Women, parents, even nursing-home residents have been drawn to the Wii’s simple evocations of games such as tennis and bowling. The Wii has become the best-selling game machine of the current generation, selling more than 25 million worldwide, and...

Some people go fishing on their day off. Yves Rossy likes to jump out of a small plane with a pair of jet-powered wings on his back and loop the loop above the Swiss Alps. The self-built contraption took the former fighter pilot five years to build and...

Breastfeeding has unplanned benefits like protecting nursing mothers from rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new study. The study found that women who had breastfed for 13 months or more were half as likely to get rheumatoid arthritis as those who...

Here’s the first look at the new largest Apple Store in the U.S, courtesy of John Sheehy. Last time we saw the glass mammoth, it was covered up in an unsightly green sheet. Upon viewing this pic, you’re expected to fall to your knees, shed...

A gravestone manufacturer here is helping bereaved families remember their loved ones with a touch of technology — mobile phone QR codes on tombstones that link to photographs and video clips of the deceased. The tombstones are being sold by...

Creative has launched the small and lightweight Creative Vado - making it easy to shoot your video and to upload to YouTube or Photobucket. It’s certainly small - small enough to fit into the palm of your hand- and easy to operate, with just the...

Inspa World, a five-story 60,000-square-foot funhouse, bills itself as a “spa and water park.” But that doesn’t quite capture it. At a mere $30 to get in, and kids scrambling around, it’s no Canyon Ranch. And without water slides or wave...

A powerful earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, toppling thousands of homes, factories and offices, trapping students in schools, and killing at least 10,000 people, the country’s worst natural disaster in three decades.

Young designers competing to get noticed by fashion labels can now launch their careers online through the fashion world’s answer to the social networking Web site MySpace.com. Fashionspace.com was created by 23-year-old London fashion graduate...

A beach vacation usually conjures up images of lying on white sand relaxing not dicing with death but Forbes.com has come up with a list of the world’s most dangerous beaches. Strong currents and deadly jellyfish are among the dangers that spring...