Joel Johnson's posts

Five Mindstorms computers, four-and-a-half months of planning, 25,000 elements, and a warehouse of over 90…

Take one look at the new "My3D" from Hasbro and tell me that's not just a simple stereoscopic imager with a slot for…

Asher Bradshaw was born wearing a pair of Vans, was swaddled in Vision Crib Wear, and was put to bed each night in…

Shifts at a Foxconn factory are typically eight to ten hours a day. Since about half of the company's Shenzhen…

The woman's husband later filed a similar report, claiming gypsies had broken into their home and replaced his…

In Shenzhen's electronics markets, an entire building is dedicated to Apple products. You can buy white iPhones—at…

It wasn't that long ago I was praising the iPad for being a wonderful travel computer. It still is—until it isn't.

The hotel staff are friendly and anxious to please, but even when they finally understand my request, they don't…

Chicago-based Stern—last of the great American pinball makers—is releasing a new "home" edition of its Iron Man…

I've just barely dabbled with iMovie '11, but I'm already comfortable saying this: The new "Trailers" templates…

"You might not want light that cigarette there," says James Stegall, co-owner of the Hard Times Distillery, as I…

George Walton Lucas, Jr. is only a man. Unlike in myth, gods never create men. Only men create gods. To father a…

It's just a teaser for the upcoming Scream Awards on Spike, but god damn is it good to see Marty McFly back in the…

Steve Jobs enters. "We've had tremendous, unbelievable success with multitouch. And that's why starting next year,…

Geoff Mackley's team descended into the Marum volcano on Ambrym Island because they could. Questions remain…

While Dr. Leary was fairly entranced by computers and cyberculture in the '90s—what stoner wasn't?—I hardly think he…

Sure it's a commercial for Orbit gum. That doesn't mean we can't enjoy smiles being fruvigorously…

I've got a horrible habit of obsessing over a supposed need to be filled by a product, then instantly forgetting it…

Don't take this as condescention. I'm cheering for Microsoft on this one. They need a good mobile device in their…

In an interview with Star Wars historian J.W. Rinzler on the occasion of Empire's 30th anniversary, Vanity Fair has…