Western Digital to introduce new helium filled drive that is faster, more efficient, with larger capacity

Western Digital is working to deliver a new helium filled harddrive to be introduced to the market in 2013. Current day harddrives use open enclosures, with holes in the drive enclosure to vent air through the drive. Western Digital’s new drives will be sealed and filled with helium gas which is much less dense than…

A collection of some of the most unusual, creepiest, and scary Halloween costumes we’ve seen to date.

Ten More Geek Funnies

The geek funny pages with ten more humorous geek funnies that only geeks will understand.

Scientists say they have found a way to use carbon nanotubes to create super hi-resolution holographic images in a process that could pave the way for 3D holographic video. Carbon nanotubes, are exceptionally small manmade materials that are several times thinner than a wavelength of visible light. They are essentially long, thin hollow pipes only…

MIT pranks, or “hacks” as they are known in MIT lore, showcase MIT students’ scientific knowledge, mechanical engineering skills, anti-authoritarian whimsy, and geeky sense of humor. The tradition dates back to the 1870’s when students sprinkled iodide of nitrogen over the grounds of a military drill field causing mini explosions when fellow classmates conducted their…

More funny Google Street View pictures

The fun never ends with unexpected Google Street View photos. Here are more funny Google Street View pictures.

Researchers have discovered a way to boil water without producing any bubbles. To do so, they manipulated what has been known for a long, long time by using the right kind of texture and chemistry to prevent bubbling during boiling.

Stan Lee, creator of most of Marvel’s biggest characters, has teamed up with Moonshark to create a new mobile game called Verticus. Stan Lee helped with creation of the Verticus characters and plot and Dallas-based Controlled Chaos Studios developed the game software. The game will launch in Fall 2012.

In a discovery historians are calling “momentous”, archaeologists believe they may have discovered the body of Richard III. By why is this so important to England’s history? I give the explanation here along with video clips and photos of the dig site.

Microsoft Internet Explorer has it and so does Firefox. Now Google Chrome will (reluctantly) have it too. The do-not-track option lets the user opt out of allowing their online activity to be tracked. Google decided to add the option as part of an agreement with the United States government.