Archive for January, 2011

'Brickify' Does Exactly What It Says On the Tin

Jan 21 by Ty Dunitz | add comment

If you’ve ever wanted to convert your favorite logo/photo/image to Lego, now’s your chance. The team at Carsonified has rolled out a new tool, the perhaps lazily-if-poignantly labeled Brickify. The Carsonified team apparently came up with this idea during a trip to their local Lego store, where they realized how cool more »

iPad 2's Camera to Clock In At ... 1MP? Seriously?

Jan 21 by Ty Dunitz | 5 comments

If you planned on making the iPad 2 your be-all, end-all imaging tool, it would appear you may be SOL. 9 to 5 Mac is reporting that the rear-facing camera on the back of the unit will be a paltry one-megapixel – which wouldn’t seem so bad until you remember the iPhone 4′s camera is five… and some older flip phones more »

And So, The Verizon iPhone Hype Begins

Jan 20 by JD Rucker | 1 comment

We knew it was coming. If anything, it may have started later than most predicted. The Verizon iPhone hype is here. When it was first announced that the Verizon iPhone was near, we all knew that these two marketing masters would turn it into something bigger than it is. A carrier picking up an old product is normally more »

A Flip Phone That Smart Phone Users Can Dig

Jan 20 by Connor Livingston | 4 comments

Flip phones were hot in the first half of the millennium. If you weren’t a stuffy business type with a Blackberry or Palm, you probably carried a flip phone. Then, the iPhone came and changed our world. Smart phones took over. The flip phone died. It’s back. Sort of. With three flexible AMOLED touchscreens, more »

Grading the States: Which are the Most Tech-Savvy?

Jan 20 by JD Rucker | 1 comment

As the need for tech-savvy young people entering the work force increases exponentially, the need for the American education system to improve and keep up with the trends skyrockets. Who is doing well and who is failing? This graphic breaks down the grades for each state. How is your state doing? more »

The Google Shakeup

Jan 20 by Rocco Penn | add comment

When is the best time to change CEOs if you’re a major company? How about shortly after announcing fourth-quarter earnings of $8.75 a share on revenue of $6.37 billion, numbers that shattered analysts’ expectations. Today, Google announced that CEO Eric Schmidt would be going into a new role more »

Where Does Apple Go Next? The Home, The TV and the Cloud.

Jan 19 by Navneet Alang | 4 comments

Apple’s record earnings for 2010 leave them in an enviable position. No, really: I am deeply jealous of them and anyone who had the good sense to buy their stock. But though Apple is virtually invincible for the next year or two, it’s also clear that they cannot afford to stagnate. We are already nearing more »

Record Apple Earnings; Cupertino HQ To Be, Like, Totally Blinged Out

Jan 19 by Navneet Alang | 1 comment

First, let’s get the numbers out of the way. For their first fiscal quarter ending on December 25, 2010, Apple – a small American tech company who you may have heard makes a phone, computers (and some kind of  ‘pad’?) – earned a profit of $6 billion on $26.74 billion of revenue. To put that into perspective, more »

Breaking Down The Infamous Apple Email Style

Jan 19 by JD Rucker | 11 comments

Apple is good at many things revolving around technology, but many would say that the key to their tremendous success is the way they do their marketing. They have created a brand that exudes pride amongst its users, a subculture that is both coveted and reviled by the different sections of the masses. more »

This Procedural Lightpainting Thing Looks Amazing!

Jan 18 by James Mowery | add comment

The application is intellectual, but the results are truly stunning. Christopher Warnow has demonstrated a technique of procedurally painting light onto a scene by using a projector, distance sensor, and long-exposure camera. What you get is something that looks very cool and futuristic. more »

Smartphone Data Gets Even More Expensive

Jan 18 by James Mowery | add comment

Welcome to the United States of America, where mobile service providers continue to rape our wallets whenever they get the chance. The latest perpetrator is Sprint, who — on top of charging an extra 10 dollars for 4G access to improve the network — has decided that everyone should be charged more »

Have Twitter Wrapped Around Your Finger

Jan 18 by James Mowery | add comment

This is either incredibly cool or unbelievably weird, but a website at Tweet-Rings.com is offering to take any Tweet and engrave it onto a stainless steel ring. Why? Who knows. But it sounds like a novel (or crazy) idea, for sure. I’m sure someone will be willing to pay to keep that perfect Tweet forever. more »

Nintendo 3DS Making Japanese Feel Seasick

Jan 18 by James Mowery | add comment

I thought the only time I would ever feel seasick is while actually out at sea, but maybe I can experience that feeling again if I purchase a Nintendo 3DS. According to reports from a magazine called Friday, the handheld 3D gaming device is actually making a few users feel sick from use. This isn’t more »

Facebook's 3rd Biggest Advertiser is a Pure Microsoft Bing Affiliate Spammer

Jan 18 by JD Rucker | 2 comments

When Facebook, Microsoft, and a mysterious website known as Make-My-Baby go to town, everyone wins. Everyone, that is, except for us. The company uses a fairly simple affiliate marketing technique that is not only spammy but also potentially dangerous. It lures people in via Facebook ads… more »