One Hundred Naked Citizens: One Hundred Leaked Body Scans
At the heart of the controversy over "body s
Updated Mon Feb 7, 2011
How to Vote: A Guide to Every Voting Machine in America Say goodbye to punch cards and hanging chads and hello to optical scanners and touchscreens. Here's a state-by-state guide on how to use them.
Tue Nov 2, 2010
BP Foresaw its Doom in 1970s "Offshore Oil Strike" Board Game Offshore Oil Strike is a genuine BP-endorsed board game from the 1970s, in which players manage an offshore drilling operation. Hazard cards hinder gamers with clean-up costs and rig explosions. It'd be a great joke, if it wasn't real.
Tue Jul 6, 2010
What Should You Have Bought? AAPL Stock or Apple Products? That Apple PowerBook G3 250 you bought back in 1997 may have some nostalgic value, sure, but if you had simply bought up some Apple stock instead you'd be sitting on real value, to the tune of about $330,563.
Mon Apr 26, 2010
10 Essential iPad Tips & Tricks
Any idiot can use an iPad at a basic level. It's designed that way. But even still, there are things that you're just supposed to magically know--things no one ever necessarily tells you. So we're here to help.
Sun Apr 4, 2010
Nintendo 3DS: What We Know So Far [Nintendo] Nintendo 3DS: What We Know So Far [Nintendo]:
Rumblings of a next-gen handheld started soon after Nintendo shrunk the DS and whacked a "Lite" behind it, but two portables later (the DSi and DSi XL) and Nintendo Japan is foretelling a June announcement for the 3DS.
Tue Mar 23, 2010
Apple Sues HTC for Infringing on 20 iPhone Patents
Whoa, Apple just sued HTC for infringing on 20 patents "related to the iPhone's user interface, underlying architecture and hardware." The guns are out.
Steve Jobs' biting take on the lawsuit:
Tue Mar 2, 2010
Apple's "Boobie Apps" Banning Resulted In the SuicideGirls' Removal
Apple claims they removed those 5,000 boobie apps because women were complaining over the "degrading" and "objectionable" content. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the removal of the SuicideGirls' app--which actually empowers women--seems most questionable.
Tue Feb 23, 2010
The Tablets of Our Dreams
Computers in movies look nothing like the beasts we lug around today. They're thin and light, a single pane that jumps to life when touched. Technology follows Hollywood dreams; here's hoping this montage is a portent of what's coming soon.
Fri Jan 22, 2010
First Hands-On: Dell Mini 5 Android Slate
Yesterday, we saw Dell's Slate concept for the first time. Today, we got to actually play with it.
Sat Jan 9, 2010
Videophone Calling: Skype Goes HD on LG and Panasonic TVs Big news from Skype: They're making a push for better video quality, with both new HD webcams and software support, but that's not the biggest deal here. They're also partnering with LG and Panasonic for Skype-enabled HDTVs.
Tue Jan 5, 2010
Google Nexus One Hands On
Thanks to a clandestine meeting with a source, I got a chance to play with and try out the Nexus One. It's basically, from my time with it, Google's Droid killer. It's thin, it's fast, it's better in every way.
Posted Thu Dec 24, 2009
Is the Nook Officially a Tablet?
The NookDevs just got a full web browser up and running on the Nook, alongside Android Twitter/Facebook apps. At what point does the Nook cease to be an eBook reader and start to be something more? [Twitter via Android Guys]
Posted Thu Dec 17, 2009
M.I.T. Ushers in Biking 2.0 With Copenhagen Wheel Today at the COP 15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, M.I.T. students introduced the technologically advanced Copenhagen Wheel. In addition to including various sensors and Bluetooth capability, the tire stores kinetic energy from braking for a later burst of speed.
Posted Wed Dec 16, 2009
Why I Hate E-readers, and Doubt They'll Ever Hit the Mainstream It started with Sony. Like most poorly thought-out format ideas from the Japanese titan, 2004's Librie ereader promised a revolutionary new way to perform an act you never realized needed an overhaul. Reading.
Posted Thu Dec 10, 2009
Kindle Outsells Every Other Product on Amazon (And What That Really Means) According to a breathless press release, the Kindle ereader is the "#1 bestselling product across all product categories on Amazon." That means it sold more than the iPod Touch. More than the Wii. More than Going Rogue. How? It's easy!
Posted Mon Nov 30, 2009
