dinosaurs

Life-size robo-dinosaur and ostrich backpack hint at how first birds got off the ground

Everyone knows birds descended from dinosaurs, but exactly how that happened is the subject of much study and debate. To help clear things up, these researchers went all out and just straight up built

The Only Tragedy Of This War Is That One Day It Will End

Did you know that the book publishing industry is at war with itself? No, wait, you're a TechCrunch reader, wrong question. Did you know that the book publishing industry still exists? ...This is k

Pet dinosaurs for everyone! Pleo is back!

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/pleo.jpg" align="left">Seriously, who doesn't want a pet dinosaur? Sure, Jurassic Park makes it seem all dangerous and life-threatening a

Got $2 million? You can buy a T-rex skeleton. Because why not?

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dinoauction.jpg" />Many years ago (like 1992ish), I subscribed to some sort of Dinosaur magazine. It had all sorts of dinosaur facts and

Video: Jetpack Brontosaurus physics demo

Jetpack Brontosaurus Visual Technology from Matthew Wegner on Vimeo The creators of the insane Velociraptor Off-Road Safari Rampage are well on their way to creating a new opus, which they call Jetpac

New lovey-dovey Pleo download for Valentine's Day

Oh Pleo, you’re the best almost-real dinosaur friend a guy and/or gal could ever have. Just in time for St. Valentine’s Day comes a new behavior download for your Pleo pet. He coos, he fli

Velociraptoricide!

Off-Road Velociraptor Safari from Matthew Wegner on Vimeo. So this game lets you be a velociraptor who can mow down other velociraptors in a jeep using a big chain and the front of the jeep. It should

Pleo Dinosaur Robot Marches Its Way into My Heart

Pleo is a new $350 ‘life form’ dinosaur robot created by Ugobe. Unlike all the robot dinosaurs I know (e.g. the WowWee Roboraptor), the Pleo is not remote-controlled. It’s ‘sel

Ebeam creates an interactive surface anywhere you want

Huh? Killer soundtrack, though. Heh.