Tag archive: Virginia Tech

If you are not a Jedi, but do enjoy a cold beer, you may want to check this out. Ryan Rusnak, a 25 year-old Virginia Tech graduate, and some friends have invented something we could all use: an iPhone controlled beer launcher called the BeerBot. The device is a dorm-sized refrigerator and table that allows you to select what beer you'd like and then tosses it to you, reports Asylum. Where can we buy one? The device, which would have… Read More

Last Saturday a Continental Airlines Boeing 737 ran off the runway at Denver International Airport into a ravine. The resulting fire destroyed the right side of the plane, and 58 were injured, although none killed. Mike Wilson was on board, and once he was safely back in the airport, he began using the popular micro-blogging site Twitter to relate his experiences. His first post was: "Holy f—ing s—, I was just in a plane… Read More

As 2007 winds to a close, pop culture commentators look every which way to capture the spirit of the year – and what better way than by looking at what people put in that little white search box on the Web? AOL recently peeled off the wraps on its own statistics to reveal what Americans were obsessed with this year. In the field of gadgets, Apple took top honors with the iPhone and iPod placing first and second, respectively. The… Read More

Building on the original supercomputer concept, Virginia Tech has ordered 1,100 Xserve G5 models to replace the current System X models due to the smaller size, stackability, and lower power consumption of the Xserve series. With the charge in digital guard, Virginia Tech has offered PC Mall a limited supply of original System X G5 models to be sold to the public. Not only can you now own a piece of computer history, but have one… Read More