Admittedly, the thing is pretty awesome, if only because it’s so ridiculous looking. But it’s also sort of smart. It’s a pillow with an opening for your hands, and for your mouth and nose. Your eyes are covered and your head is cushioned whether you decide to plop your noggin down on your desk or sleep in the airplane.
I’ve always wanted a foolproof “Dork Detector” and, if you’re using/wearing this, there’s no doubt – you are an absolute dork!
“Who better to lead America than a country already leading America in so many ways?” is just the beginning of Canadian Brian Calvert’s case, made in a YouTube video, for why Americans should vote for Canada to run the U.S. this fall.A scrolling list of things Mr. Calvert argues Canadians do better include healthcare, human rights, and the employment rate – along with big foot sightings, lumberjack fashion and bear attacks.
Seriously, America. Why not let Canada govern you for a while? What’s the worse that could happen?
Usually, the only math required at a bar is tip calculation. But a new algorithm-based program from Miami company Drink Exchange makes ordering cocktails much like playing the stock market.If a particular concoction is popular, the software automatically raises its price. Conversely, the less popular a drink, the less it costs. Bar promotions (such as a sudden “market crash,” when all prices fall) affect prices minute to minute. Television screens and LED tickers display the prices so patrons can follow along—and throw elbows to get their orders in.The system is currently set up in 25 watering holes, and there are plans to be in 300 by year’s end.
Seriously? Would you do this? I don’t want to work this hard just to get a drink.
We’re happy to announce the Facebook SDK 3.1 for iOS that adds support for the Facebook integration in iOS 6. This integration opens up new opportunities for mobile app developers as you can easily build the foundation for a social app, Facebook Login and sharing functionality, into your product.
Remember in my iPhone 5 review I said that developers would be doing more than just making their apps longer for the new screen size? This is a perfect example. When djay got updated they added functionality in that extra space.
I’m always on the lookout for gadgets that make my office prettier, and Twelve South has an almost supernatural knack for doing just that. The latest gadget they’ve announced is the HiRise, a new accessory aimed at iMac and Apple display users looking to maximize their physical desktop real estate, while raising the display height to a more ergonomic level. The HiRise costs $79.99 and is available direct from the manufacturer.
Killing two birds with one stone, the brushed metal HiRise is a pedestal for your iMac or Apple Display with a built-in storage bay that hides cables and other gear. The bay is covered using a magnetically secured faceplate that matches the look of a little baby Mac Pro on its side.
Inside is an adjustable shelf you can use to store a hard drive or anything else you might want to keep within a short distance of your iMac or Apple display. The faceplate can also be screwed into place for a bit of additional security.
The design features 3,650 cursor icons to symbolically represent every day the store was live. Printed in 2 hits of black with mirror chrome ‘liquid foil’ printing. Designed at Apple, Inc.
This looks very cool, except the cursor is white (Windows), instead of black (Mac).
Schmidt said Google and Apple were in constant communication “at all kinds of levels.” But he said any decision on whether Google Maps would be accepted as an application in the Apple App Store would have to be made by Apple. “We have not done anything yet,” he said.
Last week rumors surfaced that Google had readied a new Maps app for iOS 6, and that Apple was dragging its heels to approve it. This confirms that the rumor was wrong.
The office of Wendell Weeks, Corning’s CEO, is on the second floor, looking out onto the Chemung River. It was here that Steve Jobs gave the 53-year-old Weeks a seemingly impossible task: Make millions of square feet of ultrathin, ultrastrong glass that didn’t yet exist. Oh, and do it in six months. The story of their collaboration—including Jobs’ attempt to lecture Weeks on the principles of glass and his insistence that such a feat could be accomplished—is well known. How Corning actually pulled it off is not.
A fascinating look inside the company that makes Gorilla Glass, and the story of how the substance came to be.
Verizon Wireless said Monday that it won’t prevent its version of the iPhone 5 from being used on AT&T’s network.
This marks the first time Verizon has sold a phone that will work on other U.S. networks without it needing to be unlocked.
What it means for consumers is that if you buy an iPhone 5 from Verizon today and decide when your contract is up to switch providers to, say, AT&T, you can continue to use the same phone without having to jump through hoops to get it to work.
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong smashed his guitar on stage because he was angry that his set was cut short for Usher and Justin Bieber. He is now “seeking treatment for substance abuse.”
“A Pale Horse Named Death is the brainchild of Brooklyn, NY native Sal Abruscato, and sounds like Alice in Chains mysteriously sneaking up behind Type O Negative with a butcher knife while being filmed for a future episode of “Law & Order”.
Among the things we like in the new Apple TV software (in addition to the obligatory stability and performance fixes) is the ability to easily save multiple iTunes accounts and switch between them, support for Shared Photo Streams and AirPlay broadcasting from Apple TV to other devices
I understand why people would be upset for with Apple’s Map application, but if you are going to mock it, you should have a product that, you know, people want.
“This is the first quarter we are expecting zero subscriber growth – a loss in enterprise [customers] offset by a small gain in international consumer subs,” said Kris Thompson of National Bank Financial. “Starting next quarter, we see the sub base in a downward spiral with Blackberry 10 potentially slowing [the losses], but we’re not holding our breath.”
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