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Microsoft Xbox One Specs Bolster a Powerhouse Console

Luke Brown — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:35:30 +0000

Microsoft detailed the specifications of its new Xbox One during the Tuesday Xbox Reveal event. The Xbox One will be incredibly more powerful than the Xbox 360. The next gen console will include 5 billion transistors, along with 8GB RAM powering what the company calls the Xbox One Architecture. It will also include a 8 [...]

Drive Sober App – Coming Soon To Your Smart Phone

Wes Styles — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:45:41 +0000

With the news yesterday of The National Transportation Safety Board voted to lower the legal limit for drunk driving to .05 from .08, now comes a story from Wisconsin of a new app that might be able to help you not drive drunk. It’s called the “Drive Sober” app and the Wisconsin DOT shelled out [...]

Is Florida Asking It's residents To Smoke Weed Erryday?

Nick Lee — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:30:29 +0000

Miami New Times is reporting that an electronic road sign asks drivers to Smoke Weed Erryday. The sign was located in a intersection in Orlando. Seeing that it’s still illegal to smoke up in the state of Florida we can only guess the sign was hacked. Hacking road signs has been a poplar thing to [...]

C-String Bikini: The Space Age Eye Patch For Your Vagina! [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:30:49 +0000

It’s not every day I become jealous of women but if I could rock one of these C-String bikinis as a dude, I would be so happy. Look at the minimalist design. There is so much potential for mobility and freedom. No more restricting elastic waist bands to hold you back. No more unsightly [...]

Magic Stairs In Rochester NY [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:17:44 +0000

I’m calling shenanigans on this real life M. C. Escher painting! You expect me to believe a bunch of nerds that these stairs actually never end? I’ve watched this video over and over and I want to buy into it but I just can’t if this is a video editing trick it is some super impressive work. [...]

Why Liking Something on Facebook Isn't As Helpful As You Think

Emerald Catron — Thu, 02 May 2013 03:35:35 +0000

If you think you’re saving the world by liking a page on Facebook, UNICEF Sweden has got some news for you — you’re not. Liking a page is a great way to keep informed about a charity or cause, but unless it’s part of a specific campaign, it doesn’t actually do much good. This starving [...]

20 Greatest Life Hacks From Tumblr [Photos]

Wes Styles — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:00:06 +0000

Everyone has their own little tricks to help get themselves through the day. Tumblr has been a great source for me to find some of the best life hacks around and now I share them with you. The following 20 are ones I use now. Some make you go “why didn’t I think of that?”, [...]

Ex-Con Steals iPhone, Hides It In Rectum & It Rings (Oops)

Wes Styles — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:00:30 +0000

There are many ways to find your phone nowadays if it goes missing. There are thousands of apps to locate the device and there is even a website to call your phone if you lose it in the house!

One iPhone owner had to use an app and one phone call to find where his phone was hidden. I'm sure after it was retrieved he got a new phone immediately.

Bill Clinton Joins Twitter. Follow @PimpBillClinton Instead

Wes Styles — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:30:23 +0000

So Bill Clinton finally joined Twitter. Does anyone care? Anyone? No? Exactly. @billclinton joined the twitter-verse back on April 9th after an interview with Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report. Clinton was intentionally skeptical of joining saying ”What if you tweet and nobody tweets back?” There’s nothing worse than a friendless tweeter.” He first tweet Excited to [...]

New App Helps To Cover The Sound Of What You Actually Doing In The Bathroom

Wes Styles — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:30:02 +0000

Ever go to someone’s house and have to “drop the kids off at the pool” or maybe even having to do so at home and you don’t want your other half to know about it? Well, like with everything else – there’s an app for that. Software company Akatu has released an app that mimics [...]

Facebook Solves Murder In Fulton New York

Dalton Castle — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:46:07 +0000

The Fulton Police Department say a Facebook post has helped identify the driver of a car that struck Carolee Sadie Ashby in 1968. On Halloween night 45 years ago 4 year old Carolee was crossing a street with her 15-year-old sister and cousin when a car fatally struck her. The driver of the car failed to [...]

Foul Ball Hits iPad Instead Of Grandpa's Face [VIDEO]

Adams — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:12:32 +0000

How dare you backstop fence, how dare you not stop a foul ball doing about 30 mph’s intended for an old man’s face? And while I’m at it, hey Apple? You think you could make an app for reflexes? This old-timer needs help! I mean seriously, this old dude literally watches a foul ball come [...]

Facebook Users Prone to Anxiety and Alcohol Abuse

Wes Styles — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:00:26 +0000

Here’s something that shouldn’t come as a shock to you – According to a new study, Facebook users are prone to anxiety and alcohol abuse (you don’t say?). Russell Clayton, the author of the study for the University of Missouri School of Journalism, found the students were more “emotionally engaged” with the social media site if [...]

It's Official Robots Plan To Take Over The World

Nick Lee — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:30:26 +0000

Phillip is a robot built by two teams based out of Dallas Texas and Memphis Tennessee. Built over 2004 and into early 2005, the teams goal was to produce an android that would push the boundaries of what has already been done with existing technology. Phillip is capable of learning and put together complete thoughts. [...]

Durex Fundarwear: The Best Way To Have Sex Over The Internet [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:23:37 +0000

Electrified underwear, how could this possible be bad? I have been saying for a long time I refuse to wear underwear because of the lack of cyber connection. But the good people of Durex have taken the technology of underwear to the next level and I just might consider buying a pair. Durex has invented [...]

Stephen Hawking Says Mankind Can't Survive on Earth More Than Another 1,000 Years

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:00:23 +0000

Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says the human race is doomed, unless we figure out how to leave Earth behind in the next 1,000 years. “We must continue to go into space for humanity,” Hawking said, during a recent speech at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. “If you understand how the universe operates, you control it [...]

Nudie Bars Already Laying The Smack Down On Google Glass

Jameson LaMarca — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:00:57 +0000

Google recently announced their new product, Glass, the strange looking eyewear which allows you to surf the web and take pictures and video all while looking like Jean-Claude Van Damme in “Universal Soldier.” Early adopters (those nerdy guys at your office who are up to speed on the latest trends and gadgets long before anyone else) are [...]

Got $30 Million? You Can Buy Your Very Own Laser!

Nick Lee — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:30:23 +0000

Got pesky jets buzzing around your airspace? Well you can pick up a laser for just $30 million to zap them out of the sky. Much like using magnifying glass to burn ants. Concentrated energy causes plane to bust in to flames and crash. We wonder if jets made out of flame resistant material or [...]

'Reasons My Son Is Crying' Is Your New Favorite Tumblr

Emerald Catron — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:30:34 +0000

This Tumblr may inadvertently function as birth control. Reasons My Sons Is Crying shows pictures of a little boy crying, and then provides the "reason." It might make you rethink wanting to have kids. It is terrifying. It is hilarious. You should look at these pics and then head over to Reasons My Son Is Crying to see the rest.

'Petman' The Humanoid Robot [VIDEO+POLL]

Adams — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:15:40 +0000

Well Happy Monday! Ready to be creeped right the f--- out? And yes, this is straight out of a movie. I'd like to welcome 'Petman' to the world. See, Petman is a humanoid robot developed by our friends at Boston Dynamics. Petman is certainly lifelike, and wears camo as well as any soldier in combat. Oh, Petman has a pet too! Although, I'm not sure he knows it, yet...