Geek Tech

zAPPed Makes Your iOS Gadgets Part of the Board Game

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:44:00 -0800

Hasbro plans to release new editions of three of its classic games this year. The spin? The zAPPed games will use iOS devices to help bring them to life.

Kinect Hack Helps You Park Your Car, Can't Help Drive It Yet

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:29:00 -0800

This hack uses a Kinect as an extra set of eyes to help you back up as you park your car.

This Alarm Clock Won't Shut Up Until You Crack the Code

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:25:00 -0800

Struggle to get up in the morning? The Ramos Alarm Clock on Kickstarter might help; it won't stop beeping until you get up and enter a code.

VLC 2.0 Release Candidate Is Here; Android and iOS Versions Soon

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:04:00 -0800

VideoLAN introduces its first release candidate for VLC 2.0, and announces plans to port the new version to iOS and Android.

It's Not Spray Paint, It's a Cellular Antenna!

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:41:00 -0800

One day, even the trees could be sending and receiving wireless signals with this new tech.

Game Boy Runs Android: Best Hack Ever?

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:18:00 -0800

The PSP Vita may be out next week, but who needs that when you can have a Game Boy running Android?

World of Minecraft: Gamers Recreate WoW in Minecraft

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:30:00 -0800

A virtual world inside a virtual world? One gamer used Minecraft to recreate the World of Warcraft at 1-to-1 scale.

Geek 101: What Is Jailbreaking?

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:43:00 -0800

Jailbreaking is a hack that frees your iDevice from Apple’s restrictions. What does that actually do and why on earth would anyone do it?

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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:43:00 -0800

NASA Plans an Outpost on the Far Side of the Moon

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:06:00 -0800

NASA wants to take the next step in human spaceflight, and set up a manned outpost on the other side of the Moon.

TheO Lets You Play Ball With Your Phone… Safely

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:46:00 -0800

It looks like the world’s goofiest-looking phone protector, but TheO combines a foam ball that wraps around your phone with apps that take advantage of its motion sensor to let you play with your smartphone like it was a toy.

DarwinBot Lets You Play With Your Pet Remotely, Avoid Doing Actual Work

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:31:00 -0800

It can get lonely being the pet of someone who works all day. Fortunately DarwinBot is on hand to take care of that.

DARPA Controls Cyborg Moths in Flight, Mothpocalypse a Reality

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:39:00 -0800

Cyborg moths created by DARPA may not bring about the robot apocalypse, but they're still plenty creepy.