Bionic eye implant restores partial vision to woman who’s been blind for years
After 13 years of darkness, Carmen Torres has received a miraculous bionic eye implant that can restore her vision. The device won’t actually allow her …
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Photos: A giant inflatable Minion breaks free, creates havoc on road in Ireland
What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever seen barreling toward you when you’ve been driving? Whatever it is, we can’t imagine it’s much scarier than the giant …
London to New York in 1 hour? Airbus might be working on a plane faster than the Concorde
Travelers who regularly fly from the U.S. to Europe and back should be thrilled to hear that Airbus might be developing a brand new superfast …
Photo sharing site Imgur is growing up
One way to go about building a company, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone once told me, is to start by creating something fun. If you do …
Watch Drake slay Meek Mill again with a live performance of ‘Back To Back’
The Drake vs. Meek Mill feud is far from over, as you’ll easily see in the following clip. Drake mercilessly hit Meek Mill once again on …
EFF creates a stronger ‘Do Not Track’ standard to stop unwanted tracking once and for all
Unless you take some fairly serious steps to guard your privacy, at least some of your web browsing each day is being tracked. We promise. …
Video: Saber a bottle of champagne with an iPhone… because why not?
The iPhone is a versatile tool that can be used for a variety of daily activities that make your life easier, including alleviating boredom and avoiding actual …
How many Starbucks Frappuccinos can Apple buy with all its billions?
Apple is sitting on a massive mound of money, and the pile keeps getting bigger and bigger every quarter as the company continues to sell incredible …
How a salt water-powered lamp could be your next smartphone charger
In theory, it will soon be possible for you to charge your iPhone or any other USB-equipped mobile device with a lamp that’s powered by salt water. …
What it’s like to survive a 500-mile solo paddling journey in the Arctic
Robert Shuman is the name of a daring 22-year-old man who took on an incredible challenge: paddle 500 miles in the Arctic waters of Canada’s …
What is Apple doing with this mysterious 43-acre development site?
Companies that are as secretive as Apple always create intrigue when they make big behind-the-scenes moves, and this latest one is very big indeed. Silicon Valley …
Robot that hitchhiked across Canada and Germany gets decapitated after 2 weeks in the U.S.
Sorry, hitchBOT: It looks like you weren’t ready for the U.S.A. after all. hitchBOT, in case you don’t know, was a hitchhiking robot that successfully made …
Insane video: Man surfs a wave with his motorcycle
Just when you think you’ve seen it all, a video like this comes around and leaves you speechless. One even struggles to come up with …
The pay TV scam that’s hiding in plain sight
Services like Netflix are driving U.S. households to cut the cord at an unprecedented rate, and studies suggest that impressive rate won’t be slowing anytime …
Fed-up customers are hammering ISPs with FCC complaints about data caps
You know what people really don’t like? Data caps. They don’t like them on their mobile phones and they really, really don’t like them on …
Watch: The only alarm you won’t be able to snooze
Having trouble waking up in the morning? There are countless alarm apps that will make sure you wake up on time for work… provided, of course, …
Giant Windwheel houses 72 apartments, makes its own energy, and can power 1,000 homes
You probably have no idea what the picture above actually depicts. For your information, it’s a concept of a Windwheel building that will house 72 apartments …
Video: 1,000 Italians banded together to convince the Foo Fighters to play their small town
It might not work every time, but a new video shows you one way to convince your favorite band or artist — in this case, the …
You’ll be able to see a rare blue moon tonight
The phrase “once in a blue moon” is meant to describe something that’s very rare, although in reality blue moons happen once every three years …
For just $1,600, you can buy a flamethrower that spits fire 50 feet into the air
Do you love the smell of napalm in the morning? Then you’re going to absolutely love the X15 flamethrower that you can now buy in …
WSJ: How Google wants to fix its broken Glass
Google has admitted its beta Glass launch was a mistake, but that doesn’t mean the company is giving up on the project. Google has stopped …
Watch these stunning YouTube 360 virtual reality videos right now
YouTube 360 videos are the closest thing to virtual reality that you can experience on your computer right now that don’t require any sort of …
Which state would win if America declared war on itself? A former Marine has the answer
Ever wondered which U.S. state would emerge as the winner if a war broke out between all the American states? What if there was no USA …
NASA scientist: ‘It’s bulls–t’ that Pluto isn’t a planet anymore
People get very, very emotional about Pluto being designated as a mere “dwarf planet” and not a proper planet like the other eight that inhabit …
Airfares will soon be the cheapest they’ve been in four years
If you’re planning to book any flights this fall, you might want to wait until August. According to Montreal-based analytics company Hopper, the price of an …
Japanese scientists fire a 2 quadrillion-watt laser, the most powerful ever
Lasers. They’ve captured our imaginations for decades and were even at the center of one of Dr. Evil’s most beloved running gags in the Austin Powers …
Where’s the best pizza in America?
There’s never a bad time to eat pizza, especially since there are so many crazy ways of cooking this tasty meal. However, pizza fans looking for …
These are the horrifying things that happen to your body in the hour after you drink a Coke
Everyone knows that soda isn’t healthy, but you probably don’t know specifically what a can of Coca-Cola does to your body on a chemical level …
Comcast is about to fund its biggest media critics with hundreds of millions of dollars
Comcast has earned a reputation as one of America’s most hated companies and there are plenty of people in the media who slam the cable …
The battle of the sixes is over: iPhone comes out on top, Samsung left bloodied
Samsung redesigned its flagship smartphone from the ground up for the first half of 2015. The Galaxy S6 is the fastest and most powerful handset the …
