New weather satellite delivers mesmerizing feed of lightning strikes
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has a new piece of hardware cruising around the Earth at an altitude of 22,300 miles, and it’s …
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Nintendo is swearing that this major Switch issue isn’t a defect
The Nintendo Switch is finally here and many early impressions are extremely positive. That is, unless your shiny new gaming system arrived in anything other …
Brave man mods his Nintendo Switch and doubles Joy-Con range
The Nintendo Switch is in short supply just about everywhere, so tearing into it is probably one of the most foolish things you can do. …
Man suffers fatal heart attack after catching one of the rarest creatures in ‘Pokemon Go’
Pokemon Go has gotten countless players up off of the couch and on their feet in search of the endlessly charming creatures, and it’s been …
NASA’s $600+ million MAVEN orbiter swerved to avoid slamming into a Martian moon
Space is a big, mostly empty place, but every once in a while a pricey piece of Earth machinery ends up in a tight squeeze …
Check out stunning 360-degree views of NYC straight from your browser
We all spend plenty of time complaining about whatever wireless carrier we shell out money to every month to keep us connected while on the …
Get ready to make calls with Amazon’s Alexa
Amazon’s hugely popular Alexa virtual assistant is already everywhere, and given her similarities to Apple’s Siri and Google Assistant, it was only a matter of …
This enormous modded Super Nintendo is officially cooler than the Switch
Nintendo released the Switch portable/console hybrid today, and it’s sold out at pretty much every retailer you can imagine. That’s great, and I look forward …
Scientists code a movie, PC software, and $50 Amazon gift card onto DNA
DNA makes us what we are, and it holds a ton of information about each and every one of us. Scientists have been slowly making …
Two brand new Dave Chappelle stand-up specials will hit Netflix in March
We learned way back in November that Dave Chappelle was returning to the stand-up scene with a trio of comedy specials via Netflix, and now …
Science declares every pool has pee in it, and here’s how much
There are two types of people in this world: people who admit they’ve peed in a pool and liars. Okay, so maybe not everyone has …
This brilliant website tells you what to make for dinner based on what’s in your fridge
How much do you hate coming up with dinner ideas after a long day of work? If you answered anything other than “I hate it …
Video shows Tesla Model S slamming into a wall while driving on Autopilot
Partially autonomous cars are already on the nation’s roadways, so any time one of them gets into an accident it’s going to be a pretty big …
New ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 5’ trailer magically makes Johnny Depp young again
Disney’s never-ending Pirates of the Caribbean franchise will very soon have its fifth and definitely not final installment on May 26th, which means that today …
Facebook is slashing the Oculus Rift price by 25% as rivals pass it by
Facebook subsidiary Oculus, once the king of VR startups and a bonafide Kickstarter darling, is now cutting the price of its Rift virtual reality headset …
Watch: Extremely low-speed police chase is streaming live from Los Angeles right now
When car chases happen in Los Angeles it’s typically on the highway with lots of fast moving cop cars ferociously pursuing a suspect doing everything …
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick: ‘I need help’
After being caught on video verbally berating one of his own Uber drivers, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is issuing an apology to all of his employees, …
Amazon’s AWS storage crashed in the middle of an AWSome conference
Amazon loves to talk about how great its products and services are – just like any other massive company — so the fact that it …
Brave dude tries to use Windows 98 for his daily life, gets a big surprise
Anyone old enough to remember using Windows 98 when it was still current can attest to the fact that it was a really fantastic operating …
Stop what you’re doing and watch Usain Bolt promote Pokemon in this absurd Japanese ad
Pokemon really doesn’t need any help selling itself, but The Pokemon Company and Nintendo still like to promote the franchise as much as possible. A …
It’s not just you: Massive internet outage is sweeping the East Coast
If it seems like your internet browsing is hitting more walls than possible today, you’ll be happy to know that it’s not your computer. A …
NASA reacts to SpaceX’s plan to launch rich people into space
As the space industry gradually moves from government-run programs to the commercial sector we knew there would come a day when the first paying customer …
Sit back and enjoy the most gorgeous time-lapse video you’ve ever seen
There’s just something about time-lapse videos that mesmerizes us, but despite companies like Apple building time-lapse recording features right into their devices, not everyone is …
The PSVR is a surprise hit for Sony
The market for virtual reality gadgets is so odd and fragmented that it’s honestly impossible to forecast how any one product will perform once it’s …
NASA just released 3D models and new photos of a massive supernova
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the discovery of massive supernova called SN 1987A, NASA pointed the lens of the Hubble Space Telescope in its direction …
The Moto Z just scored a snap-on Alexa speaker, making all other phones jealous
Amazon’s Alexa is truly taking the world by storm, but since the company’s smartphone ambitions have hit a bit of a brick wall, the dream …
We might have just found out the most important spec from Apple’s redesigned iPad Pro
Apple’s long-rumored 10.5-inch iPad Pro is expected to fill in the gap between Apple’s 9.7- and 12.9-inch top-of-the-line tablets, but until now the mythical slate’s display …
Totally alive Hollywood producer shocked to see Oscars announce her death
One of the most cherished and time-honored traditions of the annual Oscars awards celebration is a touching look back at all the individuals involved with …
Nintendo is suing a ‘Mario Kart’-inspired tour service because it hates joy
Nintendo, noted inventors of playthings and haters of Bluetooth headsets, is taking a Tokyo-based sightseeing company to court in the hopes of forcing the employees …
Feast your eyes on the most ridiculous motorcycle you’ve ever seen
With just two wheels, very little standing between the driver and whatever it is he or she is driving towards, motorcycles are inherently more exhilarating …
