Put this $200,000 original iPod on your wish list and see what happens
Music is life for a lot of people, and the original iPod made it possible to carry an entire song library around with you. Today, there are …
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Adidas wants to sell you 3D printed shoes for $333
Most of the time, when we think of 3D printing we imagine it being a low-cost endeavor. Aside from the upfront cost of the machines, …
How nukes are going to save us from an Earth-killing asteroid
The whole “humanity saves itself from a giant asteroid by blowing it up” story is a well-worn Hollywood plot line, but when it comes to …
How to win a Christmas light contest without even trying
Some people really go all-out when it comes to holiday lighting. They aren’t satisfied with a few strings of lights here and there, and maybe …
Kanye West is meeting with Donald Trump right now because 2016 wasn’t weird enough already
Two very, very rich men are meeting in New York City right now. That normally wouldn’t be news, as it probably happens every day in the …
‘Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’ sales are as bad as the reviews
The epic battle between Call of Duty and Battlefield for your first-person shooter dollars doesn’t always have a clear winner. Both franchises have had their fare …
Using a hoverboard as a snowplow might be the only reason to own one
Now that the whole “hoverboard” craze has finally died out — thanks in no small part to the habit the cheaply-made rideable gadgets have of …
A man stole $1 million… and spent it on in-app purchases
If you’ve ever been addicted to an app, you know just how tempting the idea of in-app purchases can be. Whether it’s buying a few …
Facebook was accidentally reposting old photos and people are flipping out
Facebook has spent most of 2016’s final weeks defending itself in the heated controversy over fake news on its platform, but now it’s got another …
Here is Nintendo’s very first theme park attraction, Super Nintendo World
Never one to miss a golden marketing opportunity, Nintendo just revealed some seriously exciting news regarding its plan for branded theme park locations. In a …
Prices for the original iPhone keep getting more and more absurd
If you happen to have an iPhone 2G laying around, you might be sitting on a nice little payday, especially if you somehow never bothered …
This jet engine ceiling fan and coffee table are way too cool for your living room
If that plain old wood-and-whatever ceiling fan in your living room isn’t quite generating enough airflow for your liking, perhaps you’d consider a jet engine instead. …
This is the iPhone VR headset you’ve been waiting for
Virtual reality on smartphones is still in its infancy, with Google Cardboard and Samsung’s Gear VR being the most popular options for those wanting to dabble …
Your passwords still suck, according to people who are smarter than you
You probably think your clever little “P455W()rD” password is the highest degree of online security in the land, but a new study by the bright …
A ridiculous plan to produce unlimited clean energy actually seems to be working
Humans need energy because that’s the only thing that powers our smartphones, and without them we’d have to actually talk to our relatives at family …
Someone already invented a way to secretly record you with Snapchat Spectacles
Just when you thought personal privacy was as dead as it could ever get, someone has devised a way to allow Snapchat’s trendy new Spectacles …
Ridiculously lucky scientists find feather-covered dinosaur tail preserved in amber
Scientists have known for a while now that many dinosaurs had feathers, and simply weren’t the shiny, leathery reptilian beasts that movies are so fond …
These water-powered ‘Star Wars’ speeder bikes are a nerd dream come true
The undeniably cool speeder bikes featured prominently in the third Star Wars installment, Return of The Jedi, are one of those sci-fi staples that we …
US life expectancy just dropped for the first time in over two decades
Life expectancy for people born in the United States has just dropped for the first time in over 20 years, according to a new report …
Rockstar just rereleased one of its greatest games on iOS and Android
Rockstar Games, best known for the Grand Theft Auto series, was one of the first big-name game publishers to fully embrace iOS and Android as …
These 450 NASA GIFs will keep you amazed for hours
When NASA isn’t sending spacecraft into the great unknown or snapping jaw-dropping photos of Saturn, apparently the agency spends its free time making GIFs. At …
Oh look, Facebook is copying Snapchat again
Facebook has a long and storied history of being “inspired” by other apps and then implementing those new features only to kill them off again …
Sex, flirting, and everything else that will get you banned from Uber
When you spend your days carting random strangers from place to place in the back seat of your personal vehicle, you expect a certain degree …
This dude built a functional Atari 2600 emulator inside of Minecraft
People have been constructing seemingly impossible things within the blocky building game Minecraft for many years now, but every once in a while a new project …
NASA’s Saturn orbiter just sent back the most stunning photos yet
NASA’s Cassini-Huygens orbiter has been on mission for nearly two decades and it’s still delivering glimpses of Saturn that leave us in awe. The spacecraft, …
This big white box will grow marijuana for you
At present, over half the states in the country have legalized marijuana either for medical use or recreationally. That clears the way for plenty of …
Here’s what a smartphone battery looks like inside just before it explodes
We’ve all heard plenty about exploding batteries this year, so it’s kind of funny that scientists are just now digging into what actually causes rechargeable power …
Watch humanity spread like a virus with three decades of Google Earth timelapse
Google’s ever watchful satellites have been keeping us entertained and informed for years in Google Maps and Google Earth, and it wasn’t long ago that the …
Insider report details changes coming to next year’s iPhone 7s and 7s Plus
Everyone is drooling over iPhone 8 rumors lately, but whispers about the possible iPhone 7s and 7s Plus are starting to heat up as well. …
Guess which airline’s cheapest tickets don’t let you use the overhead bin
Even the most inexperienced air traveler has a horror story about one airline or another. Whether it’s a rude attendant, a cancelled flight, or crazy …
