How Jerry Lawson, A Self-Taught Engineer, Gave Us Video Game Cartridges
As the head of engineering and marketing for Fairchild Semiconductor's gaming outfit in the mid-'70s, Lawson developed the first home gaming console that utilized interchangeable cartridges, the...
View ArticleThe Rise And Fall Of America's First Digital Brothel
If someone forced you to describe RealTouch Interactive in just two words, you'd probably call it a "digital brothel." And rightly so, as the North Carolina-based business specializes in teledildonics,...
View ArticleWhat You Need To Know About The Laws Of Space
Neil deGrasse Tyson has said he loses "sleep at night wondering whether we are intelligent enough to figure out the universe." It's a valid concern. We've put a man on the moon, landed on a comet and...
View ArticleYouTube Has An 8K Video (That Almost No One Can Watch)
The equipment to shoot it might not exactly be widespread, and the displays needed to view it at home are even less so, but 8K video has made its way to YouTube.
View ArticleInside The Louvre Of Arcade Museums
Most museums don't stimulate your senses with an onslaught of sounds and blinking lights. They definitely do not accept quarters as payment to fully enjoy the artwork. Despite this, the Supercade is a...
View ArticleThe Road To Mars: NASA's Next 30 Years
What will NASA be up to by 2030? The space agency (and even President Barack Obama) hopes it will be close to launching a manned mission to the surface of Mars. But, before that's possible, there's a...
View ArticleClimb 'El Capitan' With Google's First Vertical Street View
Google has taken us to some high places before, but it just gave Street View users a climber's-eye-view of a sheer cliff for the first time. Amusingly, it chose to kick off the project at Yosemite's...
View ArticleGiant Japanese Robot Will Fistfight America's MegaBot
Get set for a live-action version of "Transformers," as the company behind giant Japanese robot Kuratas has accepted a duel challenge from upstart US challenger MegaBot.
View ArticleResearchers Create A Worm That Infects Macs Silently And Permanently
Macs have typically been heralded as the more secure of the two main operating systems. But according to researchers, at the firmware level, that's not necessarily true.
View ArticlePioneering Surgery Gives Man World's First 'Bionic' Penis
The University of London team has spent more than three years crafting a new, 8-inch wang out of skin grafts culled from Abad's forearm and becomes erect by mechanically pumping fluid into it.
View ArticleMore And More People Are Using Facebook To Come Out
Timed to coincide with Spirit Day, Facebook's Research and Data Science division has published a report outlining how increasing numbers of US users that identify as lesbian, gay, bi or transexual have...
View ArticleTurning On The Nintendo PlayStation
The "Nintendo PlayStation" is now the stuff of gaming legend, with reportedly only about 200 prototypes ever produced.
View ArticleNetflix To Double Original Programming In 2016
Expect 31 original series, 10 feature films, 12 documentaries, 10 stand-up specials, and 30 children's shows.
View ArticleAnonymous Takes Credit For Cyberattacks Crippling Turkey
Turkey's hesitation in fighting ISIS supposedly made its websites fair game.
View ArticleSelf-Driving Buses Will Play A Big Role In The Future Of Transit
Because a bunch of Google cars are still just a bunch of cars.
View ArticleUS Customs Seize 16,000 Counterfeit 'Hoverboards'
Authorities have seized a warehouse full of the controversial two-wheeled scooters stamped with fake trademark logos and equipped with unauthorized batteries in Chicago.
View ArticleGoogle's Deepmind AI Beats Go World Champion In First Match
The "AlphaGo" program forced its opponent, 33-year-old 9-dan professional Lee Sedol, to resign three and a half hours into the first of their five-match battle. While Deepmind has defeated a Go...
View ArticleParamount Says 'Star Trek' Fan Film's Klingon Violates Copyright
The studio's claims could have a chilling effect on fans' Internet videos.
View ArticleApple's iBooks Store And iTunes Movies Banned In China
Not even Apple is immune to regulatory scrutiny in the country.
View ArticleThere's Something Weird Going On Beyond Neptune
A mysterious object has been discovered with an inexplicable orbit, and astronomers are stumped.
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