The Spirit of Berlin is an iPhone-operated Dodge minivan. Researchers from the Freie Universität Berlin's Artificial Intelligence Group hacked the van to be semi-autonomous for DARPA's 2007 Urban Grand Challenge. Now Appirion UG, a mobile app development firm spun out of the AI Group, built an iPhone app to remote control the van. No idea why it's a Dodge and not, say, a Mercedes. You can see a slideshow of the project over at Life. Or watch a video after the jump!
I missed this video, last year, but wow did I enjoy watching it tonight! Tony Hawk, pro-skater, is the definition of cool. His innate nice-ness, and how stoked he always is at people making an effort, are inspiring. This video is a feel-good skating win. I hope to someday run into Mr. Hawk at the… READ THE REST
Technology lines always blur over time. And no area is this more evident in recent years than in the morph between e-readers and tablets. E-readers used to just be used for curling up with an e-book and, well, reading. But with the advent of smaller components and more capabilities packed into a smaller space, e-readers… READ THE REST
Fox's new late night talk show Gutfeld! just premiered three days ago, and they've already run out of material. Watch the same exact joke they tell three nights in a row about a CNN guest being called a racist. A running gag this ain't. The show, hosted by Fox's Greg Gutfeld, also had a problem… READ THE REST
You can grill 365 days a year, rain or shine. If you're brave enough, you can even grill in the snow. But you have to admit that firing up the coals and slapping some meat on a building blaze in the middle of beautiful spring and summer weather is truly the pinnacle of any grillmaster's… READ THE REST
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Now that the global pandemic is subsiding and the world is slowly reopening, it's probably about time to talk about that subject you've been avoiding until now It's time to talk about the Quarantine 15. You know. Those 15 or so pounds that you packed on while you spent a year huddled up at home.… READ THE REST