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Rendering God of War III's Colossal Enemies God of War III's colossal enemies answer one long-standing question in video games: Is bigger always better?
Viewtopia 03/02/10: Top 5 DVDs of the Week (With Video!) This week, three very different, but equally personal films drop in the form of Where the Wild Things Are, Gentlemen Broncos and Cold Souls. Meanwhile 2012 and Ninja thrill.
The 4 Coolest Designs from Greener Gadgets 2010 While it's small, Greener Gadgets' focus on sustainable design brings in some interesting, energy-efficient, long-lasting and low-impact gadgets. Here are four of our favorite products from Greener Gadgets 2010.
Hands-On Review of Verizon Motorola Devour Verizon's Motorola Devour is a slightly lesser version of the Droid, with a slightly lesser price tag that keeps most of its older brother's key features intact.
The Story Behind 5 Banned Toys and Games The lawn dart is back—albeit as the Sky Dart, a cushy, weighted projectile that can barely be compared to the dangerous, but ever-so-fun game of the 1970s and 1980s. Here, we look back at the most dangerous toys of all time.
Lost's Bear Trap Tech Is Far From Reality In last night's episode of Lost, our favorite Island mommy, Claire, is capturing and killing Others because she believes they have her son. Unfortunately for Jin, he ran right into one of her steel jaw bear traps, which snapped around his ankle.
Viewtopia 02/23/10: Top 5 DVDs of the Week (With Video!) Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly creeps us out with The Box, while Matt Damon plays it straight in The Informant. Nazi zombies, an evil Justice League and Superjail! round out this week's releases.
YoGen Universal Mobile Device Charger: Tech Test Never be caught without a charge again—the YoGen Universal Mobile Device Charger promises an endless stream of energy to virtually any mobile device. But does it work? We put it to the test.
Microsoft's New Mobile OS Shows Promise, Is Overdue: Analysis Microsoft's new cellphone operating system, Windows Phone 7 Series, shows a lot of promise, especially compared to its predecessor, Window's Mobile. Can Phone 7 compete with the iPhone or Google's Droid OS, or is it already too late?
Viewtopia 02/16/10: Top 5 DVDs of the Week (With Video!) Two very different urban thrillers kick things off this week—the over-the-top revenge drama, Law Abiding Citizen, and the hilarious '70s send up, Black Dynamite. Plus, Warner Bros. celebrates their 35 years with Clint Eastwood with a box set.
Lost's Hand-Cranked Torture Device Based in Fact Last week's Lost Watch took a look at the science behind parallel universes. But this week was in decidedly more mechanical territory, tackling both torture-by-hand-cranked-generator and DIY handcuff removal—albeit in parallel universes.
Heinz' New Ketchup Packet Dips, Squeezes and Scores (With Video!) Heinz recently unveiled its first new ketchup packet in 40 years—the dual-function Dip & Squeeze. A breakaway tip allows for regular squeezing or you can tear off the top for above-sauce administration.
Lost Season Six Premiere has Rock Solid Science Last season, the castaways detonated a hydrogen bomb in an attempt to rewrite history. PM talks to Michio Kaku, host of the Science Channel's Sci-Fi Science, to find out just how close the science in the season six premiere comes to fact.
Viewtopia 02/02/10: Top 5 DVDs of the Week (With Video!) This week, Zombieland and The House of the Devil put a new spin on classic horror tropes, while Ong-Bak 2, Planet Hulk and Universal Soldier: Regeneration deliver new kinds of SMASH!
Topping the Tablet: Apple iPad Hands-On Review Senior technology editor Glenn Derene talks about his hands-on experience with the Apple iPad, explains what it means to have an "IPS" screen and reflects on how Apple engineered impressive battery life into such a thin, powerful device.
Viewtopia 01/26/10: Top 5 DVDs of the Week (With Video!) This week, Horror and Sci-Fi buffs have something in common, each have two new releases sure to bought, downloaded or added to a Netflix queue including Surrogates, Saw VI, Pontypool and InAlienable.
Can Sony's King-Size Shooter, MAG, Cut Through the Fog of War? The graphics and gameplay mechanics seem familiar, but there is a major difference between MAG and other multiplayer games: Instead of hosting an eight- to 12-person fight, MAG has the means to provide players with a 200- to 256- player battle.
Mass Effect 2: Why the Best New Space Operas are Video Games With Mass Effect 2, Bioware makes its role-playing space opera a narrative masterpiece.
The Top Sci-Fi, Military and Environmental Films at Sundance 2010 Last year's Sundance Film Festival was filled with smart sci-fi flicks. This year, Sundance has a slew of docs and films, from sci-fi to environmental, that are piquing our interest. Check back next week for interviews live from the festival.
Six Industries Apple's Tablet Could Shake Up Apple's tablet announcement is next week. And like the iPhone before it, the product may well have a power that ripples far beyond its on-sale date. Here are six industries that the Apple tablet could shake up.
Viewtopia 01/19/10: Top 5 DVDs of the Week (With Video!) This week, popcorn flicks rule as Gamer, Pandorum and Whiteout put Geeks on the edge of their seats. The Invention of Lying and Damages second season are as smart as they are entertaining.
Top 17 Science-Fiction-Themed Pinball Machines Science-fiction and pinball are a natural fit. The genre's expansive worlds offer pinball designers far-out imagery to use in their games, and there's a natural overlap in the fan bases. Here are 17 of the greatest sci-fi-inspired pinball machines ever made.
Top 7 Weirdest Pinball-Machine Designs The pinball machine has evolved quite a bit since its origins, some 80 years ago. And while many of the machines' changes have stuck—flippers, digital displays and multiball modes are now standard —a number of odd design ideas never really caught on.
Viewtopia 01/12/10: Top 5 DVDs of the Week (With Video!) This week, two of PM's favorite films from last year drop on DVD and Blu-ray, the Iraq war thriller The Hurt Locker and the trippy Sci-Fi flick Moon, not to mention Rob Zombie's Halloween II and Big Fan.
7 Small Companies With Big Inventions and Innovations When the year offers little future tech from the big guns, it may be time turn to smaller companies who are often more agile, able to take bigger risks and follow boundary-pushing ideas. Here are 7 products and innovations coming out of the little guys.
How to Stop a Daybreakers-Style Vampire Epidemic In Daybreakers, out today, a single vampire plague bat starts a worldwide infection. Experts tell us how they'd deal with a real-world vampiric outbreak.
Microsoft Unveils HP Slate PC, Halo: Reach, Natal Release Date Steve Ballmer unveils a prototype of HP’s upcoming Slate PC, which remained unnamed, as well as Halo: Reach and launch details for Microsoft's Project Natal.
Samsung App Store Is Small Step In Battle of Incompatible Apps Samsung plans to offer a single app store designed to distribute apps to a multitude of consumer electronics devices. That means apps for Blu-ray players, cameras, printers, TVs and phones—all in one place.
Panasonic's HD 3D Pro Camcorder is Powerful, Pricey Panasonic's compact, twin lens, single-body system records to solid state SD cards and has integrated convergence point adjustment to change its 3D focal point on the fly. This is one powerful video camera.
Viewtopia 01/05/10: Top 5 DVDs of the Week (With Video!) Think big with this week's latest releases, including Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' big food fights, The Final Destination's big scares, Chuck's big laughs and Big Love's big... family.
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