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Interface explores machine interfaces, operating systems, and robotics. It draws attention to the technological developments in automation and software ecosystems that provide seamless human-machine contact.

First Depressions: iTunes 10, As Told by An Audiophile

First Depressions: iTunes 10, As Told by An Audiophile

More than a few times, Techi readers have called me out in the comments section about my abuse of the...

Yamaha’s Silent Guitar Is Not Only Silent, But Near-Invisible

Yamaha’s Silent Guitar Is Not Only Silent, But Near-Invisible

It would be uncustomary for me to let a day go by without showing off something designy and musical. Taking...

Alien Pez Dispenser Destroys Your Childhood… In the Best Way

Alien Pez Dispenser Destroys Your Childhood… In the Best Way

Today is Toronto's FanExpo. In celebration of utter geekdom for all, I present to you this day the Alien Pez...

Three Things Digg Needs to Fix In v4 (And Three It Doesn’t)

Three Things Digg Needs to Fix In v4 (And Three It Doesn’t)

Regular readers of Techi know that we love Digg and that, most of the time anyway, Digg loves us.So when...

Totally Rad Steampunk Phones For the Oldschool Gentleman

Totally Rad Steampunk Phones For the Oldschool Gentleman

I was going to ask you if you enjoy rad things, but I know you. You're a tech blog-surfing, web-savvy,...

Vinyl+ Gives You One More Reason To Be a DJ

Vinyl+ Gives You One More Reason To Be a DJ

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/14119612[/vimeo] Man, there is just some really neat tech flying around today. Seriously, it's a Wednesday to remember. Not many...

You Thought Print Media Was Dead? Bro, You Haven’t Read Successful Farming

You Thought Print Media Was Dead? Bro, You Haven’t Read Successful Farming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtu-vqhOOAo Most publications are beginning to accept the death of print media. Magazines had a good, what, 100-year run or...

From the Department of Things That Don’t Need To Exist: Keyboard Shoes

From the Department of Things That Don’t Need To Exist: Keyboard Shoes

Yo, dawg. I heard you like Twitter, so I installed a keyboard in your shoe, so you can tweet while...

The House That Pays For Itself (Eventually) — Home for Life

The House That Pays For Itself (Eventually) — Home for Life

For years we have heard about self-sustaining homes that can take advantage of the latest technology to harness solar energy...

The Future’s So 3D, I Just Got To Wear Shades

The Future’s So 3D, I Just Got To Wear Shades

You know those douchebags who wear their sunglasses absolutely everywhere, right? Can I ask you a question? ...Would you like...

Portability Is a Thing Of the Past With iPort

Portability Is a Thing Of the Past With iPort

I don't normally like talking about iPad cases. Your Techi time is precious, and I'm not about to waste it...

The MacBook Air Project Pushes Tiny Desktops to the Max… Er, Min

The MacBook Air Project Pushes Tiny Desktops to the Max… Er, Min

Hey, remember the new Commodore 64 that suddenly rose from the ashes earlier this year? This is just about the...

Twitter Follow List Attacked by Giant Bird – No Survivors

Twitter Follow List Attacked by Giant Bird – No Survivors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qTXMMsGJ9I&feature=player_embedded I promise you, this will be both the cleverest, and, simultaneously, the most useless social media experiment you'll see...

Apple Looking Into A Telephonic MacBook – That Even SOUNDS Retro

Apple Looking Into A Telephonic MacBook – That Even SOUNDS Retro

Even I have to admit that wandering around town looking for an unguarded WiFi signal blows, and I'm not about...

Sharpie Reinvents the Pencil, Possibly Through Forbidden Sorcery

Sharpie Reinvents the Pencil, Possibly Through Forbidden Sorcery

Long ago, in the before-times, people did this thing. It was sort of like texting, but involved the manipulation of...

Töken Multitouch DJ Setup Makes Even Daft Punk Look Ancient

Töken Multitouch DJ Setup Makes Even Daft Punk Look Ancient

https://youtu.be/Ezx0oivE9gg?si=W_y8vG8jSp1bVuSE And now, for the coolest thing you'll see in music today. A clear sheet of glass, a midi controller,...

Five Ways RIM Can Save the Blackberry

Five Ways RIM Can Save the Blackberry

After an unusual amount of buildup, Research in Motion finally revealed its latest Blackberry this week. The Torch, as it...

A Breath of Fresh Bag

A Breath of Fresh Bag

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/13517348[/vimeo] Hey, remember that scene in that movie, where the guy filmed that plastic bag? That was American Beauty, right?...

Is It Hot In Here, Or Is It Just You?

Is It Hot In Here, Or Is It Just You?

For the gentleman who is just too hot for his own good, Thanko has been gracious enough to supply the...

Apple’s Covent Garden Store: Go Big or Go Home

Apple’s Covent Garden Store: Go Big or Go Home

You may be aware Apple's Covent Garden location opens in London tomorrow. If you're not reading this from Britain, you'll...