The NYPD and DOD are developing a way to scan people for guns from a safe distance. Can the new system survive the many privacy concerns it’s bound to bring up?
Anonymous Claims DOJ, RIAA, MPAA Sites Hit for Megaupload Bust
From sleeping dog to full-on Internet terror, it appears Anonymous may be exacting revenge on several federal and private groups after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) shuttered popular download site Megaupload this …
Apple’s Textbooks: Undeniably Cool, But Will They Help Students?
Apple debuted the holy grail of textbooks on Thursday in New York City. The books are undeniably cool: they will integrate videos, photos and interactive graphics, make taking notes a breeze and be easy to navigate — all …
China Introduces RedPad: The $1,600 iPad Alternative for Party Officials
Would Mao Zedong have used an iPad? Well, probably in secret, but we’d bet the deceased icon of the People’s Republic of China would have approved of the Communist Party’s latest move: the RedPad Number One.
Officially, it’s …
Intel Showcases 8 Items to Usher In the ‘Experiential Retail’ Revolution
Imagine integrating the convenience of online shopping into the physical world. Intel is one step ahead, creating virtual in-store experiences that will transform the way we shop. TIME takes a look at eight of Intel’s interactive …
Finally, Cufflinks That Double as a Wi-Fi Hotspot
Yes, yes, we all remember the endless parade of cufflinks that doubled as USB storage drives – if you missed it, it happened maybe four or five years ago and it didn’t so much resemble a parade as it did a line of preschoolers …
Digital Library Lending Up 130% in 2011
If you build it, they will come. Not just words of wisdom from a Kevin Costner movie anymore, but the experience of libraries across America. They’ve seen a triple-digit jump in the amount of digital lending during the last year …
Apple Rolls Out iPad Textbooks, Publishing Software for Teachers
Apple held an event at the Guggenheim Museum in New York today. The company’s number one initiative: “Reinventing the textbook,” said SVP of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller.
Apple announced iBooks 2, a free app for the iPad …
AT&T Kills $5 Incentive for Data Cap, Adds Data
The days when AT&T customers could save $5 per month by giving up their unlimited data plans will soon be over.
On Sunday, January 22, AT&T will eliminate its $25 per month, 2 GB data plan for new subscribers, replacing it …
10 Memorable Kodak Commercials
Kodak is down, but not out. As the company restructures under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, here’s a look back at some of the commercials from the venerable camera company over the years. Hat tip to our sister site, …
Did It Work? ‘Day After’ Results of the SOPA, PIPA Blackout
Google has dropped its logo shroud, Wikipedia has returned from limbo, normal service in general has been resumed, and all’s right with the world … except that SOPA and PIPA are still looming on Capitol Hill. So did yesterday’s …
Liveblog: Apple’s Education Event
Join Technologizer’s Harry McCracken and Techland’s Doug Aamoth at 10am Eastern for live coverage of Apple’s education event being held at the Guggenheim Museum in New York!
FOLLOW-UP: Apple Rolls Out iPad Textbooks, …