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Get zapped while playing video games

Posted May 1, 2013 - 9:59 am

Project showcases small electric jolts as a way to give feedback for gamers.
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Star Trek's holodeck gets closer to reality

Posted April 29, 2013 - 4:09 pm

Microsoft concept shows living room surrounded by projections escaping the TV screen. Very cool.
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Trailer for iSteve hits the InterWeb

Posted April 2, 2013 - 10:35 am

Will the world embrace the Mac guy as Steve Jobs?
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Kinect app lets you create 3D body avatars

Posted March 8, 2013 - 3:29 pm

Using a player's body as a model, scanner can let you create cool 3D shapes.
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Watch a guy play Skyrim on a treadmill

Posted February 28, 2013 - 2:02 pm

Company adds more motion components to video game experience.
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New HP app turns photos into videos

Posted February 27, 2013 - 11:30 am

Could HP's new Live Photo app change the way we take photos and/or videos?
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Taiwan animators sum up Sony's PS4 launch perfectly

Posted February 21, 2013 - 11:44 am

Catch up on last night's Sony PS4 launch with a bunch of videos from (or mocking) the event.
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Want Google Glass? Here's how to score a pair

Posted February 20, 2013 - 10:33 am

If you have a spare $1,500 and can get to New York, San Francisco or Los Angeles, you can apply to get a pair of Google's new glasses.
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Before Sony PlayStation 4 debuts, catch up on PlayStation's evolution

Posted February 19, 2013 - 10:41 am

Sony videos document the history of its first three consoles (and the PSP).
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Japanese tech lets you feel virtual objects

Posted February 13, 2013 - 10:57 am

Research project lets subjects feel hot or cold objects based on visual stimuli.
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Ricoh develops brighter full color e-paper

Posted February 8, 2013 - 12:54 pm

Video report shows advances in producing full color e-paper that's brighter than ever.
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Walter Cronkite predicts 21st century tech in 1967

Posted February 6, 2013 - 12:19 pm

Cool look at how people in the '60s thought we'd be living today.
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Which robot is more useless: Screen-cleaning or smartphone-dancing?

Posted February 6, 2013 - 11:40 am

Would you rather make your phone dance or have a robot clean its screen? Japan has a robot for you either way.
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First film clip: Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs

Posted January 24, 2013 - 1:19 pm

Watch Ashton Kutcher channel the Apple leader in this first clip from the Jobs biopic.
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Squee alert: Elder Scrolls Online announces beta

Posted January 22, 2013 - 11:24 am

Bethesda Softworks launches beta program sign-up with an awesome real-life Elder Scrolls Online cinematic trailer.
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Disney Infinity will take more money from my wallet

Posted January 16, 2013 - 11:28 am

Here comes the onslaught of action-figure video games.
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Your Geek Culture Guide to 2013

Posted January 1, 2013 - 8:01 am

Get a head start on what we can look forward to this year in "geek culture".
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Getting closer to The Matrix: Japanese show 5-senses virtual reality system

Posted December 21, 2012 - 11:10 am

Smells, touch and more added to make virtual reality more lifelike.
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Google Maps ready to save iPhone mapping woes

Posted December 13, 2012 - 10:41 am

App now available for iPhone owners who keep getting lost with Apple Maps
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The Year in Review, courtesy of Twitter

Posted December 11, 2012 - 11:01 am

If you're a Tweet-a-holic who loves everything Twitter, you'll love checking out this video, highlighting the year in Tweets.
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Table lets you draw freehand circles and straight lines more accurately

Posted November 29, 2012 - 11:19 am

Assisting people with drawing lines and circles without additional tools.
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Video games your dad could win

Posted November 28, 2012 - 4:09 pm

Parody video highlights the joys of "Super Easy Mode" for classic video games.
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Supercut: Lego Lord of the Rings game cutscenes in one video

Posted November 28, 2012 - 11:47 am

Watch the epic fantasy trilogy through Lego animation.
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Share this video with Facebook friends who post that copyright text

Posted November 27, 2012 - 3:23 pm

CollegeHumor video breaks down the whole legalese of the Facebook copyright posting thing.
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Why do people love Apple Stores so much?

Posted November 26, 2012 - 12:56 pm

Internal Apple video discusses the love of Apple retail space.
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