Lamar Smith (R-TX), the chief sponsor of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), cares very much about holding copyright violators accountable for their actions — except, apparently, when it comes to himself.
Jamie Lee Curtis …
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New App Helps You Crash Weddings
Wedding crashing! It’s not just for Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson anymore. Now anyone with a smartphone and some dusty old formalwear can crash a nearby wedding with Crash Corsage, an app that cruises couples’ wedding websites to …
Chinese Mario Kart Knockoff ‘Mole Kart’ Released for iPhone
Oh how we’ve longed here at Techland for Nintendo to release games specifically for iOS. I guess we’ll have to settle for this: Mole Kart, the cartoonish racing game that bears no resemblance to Nintendo’s Mario Kart whatsoever.
See, this game from Chinese developer Taomee is totally different from Mario Kart. It has, um, moles …
Unlock Your iPhone with Your Face
We can’t recommend locking your phone enough. If a thief gets hold of it, who knows what personal information he’ll dig up going through your email or mobile browser history.
Sometimes, though, you just don’t want to take the …
Updates from Beyond the Grave: App Lets You Leave Last Words on Facebook
When I die, preferably by crashing a motorcycle into the sun while wailing on a guitar, I hope that my last Facebook status update isn’t something like “Wow, crazy vid of dude getting hit in the crotch lololol!” That’s where If I …
No Passport, No Problem: Man Uses iPad to Cross Border into U.S. [UPDATE]
Ever approach the border with a sinking feeling that your passport is sitting at home next to the phone charger you also forgot to bring? Fear not, tech-savvy travelers, because apparently you can now just present your iPad to …
Chinese Company Selling Eerily Realistic Steve Jobs Action Figure
How long should you wait to cash in on the likeness of a universally beloved and recently deceased innovator? Just a few months, apparently, because Chinese company In Icons is looking to ship a disturbingly ultra-realistic …
Cat Displays Serious Fruit Ninja Skills on iPad
Will the Internet ever get tired of animals playing with touchscreens? First there was the lizard that played Ant Crusher with its tongue — now it’s a cat that plays Fruit Ninja, a.k.a. the game people download after beating Angry Birds.
In an adorable bit of PR, Halfbrick Studios, makers of Fruit Ninja, tweeted this video of a cat …
Apple Spoofs ‘Ghostbusters’ in Cheesy Internal Ad from 1984
If Bill Murray doesn’t want to make another Ghostbusters movie, maybe Hollywood can get Steve Wozniak to play Peter Venkman. The Apple co-founder can be seen in this video labeled “Blue Busters,” a reference to Apple’s then rival IBM.
Displayed at the company’s 1984 International Sales Meeting, it shows Apple employees in full …
Man in China Spends $16,000 on Virtual Sword for Video Game
Most people wouldn’t blow $16,000 on a real antique sword from ancient China, let alone a virtual sword for a video game set in ancient China.
Not only did a man cough up enough cash for a mid-sized sedan, he did it for a game …
‘WTF? I Wanted an iPhone!’ Comedian Retweets Messages from Angry, Entitled Kids
Sure, we’re in the worst economic slump since the Great Depression, with 8.6% unemployment, plummeting home values and Europe on the brink of collapse, but hey, I really wanted an iPhone! That’s the message our country’s youth so …
Anti-Theft Chair Recognizes the Unique Signature of Your Rear-End
Just like a special snowflake, your tuckus has its own unique pattern. Shigeomi Koshimizu of Japan’s Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology has a developed a chair that can identify people’s rear-ends to do things like start …
