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Dong Han Kim and his team at the Seoul National University of Technology in South Korea have designed a robot that can jump up stairs using two empty plastic soda bottles. In spite of all the amazing crap robots can do, they often have trouble navigating steps. Kim’s ScoutRobot solves this problem with an aluminum cylinder that blasts compressed air ...

Seriously, is anyone really excited for Mortal Kombat vs. DC? What a dumb idea. Regardless, Nick Deleon over at CrunchGear mentioned Kotaku’s interview of Ed Boon (he puts the “Noob” in Noob Saibot) regarding a mature return of the Mortal Kombat series. Now in its ninth installment, Ed Boon states that the newest Mortal Kombat: “…may strive for more blood, ...

There’s no better place to sing than in the shower. The problem lies in bringing your stereo into the bathtub without shocking the life out of you. Electronics and water usually don’t mix, unless it’s some sort of fish robot.� That’s why a shampoo shaped FM Radio is a clutch utility to have when in the shower. OK, so it’s ...

I highly recommend getting lobster on top of your pizza. Why pizza? Because it’s Friday and today you are going to order pizza. If not, you’ll be stuck with links and links only. New KAWS goods! The creepiest Bluetooth webcam you’ll ever see This LEGO Sports City puts Beijing to shame Cameraheads Make sure you hang up your plugs on ...

This 52 home community is taking the next step in solar power communion in Alberta, Canada. Yea, Canada is a cold place but for these houses, which can provide over 90% of the annual heating and hot water needs, the cold is the last of their worries. However, the slaying of baby seals is another story for another day. It’s ...

This party wagon is dubbed the All American Tailgater. The problem? No American flag. It’s the got “Freedom Grill” and the bar is always open, but where are the other signs of patriotism? According to Obama, you don’t need to show your patriotism by adorning your nation’s flag. That’s bullshit. Regardless, this tailgater is stacked! With a 32-inch flat screen ...

The picture above is Microsoft’s new fortress of solitude for Bill Gates. Just kidding, it’s actually a fire station in Mexico City. It was designed by the companies At 103 and BGP Arquitectura.� It’s not much of a looker during the day but at night, light shines through the slits in between the chrome-like plates for an impressive light show ...

I can only imagine how great crack cocaine must be. Seriously, it’s gotta be one hell of a drug. I know this much because the design team at BMW has obviously been smoking a shitload of it. Well, actually, it wasn’t BMW that designed the ZX-6 Concept, it was created by students at Turin-based IED design studio. Certainly not the ...

So you’re like Ryan and have a 50GB+ porn collection and you need to back it up, eh? You don’t own a file server and that’s not really up your alley, so that’s out. You’d burn it to a DVD except it’d take about a month before you finished. Simply deleting it isn’t an option. So what are you left ...

Just when you thought that the presence of Back To The Future movie apparel couldn’t be any more abundant, in comes perhaps the coolest piece of gear in the entire film (next to the Delorean). Marty McFly’s very own hover board from the second and third installments of the trilogy has made an appearance on eBay. For a starting bid ...