2378 Stories
TECHi Inspiration spotlights the founders, startups, and visionaries building the future. From billion-dollar funding rounds to bootstrapped breakthroughs, this section tells the human stories behind the technology. The ambition, the risk, and the execution that turns ideas into industry-defining companies.
Glass-Bottomed Hot Air Balloon, Genius Invention #358
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hjPh-tbouA As anyone who has walked on glass floors at lofty tourist attractions can attest, it's a strangely disconcerting feeling....
The Battle For Online Music Supremacy
The music industry, while far from perfect, is finally beginning to take baby steps in the right direction. Nowadays, “Gettin’...
iPhone Users Have More Sex Than Android Users
Hey, before you get all huffy over the headline, don't call me an Apple fanboy. I don't own an iPhone,...
Netflix vs. Redbox
What is the future of your entertainment consumption? We know movie theaters aren't going anywhere despite how awful 3D is...
Will Sony Ever Become Tech Leaders Again?
This week, after teasing it with a countdown, Sony America announced the release of their Android smartphone, the Xperia X10....
Rick Astley? …He Was Some Kind of Singer?
You may remember Sarah Palin's email was hacked back in 2008. If you weren't aware, know, then, that Sarah Palin's...
Paper Tweets, Handly Like A Paper Calculator
Reading the headline there's few surprises here for those bothered to read on. Someone has invented the Paper Tweet. You...
A Dating Site for Virgins. What’s Next, a Dating Site for Unicorns?
The Internet is a beautiful place. Filled with almost limitless information on any topic imaginable, chances to connect with huge...
TorrentReactor Purchases Entire Russian Village, Renames It ‘TorrentReactor’. No, Really
What are you downloading right now? Don't give me that face. Few people don't hit the torrents. I've got season...
The Internet is Serious Business: Conservatives Conspire to Rig Digg
Who said the internet was a sunshiney liberal wonderland of free speech? In an attempt to steer the internet, a...
A Breath of Fresh Bag
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/13517348[/vimeo] Hey, remember that scene in that movie, where the guy filmed that plastic bag? That was American Beauty, right?...
Is It Hot In Here, Or Is It Just You?
For the gentleman who is just too hot for his own good, Thanko has been gracious enough to supply the...
Yoko Ono Warns Beatles Fans of Possible Suffocation Risk
"Steve Jobs has his own idea and he's a brilliant guy," says Yoko Ono of that guy with the sweater....
Epson Employees Take Papercraft to the Streets
I don't own a printer because, frankly, I don't want to deal with the cost of ink. Ink is hella...
SteamPunk, Google Earth and iPad? Yes Please
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-T7DXWUiIA I've always found SteamPunk a little bit of an enigma. Who are these people combining antique items and old...
Man Vs. Washing Machine, Brick Helps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=364dzVsBs2o This is plain silly, and not entirely relevant to, well, anything. But it's fun to see people destroy expensive...
Doh! Anti-PSP Law Firm’s Website Is A Rip Off
Nobody likes the companies the RIAA and MPAA are using to chase Peer-To-Peer file sharers, but I was particularly tickled...
Video Artist Fills His Scanner With Ants – What Are You Doing With YOUR Weekend?
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/13703448[/vimeo] Straight outta the wish-I'd-thought-of-that department comes François Vautier, a video artist unafraid to sully precious technology with soil and...
iPhone Captain’s Log App, Stardate July 30 2010
Both closeted and outed Star Trek geeks can now enjoy the Star Trek Captain's Log app for the iPhone 4....
Five Websites That Will Make You A Better, Smarter Geek
Let's face it, internet chums. For all the wealth of incredible, mind-expanding content there is online, we spend a lot...