Presumably meant as a way to improve investment opportunities into the upcoming Kindle Fire tablet and other related products, Amazon has spun that device and the Fire brand into a new company called Seesaw LLC. More »
Category Archives: Futurist
Dog Sacrifices Dignity In the Service of This Star Wars AT-AT Costume [Star Wars]
Who Should Play Steve Jobs In the Now Inevitable Steve Jobs Biopic? [Movies]
I very much doubt Steve Jobs would have approved of a movie about his life, beyond what's been produced already, but in this case it doesn't really matter anymore, does it? More »
Wild Apple Prototype MacBook 3G Case Nears Its Quiet, Weird End [Apple]
The strange tale of the ugly prototype 3G MacBook Pro has seemingly come to an end with Apple returning several of the confiscated parts to the owner in a nondescript FedEx box. More »
Strange, Misguided Man "Glad" Steve Jobs Not Around Anymore [Steve Jobs]
Richard Stallman is an eccentric, odd person who just went sour. In one fell, misguided swoop, he has compared the late Steve Jobs—an admittedly imperfect man, like us all—to corrupt mayors and other "evils" visited upon society: More »
Sony Is This Close to Paying $1 Billion for Full Control of Sony Ericsson [Sony]
Sony sure had itself a day the other day, and rumor has it the tech giant may soon have itself all of the Sony Ericsson joint venture as well. More »
This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Star Wars Meets Celebs [Video]
Emma Stone! Seth Rogan! Bill Hader! Aziz Anzari! Samuel L. Jackson, who probably should have been at the start of the list but doesn't show up until later in the video! Anyhow, yes, celebrities + Star Wars impersonations, you're welcome. More »
This Is Why Dr. Oz Is Worried About Apple Juice [Controversy]
The FDA is a little peeved at Dr. Oz. The adored talk show host went on the air Wednesday and instructed millions of people to be suspicious of apple juice. He's got science to back him up—sort of. More »
A Peek into the Real Dirty South: "Annabelle" by Gillian Welch [Video]
Corsair’s Vengeance K60 FPS Keyboard Is a Headshot-Making Monster [Keyboards]
Let's rush past the part where we acknowledge that grabbing a keyboard with easily-replaceable WASD and 1-6 keys and an ergonomic wrist rest is probably overkill and get right to the part where Corsair's K60 keyboard looks to be a pretty wonderful brand of nerdy. More »
Woz’s Greatest Foursquare Tips [Woz]
Everyone knows that Steve Wozniak co-found Apple with Steve Jobs and that other guy everyone forgets about, and that he loves Segway polo. What you may not know is that Woz is a Foursquare guru. More »
2D Versions of Films Are Out-Performing Their Pricey 3D Counterparts [3D]
Roger Ebert was right. Not about video games not being art, that was pure bullshit. He was right about 3D being a waste of movie-goers' money—and apparently more and more people are agreeing with him. More »
Apple Pippen: the Apple TV Precursor, NOT the Game Console [Past Perfect]
Yes, Apple TV officially debuted in 2007. And yes, Pippin was the failed Apple/Bandai gaming console from the early '90s. But did you know there was a set-top box Apple was working on in the late '90s named Pippen? More »
Perhaps Windows 8 Would Not Be That Good After All [Humor]
We are all extremely excited about the new user interface in Windows 8. I love Metro so very much. But looking at Microsoft's past history, perhaps we should keep the fireworks in the box until it gets released. [Thanks Karl!] More »
How to Delete (or Archive) Attachments in Apple Mail and Free Up Disk Space [Mac OS X]
Apple Mail is a pretty decent email client, but it saves all your attachments in a folder deep within your user library, sucking up disk space without ever really letting you know. Fortunately, this is an easy problem to solve if you know where to look. Sort of, anyway. Apple made removing your attachments very simple, but if you want to actually save and archive them it can be a bit more complicated—especially if you're running Lion. But not to worry, we'll walk you through the whole thing. The process can be a little tedious, but it's not too tough. More »
Gimme Music, American Photo, the Invisible Universe and More [Best Apps Of The Week]
In this week's app roundup: music, discovered; 9/11, remembered with photographs; the Invisible Universe, seen; languages, translated; boarding passes, re-imagined; NBC, TNT, TBS, iPadded; turntable.FM, iPhoned; browsers, dolphined; and much, much more. More »
NBC, TNT, TBS, American Photo and More [Ipad Apps Of The Week]
A bunch of networks released iPad apps, a touching look back at 9/11, Dolphin Browser finally shows up on the iPad and more this week. More »
Gimme Music, Vocre, Flight Card and More [Iphone Apps Of The Week]
In this week's best iPhone apps roundup, we feature Flight Card, a beee-yo-tiful flight tracking app, Vocre, a great translator, Gimme Music, a ridiculously easy way to discover new music and more. More »
The Invisible Universe, Classic Notes and More [Android Apps Of The Week]
In this week's best Android app roundup, you have a better note taking app, an app that lets you see the invisible, a Shazam for TV and much more. More »
Daily Desired: Today I Am Thankful for a New Pair of Grados [Desired]
Grado Labs' Professional Series headphones are the standard bearer of aural excellence. They're the harmonic gold standard for legions of audiophiles. Only problem: they're too damn expensive. No longer. Enter the Grado PS500. Rejoice. More »



















