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An Astronaut Covered David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' and Made an Entire Music Video from the International Space Station

Landon King — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:25:55 +0000

A Canadian astronaut named Chris Hadfield has been commander of the International Space Station for the past five months. But he's also a musician.

Twitter Just Launched a New Service That Lets You Add Six-Second Videos to Your Tweets

Landon King — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:38:46 +0000

This could either be the Next Big Thing or something we all forget about in three days. Either way, it's worth mentioning.

Facebook Announces a Brand New Search Function and Because It's Facebook, of Course It's Creepy and Privacy Invading

Landon King — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:21:09 +0000

Yesterday, Facebook made a major announcement about a new search engine. And yes, it's designed to stalk you. It's called Graph Search, and it's not quite like Google. Instead, it searches everyone's interests, hobbies, and social history.

Teen' s New iPhone Comes With Mom's Ironclad Contract – We Could All Learn From This

Landon King — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:32:18 +0000

Sometimes you come across something so smart and simple, you can't believe you didn't think of it first. This is one of those times...and it's BRILLIANT. A mom gave her son a phone for Christmas, but she had a few rules that he would have to adhere to. urns out, all of us would be better off if WE enforced these rules on ourselves.

The Top 25 Original Nintendo Games

Landon King — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:19:43 +0000

The site ArcadeSushi.com has put together a list of The 25 Best NES Games. Those are the original Nintendo games. The ones with the gray cartridges that you blew into whenever they weren't working. Whether that helped or not.

New NASA Spacesuits Look Exactly Like Buzz Lightyear

Mike Sampson — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:42:24 +0000

NASA revealed their new spacesuit – the Z-1 Prototype Spacesuit and Portable Life Support System (PLSS) 2.0 – and we can’t help but think this new outfit was inspired by ‘Toy Story’s’ own Buzz Lightyear. Are our astronauts headed to infinity and beyond? This new spacesuit will be easier to put on than previous version [...]

Apple Wants to See If You'll Pay $59 for a Light Bulb

Landon King — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:14:14 +0000

You've proven to Apple you'll happily overpay for whatever they sell. So they're going to keep pushing until you give them a reason to stop. Here's the latest...

Did 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Invent the iPad in 1992?

Landon King — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:25:32 +0000

On an episode of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' back in 1992, Captain Picard (played by Patrick Stewart) is using a device that looks suspiciously like an iPad.

The Annual Ig Nobel Awards For Stupid Scientific Achievements Include a Study On Keeping People From Exploding During Colonoscopies

Landon King — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:10:58 +0000

The annual Ig Nobel prizes were handed out last Thursday night. If you're not familiar, those are awards at Harvard that are given out to the STUPIDEST scientific achievements of the year. Here are some highlights...

Apple Will Make At Least $100 Million Because They Changed the iPhone's Charging Cable

Landon King — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:38:18 +0000

The world lets Apple get away with a lot. We've let them turn us into materialistic zombies. We look the other way on their products being hand-assembled by Chinese factory workers making pennies. But THIS could push us too far.

The Guy Who Created Emoticons Says He Hates What They've Become

Landon King — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:32:18 +0000

This month is the 30th anniversary of the EMOTICON, the smiley faces, frowning faces, winking faces, and other things you make out of punctuation when you type. And they're EVERYWHERE.

Did You Know You Can Open Your Car Windows Using the Key Remote?

Landon King — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:42:00 +0000

Here's a little car trick you probably didn't know about. You can actually roll down your windows just using the remote on your keychain.

Will Facebook Eliminate the Joy of Anonymous Facebook Stalking? They've Taken the First Step

Landon King — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:55:33 +0000

One of the absolute joys of Facebook is the ability to anonymously stalk people. I mean, without being able to see how chubby everyone from your past has gotten, why would you even have a profile?

Phone Calls are Only the Fifth Most Popular Thing We Do With Our Phones Now

Landon King — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:14:49 +0000

Remember back when you worried how many minutes you had left on your cell phone? Or when your biggest complaint was dropped calls or bad reception? Seems like a distant memory.

Play Rock-Paper-Scissors Against This Robot…and Lose

Landon King — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:48:31 +0000

This is pretty stupid, but scientists at the University of Tokyo wanted to create a robot to demonstrate human-machine cooperation systems...whatever that means.

Interesting Fact: The Apple Store Intentionally Tilts Every Laptop Screen at the Same Awkward Angle…To Make You Touch Them

Landon King — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:25:23 +0000

Believe it or not, Apple has a STRICT policy that all the laptops on display in their stores must have their screens tilted to 70 degrees. Which is actually an awkward viewing angle. There's actually a reason for that.

Would You Use a Remote-Controlled Hovercraft to Pace Yourself While Jogging?

Landon King — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:11:19 +0000

You know how greyhounds at the dog track run faster because they chase a fake moving rabbit? That might actually work for you too.

10 Best iPhone Games

Chris Urie — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:15:38 +0000

If you asked Siri what the 10 best iPhone games were, she’d probably answer with a list that looks a little like this.

New David Bowie App Lets Anybody Become 'Ziggy Stardust'

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:53:07 +0000

There are few album covers as iconic as David Bowie‘s ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars.’ EMI has created a fun web app where fans can upload images of themselves or their friends — or say, their pets — in place of Bowie’s face.

Four Things You Need to Know About Facebook's IPO Today

Landon King — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:22:09 +0000

Facebook went public today. Here are the four big things you need to know: