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8-bit Donkey Kong art brings modern pop culture to the barrel-throwing gaming icon
When the discussion of archaic, iconic games hits any group of young geeks or old nerds, the topic often turns towards PAC-MAN, Space Invaders, Pong, or...
Volvo active high beam control keeps your brights on without blinding others
Turn them on. Turn them off. Turn them on. Turn them off. On busier roads, it gets to the point that toggling between low beam and high beam gets so...
Yahoo leaves 'digital media' image to promote itself as a "technology company'
A rose by any other name...Digital media. It didn't really mean much outside of offering content to people for consumption. Technically speaking, that's...
Watch quadrocopters throw a stick and balance it on their heads
In the world of robotic automation, one of the toughest challenges that scientists face is getting them to perform transfer maneuvers. As easy as it is...
8 awesome images of the angel flare pattern
The angel flare pattern is well known in both military circles as well as the world of photography for its stunning visuals and incredibly effective...
iPhone is more reliable than other smartphones (yes, even Samsung)
The war between the iPhone and the various Android smartphones has been hot for half a decade now. The various battles between Apple and Samsung in...
Iran's awesome new stealth fighter that nobody will see in the air
Should the world be scared because Iran's new stealth fighter is impossible to see in the air? On the surface, complete invisibility might sound like a...
Breaking down the brain by seeing the two types of thinking
We take our brains for granted. If you're reading this, you're using your brain. If you stop using this, you're still using your brain. In fact, there's...
In case you ever need a car that can do a backflip, MINI has one for you
The lengths to which automobile manufacturers will go to demonstrate that their vehicles are more technologically advanced in some way are astounding....
Harrison Ford to return as Han Solo for Star Wars Episode VII?
We still have two years to watch the rumors fly about the Disney chapter of Star Wars, but they'll keep popping up faster than Apple's iWatch rumors....
Teen Jeopardy! champion ends his run like a boss
If you're going to get a question wrong, you might as well do it with style.This young genius demonstrated panache throughout, including one of the...