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The day we've all dreamed of is finally here. A new flying car has just received approval from the FAA, officially bringing the world one step closer to Jetsonian utopia. The Terrafugia Transition is a two-seat, "light sport" aircraft that can fly for up to 460 miles at 115 mph, and carry up to 450 pounds. It only needs a 1,700-foot runway to take off, and, with electrically powered folding ...

Have you ever ventured to the ice-cream shop for a few scoops of your current flavor du jour only to find that they're all out? St. Paul, Minnesota residents might never experience that kind of heart-rending disappointment again. According to TechLand, local shop Izzy's Ice Cream has implemented a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag system for its ice cream inventory. Simply by visiting ...

As journalists, it isn't often that we get to report on something so heartwarming and funny-bone tickling as a good deed done perfectly. Instead, we write about horrid celebrity gaffes or new products that you must have, but today... today, readers, we have a treat. This past weekend, comic book stores globally participated in Free Comic Book Day, where, like the name implies, if you visit a ...

The coolest thing we ever made from Popsicle sticks was a tiny house. Come to think of it, that probably wouldn't be considered "cool," even to our fellow first graders at the time. These days a new trend called kinetic art is utilizing Popsicle sticks in ways we never imagined. The king of the kinetic art world is a man named Tim Fort. According to Boing Boing, Fort recently set the world ...

What's the best sound in the world to wake up hearing? A rooster crowing? Not unless you're a hungry fox. How about an alarm clock blaring in your ear? Not even close. But what if somebody found a way to combine the sounds of fowls' cries and that foul device? Well, they have, and it's called BirdBox. It just might be the cutest (and maybe simultaneously annoying) app we've come across. ...

Throughout the years, we've seen our fair share of creepy robots, from kits that let you build a girlfriend to bizarre looking, big-eyed dancing robots. But after watching a recent video from Virginia Tech's RoMeLa Lab, we're still cringing. Why? Well, one of their latest robots, dubbed ChIMERA (Chemically Induced Motion Everting Robotic Amoeba), looks like a slug and uses a mechanism charmingly ...

What does the U.S. men's soccer team need to win the 2010 World Cup? Second to a miracle, a player robot that can boot a ball over 200 kilometers per hour (124 mph) wouldn't hurt. Unfortunately, this giant exhibition robot, which can kick at said mind-blowing speeds thanks to a spring-loaded "foot," was created by Japanese engineers at Castrol. So, in the unlikely event that hunks of metal are ...

For quite some time now, we have been able to engage computer systems by simply touching an interface, whether it be with a credit card or a bare finger. Increasingly, though, such systems are becoming antiquated. Why bother touching something when you can just almost touch something? The folks at NearField.org, in conjunction with design consultancy BERG, designed the Rube Goldberg-like ...

You know how, when you were a kid (or an adult), you dreamed about being a bird? Well, this video will give you a chance to see what you missed out on by being born a boring Homosapien. Spanish photographer Jose Luis Ortiz simply strapped a camera to his pet golden eagle and let him go. The result is a beautiful video that gives us terrestrial beings a bird's eye view, literally. Our only ...

The practice of remixing has been going strong in the music industry for ages, and, over the years, artists like Girl Talk and DJ Shadow have elevated the act to an art form. But, we guarantee you've never seen a remix quite like this before. Artist Kutiman, a funk practitioner from Israel, has created a project called ThruYOU, in which he cunningly weaves a selection of videos from YouTube in ...

Keyboard comfort is something most people don't think about, but are glad to have. Ergonomic keyboards that place your hands in the proper typing position have been on the market for years. Now, temperature control is part of the program if you put this Thanko USB keyboard (equipped with built-in cooler and heater) on your desk. It may be a little bulky, but that's to accommodate the three -- ...

English artist Ian Cook has a unique method for producing artistic masterpieces. He takes remote control cars of various sizes, dips them in acrylic paint, and then controls them to create paintings. Cook calls it 'Popbang Colour.' We call it awesome. His most recent creation, a painting of a new Camaro, was created using remote control General Motors replica cars. Nice touch, eh? It's ...