YouTube pays homage to the 57th anniversary of the first consumer-grade videocassette recorder (VCR) with a special "VHS emulator" feature now available on a limited selection of videos.

Instrument maker Vinnie Veen created this iPhone power booster out of spare parts. This vintage-looking speaker is wireless and uses no electricity.

To celebrate the two-year anniversary of the time British politician Ed Balls accidentally tweeted his own name, Twitter users are planning to spam his moniker en masse on the social networking and microblogging site.

At least two explosions rocked the finish line at the Boston Marathon this afternoon, killing several and injuring at least a half-dozen of bystanders. Note: this discussion thread may contain violent or graphic imagery. Viewer discretion advised.