August 2010

147 Stories

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...

Facebook Predicts Its Own Immortality with Places

Facebook Predicts Its Own Immortality with Places

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfX_ZQag1BM Chances are, by now, you've taken Facebook Places for a spin. If you haven't, Facebook really, really wants you...

The Internet’s 5 Billionth Device Will Soon Go Live

The Internet’s 5 Billionth Device Will Soon Go Live

You never really sit and think that there could be someone out there, actually keeping track of the internet. That...

The 3D Craze Is In Full Effect; Still Can’t Find A Way In People’s Homes

The 3D Craze Is In Full Effect; Still Can’t Find A Way In People’s Homes

Been to the movie theaters lately? Well then you probably have heard about Avatar, Piranha 3-D, Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D,...

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 Closest Thing You’ll Ever Get To Driving An Actual F1 Car

The Closest Thing You’ll Ever Get To Driving An Actual F1 Car

Think your car is pretty fast? Well why not try going from stopped to 100 MPH and back stopped in...

Become A Modern-Day Picasso With a Wii and uDraw

Become A Modern-Day Picasso With a Wii and uDraw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkCGmFXTcno Forget pen and paper, wet acrylics, coloring pencils, and all those other artsy tools — all you need today...

Samsung: Helping Overprotective Parents Become Even more Obsessive

Samsung: Helping Overprotective Parents Become Even more Obsessive

This is how it works. The parent tells the kid “you must be home every day by 9pm.” The kid...

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...

Why We Should Celebrate the So-Called “Death of the Web”

Why We Should Celebrate the So-Called “Death of the Web”

First, just to be clear: the web is not dead. Despite Chris Anderson's attempt to create another catchphrase like the...

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...

Jobs Huffed and Puffed and Blew His House Down

Jobs Huffed and Puffed and Blew His House Down

Steve really hates his house - in fact, he's been meaning to tear it down for years. Does this make...