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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.

Wanna Buy MySpace…? Anybody? Please?

Wanna Buy MySpace…? Anybody? Please?

It's fun to sometimes imagine MySpace still has a chance to be a relevant social network, but let's face it:...

AOL Still Exists… And Really, Really Shouldn’t

AOL Still Exists… And Really, Really Shouldn’t

An unnamed former AOL executive has whispered a few choice sweet nothings into the ear of the New Yorker, not...

‘Brickify’ Does Exactly What It Says On the Tin

‘Brickify’ Does Exactly What It Says On the Tin

If you've ever wanted to convert your favorite logo/photo/image to Lego, now's your chance. The team at Carsonified has rolled...

Grading the States: Which are the Most Tech-Savvy?

Grading the States: Which are the Most Tech-Savvy?

As the need for tech-savvy young people entering the work force increases exponentially, the need for the American education system...

Hot Wheels Reaches Its Logical Conclusion With the Addition of Video

Hot Wheels Reaches Its Logical Conclusion With the Addition of Video

You may recall experiencing the unabashed radness that was Hot Wheels way back in the day - whether or not...

1-Minute Science: Everything You Ever Needed to Know About The Sun

1-Minute Science: Everything You Ever Needed to Know About The Sun

In today's episode of 1-minute science, we look up. The sun is the source of, well, just about everything that...

How to Pop Popcorn… With Lasers!

How to Pop Popcorn… With Lasers!

In case you had no idea what you were going to do this weekend, here's a suggestion: popcorn. With lasers....

How Physical Media Can Still Have a Future

How Physical Media Can Still Have a Future

It has become common wisdom that retail stores that carry physical media - CDs, books, movies in particular - are,...

Email From Start to (Eventual) Finish

Email From Start to (Eventual) Finish

There have been many stories about email dying for 3 or 4 years now. It seems that everything that people...

The Environmental Impact of Cell Phones

The Environmental Impact of Cell Phones

Just in time for next month's Verizon iPhone release, we present to you a bit of thought-provoking, guilt-tripping data. In...

Google Goggles, Sudoku Champion Killer

Google Goggles, Sudoku Champion Killer

IBM might have the market cornered on beating chess champions, but Google Goggles on Android and iPhone has Sudoku mastered....

Mattel Amps Up Its Psychic Toyline

Mattel Amps Up Its Psychic Toyline

In an age where the bulk of practicing geeks can remember a childhood full of He-Man action figures and other...

Why Obama’s National Internet ID Solution is a Really, REALLY Bad Idea

Why Obama’s National Internet ID Solution is a Really, REALLY Bad Idea

Join in on the Facebook Discussion on this topic. When it comes to the Internet, the US government usually doesn't...

Sega Re-enters Console Wars! …But It’s Not What You Think

Sega Re-enters Console Wars! …But It’s Not What You Think

Talk about hitting an untapped market. First, a question for the male readers: have you ever been in a restroom,...

With a Chinese Military Shovel, You Can Accomplish Anything

With a Chinese Military Shovel, You Can Accomplish Anything

Something doesn't have to have touchscreen and a Core I7 processor to be multifunctional. Just look at the Chinese Miliary...

What We Really Want To See at CES: The Super Widget

What We Really Want To See at CES: The Super Widget

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, every new form of gadget and technology is on display for tech...

SPAM: The Infographic

SPAM: The Infographic

Some find it delicious and others think it's disgusting. It's also very popular in Hawaii... Oh, wait, that's not he...

In 2011, There Should Be Only One Question in Tech: “Can My Parents Use It?”

In 2011, There Should Be Only One Question in Tech: “Can My Parents Use It?”

The scene was one familiar to many tech geeks. It was after the launch of Netflix's PS3 app, and I,...

This Solar Powered Cinema Is Also The World’s Smallest

This Solar Powered Cinema Is Also The World’s Smallest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye8gs1MN-eM When you think about a movie theater, you usually envision these huge rooms with hundreds of seats and a...

24 Hours of Flight: An Amazing Time-Lapse Look

24 Hours of Flight: An Amazing Time-Lapse Look

There is no question that there are a ton of planes in the sky at any given point. Understanding just...