Zach Buttram

iOS/Android: Previously mentioned time-passing, sometimes productivity-killing StumbleUpon has just released an iPhone and Android app, tailored specifically to a mobile browsing experience. More »

Pixel-style Excitebike racer made from wood. Its creator, Justin Harder, also fashioned a pixelated helmet, chest protector and trophy from the game. As seen on Vision02 where there are loads more pictures. (via The Bits, Bytes, Pixels and Sprites) More »

Earlier today, RockBandAide.com picked apart a Gamescom video interview with Harmonix and posted a list of 38 more songs believed to be in Rock Band 3. Asked for confirmation, Harmonix provided it. Hilariously. More »

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A Sims game I may actually play.

Let me start by dashing your hopes, crushing your expectations: Despite the setting, the heroes, and the town building, Sims Medieval is still very much a standard Sims game. More »
A Sims game I may actually play.

Behold, the illustrious history of these here internets in convenient graphic timeline form. Who knew Pizza Hut played such a prominent role? More »

Namco held an unusual event at Gamescom today to give its European audience a peek at Street Fighter X Tekken. But fans of both fighting games also got a sneak peek at its successor sibling, Tekken X Street Fighter. More »

Until that unreal StarCraft FarmVille mod becomes a reality, FarmVille's millions of fans can use this helpful image to understand what in the world this StarCraft II thing is all about. [Via Rafardeon's Soup] More »

Today brings a glut of rumored information on Google's iPad rival: the Chrome OS tablet will be manufactured by HTC, launched on Verizon, and go on sale on November 26th, according to Download Squad. Black Friday. More »

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Infinite improbability drive. Do want.

Today's computer chips spend a lot of time on probability-based calculations, from your Amazon recommendations to determining fraudulent credit card purchases. By using probability instead of 1's and 0's, those statistical calculations can be done more simply, efficiently, and faster. More »


Infinite improbability drive. Do want.

Apple has a new toy. It's a materials company called Liquidmetal, and everybody's talking! Problem is, nobody seems too sure what they're talking about. So, Liquidmetal: What is this stuff? And what does Apple want with it? More »

If you ever send a Gizmodo link to one of your friends and they ask you what Gizmodo is, this is the video that explains everything. We are Gizmodo. You are Gizmodo. This is Gizmodo. More »

Skiing has just never really translated well into gaming—SkiFree notwithstanding, of course. But developer duo Mikengreg has eschewed realism in Solipskier, their arcadey stab at the slopes, attempting instead to capture both the excitement and tranquility of skiing. More »

Most of the youngsters who will be starting college this Fall were born in 1992. To help professors bridge that generational chasm, Beloit College prepares an annual list of cultural and technological touchstones for incoming freshman. Man, kids are weird. More »