Scan Your Old Negatives DIY Style, Using a DSLR and Toilet Paper Rolls

We didn't always have digital cameras, and those negatives still laying at the bottom of some dusty drawer are proof. Now you can easily and affordably digitize those memories.

MIT's piezoelectric fibers can act as speaker or microphone, don't mind auto-tune

Piezoelectric materials work quite simply, in theory -- motion in, electricity out, or vice versa -- and since that's just how speakers and microphones transmit their sound, it's not much of a stretch to imagine someone would figure out audio on a micron scale.

GE and Yves Behar Unveil Charge-Stations for Electric Cars

Today, GE has unveiled its long-awaited scheme for electric-car charging points, complete with a design by Yves Béhar's Fuseproject. The stations will drop the time required to charge a car down to as little as four hours.

Does Steve Jobs Just Not Get Game Development?

Steve Jobs thinks games made with middleware aren't so good. Unity CEO David Helgason, whose SDK is used in the creation of plenty of games used in the App Store, disagrees. And he was quite vocal about it yesterday.

Revenge of the quadrocopters: now they move in packs (video)

In case you didn't find the original quadrocopter chilling enough, the GRASP Lab out of the University of Pennsylvania has gone and added a bit of cooperative logic to the recipe so that now multiple little drones can work together.

Program Your Car Keys To Unlock All Your Cars

Here's a neat trick that let's you re-program one key fob to unlock all your cars. It's like a universal remote, but for your car.

In order to re-program the keyfob, you'll have to follow the instructions specific for your car (find them here). There's methods for GM, Ford, Dodge, Toyota and Nissan vehicles but here's how to program Chevy cars:

Lawn Mower Tricycle Doesn't Makes Lawn Mowing Any More Fun

The concept may not be new, but the lawn mower tricycle brings biking and lawn mowing to a whole new level.

Sure Beats the Weather Channel

We all check the weather in habitual, niche ways. Some watch the news, others glance at their phones. And others still? They require nothing short of 6,000 windows illuminated by 72,000 RGB LEDs that abstractly report the weather.

Seagate's 3TB GoFlex Desk External Hard Drive

Seagate's GoFlex Desk is the world's first single-drive 3TB external hard disk. It isn't egregiously expensive, even though you have to add in the extra costs of adapters for higher-speed transfers.

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iPhone 4 plus Brailliant-32 display enables even blind men to experience the magic (video)

The evolution of phones away from physical buttons toward touchscreens is great if you're into clean, aesthetic design. But, if you're suffering from limited vision, there are some obvious issues. Thankfully the iPhone 4 at least has support for Braille displays like those Brailliant, as kindly demonstrated by acoustic guitar virtuoso and software guru Victor Tasaran. Using the six buttons on his Brailliant-32 he's able to navigate across icons, then feel the text beneath each one --

Toshiba's Canvio for Mac external HDD family makes OS X backup a cinch

Not taking another chance on that Time Capsule, even after it's repaired? Can't say we blame you, and neither will Toshiba. Following up on the debut of the Canvio hard drive line in March, Tosh has just outed a Canvio for Mac family that's aimed at making OS X backups a lesson in simplicity.

Swiftpoint's tiny mouse finally up for pre-order, shipping in August

It's been a long couple of years since we last heard from Swiftpoint, but the company is back with a (tiny) bang and introducing its eponymous ultraportable mouse. Touting a pen-like grip, tilt-scrolling, and a 30 to 40 percent better efficiency than your touchpad, this little thumb accessory wants to be seen as the solver of an eternal problem --

How-to: Effectively manage your Facebook privacy settings with three simple lists

I used to love Facebook. I was in law school at Wisconsin when it launched, and everyone I knew on the site was basically a peer -- people who I'd known well or at least met in person at some point. Then... I graduated.

Universal USB controlled 'Power USB' strip turns on when your PC says it can

Needlessly annoyed by how much energy is being wasted in your home thanks to vampire draw? Regrettably, it looks as if you'll have to just tough it out for the remainder of summer (or winter, depending on hemisphere), as the device you're peering at above won't be on sale until August.

Hackers start hacking the Pandigital Novel e-reader

The Pandigital Novel e-reader may have had its share of problems since its launch just a month ago, but it's starting to look like a slightly more attractive option for those willing to hack the device. As detailed by Nate of The Digital Reader blog,

Gary Numan Plays "Cars" On Two Dozen Cars

Who? "Here in my car, I feel safest of all..." Ah, yes! Here is Numan, the electronic music pioneer, performing his 1979 hit "Cars"...on a bunch of cars. Oh, and the whole rig's powered by a single car battery.

Nintendo unlikely to significantly alter 3DS design before release

In an interview from this year's E3 that's only just been published, Nintendo 3DS platform producer Hideo Konno says that the upcoming handheld is in its "final shape." Reggie Fils-Aime, the company's leading North American voice, has more recently told us that, au contraire,

$20,000 Hollandia iCon Bed Is Really Just A Gigantic SNES

Oh, Hollandia. You can say your $20,000 bed is iPad-friendly because of the headboard's speaker system

A Nerdy Wedding Ring (Full Of Memories)

Ray Arifianto, a software development engineer at Microsoft Game Studios, is getting married. He's got the nerdiest wedding ring to prove it.

Calcbot For iPad and iPhone Makes Calculating Prettier

Joining the distinguished Bot App family, including Papa Pastebot, Cousin Convertbot, and Wally Weightbot, is Calcbot, a stylish, simple calculator for both iPhone and iPad. It has swipe access for advanced functions and calculation history, and is currently just $1.

You Buy Powerful 3D Gaming Notebook

There are more than 400 3D ready games out there, according to iBuypower, which doesn't sound like very many at all. But it's enough for the company to feel confident about releasing this—its first 3D-capable gaming notebook.

Terahertz Detectors Could See Through Your Clothes From a Mile Away

Someone may soon be able to tell what types material are in your pockets from tens, and possibly thousands, of feet away.

Bina48 is one humanoid robot you're going to want to hang out with

The photo you see above is of Bina48, one of the most advanced humanoid robots around. Bina48 resides at the Terasem Movement Foundation in Bristol, Vermont, and while she doesn't exactly excel at conversation, she's far more coherent than many we've spied.