Completely disregard what Apple is trying to tell you: buttons are awesome, knobs are rad, and they make gadgets fun. If anything, we need more of 'em in our daily lives. Case in point? This gallery......

Knob Creek is the home of the largest military weaponry show and machine gun shoot. It’s located, I sh!t you not, in Bullit County Kentucky. This is where good ol’ folks like to blow things up REAL GOOD. I spent a weekend at this blessed event. And here’s some weaponry fun you can have....

Chaos erupted at Gobbler's Knob this morning , as the prognosticating groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his den, only to see the shadow of newly-elected President Barack Obama. Handlers of Punxsutawney Phil were at a loss to explain the phenomenon. With television cameras whirring, nervous o...

I don’t understand the whole Groundhog Day phenomenon, nor do I want to. The whole idea of deciding how long winter will last based on the activity of a groundhog seems more than just a little... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...

NEW details for USASA membership options: USASA Changes the Temporary Membership Fee to “ZERO” 1st Time Trial good for 1 day only - Absolutely FREE - The rider has 2 weeks to upgrade to Full Member and points earned will count towards Regional & National Rankings. YOU may only use t...

November 29, 2008 Its that time again Get your gear and head to Holly Nov 29th...

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Laptops Imagine if you could attach a physical knob, slider, or switch to any application which called for some tactile interaction (say a music app like Live or Logic). That concept is exactly what led Lyndsay Williams to create the SenseSurface -- a modular system that ...

Touchscreens are great, but for many of us nothing beats old fashioned tactile controls. That seems to be one of the reasons why Lyndsay Williams of Girton Labs is in the process of developing SenseSurface—a system that allows users to stick working knobs to on-screen virtual controls. Apparently,...

Filed under: pcs hacks, peripherals hacks [Lindsay Williams] has come up a novel way of constructing custom physical inputs for your programs. SenseSurface is a viable alternative to building a new interface for each application. Simply place the dials, buttons, and sliders on your screen wherever y...

6:45 came earlier than it did yesterday morning. That might have something to do with how late I went to sleep… or maybe it’s some shift in the Earth’s rotation. I don’t know. Also, someone tinkered with my radio alarm clock’s volume knob yesterday. I think maybe it rea...