Archive for October, 2010

The Quest for the Perfect iPhone Gaming Accessory Has a Champion

Oct 14 by Ty Dunitz | 1 comment

Alright, alright, I admit it. The iPhone is a gaming machine. I’ve spent the last few years actively tearing down people’s insistence that Apple holds any sway in the gaming arena, but there’s really no denying it anymore – they do, if only for silly casual games as of yet. But it’s only a matter of more »

Chilean Miners (Yes, Those Miners) Gifted Free iPods by Jobs

Oct 14 by Ty Dunitz | 1 comment

While their story is one of bravery and heroism and all that good stuff (I promise I’m being sincere), everyone and their dog is trying to get a piece of the trapped Chilean miners pie, even Big Steve, who has donated to each of the miners ‘a latest iPod [sic]‘, as reported by Reuters. By ‘a latest’, I’m gonna more »

Rock-em, Sock-em Robot Beats Up Volunteers In the Name of Science

Oct 14 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

Six Slovenian volunteers have been undergoing a bizarre test: being punched in the arm over, and over, and over, and over again by a robot. A researcher at the University of Ljubljana, Borut PovÅ¡e, has somehow coerced six of his colleagues to agree to let an industrial robot repeatedly sock them more »

Why a Verizon iPhone is Good For Everyone

Oct 14 by Navneet Alang | add comment

Now that both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times have suggested Apple’s iPhone is coming to Verizon, it’s likely a safe bet it’s happening. Sure, some details like dates might be off; but with both major outlets saying the same thing, let’s all just agree it’s coming now, ‘kay? But with more »

Lego Wiimote Opens the Doors to Some Truly Rad Prospects

Oct 13 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

When I dare put ‘rad’ in the headline itself, you know something must be goddamn rad as all hell. And this is, so you knew correctly. Fist bump. I refuse to give you any additional context for these pictures, because they say everything you need to know. It’s a(n official) Lego Wiimote. Or, rather: more »

Get Back to the Mac on October 20th

Oct 13 by Ty Dunitz | 1 comment

Strap in, folks. A week today (the 20th, if you don’t wanna hit F4), Apple will be holding a media event dubbed ‘Back to the Mac’. By the image, it would seem we may be seeing a new jungle cat enter the OSX family – Lion. That’s honestly all the info. Just a heads up to save the date, so you can watch Steve more »

Trent Reznor Sounds Off on Mark Zuckerberg and Other Functional Tools

Oct 13 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

No one ever accused Trent Reznor of being anything less than tech-savvy, and his recent scoring of The Social Network is a shining contribution to the social networking sphere at large. I’m not sure if that sentence makes total sense, but I’m listening to said score as I type this, and it’s a hell more »

Marissa Mayer's On The Move

Oct 12 by JD Rucker | add comment

She has been called hypercompetitive, the queen of the search-o-sphere, and one of the hottest geek girls on the planet. Now, bloggers and tech magazines can add another title to the list: member of Google’s operating committee. It doesn’t sound like much, but it is. Only the top of the top of upper management for Google gets put on their operating committee, and more »

SNL Comes Up With Killer App Idea for Moms on Facebook

Oct 12 by Angela West | add comment

Unfortunately, it’s only a skit at this point. But if someone out there wants to make it, we will pay MUCH MORE than $3.99 for it. more »

Palm Pre Two On The Way

Oct 12 by Toby Leftly | add comment

The Palm Pre, Palm’s  last ditch effort to overthrow the iPhone as king of mobile and bounce back to profitability is getting an upgrade. The Palm Pre 2 is the first real announcement from Palm since they were bought out by HP, so it’ll be interesting to see what if any influence HP has over the new more »

Giant Cushion Protects Your Delicate Ears From Your iPhone

Oct 12 by Toby Leftly | 1 comment

Now ‘ears one for the books – a large padded earpiece that attaches directly to your iPhone. You’ll look ear-ily trendy with one of these on your phone, and your delicate ear holes will be saved from wear and tear. Designer Robert Potter created his Earos concept in response to the minimalist approach more »

Android: Five Things That Need To Be Fixed ASAP

Oct 12 by Navneet Alang | 11 comments

With yet another report stating that Android is actually outselling other smartphone platforms, it’s clear that Google’s smartphone OS is here to stay. And thank goodness. Android has been a boon to the tech world, driving competition in the smartphone market while introducing the benefits of those devices to way more people. Yet, more »

Microsoft Through The Ages, An Infographic

Oct 12 by Toby Leftly | 1 comment

Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 announcement is this infographic, showing how Microsoft has evolved in almost Darwinian style since 1985. All the old favorites are there – Windows 1, Windows 3.11 and of course Windows 95. As an infographics fan, this ticks a lot of boxes for me. It’s huge, for starters. more »

Dot Com Could Become Dot Anything

Oct 12 by Toby Leftly | 1 comment

Since the beginning of the web, the scourge of developers and company owners alike has been the impossibility of finding the domain name you need. Everyone prefers .com addresses, but there re only so many out there. Add to that the annoyance of domain squatters sitting on huge portfolios of unused more »