the stereotype of video gaming as the domain of teenage boys, an industry group reported on Tuesday that more adult women than young boys are playing games. Not only that, but the average age of players has risen to 29.
A poll released by the Entertainment Software Association and conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates [...]

If you visit the Disneyland Resort this week, keep your eyes peeled for the new creation from Imagineering: Lucky the Audio-Animatronic dinosaur is loose in Disney’s California Adventure.
During this two-week trial, Lucky and his pal Chandler the Dinosaur Handler can be found roaming the Hollywood Backlot District, making a loop from Hollywood and Dine, [...]

You have until Monday to vent your spleen or display your expletive skills for posterity.
So far, more than 500 callers have dialed “Swearline” to record their diatribes in answer to a year-long appeal by Lucky Pierre, a five-artist Chicago collective.
A selection of the recordings will end up on compact discs and put in a jukebox, [...]

The unique part about open source is that it creates its own economies, only without any money changing hands. This works well when people are supported by other companies with extra time on their hands and motivated by the projects they’re working to complete.
But what if an alternative currency were designed specifically for the [...]

The hundreds of thousands of subway passengers trapped for hours on the New York City subways during the largest North American blackout earlier this month take note: one day subways could run independent of the electricity grid.
The Denver-based Fuelcell Propulsion Institute plans to convert a 120-ton diesel locomotive into a fuel cell-driven train, a project [...]