October 2010

107 Stories

How To Make a Juno iBurger Mobile Phone

How To Make a Juno iBurger Mobile Phone

Nothing screams hipster like anything from "Juno", most notably her iconic hamburger phone. Now, you too can haz Juno hamburger,...

Mount Everest Gets 3G Broadband Service

Mount Everest Gets 3G Broadband Service

Nepali telecom company Ncell touted its new setup at the base camp of Mount Everest. This means Everest trekkers can...

Google Needs to Put the Buzzkill on a Dead Product

Google Needs to Put the Buzzkill on a Dead Product

Jeff Bullas had a post up on his blog, Is Twitter About to Terminate Google Buzz, that discussed how Google...

Zombie Reports Track the Coming Undead Apocalypse

Zombie Reports Track the Coming Undead Apocalypse

With Halloween a mere 36 hours away, sightings of unsavoury creatures of all manner will be on the rise, and...

A Dark Day for Gaming: Zynga Is Bigger Than EA

A Dark Day for Gaming: Zynga Is Bigger Than EA

I've never liked Electronic Arts much, DRM-hawking corporate bad guys that we hardcore gamers make them out to be. But...

Axsotic Spheric Mouse is Perhaps the Most Radly-Named (And Raddest-Looking) PC Accessory In History

Axsotic Spheric Mouse is Perhaps the Most Radly-Named (And Raddest-Looking) PC Accessory In History

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/16253164[/vimeo]Better wash up your loins, guys, 'cuz they 'bout to get blown. For all the readers out there who work...

Cellphone-Wielding Time Traveler Spotted In Charlie Chaplin Film

Cellphone-Wielding Time Traveler Spotted In Charlie Chaplin Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6a4T2tJaSU I've been engaged in a hot debate over the last hour with a friend of mine over just what...

Why Apple’s Distortion Field Works

Why Apple’s Distortion Field Works

When Steve Jobs recently made an appearance on Apple's earnings call, he - to put it mildly - caused quite...

Where in the World is the White iPhone 4?

Where in the World is the White iPhone 4?

So, uh... hey, how you holdin' up? Doin' okay? You feelin' alright today? Yeah? Bein' strong? That's a relief. Because...

No More Gunking Your Screen With Your Filthy, Filthy Hands While You Text

No More Gunking Your Screen With Your Filthy, Filthy Hands While You Text

One of the deciding factors that made me go Blackberry instead of picking up an iPhone 4 was the tactile...

PayPal Vending Machine Lets You Shop Online, Offline

PayPal Vending Machine Lets You Shop Online, Offline

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vryxediu7uY For those of you who would really, really like some candy, but don't have a quarter kicking around, don't...

The Droid X Review: Does It Kick Ass or Get Its Ass Kicked?

The Droid X Review: Does It Kick Ass or Get Its Ass Kicked?

Why bring a pistol to a gun battle when you could bring a rocket launcher instead? That was the question...

Police Investigating Virtual Burglary of Home That Doesn’t Exist

Police Investigating Virtual Burglary of Home That Doesn’t Exist

Italian police are investigating the burglary of the home of 44-year-old Paola Letizia. Normally, I would pay a story like...

A Time Line of The Social Buying Universe

A Time Line of The Social Buying Universe

While most have only heard of "social buying" in the last couple of years, it has actually been around since...

Halloween’s Most Popular Costume? Pirates!

Halloween’s Most Popular Costume? Pirates!

Halloween is approaching, and boy do we have a treat for you. It appears that not only are pirates the...

Do You Have A Photoshop Obsession?

Do You Have A Photoshop Obsession?

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/15888399[/vimeo] Everyone on this planet, especially those who frequent our sister blog Webdesigner Depot, could appreciate the awesomeness and creativity...

Urbanography: The First Photo of Man?

Urbanography: The First Photo of Man?

Is it a bird? A plane? Big Foot? It's none of those. However, it might just be the first photo...

Real World: When Apple Gobbles Up Sony

Real World: When Apple Gobbles Up Sony

I don't know whether this is awkward, crazy, or both, but someone has started the incredible rumor that Apple might...

Did Digg Really Spam Itself? Really?

Did Digg Really Spam Itself? Really?

Stranger things have happened in the social media world. Well, maybe not. Digg, stuck in on the losing side of...

The Cassette Walkman Still Lives – I Was Worried There For a Moment

The Cassette Walkman Still Lives – I Was Worried There For a Moment

Sony has announced that the cassette Walkman will be discontinued in Japan, having ended manufacturing in April. As we speak,...

How To Fix An Xbox 360’s RRoD, As Told by Marines

How To Fix An Xbox 360’s RRoD, As Told by Marines

I'm gonna come right out and admit I've never owned an Xbox 360 - but most of my friends have...

Melinda Gates Is Having None of That Apple Bulls**t

Melinda Gates Is Having None of That Apple Bulls**t

You may or mayn't've heard the rumour that Bill Gates secretly uses a MacBook to do... like, I guess, Bill...

Study Reveals Smartphone Owners Don’t Download Apps

Study Reveals Smartphone Owners Don’t Download Apps

Ever read about a study and at first you’re excited by the results, and then you’re immediately let down? That...

Trends to End: Turning Everyday Tasks Into Games

Trends to End: Turning Everyday Tasks Into Games

Normally I don’t mind trends, so long as I don’t actually have to participate in them. However, there is one...