invention
The Nice Guy at the World's Largest Weapons Expo
It was the second day of the Special Operation Forces Exhibition in Amman, Jordan, and the temperature outside the convention center was around 80 degrees Fahrenheit, with a typical chance of rain of zero. Drones of various sizes hovered in the hot...
Watch: The World's Most Prolific Inventor
If you've ever used a weaponized wig, a magnetic condom or "PyonPyon" spring shoes, you've got Yoshiro Nakamatsu to thank for making your life a little, well, "easier" might not be the right word. How about the karaoke machine, a digital watch, floppy...
Motherboard TV: Upgrade: Mushroom Plastics
When we talk about mushrooms, we typically muse on any combination of three sub-strains: Recreational foraging, adventures in a psychedelic Legoland, and underrated pizza toppings. But not Eben Bayer.
That Time Noah Wyle Helped Steve Jobs Invent the iPad
Jobs basically invented the iPad over noodles with an actor from the TV show ER.
KNOWLEDGE THAT WAS HIDDEN FROM MANKIND
bq. A BOOK THAT COULD HAVE CHANGED THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. IT CONTAINS THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS OF A GENIUS WHO WAS CENTURIES AHEAD OF HIS TIME. HIS NAME WAS ARCHEMEDES {sp}. THE BOOK WAS LOST TO THE WORLD FOR MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND YEARS. PASSING...
My Old Favorite Company
OK, I know a couple of weeks ago I said I found a new favorite company. Well, I lied, that company is lame sauce compared to my old favorite company, which makes motorized coolers.