13, May 2010
Gravity Defying Optical Illusion

  Kokichi Sugihara of the Meiji Institute for Advanced Mathematical Sciences in Kawasaki Japan won the 2010 Best Visual Illusion with his impossible motion.  Watch the video for the spoiler, pretty cool.

13, May 2010
Video Of The BP Gulf Of Mexico Oil Leak

The Deepwater Horizon BP oil leak is horrible, and still leaking a ton of oil in to the environment.  Sucks when we push the limits too far and screw up. The video, after the break, is from the bottom of the ocean floor about 5,000 feet down.

12, May 2010
Microsoft T3 Translating Phone

Microsoft innovating?  Microsoft is showing off T3, a translating telephone that provides users with real-time translation.  Basically it converts your language, on the fly, to the required language of the person you are talking to.  Awesome.  Watch a video of T3 in action after the break.

12, May 2010
Turn Almost Any Fruit Juice Into An Alcohol Beverage

For about $10 you can get a kit which comes with everything you need to turn 64oz's of fruit juice into an alcoholic drink.  The process uses rapidly fermenting yeast and takes about two days.  Spike Your Juice. 64 oz bottle of your favorite juice minimum sugar content of 20g/serving…

11, May 2010
Street-Legal Bumper Cars

"There’s this guy, let’s call him Joe, with no formal mechanical or engineering training, just a gut feeling about tools and motors. He builds works of art out of materials that most people consider junk." Read on for more details and pictures.

5, May 2010
Wow World Of Warcraft Running On iPad

Not as simple as it might look, but not impossible.  David Perry, founder of Shiny Entertainment is using a prototype version of his browser-based streaming service to play MMO World of Warcraft on the iPad.  The service is called Gaikai and it hosts the game and files on its server…

4, May 2010
Apple Sells Over 1 Million iPads

Every time I hear Steve Jobs describing the iPad as "revolutionary" or "magical" I chuckle a bit.  Don't get me wrong, I am a convert, I carry my iPad with me everywhere I go.  But it is still a tad funny. Either way, I guess Steve is right, the iPad…

4, May 2010
Goodjoe T-Shirts

Everyone loves a good t-shirt, especially one that you don't see tons of douche bags guys wearing when you hit the scene.  You know what I mean, the lame tap-out (as if you are a fighter guy) and affliction shirts with gold print and wings printed across the back.  Anywhooo,…

4, May 2010
Batch 19 Pre-Prohibition Style Lager Beer

  Before the 18th Amendment yanked booze from the hands of thirsty Americans, there were, supposedly, some great beer recipes.  Coors has launched a new beer based on a 91 year old pre-prohibition recipe.   The Batch 19 lager beer has a bold, hoppy, and well balanced flavor which is…

3, May 2010
Weta Legs

  If you want to walk like a goat, duh who doesn't, you will want to spring for a set of Weta Legs ($945).  Amazing, but unless you work at a theme park (as a goat) I just don't get it.