Author: Ransler Dier
USB Post-Its for When Leaving Your Computer for Paper is Too Much
May 15 by Ransler Dier | add commentPerfect for people in business or the absent-minded blogger, these USB post-its are a godsend. The design is so simple; I am not sure how anyone could not have thought of it before. We have all had those moments while sitting at our computers when more »
Jailbreaking a Requirement For Experiencing WiFi On Your iPhone or iPad
May 15 by Ransler Dier | 6 commentsIt looks like users will have to be willing to jailbreak their iPhones in order to experience the benefits of the WiFi Application. This really has come at no surprise, as it approaches boundaries that Apple is unwilling to cross. Many apps are more »
Adobe Attempts Lightroom and other Apps for the iPad Despite Concerns
May 14 by Ransler Dier | add commentA new effort has Adobe attempting to bring imaging software, such as Lightroom, to the iPad and other tablet computers despite the bad blood between them and Apple. The project team leader is worried about the control Apple keeps over its software. more »
Hulu Improves Its Website But Continues With Flash
May 14 by Ransler Dier | 1 commentHulu, unfortunately, will not be offering an HTML5 player. Instead the website, offering commercial-supported streaming video, has decided to stick with the current Flash players… at least for the time being. Although the website promises more »
Space Tourism Costs Cut In Half by Space Adventures
May 13 by Ransler Dier | add commentI think it is safe to say that it was everyone has had at least one point in their lives where they dreamt of escaping the gravity of this world and spending some time weightless in space. Well, Space Adventures is going to be offering space flights more »
Virtual Reality Puts Men in Women's Bodies
May 13 by Ransler Dier | 2 commentsAre virtual sex changes on the horizon? It’s doubtful, but scientists have seemingly taken their first step towards such a thing recently when they used virtual reality to study how visually attached we are to our bodies and specifically more »
New Smokeless Smoking Device To Eliminate Second Hand Smoke
May 13 by Ransler Dier | 1 commentSmokers may have a new way to get their nicotine fix. The Model One, a new project by Stanford graduates, aims to give smokes a new way to get the social and ritual benefits of smoking without the majority of the downsides. The Model One has not claimed more »
New Online Game Gives Players a Chance to Be Filmmakers
May 13 by Ransler Dier | add commentHas it been your dream to make it in the movie industry? Well, recently SneakOnTheLot.com has released a beta program in the guise of a social networking website, that players compete in for their shot at creating a $20,000 short film in Los Angeles. more »
Limewire Loses: Another Victory for RIAA Against File Sharing
May 13 by Ransler Dier | add commentPeople may have a harder time downloading their crappy new wave electro-pop as sung by androgynous female singers now that LimeWire, the popular P2P platform, has lost the case against US record labels for copyright infringement. This marks more »
Adobe Loves Apple... erm, maybe not
May 13 by Ransler Dier | 1 commentThe ongoing feud between Apple and Adobe has received a new twist today as Adobe’s founders have posted an open letter, aptly named “thoughts on openness” – declaring their love for Apple, all the while attacking Apple’s policies more »
The Next-Gen iPhone Cost Prediction
May 13 by Ransler Dier | add commentAccording to analysts, the next-generation iPhone 4 could have a bill of materials costing between $169 to $175. That’s a pretty significant increase from the $156 bill of material cost to manufacture the current iPhone 3GS. These figures more »
Robot Car Gains Extreme Maneuverability, Drives Itself
May 12 by Ransler Dier | add commentA robot car on its own is pretty cool, but couple that with the ability to learn new maneuvers and perform just as good if not better than James Bond; and you have something pretty damn awesome. Meet Junior, created by Stanford University, the more »
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Posted May 21, 2012 in Chrome overtakes IE to become world’s most popular browser
Posted May 21, 2012 in Chrome overtakes IE to become world’s most popular browser
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