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7 Gifts For The Gamer On Your List, Whether Or Not You Game

Retro games make thoughtful gifts. So do new games. So do things that aren't related to games at all. Here's a few ideas to get you started.

By Colin Lecher Posted 11.21.2012 at 10:00 am 3 Comments

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DIY

How To Build An LED Lightsaber [Infographic]

A fun DIY project--and no one's hand gets chopped off.

By Colin Lecher Posted 11.19.2012 at 1:00 pm 1 Comment

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Gadgets

Nintendo Wii U Review: Sounds Gimmicky, But Makes Good Games More Good

A new Wii, a little bit like the last Wii, that gains a surprising amount from what sounds like a gimmick--even if every game doesn't take advantage of that.

By Colin Lecher Posted 11.17.2012 at 1:32 pm 7 Comments

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Gadgets

Teenage Gamers Are Better At Virtual Surgery Than MDs

A UTMB Galveston study put the two groups head-to-head to see which would perform better using virtual surgery tools. All those videogames paid off.

By Colin Lecher Posted 11.16.2012 at 2:30 pm 8 Comments

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Technology

New E-Textbooks Will Tattle To Professors About Students' Reading Habits

CourseSmart plans to track how students read. It'll even determine their "engagement" in reading. Boy we're glad we aren't in school any more.

By Colin Lecher Posted 11.15.2012 at 10:00 am 2 Comments

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Science

A Microscopic Look At A Pop-Tart And Other Amazing Photos From This Week

Including a human statue made of shattered glass, an Instagrammed look at drone warfare, and more

By Colin Lecher Posted 11.09.2012 at 4:30 pm 2 Comments

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Science

People Are Literally Allergic To BlackBerry Phones

Like, an actual itching allergy. But, come on, there are lots of other reasons to dump BlackBerry.

By Colin Lecher Posted 11.09.2012 at 11:00 am 12 Comments

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Gadgets

Gamers Chipping Away At Digital Cube Are Promised 'Life-Changing' Secret

This is how the just-released game Curiosity: What's Inside The Cube? works: Anyone with an iPhone or iPad can download the iOS app. With the app, the players connect on the Internet, furiously tapping on their screens to remove pixely chunks of a single, gigantic cube. The one player lucky enough to remove the final pixel from the cube gets to see what creator Peter Molyneux calls a "life-changing" secret. So naturally, the gamers have already worked together to chip out pixels that form swear words. But still. Pretty neat game idea. [Kotaku]

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By Colin Lecher Posted 11.06.2012 at 2:15 pm 3 Comments

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Gadgets

Can Smartphones Replace Onboard Electronics In Cars?

They're not only more efficient--they're better, too. These three gadgets are about to get out of your dreams and into your car.

By Laura Geggel Posted 11.06.2012 at 9:53 am 5 Comments

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Gadgets

PopSci Teardown: Black & Decker Matrix Quick Connect System

How a cordless drill replaces an entire workbench’s worth of gear.

By Max Fischer Posted 11.01.2012 at 10:01 am 0 Comments

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Gadgets

The Goods: November 2012's Hottest Gadgets

The apocalypse edition: Featuring a tiny hand-turbine that's good in a pinch, a jacket for firestorms or nuclear winter, and a stove that can burn almost any fuel.

By Amber Williams Posted 11.01.2012 at 9:00 am 1 Comment

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Gadgets

How The PopSci Staff Prepares For A Hurricane

Most of the Popular Science staff is based in New York City and the surrounding areas, which is great usually, but not so much today. Here's how we prepared for the hurricane.

By PopSci Staff Posted 10.29.2012 at 5:44 pm 2 Comments

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Gadgets

GameSci: Want to Dominate The Game? Set Your Morals Aside

Most people play through a "moral choice" game like BioShock or Fallout making the same decisions they'd make if presented with those choices in real life. But not everyone. Who are these morality-flaunters?

By Colin Lecher Posted 10.26.2012 at 3:30 pm 10 Comments