Archive for August, 2011

Sony introduces world's first recordable binoculars

Aug 25 by David Lux | add comment

Although the $1,400 price tag for Sony’s all-new high-end binoculars is a bit steep, the DEV-3 and DEV-5 are anything but ordinary binoculars. These are the world’s first digital binoculars to record in 1080p HD. They can also snap 7.1 megapixel stills. Both the DEV-3 and DEV-5 include two more »

What Steve Jobs really brought to Apple

Aug 25 by JD Rucker | add comment

As the man most responsible for the success of the largest tech company in the world steps down for medical reason, people will speculate about the future of his company and the things that he has done to make it great. Steve Jobs was a micro-manager. He had his hands in products from design to coding and was the more »

I know the Steve Jobs story is big, but @techmeme - seriously?

Aug 25 by Connor Livingston | add comment

This is huge news. It has been huge news for a while ever since we found out that the co-founder and CEO of Apple was ill. Still, to cover every “tastemaker’s” tweet, every angle, every speculated twist and turn – it’s overkill. Steve Jobs resigned. We knew it was coming. He has pancreatic cancer. more »

Live-action Portal video is pretty darn epic

Aug 24 by Connor Livingston | add comment

Ever since the Portal phenomenon started in 2007, memes, strategy groups, and a sequel have popped up. What started out as an add-on portion of a bundle turned into one of the most loved puzzle-solving games of all time. Filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg put together the most epic live-action Portal video to date. There more »

Mind-Blowing fact: there were over 900 million mentions of the Copa America Tournament on Twitter

Aug 24 by Rocco Penn | 1 comment

If the statistic is true (and there’s no reason to believe otherwise – heck, it’s on the internet!), then there was an average of 30 million daily tweets between June 13th and July 13th this year that mentioned the Copa America Tournament in soccer (football). Stat. Blows. Mind. According to the more »

The social evolution of gaming

Aug 23 by Connor Livingston | 1 comment

Gaming was once ripe with solitude and individualism. Sure, there were multiplayer games, but that required people to be playing on the same console or computer with joysticks attached to the same device. They either took turns or played with each other, depending on the game. In the last decade more »

Billabong V1 wetsuit: safer surfing for brahs everywhere

Aug 23 by Rocco Penn | 1 comment

As sports go, surfing is one that has always had the stigma of being both relatively safe and potentially deadly. Injuries aren’t very common, but the risk of getting knocked out and drowning is ever present. Billabong’s Hub Hubbard and pro surfer Shane Dorian took an idea born from a scary moment more »

The Sprint iPhone

Aug 23 by JD Rucker | 3 comments

Whether it’s a reality or simply another example of the fast-turning iPhone 5 rumor mill, it’s news either way: Sprint will be getting the iPhone 5 in October according to WSJ. The nations’ third-largest wireless service provider would be the third to receive the iPhone after Apple launched with AT&T more »

Brent Spiner does a spot-on Patrick Stewart impersonation

Aug 23 by Connor Livingston | add comment

Fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation are very familiar with the deep, resounding voice of Patrick Stewart. It’s coarse, like weathered leather, and has a sophistication to the pitch and diction that make it challenging to get right. For co-star Brent Spiner, he can fool (for a time) just about more »

Moms are mobile, web-savvy, and spending money

Aug 23 by Rocco Penn | 4 comments

It’s no secret that many American family purchases are made or influenced by women. The 80/20 rule, which says that women control 80% of the purchases, is a simplification and exaggeration on the facts, but it’s a good rule to follow simply because it emphasizes the power that moms in a household more »

Facebook gets nervous, looks to new design

Aug 23 by David Lux | 2 comments

The world’s largest social network, Facebook, is planning a number of acquisitions that will improve site design and advance mobile features. The company is moving quickly to increase the amount of time users spend on its site, but the company is also eager to launch improvements in response more »

It's no wonder people are afraid of technology

Aug 22 by Connor Livingston | 2 comments

Technophopia is not the fear of old dance music. It’s the fear of anything using advanced technologies, particularly computers. It’s not a huge problem – 85%-90% of people taking on a new job have some degree of technophopia – but it’s definitely something that shouldn’t be flamed or even encouraged… more »

Is technology making the office obsolete? Should it?

Aug 22 by Rocco Penn | 1 comment

Many companies are going virtual. It’s a natural cost-saving trend that reduces the need for physical space and allows workers to telecommute through the various technologies for collaboration and project management that are conducive for allowing people to work from home. There are distinct more »

HP's failure is Microsoft's win as 1000 webOS developers migrate

Aug 22 by JD Rucker | 1 comment

The vultures are circling the failed webOS-powered hardware victims, particularly the developers who have been making their money around building apps on the platform. Brandon Watson, the man responsible for apps and developers for Windows Phones, sent out a tweet on Friday to attract a response. more »