Getting bored with modern mapping and navigation technology or do you just want something cool to look at? Traversing the planet via direction from a normal map is what it is. But what if you had to stare at something a bit more old school. What if Google Maps was around in 1982? What would it look like? A quick stop by 8bitnyc.com will help you with that one. The pixelated image above showcases 8bitnyc in all it’s classic gloy, compliments of the synapses of...

Google may be the talk of the town with their proposed 1Gbps super-network, grabbing headlines for it’s crazy fast speeds and reported “competitive cost”, but the FCC would like to remind you that they aren’t just sitting idle while Google steps forward and does their job, making them look like the fat lazy kid in gym class. No sir. In an effort to better the overall lives of US citizens, FCC chairman Julius Genachowski announced (Warning: PDF)...

Would you call yourself a music connoisseur? I’ve found that as each year goes by, I’m constantly searching for more and more music. Perhaps that’s the reason I stopped listening to “terrestrial” radio several years ago. The same 50-60 songs get all of the airtime, making each radio station nothing but a cesspool of boredom. Don’t go ending it all just yet. There’s hope for our kind. If you find yourself tired of the radio...

Unmanned aircraft are one of the greatest tools the US Military currently has in their arsenal. The humanless aircraft are able to go into remote regions and zones that would otherwise be too dangerous or inhospitable for human engagement. The only human interaction with the aircraft comes by way of a guy sitting behind a little TV screen controlling a few buttons and joystiqs. Easy. Safe. Simple. The data captured by these drones is as one would expect, highly...

Internet junkies and most gadget freaks have a border line addiction when it comes to being connected. Naturally, in the age we live in with quickness and efficiency being constantly rammed into our heads, we want whatever it is we’re searching for on the digital frontier to arrive on our computers fast…instantly even. While we all know that the U.S. is sorely lacking when it comes to broadband speeds compared on a global level, with our friends across the big...