Earliest Audio Recording Resurrected, Scares Us To Dead

Audio historian David Giovannoni and scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, have discovered and brought back to life the first audio recording ever made, 17 years before Edison's patent. The ten-second snippet was made in a phonoautograph, a device that only recorded sounds but didn't play them back, so they have to do some voodoo

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Study finds teens don't really care about their hearing

Those darn kids -- they just don't listen! And soon, according to a report, they won't physically be able to listen. It seems that modern teens, with their cloaking jackets, space telephones, and telepathic headsets fail to obey the simplest tenet of leisure-time music enjoyment: keeping their iPod and Zune volumes at a semi-natural level.

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How the NBA Western Conference might be won

With the playoffs approaching and as many as nine Western teams headed for 50-plus wins, let's break down those teams and make a few predictions heading into the stretch run. Please keep your seat belts on and your seats in the upright position - by Bill Simmons

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Regal, Like AMC, to Add Imax Screens

The Regal Entertainment Group, which owns the nation’s largest movie theater chain, will work with the Imax Corporation to open 31 new, large-format outlets. The two companies said they would share the cost of installation and the revenue, but declined to reveal more detailed financial information.

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Obama Endorsed by Romney Campaign Member, Republican Counsel

"This endorsement...comes from an unlikely source: namely, a former constitutional legal counsel to two Republican presidents [and former Romney campaign member]... as Republicans, we are first Americans. As Americans, we must voice our concerns for the well-being of our nation without partisanship... I endorse Barack Obama for president."

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Exposing a closed Congress to Open Source: Change Congress

The goal of Change Congress, Lessig explained, is to fight the influence of money in politics by exacting pledges from candidates and lawmakers to personally eschew lobbyist and PAC money, as well as supporting a series of legislative reforms, and then use the distributed eyes of the Internet to ensure that they stick to their promises.

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Real DeathStar Soldier with Real Phaser spotted at AFB

The Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response (PHaSR) is a rifle laser weapon system that uses two non-lethal laser wavelengths to deter, prevent, or mitigate an adversary’s effectiveness. The laser generated by this weapon “dazzles” aggressors, temporarily impairing individuals and their ability to see the laser source. Photo

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