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Marty McFly's time traveling ride is getting a restoration. To get the DeLorean from the Back to the Future films back into shape, a team completely disassembled the car and is rebuilding it from the ground up. The biggest challenge, according to Back to the Future co-writer and co-creator Bob Gale (who once explained to us how Doc and Marty became friends), is finding all of the pieces. "Great care is being taken to ensure that every bulb, bolt, and wire is 100 percent screen accurate," Gale says in a... READ ON

Earlier today, Time unleashed its list of the All-TIME Top 100 Video Games. “Whether you’re into video games or not, they’re an integrally important part of our culture,” the magazine says in the introduction to the list. Organized by release date, the list is full of beloved retro games, like Pong and Space Invaders, and more recent hits—World of Warcraft, Wii Sports, and The Sims. Each entry includes a brief history of the game and why playing it was so much... READ ON

In this brief tech demo, Nigel Ackland shows off his new prosthetic hand, the bebionic v3. It's frankly amazing -- here is an articulate, five-fingered hand, controlled via two muscle triggers near the elbow. Ackland lost his forearm six years ago in an accident at work; he now uses this prosthetic to do all sorts of things, including typing, cracking eggs, opening and pouring beer, you name it. Although it's not discussed in this video, the prosthetic can be concealed under a silicone glove, which... READ ON