Andy Wonnacott, Author at The Nerd Stash

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Just an old man who enjoys the simple things in life: Seinfeld, Michigan sports, working out, and playing video games. You can find me on the basketball court or trying to find a way to slow down time.

Ancient Island Discovered in Aegean Sea

Posted By: Andy Wonnacotton: November 21, 2015In: Exclusives, News, OpinionTags: AegeanSea, historyNo Comments

Recently, a group of international archaeologists have located an ancient island. It was located near the infamous, ‘Battle of Arginusae‘. “You bring the crowns and heads of conquered kings to my city steps. You insult my queen. You threaten my people with slavery and death! Oh, I’ve chosen my words carefully, Persian. Perhaps you should […] Read more

NASA Gives SpaceX Flight Orders

Posted By: Andy Wonnacotton: November 21, 2015In: News, TechTags: NASA, SpaceXNo Comments

The future of space travel has officially entered the next generation. Up until recently, NASA has only allowed their own shuttles and spacecraft to travel into outer space. Today, NASA has given the official “okay” to allow a private spacecraft to travel into outer space. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX continues to […] Read more

Chrome Hack Gives Total Access to Android

Posted By: Andy Wonnacotton: November 14, 2015In: News, TechTags: Android, Google2 Comments

How does that old expression go? When one person builds something, there is always another who is working to destroy it? Regardless of how you view it, people are always working to hack, smash, and cheat their way around safety measures for their personal gain. In 1950, the expression would probably work more with old […] Read more

Google’s Self-Driving Car Pulled Over By Police

Posted By: Andy Wonnacotton: November 13, 2015In: News, TechTags: Google, GoogleCarNo Comments

I think we can all see it coming. With the rapid pace that technology moves at, it’s only a matter of time that cars will do all the work for us and we can lay down in the back seat and get some shut eye. The concept of the self-driving car is still very much […] Read more

Tokyo Scientists Develop Unbreakable Glass

Posted By: Andy Wonnacotton: November 08, 2015In: News, TechTags: Glass, Science, TechnologyNo Comments

Not a day goes by without a poor soul dropping their phone on the concrete, or a young neighbor throwing a baseball through a window. Car accidents typically result in shards of glass finding their way throughout the scene. Glass is handled with immense care. Those days may be coming to an end. A group […] Read more

Skreemr Jet Could Fly New York to London in 30 Minutes

Posted By: Andy Wonnacotton: November 05, 2015In: News, TechTags: Jets, Skreemer, TechnologyNo Comments

As with everything in today’s world, the idea of getting things done immediately brings us great joy. Connecting to the internet through a minute-long annoying beep drove us nuts. Sending letters to our families the old-fashioned way could sometimes take days. And as our poor ancestors knew, traveling from one city to another by horse […] Read more

Konami Has Plans For a New Metal Gear Solid Game

Posted By: Andy Wonnacotton: November 03, 2015In: Gaming, NewsTags: gaming, Konami, Metal Gear SolidNo Comments

For most of us gamers, Metal Gear Solid holds a special place in our heart. For me, I remember playing Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater during my sophomore year in college. I would wake up for an 8 AM class (blah), come back and play for an hour before heading off for the rest […] Read more

Nintendo Delays Smartphone Game

Posted By: Andy Wonnacotton: October 29, 2015In: Coming Soon, Gaming, iOS, Mobile, NewsTags: Miitomo, Nintendo, smartphoneNo Comments

Earlier this week, Nintendo announced a delay in the introduction of games into the smartphone world. The delay comes as an extreme disappointment to Nintendo fans, as the gaming mogul has typically shown incredible overall innovation in the industry. Nintendo has given us many unique technologies that still work today, most recently with motion […] Read more

Android Users Switching to Apple

Posted By: Andy Wonnacotton: October 29, 2015In: News, TechTags: Android, apple, smartphoneNo Comments

Like the “Thrilla in Manila,” Game 7 of a war between two great baseball teams, or the Final Four in March Madness, Android versus Apple has entered the middle rounds of a great heavyweight battle. And in this round, score the decision to Apple. Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that 30 percent of the iPhone […] Read more