Meet Stephen Anderson, a musician and something of an electronics whiz who, in this video, took A/V equipment to create a synthesizer using bowls, glasses, frying pans and kitchen utensils. more ›

During the NRA show, while we were giggling over fake food and silly signs, we also noticed one actual trend - everything seemed to be going electronic. There were so many different types of iPhone and iPad apps, wireless devices and techno-geek gadgets that we hardly knew where to turn, and yet when we did a little research and a few interviews, we weren't sure that most of them were actually useful. In fact, we suspect that while some of them may make dining faster and more "convenient" for some, most of them will lower the quality of the experience of eating out. But, you can bet they will be coming to a restaurant near you. more ›

"Hardware hacks," "creative code," "DIY garage science" -- Dorkbot does it on a circuit board. The local chapter of an international arts collective dedicated to "people doing strange things with electricity" will hold its latest gathering tonight at Enemy. The event is totally free, and will feature a presentation on the past and future of the local Dorkbot movement as well the first public appearance of something called "Where's the Party At v1.0," a sampler built by local artist and musician Todd Bailey. Visit Bailey's Web site for more information about his machine and a visual, conversational taste of what Dorkbot's about. He's slinging some straight nerd alert genius over there. more ›

You know that awful feeling you get when you have to sit and wait while the police officer writes you a ticket? Not just that adrenaline rush from being pulled over, but the sense of shame as people drive by, glancing in your direction and saying to themselves, "Man, glad it wasn't me"? Well, that feeling will always be there but your wait will be shorter soon thanks to a new electronic traffic ticket system being implemented which allegedly cuts the time taken to issue a ticket in half, thus enabling Johnny Law to get back out on the highway and issue more tickets. Officials hope to have the system in place by the end of the year. Um, hooray? more ›