Notebook maker Moleskine is set to go public by the end of the year and is focusing on accessories and apps more than standard notebooks these days. But does that mean an IPO for the company is a smart move?
Kickstart This: A Space Elevator on the Moon?
Gravity can be a grueling taskmaster. Anyone who’s walked up a dozen flights of stairs knows this. Getting into space is that much harder. It takes hundreds of thousands of pounds of thrust and over half a million gallons of …
Guild Wars 2 Isn’t Just About PvP or World Versus World, Says Producer
Continuing my conversation with Guild Wars 2 executive producer and ArenaNet co-founder and president Mike O’Brien, we cover the game’s action-focused, tactics-minded combat, touch on PvP and World vs. World and the game’s …
The Digital Wallet Is Starting to Take Shape
Imagine if, in addition to all the things your smart phone does now, it could also act as your keys to the real world.
Instead of fumbling through a wallet for your credit cards, coupons, gift certificates, plane tickets, …
Ask Him Anything: President Obama Takes Questions from Reddit Users
Well this is certainly a new one. President Obama is participating in an AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) session on Reddit.
Want proof? This photo was initially uploaded:
That’s not impossible to fake or grab from elsewhere, of …
Smartype Keyboard Has a Screen — Go Ahead and Look at Your Hands
Do you ever look down at your keyboard while you’re typing? You kie! I mean, you lie! I had to look down at my hands to correct that. I’d say that Mavis Beacon must be rolling over in her grave, but I just found out that she’s a …
World of Warcraft Blocked in Iran: Blizzard (Unexpectedly) Explains Why
Companies. They’ll tell you next to nothing when the chips are down. Ask them if the sky is blue and if the headline story is “Experts Claim ‘Sky Might Be Blue’,” they’ll invariably reply “no comment.”
Someone at World of …
YouTube Videos Mentioning Obama and Romney Reach 2 Billion Views
The nearly 600,000 videos mentioning Obama and Romney that have been uploaded since April 2011 have received around 2 billion views, reports YouTube Trends’s Ramya Raghavan. The mashup of Barack Obama singing Carly Rae Jepsen’s …
Guild Wars 2 Producer: We’d Turn Off Sales to Preserve the Game Experience
If you’ve had my experience playing Guild Wars 2, you’ve seen few if any in-game hiccups, no random disconnects and no just-trying-to-get-in-the-game server stonewalling. But if you follow online discussion groups, you’ve …
A Plea to Twitter: Let Us Hide Our Spoilers
A few nights ago as I was scanning through Twitter, my eyes picked up on a few keywords and settled, to my dismay, on a major spoiler for Breaking Bad.
The show had just aired in my time zone, but as a cord cutter, I’ve only …
7 Surprising Things Lurking In Online ‘Terms of Service’ Agreements
When is the last time you actually read the “terms of service” agreement before you registered for a new website or downloaded a new app?
via Terms of Service Agreements: 7 Surprising Things You’re Agreeing To | Moneyland | TIME.com.
Why You Shouldn’t Trust Positive Online Reviews—Or Negative Ones, for That Matter
Judging by how prevalent the manipulation seems to be, it’s arguable that online user ratings and reviews are less trustworthy than ever.
via Online Reviews: Don’t Trust Them | Moneyland | TIME.com.