How much is inside?

Throughout the ages, man has pondered the question, “How much is inside?“. Find out how much shaving cream or silly string is in a can, how many cups of beer in a keg, or how much filling is in a package of Oreos – or important stuff, like how many pages of porn can you […]

A Little Perspective on $87 billion

Much like the MegaPenny Project I’ve mentioned before, here’s something to help you visualize $87 billion.

The Elegant Universe on PBS

Brian Greene’s book on superstring theory, The Elegant Universe has been made into a three-part series on PBS which will begin on October 28. The program site also has an interesting interview with Greene.

Sony’s QRIO Robot

Building on their AIBO techology, SONY decided to create a ‘partner’ that talks to you and plays with you: the QRIO robot walks on two legs, recovers from falls, dances, recognizes people’s faces and voices, and talks. UPDATE: New movies showing the QRIO running, throwing a ball and dancing in unison.

PVRblog

I’ve been reading Matt’s PVRblog from the beginning (way, way back in July), and his recent postings on TiVo’s “Apple problem” are interesting, mostly because I’ve had the same thoughts cross my mind. I definitely get the impression that the folks at TiVo care just as much about doing things right as Apple does, but […]

BoysStuff

Kinda like a UK version of Think Geek, BoysStuff has some fun toys – with categories like desktop gadgets, flying stuff and radio control. I especially like the Twister duvet cover. It’s definitely not just for boys.

Squirt Gun Museum

Aale van der Veen has been collecting waterguns for over eighteen years now, and there are more than a 1000 different items in his collection over at the Digital Watergun Museum.

Homeland Security Choker Set

Want to do your part to protect our nation? With the Homeland Security Chokers (made of Plexiglas and Sterling Silver) “you can finally express your own Personal Level of Security or Insecurity”.

.com at 20

June 23 marks the 20th anniversary of the Domain Name System (DNS), created by the late Jon Postel and Paul Mockapetris to translate between numerical IP addresses and the names we’ve all grown to know so well.

Does it Work?

Does It Work? reviews those gadgets you see advertised on TV, like the Auto Hammer, Hairagami, and Handy Stich.

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