Remember the absurdly expensive Neo Geo? It was SNK’s $650 console, released in the early ’90s with equally pricey games like Samurai Shodown and Metal Slug. Now you can relive the experience of paying way too much money for a …
Microsoft’s ‘Beamatron’ Uses Kinect to Create Virtual RC Car
Neat things can happen when you pair Kinect with a projector, as Microsoft Research recently demonstrated.
The group’s latest creation is called “Beamatron.” It uses Microsoft’s motion-sensing Kinect camera, a projector and a …
Apple’s Next iPad Launches: Did You Get One?
Today’s the big day, the one where lines of people queue outside Apple Stores to get their hands on the Next Big Thing, which in this case happens to be Apple’s third-gen iPad. “The new iPad,” as it’s called by Cupertino, doubles …
When Targeted Ads Attack: Engagement Rings, Teen Pregnancy and 55 Gallons of Lube
The Atlantic writer Sara Marie Watson was recently surprised by a wedding ring. No, her fiancé didn’t get on one knee; it popped up on a Facebook ad over the question “How well do you know Nick Smith?”
The answer was that she …
Rumor: That Air-Style MacBook Pro You’ve Been Hearing About? It’s In Production
If you’re not patiently waiting for Apple to update its MacBook Pro lineup (you know, like me), here’s another rumor to slake your thirst. Yes, it’s from those wizards of guesswork over at DigiTimes, the Asian news site with a …
30 Best Apps for Apple’s New iPad
The new iPad’s just a paperweight without apps. Here are 30 of our favorites, from cheapest to priciest.
SXSW: Music and Tech, Together at Last
Austin’s streets are so crowded during the 48 hours when SxSW Interactive is ending and SxSW Music is beginning that it’s easy to imagine the budding love affair between music and tech began as a romcom collision.
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Hey, It’s Microsoft Office 15!
Windows expert Paul Thurrott got his hands on a copy of Office 15, currently available only as a secret Technical Preview which Microsoft hasn’t said much about. He has some details and a ton of screenshots on the new version of …
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Must…Have…Sparrow…For…iPad
I never warmed up to Sparrow on the Mac. But like my colleague Keith Wagstaff, I’m mighty impressed by the new version of the email client for the iPhone. It’s not the ultimate mail wrangler — it can’t push mail in the …
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PayPal Takes On Square with ‘PayPal Here’
Square, the tiny credit-card reader for smartphones and tablets, is the most interesting thing to happen to payments in a long time. Among the people who think it’s interesting are the executives at payment behemoth PayPal. And …
Gmail Users Rejoice: Sparrow Releases App for iPhone
Gmail and the iPhone travel in similar tech-savvy circles. But for whatever reason, iPhone users have never had a really great way to check their Gmail.
Sparrow — the company that makes the eponymous Mac-based email client …
Google Talks Up Big Search Changes
Google is promising to make some big changes to its search engine over the next few months, with more emphasis on providing facts and direct answers instead of just a series of links.
That’s how the Wall Street Journal tells …