From ArsTechnica:

The Internet was supposed to make selling your old gadgets easier, but in some ways, it has only become a bigger pain in the ass over time. Who really wants to put a laptop on eBay these days, or deal with the flakes who make up craigslist? Sometimes, the amount you're looking to recover from your used device might not be enough to justify the headaches involved in selling it—luckily, some devices tend to hold a relatively high resale value compared to some of their more common counterparts, but even Macs and iDevices can be a pain to offload much of the time.

From Gizmag:

Australian musician, cTrix, turned a 1970's game console into a handheld instrument dubbed the 'gAtari 2600'.

From the BBC:

Efforts to create an army of cyborg insects are being pursued by a team of US-based engineers.

The group is investigating ways to harvest energy from the creatures to power sensors and other equipment fastened to their bodies.

From Wired UK:

Artist Cory Arcangel wants to explore the idea of uploading a terabyte of data "just to grind up some networks", according to his presentation at Wired 2011.

He said: "I've always loved computers. When I got my first computer, I used to love using it to crunch numbers for no point. I loved maxing out processors for no purpose. It's even better with cloud computing."

From TrustedReviews:

We’ve seen concept cars of the future and even planes of the future, and now Nikon has given us a glimpse at what it thinks will be the future of digital cameras.