inventions

Tech

A Brief History of Butt-Kicking Machines

02.27.17

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

This Little Silver Cube Could Be the Future of Personal DNA Testing

08.19.16

By Martin J. Smith
Entertainment

A New Email App Lets You Mess with Loved Ones from Beyond the Grave

07.06.16

By Peter Robinson
Tech

The European Inventor Award Is Like Eurovision for Hot Patent Talent

06.14.16

By Etan Smallman
The Inventor of Cigarette Filters Just Invented Three-Dimensional Chess

03.29.16

By Iago Fernández
Tech

Your Life Will Be Better if You Give Up Your Phone

02.11.16

By VICE Staff
Tech

Japan’s 87-Year-Old Patent King Is Trying to Invent Treatment for His Own Cancer

01.11.16

By Emiko Jozuka
Food

Food Hacking: Electric Fork

01.11.16

By Simon Klose
Tech

The Flame Awakens With This DIY Gas-Propelled Flamethrower Lightsaber

12.17.15

By Clinton Nguyen
Pendulum and Egg Dance in Artist’s Curious Contraption

11.13.15

By DJ Pangburn
Music

These Guys Invented Six Brand New Musical Instruments in 48 Hours

10.06.15
Tech

The Simple App That Creates a Specialized VR Film to Reflect Your Mood

09.15.15

By Kari Paul

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Gaming

10 Years After Its Initial Release, ‘The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth’ Officially Gets Online Co-Op Support

It’s been 10 years since ‘The Binding Of Isaac’ got a remake, and now it’s getting a full online co-op mode in a major update.

11.18.24

By Shaun Cichacki
Screenshots: Valve, Warner Bros. Games

Gaming

This Time, We’ll Do ‘Left 4 Dead’ Right: The ‘Back 4 Blood 2’ Rumor

Well, it looks like Turtle Rock Studios is going for the ‘Left 4 Dead’ runback with a powerful possibility of a ‘Back 4 Blood’ sequel.

11.18.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
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Life

E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Organic Carrots Sickens 39 in 18 Different States

11.18.24
Screenshot: Midway

Gaming

Mess Around Mondays — Pac-Man: 2PACalypse

What if ‘Pac-Man’ was really a post-apocalyptic story chronicling a life-or-death contest put on for the entertainment of the ruling class?

11.18.24

By Anthony Franklin II
Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Music

Coheed And Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez Nails The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’

The Coheed and Cambria singer says he initially heard the song when it was covered by Dinosaur Jr.

11.18.24