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Inspiration highlights innovative initiatives and people influencing the tech industry while narrating the tales behind the ideas. It’s a place to honor originality, tenacity, and ground-breaking concepts that encourage others to pursue their dreams and make them a reality.
Dial-Up modem sound is creepy when slowed down 700%
It's a sound that few of us have heard since the last time we saw a modem that looked like...
Michael Bay caught recycling footage from The Island for Transformers 3
There's nothing wrong with reusing old material on new projects. It's done all the time in Hollywood. Heck, the Wilhelm...
It may not be real, but it should be, darn it: The Future Toilet
We can dream, right? This video of unknown origin (comment if you know, please) presents a not-so-unrealistic view of what...
South Korean schools to be paper-free by 2015
There are two potential winners in South Korea's recent announcement that they would be moving to a completely-digital curriculum model...
Is a combination of Huxley’s and Orwell’s future coming true? (#killswitch)
It was once hard to imagine a world like either of the ones described in 1984 or Brave New World....
Zuckerberg Going Apple on Google
In this cartoon by the geniuses at Joy of Tech, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg invokes the 1981 ad that Apple...
The Org Charts of 6 Tech Companies
Every now and then, people nail it. This is one of those cases as Manu Cornet from Bonkersworld breaks down...
Forget San Fran: New York is turning into a startup mecca
Everyone in the tech industry has heard of Silicon Valley, but how many have heard of Silicon Alley? New York...
Pigs are flying: I completely support @aplusk on this one
The fat lady may not have sung yet, but pigs are definitely flying. While I'm not the biggest fan of...
Video games dominate Hollywood in release week sales
With the start of summer, the start of blockbuster movie season begins. While the money-making is strong for many summer...
America: the Twitter perspective
If you someone asked you where you were from, you would probably reply with your city or state. That's the...
Charities are doing an awful job at social media
There is a decent amount of "good" going on through social media. Changes, revolutions, and innovations happen on and as...
Chimp plays first person shooter (and blows stuff up very well)
It's not a cute little chimp pushing buttons randomly. As you'll see in the video, this guy plays Far Cry...
Phone phishing. It’s the new funky.
With nearly 70% of the US adult population accessing the internet via their mobile devices, it has become a strong...
The cost of social media
If you haven't heard, social media is big. For many businesses, they get onto it because they hear how awesome...
Massive chicken de-boning machine pulls 1500 breasts per hour
Science has been solving life's little problems for centuries, but one task that has remained manual over the years has...
How Twitter users are getting their questions answered
Have you ever asked a question out to the world in hopes of getting a crowdsourced response? Millions of people...
10 tips to keep your family safe online
Safety has been a concern online since kids started showing their parents how to surf. Now, as adults are realizing...
Why everyone should boycott the New York Post
We are at a very dangerous crossroads when it comes to the internet. Companies are doing what they think they...
The Evolution of the Batmobile
Few vehicles, real or fictional, have had as much of an effect on pop culture and geek dreams as the...