Okay, if you make this Google ‘Project Glass’ video full screen and high-def, it might be a little barfy, so don’t say we at Techland never pass along friendly motion-sickness disclaimers. But yes, if you click “play” on the …
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Facebook Releases New Instagram-Style Photo App for iPhone
Hey, remember when Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion? Well apparently buying the number one mobile photo app on the market isn’t stopping the freshly IPO-ed Facebook team from releasing a similar app of its …
Most Necessary Invention Ever: DIY Commodore 64 Bass Keytar
Many moons ago, man invented the wheel. In 1875, Alexander Graham Bell invented the modern telephone. Now, in this year, 2012, electrical engineer Jeri Ellsworth has invented the next revolutionary piece of technology: the …
SketchBook Ink: iPad Art at Retina Resolution, and Way, Way Beyond
Back at the new iPad launch in March, Apple, as usual, invited a few third-party developers to show off upcoming apps. One of them was Autodesk, which demonstrated an intriguing drawing program called SketchBook Ink. After a few …
Bump’s Newest Trick: Phone-to-PC Photo Sharing
Bump is a clever little free app that lets you exchange photos and contacts between two devices instantly and effortlessly by simply bumping them together. Until now, the two devices in question have probably been Android or …
Yahoo’s Axis: Visual Search, an iOS Browser and No ‘Ten Blue Links’
When you talk to folks from Yahoo about the subject of search engines, they tend to be a tad defensive. Since 2010, Yahoo search has been a repackaged variant of Microsoft‘s Bing. Some people think that means that Yahoo is out of …
Nvidia’s Kai Brings Hope for $199 Quad-Core Tablets
Nvidia has a plan to make cheap Android tablets a lot more powerful. The company will launch a platform this year called “Kai” that will let device makers bring quad-core tablets to market for $199.
Nvidia Vice President Rob …
Overhauled Google iPhone App: Full-Screen Image Results, Faster Search
Using Google to look up random stuff in social situations is one of the joys of owning an iPhone. Sadly, the search experience using Google’s iPhone app so far has been pretty unimpressive.
Google is looking to remedy that …
Xbox 360 Should Be Banned from U.S. for Violating Patents, Judge Says
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 should be banned from import and sales in the United States for violating Motorola patents, a U.S. International Trade Commission judge ruled.
The Xbox 360 violates four Motorola patents, according to ITC …
5 Lingering Questions About Shared Data Plans
The end of unlimited smartphone data is coming. AT&T and Verizon, the two largest U.S. wireless carriers, already throttle data speeds for unlimited users who consume the most data, and starting this summer, Verizon won’t let …
Coming Soon: TiVo Streaming for iPhones and iPads
I do an awful lot of “TV” watching on my iPad these days. Yet I also remain devoted to my TiVo DVR box, which is connected to the HDTV in my living room. So TiVo’s upcoming TiVo Stream — a gizmo that lets you stream shows …
Sidecar App Lets You Share Photos, Location and Live Video During Calls
Despite what hyperbolic pundits might tell you, the phone call is not dead. But it could use a kick in the pants. That’s what Sidecar is trying to do with new apps for iPhone and Android.
Sidecar supplements traditional phone …