Posts Tagged ‘Technology’

Find your first computer at the Computer History Museum

June 28, 2009

Fun.  See your old Commodore 64 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.

Official website of the Computer History Museum

Even your dog will be too afraid to get on this furniture

May 3, 2009

Fast Company recently ran a feature titled “12 Terrifying Pieces of Furniture that Will Give Your Children Nightmares.” They weren’t kidding.  See a few of the selections below and make sure to check out the full collection here.

Sent in by Izzy Via Fast Company

Water-Powered Jet Pack

February 1, 2009

Me likey.  Me want.  This seems a bit more plausible than the Japanese water powered rocket launcher we highlighted a few weeks ago.

Wii causes seizure before box is even opened.

January 11, 2009

Why do I want to smack this kid? Probably because I didn’t get a gaming system for Christmas. Also, I’m a jerk. Turn your speakers down before playing.

Via Geekologie

How to test bulletproof glass in 1930? Fire a gun at your wife while she holds the glass in front of her face of course.

December 2, 2008

We’ve come a long way, baby.

Skynet has humble beginnings-the first walking robot with human expressions

December 1, 2008

Creepy looking.  Given the choice of music, I’m not too worried about this thing taking over the world just yet.

“Everythings amazing, and nobody’s happy.”

November 20, 2008

Comedian Louis CK brings some much-needed perspective on life in this age of technology. We should all stop bitching so much.

Bill Gates versus Steve Jobs

September 8, 2008

Funny stuff for geeks.

Dinosaurs run amok in museum, eat children, buy fuzzy dolls of themselves

September 4, 2008

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County has a super duper, inspired by Night at the Museum exhibit where men walk around in dinosaur suits. It’s pretty sweet….

Via Geekologie

Painting the Mona Lisa in under 1 second with 1100 paintballs.

August 31, 2008

Watch as TV’s Mythbusters demonstrate the difference between a CPU and a GPU utilizing paintballs and canvasses.  Fun stuff.