October 2010

107 Stories

The HP Slate: Anyone Want Half A Netbook For $800?

The HP Slate: Anyone Want Half A Netbook For $800?

You hear the term 'iPad Killer' an awful lot, don't you? Well, like, I guess you would if you read...

Apple Ousts RIM In Worldwide Smart Phone Share

Apple Ousts RIM In Worldwide Smart Phone Share

Not only does Apple get to celebrate its future release of OS X Lion and the hype surrounding the new...

Chinese Vending Machines Give “Fresh” A Whole New Meaning

Chinese Vending Machines Give “Fresh” A Whole New Meaning

[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfaa2j_japanprobe-dot-com_webcam[/dailymotion] If you've taken a stroll through Nanjing, China lately, you might notice something peculiarly odd: vending machines. These things,...

Twitter May Be Over Capacity, Again

Twitter May Be Over Capacity, Again

As much as I love Twitter, these issues over stability and scaling are really starting to get to me. For...

Glasses With HUDs Just Became A Little More Affordable

Glasses With HUDs Just Became A Little More Affordable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZWZzfex0yM Remember seeing those futuristic looking heads-up displays that soldiers and, well, Iron Man gets to have fun with? Well,...

Shocker: Newspapers, Magazines Still Hate the Internet

Shocker: Newspapers, Magazines Still Hate the Internet

Games go social, computers go mobile, and communication goes online, but many newspapers and magazines still haven't made the connection;...

For the Pirate Who Has Everything

For the Pirate Who Has Everything

I've seen some pretty ballin' casemods lately, not the least interesting of which was a Hackintosh-in-a-box that needed to be...

FaceTime? More Like DISGRACE TIME.

FaceTime? More Like DISGRACE TIME.

I'm confident I've used that headline gag before. Whatever. If you're used to the legend-status security of a Mac, better...

Why Apps Are (Sometimes) Better Than The Open Web

Why Apps Are (Sometimes) Better Than The Open Web

Despite the fact that Wired Magazine has said that the web is dead, the browser-based internet is still thriving.And why...

Y’know, I Bet Sports Programming Would Die Off Altogether With This Tech

Y’know, I Bet Sports Programming Would Die Off Altogether With This Tech

Oh, Japan. You'll never cease coming up with the best stuff. Why, just last night I was regaling a friend...

Apple Introduces Lion, new MacBook Air, more at Today’s Apple Event

Apple Introduces Lion, new MacBook Air, more at Today’s Apple Event

As usual, there were a few exciting things released by Apple today. Here are the main items: Apple Brings App...

Mad Scientist Dooms Us All With Self-Replicating Lego Menace, Or Something

Mad Scientist Dooms Us All With Self-Replicating Lego Menace, Or Something

This is just downright threatening. Software engineer Will Gorman has seen fit to play god and create a robot out...