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March 2010 (26)
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February 2010 (66)
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- 28: Historic Sounds: Fabulous Vintage Audio Advertisements
- 28: Apple, Apple On the Wall: Wickedly Awesome iBook Clock
- 28: Superior 70s Sci-Fi Art: Nagaoka’s Imaginative Worlds
- 27: A Bit of Light Reading: Brooklyn’s Literature Intervention
- 27: MIT Mistake Leads to Flexible Micro-Machine Discovery
- 26: They Mostly Come Out at Night: Creepy Alien PS3 Case Mod
- 26: Charming Alarms: 3 Venerable Vintage Intruder Alarms
- 25: Wild Ride: Intimidating GatorBike With Real Gator Skin
- 25: Smoke Your Carrots: Fun Healthy Foods Packaging Concept
- 24: Power, Stripped: 4 Amazing Real-Life Cutaway Cars
- 24: Coloring the Sky: Funny Home-Built Crayon Box Rockets
- 24: Get Lost: Amazing Retro Dharma Initiative Advertisements
- 23: Entangle This: Physicist Says Energy Teleportation Possible
- 23: Upping the Inefficiency Quotient: 2 Insane Hummer Tanks
- 22: Turn the Tube Around: Futuristic Fridge Gives Free Previews
- 22: Point and Shoot: 5 (More!) Weird Gun-Shaped Cameras
- 21: Totally Sweet: Sugar-Based Plastics Can Compost at Home
- 21: Airborne Accommodations: Futuristic Floating Luxury Hotel
- 20: How to Kill a Leech: Clever Outlet Spits Out Gadget Plugs
- 20: India’s Answer to Terrorism: Armored Golf Carts?
- 19: When Worlds Collide: Analog Clocks With Digital Displays
- 19: Printing People Parts: World’s First Human Organ Bio-Printer
- 18: No Waiting for a Waiter: Table Signal Gives Bottles New Life
- 18: Blind Ant-bition: Amazing Morphing Computer for the Blind
- 17: Driving Like an Animal: 3 Rad Sea Life-Themed Art Cars
- 17: Kiss My Glass: Incredible Spray-On Glass Makes World Shiny
- 16: Ahoy, Buried Treasure! Clam Safe Secures Beach Flotsam
- 16: Off the Tracks: Suspended Commuter Train Gives Directions
- 16: Fantastic Flops: Four Failed Gadgets That Time Forgot
- 15: “Skeet” Shooting: Lasers Bring Down Flying Mosquitoes
- 15: Film it Like a Polaroid Picture: Instant-Print Wallet Movies
- 15: Rule of Thirds: Three-Faced Urban Delivery Vehicle Concept
- 14: Antique Spy Tech: Tiny Feature-Rich 1930s Camera
- 14: Creature Features: Whimsical, Lovable Digital Art
- 13: Extra Extra! Electronic Paper Heralds New Newspaper Era
- 13: It Gives You Wheels: Creative Red Bull Soapbox Cars
- 12: Come On, See the Noise: Airport Noise Converted to Power
- 12: Deafinitely Stylish: Generation X Solution for Concertitis
- 11: Geek On the Go: Portable Turntable Briefcase MP3 Converter
- 11: Coloring Pre-History: First Accurately-Colored Dino Pics
- 10: Info Overload? ASUS’ Three-Part Plan to Virtual Freedom
- 10: Lather, Rinse, Repeat: Crazy 70s Human Washing Machine
- 09: We’re Gonna Live Forever: DARPA’s Unkillable Creature
- 09: Office Payback: Machine Turns Docs Into TP in 30 Minutes
- 09: Help for What Ails You: Brilliant, Funny Product Packaging
- 08: Heavy Medal: Vancouver’s Recycled Tech Olympic Medals
- 08: Forehead Texter Lets You Be Sneakily Rude at Parties
- 08: A Bubbly Future: 4 Weird Futuristic Electric Car Concepts
- 07: Nintendo Goes Steampunk: Awesome Gameboy Case Mod
- 07: Get the Lead Out: Printer Uses Pencil Stubs and Old Erasers
- 07: Quantum Leaf: The Staggering Science of Photosynthesis
- 06: Tweeting From Space: Astronauts’ Pics of Earth From Orbit
- 06: The Universe on Your Desk: Cosmic Clock Runs on Weather
- 05: Rad Hover Scooter Design Leaves Scooter Haters in the Dust
- 05: Modular Self-Assembling Robots: The Next Wonder Material?
- 04: Tense Situation: Cornell’s Invention for Human Wall Walkers
- 04: Jump for Juice: Healthy, Human-Powered Battery Charger
- 04: Bouncing Off Walls: Optical Wireless Network is Fast, Secure
- 03: Style in Design: Creatively Unique Industrial Design Ideas
- 03: Help for Technophobes: Affordable Voice-Controlled Remote
- 03: Close Encounters of the Car Kind: Amazing Alien Car Mod
- 02: Cool Office Gadget Makes 3D Animations, Takes Stellar Pics
- 02: Don’t Be a Chicken: Safer, Lighted, Raised Crosswalk Design
- 02: Game-Over Boys: 3 Miserably Failed Video Game Platforms
- 01: Sponge-Like Concrete? (Parking) Lots of Research Needed
- 01: Cell Improvement: 4 Rad Vintage Cell Phone Commercials
January 2010 (79)
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- 31: It’s About Time: Multifunctional Antique Pocket Sundials
- 31: Strike of Genius: New Type of Lightning in Volcano Eruptions
- 31: More Than a Car: Driving, Lifting, Room-Extending Vehicle
- 30: On the Other Side of the Screen, It Looks Like a Light Cycle
- 30: Cut the Cord: Wireless, Wearable Mouse Prevents RSI
- 29: Caution, Exploding Machinery: 3 Artfully Exploded Cars
- 29: Curiously Simple: 4 Easy Hacks to Transform Old Altoids Tins
- 28: Earbuds Falling Out? Nip it in the Custom-Sized (Yur)bud
- 28: There and Back Again: A Visual Guide to Every Mars Mission
- 27: Roll With It: Mobile Vaccination Kit Takes Jabs on the Road
- 27: Designer Disguise: Old Book Holds High-Tech Surprise
- 27: Smoking Hot Fuel: Tobacco Could Be Next Big Biofuel Crop
- 26: Seriously Chill: BMW H2 On Ice Is Coolest Art Car Ever
- 26: Time for a Word? Unique Outdoor Clock Spells the Time
- 26: Animated GIFs: Have They Matured From Annoying to Artsy?
- 25: Our Future Robot Overlords? 3 Amazing Cybernetic Organs
- 25: Bricklin: The Canadian Sports Car That Crashed and Burned
- 25: Deathly, Fragile: 3D Glass Sculptures of Killer Pathogens
- 24: Wanna Play? Humanoid ‘Bot Baby Teaches While it Learns
- 24: Augmented Reality Game With Chest-Exploding Virtual Hand
- 24: NASA’s Ultra-Efficient, Super-Quiet, One-Man Electric Aircraft
- 23: Sport Mask Cameras Take Hands-Free Action Pics & Video
- 23: Future of Past Wars: 6 Bizarre Retrofuturistic War Machines
- 22: Healer, Heal Thyself: Amazing Self-Healing Hydrogel Material
- 22: Digital Gastronomy: Food Printer is Must-Have Future Gadget
- 21: Shoot for the Stars: Massively Powerful Space Gun Concept
- 21: 16 Bits of History: 3 Cool Classic Video Game Commercials
- 20: Go GaGa for This DIY Project: Scrolling “Video” Glasses
- 20: iNnovation: 2 Freakishly Futuristic iPhone Add-Ons
- 20: (Sc)Rolling Down the Highway: Vintage 1927 Analog GPS
- 19: Two Tracks, One Tire: The WWII Half-Motorcycle, Half-Tank
- 19: Hello Dolly? Live Mice Stem From Reprogrammed Skin Cells
- 19: Feeling Froggy? Cool Gadgets Make Frog Dreams Come True
- 18: Custom Breakfast (Table) of Champions With Apple G4 Soul
- 18: A Googolplex Little Pieces: Google Plans Virtual Billboards
- 18: Flying Carpets to Fish Embryos: 5 Great Microgravity Studies
- 17: Power, Redesigned: Innovative Folding Power Plug Design
- 17: The Tiny Electric Car that Drives Like a Real-Life Video Game
- 17: Rainbow Connection: Moon + Water = Beautiful Moonbows
- 16: Unlucky Lady Liberty: Post-Apocalyptic Pics of Iconic Statue
- 16: Charge Without a Plug: 2 People-Powered Gadget Chargers
- 15: Biking With the Birds: Pedal in the Sky on Suspended Lane (1)
- 15: Perplexing Pairs: 2 Cell Phones With Unlikely Superpowers
- 14: Wireless Watching: From Laptop to HDTV With no Cables
- 14: Staying A-Head of Authorities: Holographic Head ID Card
- 14: iType, iPlay, iLove the iPhone: Two Killer iPhone Keyboards
- 13: Trashy Art or Artsy Trash? Bonkers Yonkers Garbage Trucks
- 13: Failure to Launch: Three Failed Handhelds of the Last Decade
- 13: Internet Emergency? The Series of Tubes Filling Up Fast
- 12: Whoa, Deja Vu: Stunning “Forgotten” Matrix Concept Art
- 12: NYC Resistor: Awesome Things Happen With Gadget Hacking
- 12: Antique Amusement: Toy Ads From First Half of Last Century
- 11: Something in the Air(nergy): RCA’s WiFi Charging Device
- 11: Mac Daddy of All Mods: Coffee, Tunes & Mac Mini-In-One
- 10: Go Your Own Way: 3 Amateur-Built People-Powered Cars
- 10: Artsy Silhouette Clock Reminds You That Your Life is Futile
- 10: Battery of Mysteries: Why Did World’s First Battery Exist?
- 09: Put Away Childish Things? Med Research Gets Toy Reboot
- 09: Put Some Awesome On You: Handmade Nintendo Necklaces
- 08: Move On: Motorized Keyboard Gives Healthy Wrist Massages
- 08: Math + Art = Retro-Futuristic Minimalist Space Posters
- 07: Elemental Photography: Capturing the Power of Lightning
- 07: Chariots of Tire(s): Crazy Big-Wheeled Commuting Skates
- 07: Camera Obscura: Freaky, Frightening Cameras of the Dead
- 06: IPhone Augmented Reality Droid Too Awesome For Earth
- 06: Double Up! Ultra-Efficient Electric Car Fits Two to a City Lane
- 06: Lost in Space: Butterflies Born on ISS Find Flying Too Hard
- 05: Ride of the Super-Geek: 8 of the Nerdiest Art Cars Ever
- 05: Yin and Yang Clocks: Two Opposite Takes on Timepieces
- 05: If Tomorrow Never Comes: Vintage Underground Shelters
- 04: Napkins, Sketchpads, UFOs: 3 Unlikely Computer Concepts
- 04: Tongue Tech: Artificial Larynx Tracks Tongue Transit to Talk
- 04: Trained to Dream Big: Retro-Futuristic Train Designs
- 03: Massive Star Explodes, Supernova Supertheory Confirmed?
- 03: Go Ask ALICE: Rocket Fuel Made of Aluminum + Water
- 02: What’s Bugging You? 19 Insanely Cool VW Beetle Mods
- 02: A Separate Reality: Delightfully Dystopian Digital Art
- 01: Folding Battery-Powered Scooter Has Small Footprints
- 01: Robotic Explorer Makes First Underwater Transatlantic Trip
December 2009 (81)
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November 2009 (79)
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- 30: Sleep, Be Well: Clever Clock Counts Down Sleep Time
- 30: Space Highway: Cheap Galaxy Travels Down the Road?
- 30: Seedy Mario Bros: 10 Dark Depictions of Mario and Luigi
- 29: Sing the Auto Electric: 4 Renault Zero Emission Cars by 2011
- 29: The Future of Books: Turn Them Into Computers?
- 29: Vicious Veggie? World’s First Herbivorous Spider Identified
- 28: Mech Manipulation: New Generation of High-Speed Robots
- 28: Let the Sun Shine: Futuristic Solar Trees Spruce up Carparks (1)
- 27: Tricked-out Transformation: Hard Drive to Rotary DJ Input
- 27: See ‘n Scan: Chameleon Pen Lets You Copy Nature’s Colors
- 26: What’s That Smell? iPhone Chemical-Sniffing App and Device
- 25: Useful Fat? Human Lipo Leftovers Used in Stem Cell Research
- 25: Say What? Sophisticated Ears on Found on Butterfly Wings
- 25: Trashy Tech: Disposable, Recyclable Paper Laptop Concept
- 24: Who You Gonna Call? Ghost Busts You On Energy Usage
- 24: Powerful Digits: Remote Control Powered by Your Fingers
- 24: Whole New Dimension: Single-Lens 3D Camera Has Arrived
- 23: Incredible Concept Bike Folds Down to Size of One Wheel
- 23: Follow the Sun: Are Smart Solar Road Panels our Future?
- 23: Triple Threat: Amazing New Dimensions in Shadow Art
- 22: Fear of Flying (Monsters): Giant Man-Eating Bird Did Exist
- 22: Very Cool: Heat-Sensitive Color-Morphing Glass Tiles
- 22: Hands-on Tech: Double Amputee Gets Mind-Controlled Arms
- 21: Shake Your Energy Maker: Shake-to-Charge NiMH Battery
- 21: Look Closer: $10 DIY Microscope Uses Cell Phone Camera
- 20: Share the Love: Matching Connectable Phones for Couples
- 20: Baby Steps: Newborns Cry in Parents’ Native Language
- 19: Laptop Abuse: Crazy Alternative Uses for Your Computer
- 19: Attractive Commute Option: Magnetic Train on Way for Spain
- 19: Amazing Military Robots Climb, Haul, Run Like Living Things
- 18: Wall-E in Real Life: Euro-Trashbot Cleans up Italian Streets
- 18: Proof is in the Peel: Realistic Packaging Design Concept
- 18: Was Einstein Wrong? Speed of Light May Not Be Constant
- 17: U.S. Homes Powered Partially by Russian Nuclear Weapons
- 17: Rainwater-Powered, Direction-Giving Manhole of the Future?
- 17: Super-Human Race of Wealthy Cyborgs On the Way?
- 16: Piece of Bread Stalls LHC, Adds Fuel to Crazy Theories
- 16: Shave and a Haircut: Secret Knock Opens DIY Door Lock
- 16: Junkbots: 8 Artists Creating Lovable Bots From Trash
- 15: Take Bread Crumbs: We Really Do Walk in Circles When Lost
- 15: Science, You So Crazy: Transparent Aluminum Made in Lab
- 15: Smile, or Else: Hat Stabs Your Head When Your Smile Fades
- 14: High Times: The High-Res Camera Showing us Mars’ Face
- 14: Space Case: Compact Camper Van Carries Everything
- 13: Tilt-a-World: Global Warming Could Shift Earth’s Axis
- 13: Phone Home: 8 Crazy Futuristic Japanese Phone Concepts
- 12: Introducing StorageBoy: Awesome DIY Hard Drive Hack
- 12: Soil-Powered Alarm Clock Gets Your Bambooty Out of Bed
- 12: Button Envy: 18-Button Mouse Kicks Your Mouse’s Butt
- 11: Forget Robot Chauffeurs: This Robot Pedals Your Bike (2)
- 11: Terrifying “Helping” Robot Wants to Suck Your Blood
- 11: Programmable Morphing Gadgets? Heck Yeah, Says Science
- 10: Suck It Up: First Artificial Black Hole Built, We Survived
- 10: Ping Pong, Pow: World’s Deadliest Pneumatic Ping Pong Gun
- 09: Mind-Bending Science: Visualizing Ten Dimensions
- 09: Not Just for Macrame: Carbon-Negative Hemp Buildings (1)
- 09: Is ‘This Man’ of Your Dreams Phenomenon or Fiction?
- 08: Eat, Drink and Live Forever: Immortality is 20 Years Away
- 08: Aussie Scientists Take World a Step Closer to Teleportation
- 08: Solar Spray: Spray-On Solar Ink Just Around the Corner (1)
- 07: Eye(tooth) of the Beholder: Man Sees Through Tooth in Eye (1)
- 07: Dinosaur Proteins Might Shed Light on Dino Evolution
- 06: Holy Androgony! Gender Illusion: Contrast = Attractiveness
- 06: Future of Space Exploration: Armies of Info-Gathering Bots
- 05: Pod Parts: 3D Replicators are Here, So is Future
- 05: Wood You Believe It? Wooden iPod Speakers + Alarm Clock
- 05: Behind the Wild Things: How the Monsters Came to Life
- 04: Ditch That Woofer: Invisible Speakers Will Rock Your World (1)
- 04: Push Button, Wait Forever: Crosswalk Buttons Are Fake
- 04: The Future of the Past: 16 Retro-Futuristic Vehicle Designs
- 03: Electricity-Generating Rental Bikes Fuel Hybrid Buses (1)
- 03: Gem of an Idea: How Sapphires Will Cut Down DVD Clutter
- 03: Mind Games: Four Games You Control With Your Brain
- 02: New Ultra-Slippery Alloy is Second Hardest Known Material
- 02: Bend it Like MacBook: Flexible Customizable Laptop Concept (1)
- 02: Guitar Herobots: 4 Bots to Let You Play GH Vicariously
- 01: Nerd’s Eye View: Korean Circuit Board Landscapes
- 01: Watch 100 Years of Cinematic Special Effects in 5 Minutes
- 01: Virtual Insanity: VR Treadmill Goes In Every Direction
October 2009 (84)
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- 31: Phone Geeks Rejoice: The Blackberry Watch is Almost Here
- 31: Naked Science: Ugly Rat May Hold Key to Cancer Prevention
- 30: History of Time: First Painting of a Mechanical Pocket Watch
- 30: All The News Fit to Write: Liberia’s Analog Blackboard Blog
- 29: Docile Prehistoric “Unicorn” Fly = Halloween Horror
- 29: Will Underground Moon Tunnels Be Future Caveman Homes?
- 29: Pure Magnetism: The Unseen Lives of Magnetic Fields
- 28: Qatar-Bahrain Marine Causeway Will Be World’s Longest
- 28: NES Cartridge Hides Sweet Homebrew Nintendo Emulator
- 28: Clearly Cool: 16 Awesome Transparent Gadgets
- 27: MIT’s Autonomous Indoor Helicopter Has 3D Laser Vision
- 27: Info at Your Fingertips? Futuristic Cybernetic Reading
- 27: The Roof is on Fire: Solar Shingles Let you Green on the Sly (1)
- 26: Cutting the Cord: Wireless Electricity No Longer Sci-Fi (1)
- 26: Art That Doesn’t Suck: Light Painting With Roomba
- 26: Rise & Shine: 10 Awesome Levitating Objects for the Home
- 25: Finally, Useful Math: Formula for Surviving Zombie Invasion
- 25: Liar, Liar? Infrared Light Headband Measures Thruthiness
- 25: Tangled Web: Super-Strong Metal-Toughened Spider Silk
- 24: Nightly News: Alarm Clock Grades Your Sleep Quality
- 24: Good Call: DIY Recycled and Cardboard iPhone 3GS Docks
- 23: Could a Spacecraft Fly Through The Middle of Jupiter?
- 23: End of the World as We Know it? Probably Not in 2012
- 22: War of the Words: US Army Developing “Telepathy Helmet”
- 22: Drinking Safely? Coasters Test Cocktails for Date-Rape Drugs
- 22: Life on Mars? 3 Worlds Most Likely to Support Earthly Life
- 21: Monty Python + Kids in the Hall = Geeky Public Art Billboard
- 21: Future Bike: Theft-Proof, Flat-Proof, Computer-Aided Ride (1)
- 21: Large Hadron Collider Sabotaging Itself From the Future?
- 20: Art of Glass: Mirror-Fronted TVs More Than Mere Appliances
- 20: Aerogels: Material Properties of World’s Strangest Stuff (0)
- 20: Jet-Powered Genius: 7 Ludicrously Rocket Propelled Vehicles
- 19: You Will: Future Technology as Seen From 1993
- 19: Trick or ‘Tronic? 3 Awesome DIY Robotic Jack O’Lanterns
- 19: Extreme Recycling: Home Built of Reused Highway Parts
- 18: Phonosynthesis? Solar-Powered Wearable Eco Phone
- 18: Geeky Spy Gear: Secret Pinhole Camera Necktie
- 18: Future Vacations to Include Mech Maids, Robot Prostitutes?
- 17: Geared Up: Ferarri Car Made Entirely of PUMA Merchandise
- 17: Bits + Pieces: Where Video Game Props Really Come From
- 16: How Much Do You Know About the Man in the Mirror?
- 16: Totally ‘Shopped: Photosketch, Best Photo Editing Tool Ever
- 15: Size Matters: Mini Laser 1000X Smaller Than Width of a Hair
- 15: Reinventing the Wheel(chair): Wheelchair Climbs Stairs
- 15: Sticky Situation: Unrolling Household Tape Produces X-Rays (1)
- 14: Batman Tech: Portable Gadget Shoots You to Rooftops
- 14: Future, Perfect: When Your Favorite Sci-Fi Happens
- 14: Who Moved My Cheese? Lab Mouse Levitated With Magnets
- 13: LA Drops the Ball: Innovative Reservoir Water Safety Plan
- 13: Next-Gen Rechargeable Batteries Hold Charge for 12 Months
- 13: Musical Chairs: Turning Trash into Turntables
- 12: Powerful Magic: Cell Phones Charge With Ambient Electricity
- 12: Giant iPod? No, It’s A Touch-Sensitive Turntable Laptop
- 12: Tech Evolution: 18 Gadgets that Used to be High-Tech
- 11: Pack Generates Electricity, Relieves Back Strain for Marines
- 11: Futuristic Bed with Built-In TV, Movie Screen + Video Games
- 11: Pod People Power: Human-Powered Eco-Friendly Monorail (1)
- 10: Check, Please: Restaurant’s Interactive Tables = No Waiters
- 10: In Living Color: Victorian Hand-Colored Motion Picture
- 09: Creepy Talking Clock Wakes You Up, Gives You Nightmares
- 09: Compute This: World’s Oldest Working Computer On Display
- 08: Wakey, Wakey: Breakfast Machine Finally Brought to Life
- 08: Kinetic Energy Wheelchair Uses Motion To Light The Way
- 08: Sea Creature Self-Portrait 150 Million Years in the Making
- 07: Say Cheese: Insect + Spider Faces Extreme Macro Close-Ups (1)
- 07: Rebuild This City: Floating New Orleans Neighborhood?
- 07: Extreme Geek Gaming Art: Legend of Zelda Papercraft Fun
- 06: Need a Lift? Cybernetic Exoskeleton Just a Few Years Away
- 06: Be Mine: Laptop Concept Pays Homage to Classic Valentine
- 06: Robots Evolve to Lie to Each Other, Maybe Take Over World
- 05: Using Space Satellites to Measure Earth’s Economic Growth
- 05: Segway + Unicycle = Humans May Never Walk Again (1)
- 05: Meatspace Blocky: 7 Real Interpretations of Classic Tetris
- 04: Faceless, Handless Clock Tells Time With Light Beams
- 04: Massive Volcanic Eruption Seen From Space Station
- 04: Creative All-in-One Brush-and-Rinse Fountain Toothbrush
- 03: “Steel Velcro” Super-Strong Fastener Holds 35-Ton Loads
- 03: Puny Predator: T. Rex’s Diminutive 8-Foot-Long Ancestor (1)
- 02: Self-Stabilizing Bike Wheel Helps Kids Learn to Ride
- 02: Could Pain-Free Animals End Factory Farm Suffering?
- 02: Weeble Wobble: New Self-Righting 3-Dimensional Shape
- 01: Rewriting Science: Is the Universe Actually a Multiverse?
- 01: Out of Outlets? Plug-Anywhere Interior Wall Power Strip
- 01: Batteries Not Included: Adorable Junk Robot Sculptures
September 2009 (54)
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