Seth Godin: Every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks "mass layoffs." That’s the term for more than 50 people losing their jobs at once. In August of this year, the total number of people hit by a mass layoff was 127,944. The number has been more than 100,000 every month except for one in the [...]

Kids have it so lucky these days. Sega’s Toy Movie Carrier, is a digital video camera designed especially for kids. Measuring 86mm in length, 40mm in width and 68mm in height, it’s the perfect size for little directors wanting to film cutting-edge fly-on-the-wall docusoaps about the troubles of bath night. All for the measly price of $115.

As Australia braces for a scorching summer wildfire season, firefighters are being forced to spy on their own ranks amid suspicions one-in-five bushfires are lit by firefighters.

Up to now, the main uses of global positioning system (GPS) receivers have included navigating passenger jets, stabilizing floating oil rigs and locating mobile phone distress calls.

Researchers are aiming to find ways to enable aircraft to change shape during flight to improve performance or efficiency. The University of Dayton project is funded by a $580,000 defense contract to further the development of "morphing" aircraft.

These handcarved pop culture totems are insane, and completely awesome.

Whenever fashion and technology meet, the end result is usually a bit absurd, and a bit playful, however this time round, the fusion has been approached from the perspective of a fashion designer called Hussein Chalayan with the result being a mesmerizing collection of clothes that elegantly redesign themselves thanks to complex, hidden animatronics.

Amazing Allysen is all about the things girls love – slumber parties, dancing, cheerleading and more. Quickly becoming any kid’s best friend, Allysen recognizes and responds to key words and phrases with lifelike facial expressions and real emotions, and is programmed to learn a child’s preferences, including favorite colors, smoothie flavors, hairstyles, music and more.

A new report from In-Stat asserts that over the next several years user-generated content (UGC) will boost Website revenue, mainly from advertising.

A paper published in the September issue of the journal Psychological Science proposes an explanation for why we find some faces attractive and not others: Beautiful faces are pleasing because they’re easy for the brain to process.

Amazon is selling some very unusual costumes for this coming Halloween.  For the crazy person inside all of us who is just begging to get out.

British residents are being offered alternative to burial or cremation – being dipped in liquid nitrogen at -196C, then turned into dust.