Novelty Maker Benefits as Silly String Goes to War
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Although soldiers found that Silly String, the spray-can party favor, can be used to detect invisible bomb tripwires and potentially save lives, its maker has decided to keep a low profile.
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Back in the 1700s, prizes were a fairly common way to reward innovation. But todayâs economy doesnât have nearly enough of them.
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A cadre of unknown designers shapes everyday human-machine interactions. By Andrew Blum from Wired magazine.
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The Pentagon burns billions to equip the soldier of the future. With the Danger Room gift guide, you can spend mere thousands to get pretty much the same gear today. Who couldn't use a flying-wing suit? Or a cute little stun gun?
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By Anne D'Innocenzio  As kids keep getting plugged into the Internet, toy makers are following them online.
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The hype over the free, ad-supported SpiralFrog music service is hoo ha -- the service will soon be recalled as a fad, just like last year's Crazy Frog. In Listening Post.
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Name-squatting on the Internet is nothing new, but one public relations firm has found a novel use for it in promoting a nascent awards and networking program.
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Also: Molecular 'extension cord' for chemical computing. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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Cool products can make for bad investments.
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Not every amusement needs to blink, bloop or require a power source. These fine low-tech delights will provide hours of amusement for any game lover on your gift-giving list.
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Ingenious hacks abound for the game console's input device. Plus: The
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Ogling Google can be a dangerous pastime.
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The amusement park company may be looking to sell itself.
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It's high season for toymakers, and the scramble is on to make sure the 'Made in China' label doesn't send parents running
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How Internet jokes helped a Japanese ad mascot make it to American malls.
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U.S. toy makers may have trotted out a laughing Elmo, a life-sized miniature pony and a digital camera for 3-year-olds this year, but the new products may not be enough to pull the industry out of a slump.
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One of internet users' most common misconceptions is that obnoxious advertising doesn't work. In reality, it works all too well, generating very nice returns for purveyors of spam and pop-ups at the expense of the rest of us. By Adam L. Penenberg.