La Marzocco's Strada is the new hotness in the espresso world. Why? Because it promises a new kind of control over pressure, one of the most critical parameters in making espresso. More »
La Marzocco - Beverage - Coffee - Business - Food
It's been two months since BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig started spewing toxicity into the Gulf of Mexico. And we're just now learning how the rig's last line of defense failed to prevent one modern history's biggest ecological disasters. More »
BP - Gulf of Mexico - Deepwater Horizon - United States - Business
Graphene, the ridiculously thin, strong, electrically conductive, and flexible miracle material, might be coming to your touchscreens. And when it does, "you could theoretically roll up your iPhone and stick it behind your ear like a pencil." More »
IPhone - Graphene - Touchscreen - Korea - Electrical conductivity
The new iPhone OS4 just dropped today, allowing people with an iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS or iPod Touch to update their devices. But man, this has taken a lot of us here forever. My 3G is on hour 3! More »
IPhone - Handhelds - Smartphones - iPod Touch - Apple
Nintendo's just confirmed that the Nintendo 3DS will launch in all major markets by March 31, 2011. No word on pricing or who—Japan, Europe, or America—gets to play first. One more thing, the 3DS' design might change. More »
Nintendo - Nintendo DS - Video game - Nintendo 3DS - Games
iOS 4 is here for iPhone and iPod touch. You're probably downloading right now. Here's what you need to know to get the most out of iOS 4. More »
iPhone - Apple - Handhelds - Smartphones - iTunes
Apple's iOS 4 has arrived, bringing multitasking and more to iPhones and iPod Touches everywhere (iTunes willing). Here are the apps that already take advantage of the new OS, and some that should be hitting the App Store soon. More »
Apple - IPhone - IPod Touch - IPhone OS - Peripherals
If you've ever looked for the option to "print" from your iPhone or iPad, well, you probably came away disappointed. But where there's a will there's a way, and that way is PrintBureau. We're giving away 40 copies. Update: Gone! More »
iPhone - Smartphone - Handhelds - App Giveaway - Business
This is a photo taken on the International Space Station by a NASA astronaut on May 29. It shows aurora australis, the southern lights, above the Indian Ocean. More »
International Space Station - NASA - Space - Technology - Aurora
Phones with gigantic screens, such as the HTC Evo, have a tough time lasting a full day on one battery charge. This makes having a secondary charger almost essential if you're going to be out and about all day. More »
Batteries - Business - Power Supplies - Electronics and Electrical - Technology
What was my Lifechanger? Hmmmm...iPhone? iPad? Macbook Pro? Let's dig back a little deeper…Airplane? The1MB original-style Mac (with external 20 MB hard disk), on which I wrote my Ph.D. thesis? Radio Shack TRS-80? Nope, it was a coffee maker! More »
Leroy Chiao - United States - London - Staten Island - New York City
With today's iOS4 release comes iBooks, which is out now for the iPhone and iPod touch. See, you didn't need that iPad after all! [iTunes] More »
Apple - iPhone - Handhelds - Smartphones - IPod Touch
This morning, Amazon's Kindle set you back $260. Now, presumably in response to Nook's steep price drop earlier today, it's $190. That means the best ebook reader out there is now also one of the cheapest. More »
E-book - Nook - Barnes & Noble - Wi-Fi - IPad
Next time your Wiimote accidentally gets thrown into your LCD TV, don't fret too much—chemicals found in the broken TV sets could be used to fight infections in the human body. More »
Liquid crystal display - Business - Video - Consumer Electronics - Shopping
For this week's Shooting Challenge, I asked you to capture moments without all the posing and preplanning. And I will say, every one of the results offers an interesting look into the life of another. More »
Photography - Business - Arts and Entertainment - Photographers - Commercial-Advertising
Samsung's Super AMOLED screens have caused quite a stir lately, and as this video comparison shows, it certainly handles direct sunlight better than an AMOLED screen. When put next to an LCD though, you'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference. More »
Active-matrix OLED - Super AMOLED - LCD - Display - Video
iPhone 3GS and 3G owners, plus iPod Touch-users, time to plug in to your computer and download iOS4. It's here. More »
IPhone - Apple - IPod Touch - Smartphone - iPhone 3G
When we first got wind of Panasonic's AG-AF100 micro four thirds camcorder back in April, it sounded more like the rough sketch of a good idea. Now that Panasonic's filled in some of the blanks, you can color me excited. More »
Micro Four Thirds system - Panasonic - Business - Camcorder - Panasonic Corporation
AT&T just joined Apple in shipping out iPhone 4s. More »
iPhone - Apple - Smartphone - Handhelds - Pre-order
