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The AERO E is a really awesome looking concept design for a device that uses windpower to charge your cell phone. It converts outside wind power into electric energy, and the electricity then transfers wirelessly to your phone through induction. The techy treehugger inside of me is nearly whining for one. Calling all Scaleup founders! Join the Soonicorn Summit on November 28 in Amsterdam. Meet with the leaders of Picnic, Miro, Carbon Equity and more during this exclusive event dedicated to Scaleup Founders!...

My boy Mark Bao, the 18-year old entrepreneur who gained notoriety when he sold Threewords.me recently had his laptop stolen. Over the weekend, Bao hacked into his computer’s hard drive remotely and found an embarrassing video of the culprit. He decided to post the video on YouTube, titling it, “Don’t steal computers belonging to people who know how to use computers.” The video was then submitted to Redditin a posttitled, “This idiot stole somebody’s laptop, and the owner was able to remotely regain access to it and post this video of the perp....

The Backbone One is the best mobile gaming controller I’ve laid hands on Control freak The controller has much the same button layout as an Xbox One controller or a set of Switch Joy-Con: twin thumbsticks, four letter buttons (in the same ABXY layout as the Xbox), a D-pad, and two options buttons. It also has two unique buttons: a capture button, for capturing video or screenshots; and an orange Backbone button that takes you directly to the app....

The BBC is launching a new homepage which it hopes will help users find a broader selection of its content. As of 10am today, UK visitors to BBC Online can access the ‘work-in-progress’beta BBC Homepagefrom a link on the current homepage, and it hopes users will provide feedback over the coming weeks and months before permanently replacing the existing homepage later this year. Back in January, the BBCannouncedplans to reshape its online offering, centering around ten products – including the BBC Homepage....

From 1984 to 1986, the BBC partnered up with Acorn Computers, Philips and Logica to record everyday life in the UK. The survey mostly involved school children, who wrote about everything from geography and local social issues, and this was accompanied by maps, photos and videos that were recorded to laserdiscs. A million people participated in the nationwide scheme, which was called the ‘BBC Domesday Project’, in homage to theDomesday Book, one of the earliest UK national surveys, carried out by William I of England in 1085....