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Could GPS devices create a world without signs? (167 diggs) These tools are inexorably changing the way we navigate highways. It's true that we use signs in tandem with personal navigation systems today, but that may not always be the case. Experts envision a future in which we trust digital directions so completely that we no longer make much use of real-world cues.

Epic Lego ‘Crawler Town’ Creation by Dave DeGobbi (503 diggs) Dave DeGobbi's mind-blowing Crawler Town should have its own movie written around it. If there are any fans of Borderlands out there, it's heavily reminiscent of Baron Flynt's massive rig-turned-city, the Thor.

Man fined for insulting ex-girlfriend on Facebook (427 diggs) Sometimes, we say things we just don't mean. Or, more accurately, that we really do mean, but we wish we hadn't said in public.

12 Types of Cell Phone Users That Drive Us Nuts (469 diggs) Maybe you've seen Bluetooth Johnson, the bathroom texter or Han Solo, a.k.a, the holster master, in action. But hopefully, you don't see any of these 12 annoying cell phone characters when you look in the mirror.

Android Crushes the Competition, iPhone Stands Still (1,097 diggs) The latest quarterly smartphone results are in from market research firm comScore, and surprise-surprise, Google's Android platform continues to rock the marketplace while everyone else looks on.

CNET: Android phones get Opera Mini 5 beta (306 diggs) All those Android smartphone owners who have been wondering when they can ditch the outmoded Opera Mini 4.2 browser in favor of the latest beta can now unfold their pouts, stop that kicking, and remove their pounding fists from the floor. Opera Mini 5 beta has arrived.

Ultimate laptop buying guide: 6 types of laptops to consider (361 diggs) Whether you're looking for an uber-powerful desktop replacement or a super-portable netbook, here is what you need to consider before buying a laptop.

Is Google TV the Wave of the Future? (423 diggs) To boldly go where other companies have failed

Innovation Brings New Amazing Gadgets to the Poor (393 diggs) A nonprofit called Kopernik hopes to connect the creators of the low-cost, innovative and life-saving inventions with the people who need them most.

The Size of the Mobile Market (Infographic) (338 diggs) In Taiwan, there are more cellphones than people. About 7% of all mobile data goes to movie information. And Google owns nearly 100% of the mobile search market. These, and more fun facts in this handy infographic!

3-D Can Be Explained [infographic] (633 diggs) It’s not just a red and blue glass that makes things fly at you! Well sort of but its much cooler than that.

The making of the Terminator's laser-sighted .45 pistol (367 diggs) There are multiple iconic weapons in science fiction history, but few are as cool as the Terminator's side arm: the .45 Long Slide with a laser sighting. Ars tracked down the man who created the legendary prop, and we talked about the early days of lasers on weapons.

Nokia Files Patent for Self-Charging Phone (511 diggs) Kinetically powered cell phones have been relegated to futuristic concepts..or have they? Nokia files a patent that could lead to the first real piezoelectric mobile phone.

Are you obsessed with your cell phone? [Graphic] (645 diggs) You know you are when you stop to answer your phone in the middle of... Take a guess, what do you think?

Exclusive pictures of Microsoft Courier! (1,490 diggs) We're told Courier will function as a "digital journal," and it's designed to be seriously portable: it's under an inch thick, weighs a little over a pound, and isn't much bigger than a 5x7 photo when closed.

1st Shots and Specs of Microsoft's Secret Project Pink Phone (182 diggs) These are the first photos of Microsoft's Project Pink phones, snatched from deep within the bowels of the Microsoft/Verizon industrio-complex --not the Turtle, but the larger, Sidekick-like Pure. This doesn't look like Windows Phone 7, so what is it?

Sharing a Passion for Pinball (278 diggs) For some 25 years, Silverman has been buying arcade pinball machines, those gaudily colored, delightfully cacophonic games of skill that involve a steel ball, a bunch of rubber bumpers amid a sea of flashing lights and a pair of electronic flippers that serve as the only thing between million-point success and hole-in-the-floor oblivion.

Mattel Mindflex Hack Shocks You Into Serenity (Video) (638 diggs) Okay, we're in love with this delightfully evil Mattel Mindflex hack, which delivers an electric shock if you don't remain calm.

The Most Awesome iPhone Stand Ever Made Out of Cutlery (426 diggs) That headline is probably a bit of an overstatement, since this is probably the only iPhone stand made out of silverware at all. This is a pretty neat idea, and you can probably use it for eating some of the time!

Microsoft's Project Gustav (Vid) (326 diggs) During a preview of Microsoft's annual TechFest event this week, the company's researchers showed a technology dubbed Project Gustav, which seeks to replicate the experience of painting without the mess.

Nokia C5 unveiled (298 diggs) Today sees the unveiling of both a new device, the Nokia C5, and a new naming convention, Nokia Cseries (more on that later). The C5 is a smartphone packed into a feature phone body, boasting S60 3rd edition and a host of messaging and social networking features built in. It also boasts a bright 2.2-inch display and a 3.2-megapixel camera.

TiVo Premiere: One set-top box to rule them all (254 diggs) With its new TiVo Premiere DVR, TiVo asks the rhetorical question: Would you like to replace your HD cable box/DVR, broadband Web box (a la Roku) and stereo-connected music player with a single box that lists content search results regardless of their location broadcast, broadband, video-on-demand all at one time? Obviously the answer is yes!

TigerText: iPhone app for spies and cheaters (299 diggs) If you've ever sent a text message that you've later regretted sending (Tiger Woods, I'm looking at you), then a new texting application just released for the iPhone could be your new best friend.

AT&T removes Google search from Android (885 diggs) Android is Google's open source operating system. Google search and services are tightly integrated into the OS by default. They are the core of the phone's functionality. However, AT&T decided to go out of their way to strip the search feature and replace it with Yahoo. There seems to be no way to get a Google search widget on the phone.

MSI To Debut World's First HD, 3-D, All-In-One PC (277 diggs) It is the world’s first large screen full high definition 3D all in one computer designed for the 3D home experience.