Today Apple unveiled its long awaited iPad 3 (or whatever it is they’re calling it): High resolution “retina display,” 4G LTE wireless data, quad-core A5X processor, same $499 starting price. Pretty much what everybody expected. The iPad 2 will continue being sold, but with a $100 price cut. So far, tech writers and Wall Street […]
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This Is the Future of Photography
The Verge reviews the nifty new Lytro cameras that are just coming onto market now. Lytros utilize what the company calls “Light Field Technology,” which enables you to change the focus in your photographs after they’re taken. The review, as I’ve come to expect from The Verge, is really well-written and provides an honest look […]
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The Most Frightening Report about an Inert Computer Virus from 1988 You Will Ever See!
Guys! Are you aware that there is a “dark genius” roaming the earth, infecting your computer with inert viruses, and perhaps hiding RIGHT BEHIND YOU AT THIS VERY INSTANT?? And did I mention this is the year 1988? WELL, IT IS! Prepare for your worst nightmare to become a local TV news reality, with this […]
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Spreading Santorum, #1 Result When You Google “Santorum,” 2003-2012
Day before yesterday I Googled “santorum” and #1 search result was the link to www.spreadingsantorum.com and the not-so-new-anymore definition of santorum: “the frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex.” (Only “sometimes” the byproduct because, if you’re doing it right, there’s no santorum!) But last night when I […]
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Let the Prometheus Viral Marketing Begin
Well, I guess it’s not technically viral marketing, since it says right on the page it’s “a TEDTalk from the future as envisioned by Prometheus director Ridley Scott,” but still: Here’s a clever bit of marketing disguised as a talk from TED in the year 2023, featuring Peter Weyland (Guy Pearce, doing his best Ridley […]
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Would You Buy a Mini-iPad?
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published a rumor that Apple is preparing a smaller, more affordable, roughly 8-inch iPad to counter smaller tablets like the Kindle Fire. The tech blogs have been hyperventilating over the news ever since. Gizmodo says the rumors are crap, and points out that rumors of a smaller iPad have circulated […]
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Google Wants to Get in Your House
Rumor has it, Google is going to get into the hardware biz: Google hasn’t given up on creating its own consumer electronics gear. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the company is working on a home entertainment device that would “stream music wirelessly throughout the home” and be marketed under Google’s name. Between this […]
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Now You Can Remix Typhoon!
Typhoon‘s audio engineer, Paul Laxer, has just released a batch of “stem” recordings from Typhoon, which are raw tracks from the band’s recording sessions that enterprising producers and DJs can now use to make their own new tracks. Pretty cool! DoublePlusGood has already done a very cool remix of their own (check it out here), […]
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Siri Doesn’t Know What a “Jammy Dodger” Is
In response to an article in the LA Times about Siri’s inability to decode a thick Scottish burr, here’s this: Someone get the poor lad a Caledonian 80/-, and quick.
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Justice Department Shuts Down Megaupload, Arrests Executives
This is huge: The United States Justice Department filed charges against MegaUpload today, calling the file-sharing service an “international organized criminal enterprise allegedly responsible for massive worldwide online piracy.” Founder Kim Dotcom and three MegaUpload executives were arrested today in Auckland, New Zealand at the request of the US government under provisional arrest warrants, and […]
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The Truth About the Impact of Piracy
In news story after news story about the horrible SOPA/PIPA bills, you see things like this: But with piracy costing up to $775 billion a year, virtually everyone agrees the bills in some form will survive. Marketplace Tech The pro-legislation Copyright Alliance cites a report from the International Chamber of Commerce saying that piracy and […]
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Apple to Release “GarageBand for E-Books” on Thursday?
Apple has announced they’re hosting an education-minded press conference on Thursday, January 19th. Everyone assumes it has something to do with textbooks, which are something that Steve Jobs was reportedly obsessed with re-imagining in the years before his death. Ars Technica seems to have the scoop on what Apple will be announcing this week: While […]