost like a pop culture time capsule for the last […]