Archive for August, 2010

The Future's So 3D, I Just Got To Wear Shades

Aug 19 by Ty Dunitz | 1 comment

You know those douchebags who wear their sunglasses absolutely everywhere, right? Can I ask you a question? …Would you like to be one of them? Polaroid is hoping you will. Buddying up with RealD – I always say that in the movie guy voice, don’t you? – Polaroid has unleashed into the world a ‘collection’ more »

Why We Should Celebrate the So-Called "Death of the Web"

Aug 19 by Navneet Alang | 1 comment

First, just to be clear: the web is not dead. Despite Chris Anderson’s attempt to create another catchphrase like the “long tail”, his attempt to say that the traditional browser-based web is finished – and was about to be replaced by closed ecosystems like Apple’s App Store – was a stretch. There are variety of reasons that more »

Portability Is a Thing Of the Past With iPort

Aug 19 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

I don’t normally like talking about iPad cases. Your Techi time is precious, and I’m not about to waste it on a piece of molded plastic. With that in mind, I’ve got this great piece of molded plastic I’d like to show you. It holds your iPad, and everything. In all seriousness, though, this isn’t the more »

Jobs Huffed and Puffed and Blew His House Down

Aug 19 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

Steve really hates his house – in fact, he’s been meaning to tear it down for years. Does this make him a crazy person? Don’t answer that. Steve has, however, just received word that all systems are go: the red tape preventing Jobs from bulldozing his Woodside, California home has been cleared, and at his leisure, more »

Places, Please: New Facebook Location Service is Here

Aug 18 by Angela West | add comment

The new Facebook geolocation feature is here, and it is called “Places”. The new service will let Facebook users tag their status updates with where they are, “like”, and otherwise interact with Places. The new service isn’t meant as a competitor for similar services such as Gowalla or Foursquare, more »

Sony Laughs Off Apple in Latest PSP Ad

Aug 18 by Ty Dunitz | 3 comments

It would seem Sony is setting something of a double standard, taking an indirect dig at Apple in its latest PSP ad. Though the phone is never mentioned by name, it’s clear ‘Josh Rose’, apparently kidding himself, is bragging about having downloaded, er… ‘Game Castle’ on an iPhone (looks like tight graphics if I’ve ever seen more »

Why Nothing Will "Save" Print Media

Aug 18 by Navneet Alang | 22 comments

That, I freely admit, is a controversial title. Unfortunately, that doesn’t make it any less true. While there is always chatter online about what the web will or won’t do to ‘old media’, a couple of recent developments have popped up this week: first, that News Corp (the same people who run Fox and more »

A Premature Look at Microsoft's Arc Touch

Aug 18 by Ty Dunitz | 1 comment

Awhile ago, I punched you in the eye with a tidbit on Microsoft’s mystery device. That device, as you’re probably aware, turned out to be the Arc Touch mouse, and it now seems that German retailer notebooksbilliger has jumped the gun on unveiling the product proper. Oh, it looks like they got hip. But that certainly won’t stop more »

Microsoft Flight Simulator Returns!... Sorta

Aug 18 by Ty Dunitz | 2 comments

Fans of Microsoft Flight Simulator are all gathering today to hold hands and weep – the franchise, previously pronounced dead last year, will be resurrected in the form of Microsoft Flight. Though, while some weep with joy, others may be weeping for an entirely different reason. “Microsoft Flight will bring a new more »

Justin Bieber and the Accidental Ambient Music Genius

Aug 18 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

It is a dark day when I can wholeheartedly admit that a Justin Bieber song is tickling my fancy in any way, shape or form, let alone being listened to by me. Until yesterday, when this first exploded onto the scene, it was entirely unhip to own up to any degree of Bieberism, but Soundcloud user Shamantis has ensured, more »

Apple vs. Motorola: Who Can Lock It Down

Aug 17 by Aj Liptak | 9 comments

Apple has been fighting hard against the jailbreak community for years now. Every update Apple dishes out feels like its a direct punch to the kidney to those wishing to install third-party applications to their device. Another heavyweight, Motorola,  is taking large steps to lock down their more »

iPad Mini Due For Christmas?

Aug 17 by Toby Leftly | 3 comments

The iPad is about to get a Mini Me, according to rumors on the web this morning. Apple’s annual iPod release event in September is nearly upon us, and the rumor mill is busier than ever pondering what new gadgets Apple might unveil. The current iPad has a 9.7″ screen, so some have speculated that an more »

Three Reasons an Android PSP Phone Will Succeed (And Three Reasons It Won't)

Aug 17 by Navneet Alang | 5 comments

When rumors of a possible Playstation-branded “PSP Phone” recently broke, the tech world was, more than anything, a bit baffled. Here we had a rumor of a potential collaboration between Google and Sony, both of whom already have their own mobile ecosystems (Android on the one hand, and the Playstation Store on more »

Want An Invite To The Dorkiest Kegger Ever?

Aug 17 by Toby Leftly | 2 comments

Even dorks need downtime, and what better way to relax than with a nice cold beer? But wait. What if you didn’t know the exact temperature of the beer you were drinking? What if there wasn’t a computer involved in any part of the beer drinking and/or partying that may or may not happen once said beer more »