Shopping for a cell phone service plan presents a dizzying array of options, add-ons, and pricing structures. Here’s a look at several plans from the four major cell carriers. We’ll take a look at the cheapest personal voice plan, cheapest personal voice and texting plan, cheapest personal everything plan, and a couple of family …
Reviews & Features
Apple iPad (Wi-Fi) Review: Spork Edition
“What am I going to do with this thing?”
This is what I’ve been thinking about since I first laid hands on the iPad back in January in San Francisco. While the rest of the Internet bitched and moaned about the lack of this (camera) or that (SD card slot/USB port/etc.), which I couldn’t care less about, I wondered what developers …
Top 10 Coolest Sci-Fi Cars
As a youth I was a bit of car enthusiast and to a certain extent I still am, but it’s been over four years since I’ve owned my own car. I no longer subscribe to enthusiast magazines and glean specs/info from friends and/or Top Gear. I could easily take advantage of the position I’m in to test cars but I’m really not interested …
Darth Vader vs. Lex Luthor: Our Monster Madness Championship Match Up
We’ve come a long way, haven’t we? Just as I can remember Duke’s first match on their road to victory in the NCAA, so can I remember those first bouts in Techland’s Monster March Madness.
I picked the winner of that first duel, between Darth Vader and Gort, from The Day the Earth Stood Still, and went on to pick Vader over the …
Red Letter Media at it Again With 90-Minute Review of Attack of the Clones
He’s back.
Red Letter Media’s favorite film critic: the disturbed, yet intuitive Harry Plinkett sends Attack of the Clones through the shredder with this 90-minute review that picks apart nearly every detail of the Lucas film, all while revealing more the psychopath behind the voice.
Plinkett (you can even follow him on Twitter) is …
Darth Vader or Lex Luthor? Vote For Our March Monster Madness Champion
Last week, Tycho and Gabe from Penny Arcade were Techland’s guest officiators for our Monster Madness final four match ups. Some raised an eyebrow at Darth Vader’s victory over Lord Voldemort, but we think we’ve got an epic match up lined up for the championship battle. The diabolical Darth Vader will take on the manipulative, persistent …
An Interview With Ray Kurzweil
In an interview with Techland, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts the existence of machines with human-level intelligence by 2029, offers advice to inventors, and discusses how you can prepare yourself for the very real possibility of human immortality in the not-too-distant future.
Dr. Kurzweil will be delivering a keynote …
Two Minute Video: Ten iPad Apps To Grab On Launch Day
The iPad launch is upon us. Here are ten apps that have been optimized for Apple latest creation and should be available by the time you get your new best friend out of its box.
Also, congrats to our lucky giveaway winner. Techland reader “doubleang” was randomly selected to receive the Universal Gadget Wrist Charger showcased in …
Clash of the Titans Review: One Big, Boring Kraken Tease (D)
Is a 3D air battle, between a flying Pegasus and a majorly pissed off Kraken, worth your $15 or $20?
I guess that’s the real question when it comes to Clash of the Titans, a souped-up but strung-out mishmash of ancient greek mythology and cutting-edge special effects. At the end of the day, I don’t think the form really fits the …
8 Netbooks Worth Buying Right Now
Tablets like Apple’s iPad will soon be all the rage, but netbooks are still holding strong and demand doesn’t appear to have dropped off drastically from last year. So we’ve compiled eight of the best and brightest available today. Each netbook on the list has a screen larger than 1024×600 because anything smaller just wouldn’t …
iPad Review Roundup
Like clockwork, the iPad reviews are starting to pour in and the general consensus is positive. Before we get to them, I’ve listed a few notable tidbits from each review.
• Looks as though Apple plans to have at least 1,000 iPad apps at launch
• 60,000 iBooks at launch
• Marvel Comics app “closely replicates printed comics.”
• Some …
Hive Mind: What We’re Looking Forward To In April
March seemed to drag on forever, no? But it sure was packed full of kick-ass items of nerdery.
Not a whole lot going on in gadgetry, but HTC did announce the EVO 4G for Sprint. It has a kickstand, people! We picked the 10 best camera apps for the iPhone. Sony officially unveiled the PlayStation Move.
Speaking of video games. So God …