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The Perfect Wii Accessory For When You Miss Your SNES [Gaming]

The Wiimote is cleverly designed so that when turned on its side it functions as a classic videogame controller. But if you've filled your Wii with classic 16-bit titles from the Virtual Console, you owe it to yourself to pick up this instead.More »

Man Flies Like a Bird Flapping His Own Wings (Update 6) [Video]

I'm really amazed by this video, because I always dreamed about doing this. Watch Dutch mechanical engineer Jarno Smeets take off and fly just by flapping wings of his own invention—like a real bird! It's uncanny. More »

Man Flies Like a Bird Flapping His Own Wings (Update 3) [Video]

I'm really amazed by this video, because I always dreamed about doing this. Watch Dutch mechanical engineer Jarno Smeets take off and fly just by flapping wings of his own invention—like a real bird! It's uncanny. More »

Cows Can Now Booty Call Their Farmers [Science]

Farming cows is a thankless task; keeping track of their fertility sounds funny, but it's what keeps meat in your burger and milk on your cereal. Fortunately, mobile technology means that cows can now drop their farmers an SMS when they're feeling frisky. That's right. Bovine sexting has arrived....

You Can Stream Hulu Plus on the Wii Now [Hulu]

Hulu Plus—home of the estimable Criterion Collection—is now available for streaming on the Wii. Hulu doesn't have quite the streaming catalogue of Netflix, but it's got a decent amount of current TV shows and movies, and of course those Criterion films. [Nintendo]More »

The Two-Ton Robot That Can Leap Over Asteroids [Video]

Michael Jordan? Muhammad Ali? Joe Montana? Sit down. The world's most amazing athlete works for NASA. Meet the gigantic, six-legged, tool-wielding robot that can hop around an asteroid. Tiger Woods ain't got nothin'.More »

The iPhone & iPad Are Killing Nintendo As Famous Game Maker Posts First Ever Annual Loss

Is it time to retire game consoles? That’s the question buzzing around in the wake of Nintendo announcing its first yearly loss, forcing a downgrade of the 3DS future. The creator of Super Mario said it lost $575 million (45 billion yen), surprising experts forecasting a $52 million (4.2 b...

What Apple should do with some of their huge cash pile: Buy Nintendo

Nintendo's market cap is currently around $17 billion and shrinking by the day...

The Nintendo Wii Turns Five Today, Dust Yours Off and Say Happy Birthday [Techiversary]

Do you remember where you were five years ago? If you're a gamer there's a good chance you were standing in line waiting for the Nintendo Wii, and an even better chance you didn't get one.More »

How Do You Get a Million People to Buy a Gadget That Nobody's Even Used Yet? [Gadgets]

The iPhone and the iPad are card-carrying members. Modern Warfare 3 is, like, the President. I'm talking, of course, about the Million-Plus Preorder Club. Now the Amazon Kindle Fire has joined the ranks. Before anyone even touched a Kindle Fire.More »