February 2011

77 Stories

How LASIK Works

How LASIK Works

One of the most profound medical technologies that has emerged in recent decades is the ability to surgically improve eyesight....

The iPad 2: How Will Apple Stay Ahead of the Pack?

The iPad 2: How Will Apple Stay Ahead of the Pack?

Now that we have a firm date for the announcement of the iPad 2, it's hard not to set one's...

Amazon’s Prime Instant Video Goes Live: Netflix Need Not Worry (Yet)

Amazon’s Prime Instant Video Goes Live: Netflix Need Not Worry (Yet)

Amazon Prime subscribers have received a bit of a treat, as Amazon just flipped the switch for Prime subscribers to...

Apple Wants To Please Audiophiles: Wants Higher Quality Music

Apple Wants To Please Audiophiles: Wants Higher Quality Music

If you have ever downloaded a music track from Apple iTunes, a few of you might be shocked to know...

Mario Kart Is Getting Real… Real Life, That Is

Mario Kart Is Getting Real… Real Life, That Is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h4zTEwgCpQ I am quite fond of Mario Kart. I played it way too much as a kid. And I still...

Porsche’s Awesomely Expensive Thank You To Facebook Fans

Porsche’s Awesomely Expensive Thank You To Facebook Fans

Porsche has come up with a unique and expensive way to thank its Facebook fans. They took a GT3 R...

No Flash and a Bagful of Coffin Nails for Xoom

No Flash and a Bagful of Coffin Nails for Xoom

Feels like only yesterday we were all rooting for Motorola's Xoom to deal some damage to (or at least share...

Angry Birds Birthday Cake Will Put Someone’s Eye Out

Angry Birds Birthday Cake Will Put Someone’s Eye Out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hwVRzaQNkA Perhaps you have a cell phone. Perhaps you've heard of Angry Birds. With appeal untold, Angry Birds has somehow...

Egyptian Father Names Daughter ‘Facebook’… Yeah, For Real

Egyptian Father Names Daughter ‘Facebook’… Yeah, For Real

Talk about gratitude. According to Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram, a twentysomething father has named his newborn daughter 'Facebook' to pay homage...

Solowheel: What The Segway Should Have Been

Solowheel: What The Segway Should Have Been

The Segway was going to revolutionize the way we travel medium distances. It didn't. Now, there is a new personal...

Google Chrome Concept Would Kill the URL Bar

Google Chrome Concept Would Kill the URL Bar

As browser wars continue to heat up, Google Chrome finds itself trailing IE9 in one of its most compelling attributes...

How the Human Brain Retains Information

How the Human Brain Retains Information

The manner by which humans retain and retrieve information is an area widely explored and as of yet not completely...