"Springfield of Tomorrow" is Revealed on The Simpsons

Tonight, The Simpsons opened with a tongue-in-cheek look at the "Springfield of Tomorrow," seen through the eyes of a '60s era educational film. Gone are buses and subway rides, and in are plutonium-powered cars—with robot claws! Video inside. More »

Lego Sequencer Creates Crazy 8-Bit Beats

Japanese artist/designer Yoshi Akai has engineered a sequencer that uses Legos to manipulate sound! The Lego Sequencer MRII is a 3-channel, 8-step sequencer that creates beats that wouldn't be out of place on a Crystal Castles record. More »

Apple Debuts iPad Commercial During the Academy Awards

We already know it's Hollywood's biggest night. Now, Silicon Valley is having an event of its own. Why? Because Apple just debuted its first iPad commercial during the initial break of the Oscars telecast. Inside, video of the 30-second spot. More »

Calling All Lighting Nerds — This is the App for You

If you are a lighting technician and handle stages and venues frequently, then this app is your dream. Or if you have the most baller house of all time, this will also work. More »

The Olympics Finally Get Something Right With the "iWall"

Sure, the iPad is nice and all, but it doesn't allow the freedom to create an eight-foot tall digital illustration. Sponsored by the Olympics, artist Chairman Ting paints a digital mural on Tangible Interaction's interactive computer wall in Vancouver. More »

The Dangers of Homemade Pull-up Bars

Everyone's had that terrifying moment in gym class doing pull-ups in front of an entire class. Fortunately, these folks recorded themselves trying to do pull-ups—and failing miserably. We've compiled the best attempts in this handy-dandy compilation. More »

Get Out of Awkward Situations With "The Forehead Texter"

Are you ever at a party talking to someone and they get frustrated that you're "too busy texting" to pay attention? In his season premiere, Demetri Martin created a new gadget which fills a need we didn't know we had. More »

The Self-lighting Cigarette

Love cigarettes, but hate the hassle of lighting them? Go back to South Korea, 1972. Unfortunately, it never caught on and Kyu-bong's invention, as well as $20,000 worth of research, went up in smoke. More »

Ellen Eats It While Riding a Segway

While demonstrating the gift that wife Portia De Rossi bought for her, Ellen accidentally shows us how not to use a Segway. She notes, "Did we get it on tape? Because that's the most important thing." Yes Ellen. You did. More »

US Border Patrol Spends Millions Billions of Dollars to Upgrade Video Technology to "Acceptable"

60 Minutes did a story last night on the US Border Patrol finally getting technology advanced enough to differentiate between an illegal immigrant crossing the US border and a tumbleweed. If a giant physical fence doesn't work, this definitely will! More »

The Third & The Seventh: Unbelievable CG Video

Alex Roman's The Third & The Seventh is a montage of enchanting slow motion shots of cameras, chairs, space shuttles, explosions, stairwells, bulbous water drops, and a trillion other things. It's all computer generated and will blow your mind. Watch! More »

A Virtual Tour of the White House at Christmas

Screw Oprah's special— all you need is two minutes and a computer to see this stunning, high defintion tour of the White House all decorated for the holidays. More »