A few weeks ago our friends at NewsFeed dubbed Dear Photograph their “Tumblr of the Week” — and for good reason.
Its premise, like most good things, is incredibly simple: Someone snaps a modern-day photo in the exact place where a memorable photo had been taken years earlier. The images are then presented side by side.
The result …
Google is getting deeper into the e-book market by partnering with device manufacturer iRiver on the upcoming “Story HD” e-book reader.
It’ll go on sale this Sunday at Target for $140 and it features a built-in Wi-Fi connection with content available for purchase through the Google eBookstore that was launched late last …
Robots can do many things. They can vacuum our homes. They can assemble our automobiles in huge factories. And, of course, they can play soccer.
Over the last week, teams from all over the world have been competing in the Robot World Cup in Istanbul, Turkey. A team from Virginia Tech’s Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory won two …
Today only, Amazon is selling the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 for $47—it regularly sells for $60.
The keyboard measures a third of an inch thick and self-charges using the available light in your office—”even desk lamp light,” according to Logitech.
Once fully charged, it’ll work “for at least three months in total …
Who’s the search engine that knows the theme to Shaft?
No, not Google. But maybe Wolfram|Alpha can ring in as the savviest search engine out of ’em all, because it knows the theme to Shaft.
Show me another search engine that can do that. Seriously. I’m still waiting.
(MORE: You Should Be Using Wolfram|Alpha)
Wolfram|Alpha is …
Optional 3G connectivity may liberate Apple’s next iPod Touch from the confines of Wi-Fi hotspots.
The rumor, reported by AppleSpot.nl and kindly translated by a reader at 9to5Mac, says that users will be able to pop a 3G SIM card into the iPod Touch and subscribe to a data plan of their choosing. AT&T and Verizon Wireless already offer
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It’s Friday! Maybe you just got paid. You could use that money for boring stuff like bills, rent, and food, or you could act like a wonderfully impulsive consumer and spend it on any number of products. Here are some ideas to get you started based on your taxable income bracket.
Flip Flop Socks: $13
At long, …
We’ve all heard about taking your work home with you, but what happens when your work decides to visit you online and start telling you what you can and can’t say during your off-hours? To wit: the Associated Press has issued an internal memo telling staffers that they should be careful expressing personal opinions on Facebook or …
With the end of unlimited data on Verizon Wireless, new subscribers face overage charges if they get a little too crazy with the bandwidth. That means users have to watch their data consumption, otherwise they’ll face charges of $10 for every gigabyte over their limits.
To make this easier, Verizon plans to send lots of text messages …
I know, I know: You’re still upset about ABC canceling All My Children and One Life To Live in favor of cheaper daytime talk shows. But here’s the thing: The shows aren’t really going away – they’re just going online.
News is breaking that both shows will continue as web series, with Disney licensing the shows to online production …
If you’re one of a handful of lucky dev folks who got their hands on the OS X Lion upgrade early, nice job!
But for the general public, 9to5 Mac and Apple Insider have both gotten confirmation from several Apple retail employees that there’s an overnight scheduled on July 13th to freshen up their stores, likely indicating a July 14th …
We can all agree that Scrabble is the greatest mobile game in the history of mobile gaming, right? It makes a good board game, too, ironically enough.
But Scrabble’s been missing from Android phones for so long that I was beginning to wonder if EA and Android had some weird Scrabble-related falling out. Maybe Android invited EA over …
