NASA has spurred incredible advances in technology over the years. This gallery shows some of the modern inventions for which the space agency is ultimately responsible. Examples include semiconductors, joysticks, and memory foam.

Avid gamer and Geekend contributor Andy Moon reveals which 10 video game characters are among his favorites.

Geekend contributor Andy Moon has been playing video and arcade games for more than 30 years. Find out which games have been most influential to him.

The Sony press conference at E3 2010 featured the latest in a line of games called Twisted Metal. Here's a preview of the third person vehicular shooter game for PS3.

Microsoft has been trying, with varying degrees of success, to break free of their PC based roots for quite some time now, but their latest machinations almost smack of desperation. The failed bid for Yahoo seems to have set off a virtual explosion of rumors of talks with Facebook, Myspace, and AOL, but what it comes down to is Microsoft's need to establish a relevant presence in a market dominated by Google. One thing I will say for Microsoft is that they have taken significant market share in just about every market they have entered, so you might not want to bet against them.