Size matters: Steve Ballmer’s office has an 80-inch Windows 8 tablet

Big and small, Microsoft has some pretty major plans for Windows 8.

On the larger end of the spectrum is the hulking 80-inch tablet that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer keeps in his office. The display, which is likely similar to …

First video taken with Google’s Project Glass shows off trampoline skills

Google has debuted the first video taken with its new set of eyewear from its Project Glass project.

For those of you who haven’t been keeping up, Project Glass’ sci-fi-looking glasses allow a person to do many of the same …

MIT’s (T)ether melds virtual and real space, shows the future of collaboration

Every few months a new innovation in physical interaction with virtual objects comes along and the Minority Report comparisons begin. But (T)ether, a new project by a group of students at the MIT Media lab, is one of the first …

And now, here’s Zuckerberg riding the Wall Street bull, impaling investors

Leave it up to Next Media Animation, the Taiwanese firm known for its wacky news videos, to create the only Facebook IPO wrap-up that’s actually worth watching.

Sure, this Facebook wrap-up features a dead-eyed Zuckerberg riding the Wall Street bull …

(Updated with new pictures) Student reveals the origins of his real-life Portal turret

Penn State University student Kevin Swanson talks to GamesBeat about his real-life Portal turret and reveals the role his Portal-obsessed professor had in its origin.

Updated with pictures of the machine's development.

This lightsaber has everything, except you can’t actually play with it

Wicked Lasers has created arguably the most dangerous Star Wars toy you will ever own: The LaserSaber.

The company has released its version of the space-age weapon, called the LaserSaber for obvious copyright reasons. It sports a 32-inch “polycarbonate blade,” …

Berkeley student uses tech to create the coolest dorm room ever (video)

At UC Berkley, it seems students will do anything to get their peers to take notice. Freshman Derek Low, showing his gusto, has created what might be the coolest dorm room ever with automation, motion detection, and room interaction with …

Those damn spiders in Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (spoilers)

[Warning: spoilers coming for those who never did play Uncharted 3.]

The spiders of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception are never properly explained in the game. Naughty Dog, the developer of the highly acclaimed PlayStation 3 title, left it for the …

Entrepreneurs and investors meet in New York to organize for profit and for revolution

There were two pretty incredible tech events in New York this Tuesday. I only managed to score an invite to one of them, the Lerer Ventures CEO summit at Citi Field. The other was Union Square Ventures more exclusive Hacking …