Stunning sports car from Hybrid Technologies is aiming for 220 mpg

Over the years we've seen plenty of ultra cool rides that manage to combine green living with high performance...

Week in Review: Our new gaming blog debuts, we watch Netflix & more

The biggest news of the week was from us, as it turned out. Yesterday we welcomed the newest member...

Hand Wrench is one creepy way to tighten bolts

It'd be interesting to try out this "Hand Tool" wrench — see if it works just as well as...

Chess car tries to keep every horrendous accident in check

We're not sure the Chessmobile would actually work, but here's the idea driving it: the cabin rests atop a...

Pretend classrooms: San Jose State opens active campus on Second Life

With the teacher heading right for him, walking between monochrome desk/blocks sitting atop a poorly textured floor, little Billy had...

Hot Dog Rotisserie cooks up braised tube steaks the right way

Since a lot of our dietary choices consist of foods you’d find at a baseball stadium, you can understand...

iH41 Rotating Alarm Clock, versatile home for iPhone or iPod touch

This Rotating Alarm Clock was designed specifically for the iPod Touch and iPhone, accommodating their ambidextrous screen orientation with...

Make a Cylon Contest update: How to build a Lego Cylon that lights up!

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Balancing time clock reminds you of the futility of fighting time

Time. We're always fighting against it, trying to squeeze more stuff into not enough minutes, and it causes a lot...

Surf chair makes computing a more 'unique' experience

While I find your standard desk and office chair combo to be plenty comfortable for my daily computer time, I...

Six-legged logging vehicle looks like its from outer space

While this six-legged vehicle may look like some kind of alien life form, it's actually a prototype vehicle for...

Toyota rolls out Night View system with pedestrian recognition

We all know about Night View systems that help drivers see in the dark, but here's one with a...

Japanese Professor harnesses nanotech to construct the ultimate ramen bowl

Part of Japan's ability to grab the technology spotlight so often is the country's ability to showcase new breakthroughs in...

SHIFT: Is it time to break free of the iTunes straitjacket?

Choosing your music format is like being back in high school — either you’re in, or you’re out. If...

A 21st century pocket watch?

Call me crazy, but didn't pocket watches fall out of style about 70 years ago? I mean, I'm no historian,...