What an exciting, monumental day for not one, not two, but THREE industries! Porn, the 3D industry, and movie theaters all won big as “what is being billed as the world’s first 3D porn film” was screened in theaters all over Hong Kong today. Maybe it’s the first publicly screened 3D porn film, but don’t forget about 2010’s 3D blockbuster …
Apps & Web
Two Minute Video: Wherein I Stick Tweezers into a Wet Surge Protector
The $70 Wet Circuits 4-outlet power strip is VERY expensive for a surge protector. That being said, the company claims that this one is water resistant and you can stick tweezers into the sockets without electrocuting yourself to death. I tested those claims. Did I die? I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Tweetbot iPhone App Makes Twitter Look Foolish
In Twitter’s perfect world, Tweetbot wouldn’t exist.
Like Tweetdeck, Twitterific and Echofon, Tweetbot is a third-party Twitter client, giving iPhone users access to their tweets, replies, retweets and direct messages. For $2, it also happens to be really good.
Tweetbot excels at the little things, like the ability to tap a tweet …
Spotify Slashes Free Music Listening By Half
Thanks for your “unbelievable support,” reads a post from Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek–and oh by the way, we’re slashing what you’re allowed to listen to in a month by half.
Well, that’s not exactly how Ek puts it, who instead writes almost clinically that “total listening time for free users will be limited to 10 …
Utterly Clueless: Bill Gates Didn’t ‘Get’ Gmail
Seven years ago, Google launched Gmail. They did it in a way that no one else had ever done it before: they offered two whole gigabytes of space. Bill Gates couldn’t understand the whole thing worked.
Many people jumped onboard, signing up, and even developers took advantage, launching Gmail Drive. The extension, which turned Google …
White iPhone Said to Make Appearance by the End of April
The iPhone fairy has come to grant the masses a wish. According to Bloomberg BusinessWeek, industry insiders say that the seemingly mythical white iPhone will drop at the end of this month.
Last month, Apple’s Phil Schiller said so himself. Asked directly by normal person Eric Anderson, Schiller tweeted back, “The white iPhone will …
How Technology Influences the New American Family
A new Nielson report takes a look at how multicultural families across America are adapting to today’s digital landscape. This new report — pieced together with data from the U.S. Census Bureau, The Pew Research Center, and numerous other studies conducted by the global leader in data compilation — paints a revealing and colorful …
Craigslist’s Craig Launches Social Network For Good Causes
Craig Newmark doesn’t just want your online classifieds anymore. After 15 years of Craigslist, Newmark’s two new online ventures focus less on localized For Sale ads and more on community and social awareness, and – like Craigslist – both are surprisingly simple, effective ideas.
The first of these, CraigConnects, launched a few weeks …
IBM Wants to Improve Your Commute With Traffic Prediction
If you’ve ever used a traffic map on a smartphone to find the best way home, you know that it can be pretty unreliable. Road conditions are always changing, and a green line in Google Maps can quickly turn to red, signaling massive congestion.
Enter IBM, which is starting a research project to make commuting easier. The so-called …
Forget “Like,” NPR Wants Your Facebook <3
NPR may be under attack by right-leaning political outfits and facing calls for federal defunding, but the Internet still loves it. After one million iPad downloads in the last year alone, the organization is launching a new Facebook app to allow fans to socialize and proclaim their love for public broadcasting.
The app, called I <3 …
The Three Songs You Need to Download This Week
There’s a lot of music online–more than most people have time to keep up with. That’s why you’ve got us. Every week, we’ll point you toward three excellent new downloads or videos from chart-topping stars, cult favorites and unknown geniuses.
1. The dance-rock geniuses of LCD Soundsystem played their final shows in their home town of …
Are iPads And Other Tablets Killing TV?
Anyone might’ve guessed that the rise of the iPad and other tablet devices would change the way people use computers, but would as many consider it a television-killer? A new survey carried out by Google’s AdMob team suggests that may be the case.
After talking to over 1,400 tablet users, the team established that 68% spend at least …