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Freaky Fungi Glow in the Dark

Light photo of Mycena lucentipes, a species recently described from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Credit: Cassius V. Stevani, Chemistry Institute, University of Sao Paulo

How Linux is Keeping Microsoft Honest (and Why SBS Sucks)

"Here’s where it really gets freaky: Windows Server 2008 offers a headless mode without any GUI whatsoever. It’s purely command-line driven. Why have Microsoft done this? It’s fundamentally a response to the Linux way."

Controlling video games with your mind

You may find the title of my story a little freaky but it’s true, we can now play with our favorite video games using our minds.

15 Wall Climbing Robots: The Future of Voyeurism

Wall climbing robots have all kinds of potential uses, from inspecting damage on ships to catering to voyeurs and perverts with a taste for gadgetry. OObject has put together a comprehensive list of these creations including a version that climbs with static electricity and another freaky looking bot dubbed the "Ninja II". Definitely not the kind of thing you want peeking into your window when you do those embarrassing things that you do when you think no one is looking. [OObject]

iPhone vs. Android: It's on

Today marks the debut of what may at last prove to be a worthy competitor to Apple's iPhone in the super-slick-and-cool smartphone space: High Tech Computer Corporation's Dream, marketed by T-Mobile as the G1. If that sounds like a list of off-brands and also-rans, keep in mind that this phone represents the first real-life implementation of the Google Android platform. As befits the iPhone's place at the top of the smartphone heap, much of the press coverage has been of the "what does this mean for Apple?" variety, with Android being considered as a way to fill still lingering gaps in the iPhone's functionality, and its application marketplace being urged to not follow Apple's control-freaky ways. It will be interesting to see how -- or if -- the competition pans out once phones are really in consumers' hands.

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