In its (allegedly) last Consumer Electronics Show presentation ever this week, Microsoft unveiled this gem produced in partnership with the Sesame Workshop, a proposed “two-way television” to create interactive episodes of Sesame Street: A demonstration involved a girl throwing pretend coconuts at a
An Iranian-American man has been handed a death sentence in Iran. His crime: developing videogames. Amir Mizra Hekmati made a series of web games in which players killed extremist militants, such as Osama bin Laden. The studio even released a KumaWar episode titled “Assault on Iran,” speculating on
If the disturbing Black Friday violence that takes place in the United States has taught me anything, it’s that people really love their TVs. Luckily for all Samsung fans (violent or otherwise), the tech giant has come up with a new way to get closer to your TV than you ever could before: A built-in
These wonderful photographs of a Russian missile plant were taken by photographer who snuck in. There are around 50 of these on her site. [Lana Sator] -Jason Johnson
Want to prove to friends and family that your obsession with Apple has become unhealthy. This incredibly lifelike 12-inch figure of founder Steve Jobs will do the trick. The figure comes dressed in Jobs’ trademark black turtleneck, relax-fit jeans, and New Balance sneakers—all of which can be remove
The Independent Games Festival has announced the finalists for its main competition, which will be held on March 7-9th in San Francisco as part of the annual Independent Games Summit. What’s super cool is they’ve signed a multi-year agreement with Xbox Live Arcade to create a new competition, the wi
According to The Economist, Several lines of inquiry (see article) are converging on the idea that the neurological activity of the brain can be decoded directly, and people’s thoughts revealed without being spoken. So telepathy? Mind-reading? We could be mentally messaging our friends and playing g
Pepsi Co. recently let loose with the startling revelation that if you’re drinking a can of Mountain Dew, you don’t have to worry about finding a dead mouse in it, because they claim, “The mouse would have dissolved in the soda” into a “jelly-like substance.” Weirder still they’re claiming this as a