Author: Rosa Golijan

When we last saw renders of the GameBone iPhone gaming accessory it looked ridiculous. But the latest design actually looks like something we might slip our iPhones into to give them four buttons and a d-pad. More »

During the night, this tower is an energy-generating waterfall. During the day, it creates power using large solar panels while allowing bungee jumpers to leap from level 90.5. More »

Admit it. You’ve been waiting for someone at a publication to slip up and make this typo ever since the LHC was announced. Unfortunately for Telegraph.co.uk and fortunately for us, Rebecca Watson caught a screenshot when it finally happened. [Flickr] More »

When Steve Jobs received his liver transplant, he was considered “the sickest person on the waiting list.” Now he’s speaking out about the faults in California’s current organ donor system which left 400 people dying in wait last year alone: More »

Consciousness lost, breathing stopped, pulse gone. Someone just slipped into cardiac arrest. In order to preserve the precious memories and thoughts at risk right now, we’re gonna have to squirt some perfluorocarbon coolant up a nose and chill a brain. More »

Some batteries benefit from being stored at freezing or near-freezing temperatures, but not all. It turns out that while chilled NiMH and Nicad batteries will last longer, there’s barely any difference when it comes to their alkaline counterparts. More »

Android users will finally have an app to stream media from their SlingBoxes to their smartphones this summer. The app will allow for streaming over both Wi-Fi and 3G. There’s no pricing information yet. [Android Community via Engadget] More »

Lifehacker’s favorite exercise tool RunKeeper has added a feature that’s as creepy as it is useful. You can now opt to have your location and activity level broadcast live on your RunKeeper profile by using the iPhone app. More »

There’s little action, no sound, and the footage is grainy. But this brief clip may be the only existing video of writer Mark Twain and his daughters Clara and Jean. It was captured in 1909 by inventor Thomas Edison. More »

Is it dead? Is it not dead? There was quite a bit of confusion about the fate of Dell’s Adamo XPS and now there’s an official explanation of the whole mess: More »

As if a big, bold “HTC DISAGREES WITH APPLE’S ACTIONS” doesn’t sum things up, HTC has taken the chance to remark that they will fully defend themselves and to remind us of their history of innovation. Here’s what they wrote: More »

It’s easy to rip your CDs and turn them into easily stored digital files: You pop in a CD, click a few buttons, done. Now try ripping a book into a digital format. Struggling? Here’s setup you’ll wish you had. More »

Google Maps 4.1 for Android allows for switching of Google accounts, has a Latitude widget, Maps live wallpaper, neater search pages, and the option to swipe for more results. The update is available through the Android Market now. [Google Mobile] More »

Omar Ramos-Lopez was recently laid off from the Texas Auto Center and he was angry about it. So he used a former coworker’s password to log into software allowing him to remotely disable cars and got his revenge. More »

Between alcohol-fueled holidays and everyday health issues, some of us might eventually wind up needing new livers or some other organs. Turns out scientists could build us those new organs using metal nano-particles suspended in a magnetic field. More »

We’re used to feeling oddly insulted by Sony ads, but for once it’s everyone else who might need a hug. Because in this PlayStation Move ad, the competition gets named, shamed, and leaves crying for mommy. [Ars Technica via Kotaku] More »

Things made of carbon fiber tend to be appealing-looking, light-weight, and durable. But sometimes we just plain wonder how on earth someone decided to choose the often pricey material for a particular piece of gear. More »

On December 10, 2009, Google applied for a trademark on the Nexus One name, but it looks like they’ve been rejected: More »

We heard whispers of it yesterday, but now Verizon has confirmed it: More »