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Google packs its I/O 2013 website with Easter eggs

, Mar 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google is known for its liberal use of Easter eggs among its products and software, and the Google I/O 2013 website is no exception. The website was just updated, and it is packed full of Easter eggs and fun surprises to hunt down. Check out a few of them after the jump, then head over to the website yourself to see how many of them you can find. Read The Full Story

Universal Studios Hollywood Terror Tram gets invaded by The Walking Dead

, Aug 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

I am a huge fan of The Walking Dead on AMC. I think this is one of the best shows on TV and Universal Studios Hollywood has just announced an epic new Halloween adventure that will kick off in late September. Universal Studios Hollywood has announced the "Terror Tram Invaded by The Walking Dead." Passengers aboard the tram will get to scoot around the famous Universal Studios back lot as Walkers wander around. Read The Full Story

Girl Scouts who used mobile payments sold more cookies

, Jun 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Usually when there is an emerging advancement in the world of mobile technologies, young adult females isn't exactly the demographic that comes to mind. But the Girl Scouts of America are apparently doing pretty well with adopting mobile payment technologies, allowing scouts with the knowhow and resources to sell more cookies than their cash-only counterparts. That correlation is to be expected, but what's surprising is that girl scouts are actually using mobile payments. Read The Full Story

Major League Gaming Anaheim competition shatters records

, Jun 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you think that professional video game competitions will never gain significant popularity in the US, then you haven't been following Major League Gaming (MLG). The leader in pro gaming circuits in the country announced that it has shattered viewership records with its latest event. At one point, there were 437,000 people streaming concurrently. Read The Full Story

Man’s 10-year Civilization II game sheds insight to the future

, Jun 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you've ever played Civilization II, you know that it is meant to be a symbolic representation of the way society evolves and changes over time. You also know that there is no definitive end point to the game. So what happens when someone managed to keep the same game running for 10 years? Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the year 3991. Read The Full Story

Aquabotix HydroView is like AR Drone for deep-sea diving

, May 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

If you're one of those people for whom your iPad is merely an amalgamation of things that you can show to your friends and go "hey, check this out!" then this is the perfect gadget for you. It's the HydroView fom Aquabotix, and it allows you to submerge a vessel underwater, then beam live video from said vessel to your Apple tablet. If you said "oh, it's one of those things," then you're exactly right. Read The Full Story

Geek tries to set balloon popping record using a laser

, May 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

There are laser pointers, and then there are LASER pointers. Wicked Lasers certainly makes the latter with some of the most powerful handheld lasers you can buy anywhere. The company even has some lasers that are powerful enough to blind satellite sensors in orbit, and others can burn things and pop balloons. A geek has taken one of those Wicked Lasers powerful handheld units and used it to try to set a Guinness world record. Read The Full Story

Google’s latest easter egg: Zerg Rush

, Apr 27th 2012 Discuss [1]

Quick! Go type “do a barrel roll” into Google. Fun, right? Google has added their latest easter egg which is in the same vein. If you go to Google today and type in “zerg rush”, you’ll be met with a wave of O’s representing zerglings attacking the results. In order to defeat them and protect your “base”, you’ll need to frantically click on them. Careful though: the numbers rapidly increase no matter how awesome your APM count is. Read The Full Story

Ron Paul supporter creates Ron Paul: Road to REVOLution video game

, Apr 18th 2012 Discuss [20]

There's a new video game in the works that will let you trailblaze across the 50 states, collect gold, and fight off against a series of boss battles. Nope, this isn't the latest Kinect-powered Xbox 360 blockbuster. It's a humble creation by an ardent fan of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. The game is called Ron Paul: Road to REVOLution, and it has received its contribution goal on Kickstarter. Read The Full Story

University of California in San Diego prof writes paper on stop signs, avoids ticket

, Apr 16th 2012 Discuss [9]

If you happen to be a police officer and write someone a ticket for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign, you better hope that person isn't a college physics professor. Because if he is, you might have to go to court against someone like Dmitri Krioukov. Krioukov received such an infraction and decided to use that opportunity to put his knowledge of physics to use. Read The Full Story

iPhone games brought to life in Hey Geronimo video

, Dec 5th 2011 Discuss [1]

Ever wondered how some of your favorite iPhone games would look like in real life? Well, you can find out by watching this fun and creative music video from Australian indie pop band Hey Geronimo. The video includes real life versions of Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Flight Control, Cut the Rope, and Plants vs. Zombies. Read The Full Story

Behind the scenes of the Google pumpkin doodle for Halloween

, Oct 31st 2011 Discuss [0]

The grossest part of Halloween for me is the pumpkin carving. It's fun for sure, but scooping all the guts out of the pumpkin isn't fun for me. It also seems that each year our pumpkins last only about a day once carved before they are a collapsed gooey mess on the front porch. Google is infamous for its doodles that replace the logo on anything remotely resembling a holiday or special occasion and it has one up for Halloween today. Read The Full Story
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