May 2009
199 posts
Trans-Atlantic Couple Bridges Gap With Flickr and... →
Shared by joekwon this is a really cool story Filed under: Cameras, Web, Social Networking Welcome to the 21st century, where love knows no limits — thanks to photo-sharing…
May 30th
PatchMatch, incredible video demo of interactive... →
Shared by joekwon highly impressive taking seam carving to the next level, I really could’ve used this last week  
May 30th
Facebook Helps Find Kidnapped Son -- After 27... →
While we do talk a lot about the dangers of Facebook, how it can alienate us from our fellow humans and cause overdoses of information (and the occasional stalker), every now and then a…
May 30th
Get Better Advice by Taking Notes [Note Taking] →
We’d like to think that the people we’re paying for advice (like doctors) would offer the same helpful advice no matter what, but reader citizenkahn suggests that if you really want good…
May 30th
Found Footage: Power Mac G4 Cube Transformer Robot →
Shared by joekwon i love it Filed under: Odds and ends, Found FootageAlthough the Power Mac G4 Cube is one of the all-time classic cool-looking Macs, wouldn’t it be even cooler if your…
May 30th
Save Cash by Feeding the Kids for Free [Saving... →
Many a parent has ordered something off the kids’ menu just to see their picky eater barely touch it. Why make dining out any pricier it already is? Go where the kids eat free! Photo by …
May 30th
Retrieve Valuables From Your Drain with a Vacuum... →
If you drop a valuable item such as a ring down your toilet, many times you can reach in and get it. But how about a valuable that’s gone down the drain? Instead of paying for a plumber, try…
May 30th
SportsStuff Nuclear Globe →
Walk on water without the help of supernatural abilities with the SportsStuff Nuclear Globe ($260). This six-foot ball allows you to move across the water as fast as you can… Visit …
May 30th
Hulu Labs Now Live: Recommendations, Time-Based... →
Earlier this morning we stumbled across Hulu Desktop, an impressive new application from the popular video portal that lets you use your remote to control your Hulu experience. As it turns…
May 29th
Nintendo handheld packs 76 old games behind one... →
Ben Heck forum member Brian has built us a sweet little Nintendo-on-a-chip handheld that puts a Super Joy III KIRF TV game, a 2.5-inch display, a controller, and 4 AA batteries under the…
May 29th
ATP PhotoFinder Pro loses the base station, takes... →
Despite new cameras being riddled with borderline useless features and modes, useful functionality like automatic geotagging is getting little love from the big players. All the more…
May 29th
Skype 4.1 Beta Adds Screen Sharing and Other New... →
Shared by joekwon damn you skype for maintaining your Mac version asynchronously. Damn you… Windows only: Popular video and voice chat application Skype has just released a new beta…
May 29th
Failed Frugality: 5 Clues You’ve Gone Too Far →
Shared by joekwon haha #2 is spot on By Linsey Knerl For most people, frugality is a lifestyle choice born out of necessity.  A lost job, increase in expenses, or a battle with debt has…
May 29th
Google Wave unveiled, new live chat medium for... →
Google’s big reveal at I/O? Meet Wave, the Next Big Thing from the Lars and Yen Rasmussen, makers of Google Maps. It’s a very early build, meaning we won’t see it anytime soon, but here’s…
May 29th
iTunes support confirmed for Palm Pre →
We’d already heard through the gravevine that iTunes support would be baked into Palm’s forthcoming Pre, but now it’s official. During Palm’s D7 keynote today in Carlsbad, Paul…
May 29th
Unraveling the history of the vaccine-autism scare →
Shared by joekwon My dental hygenist is a huge anti-vaccine woman. she went off for an hour talking about how horrible it is and how Jenny McCarthy is a wonderful woman. All the while I was forced…
May 28th
Vatican: the Internet is "truly... →
Shared by joekwon The thought came to me the other day how unprolific Christian thought is online. The internet, a potentially perceived product of collaboration, information sharing, and high…
May 28th
Palm Pre said to sync up nicely with Apple's... →
There’s been no direct confirmation just yet, but Fortune has it that Palm’s hotly anticipated Pre actually syncs with iTunes. Yeah, iTunes. According to the report, the Pre works…
May 28th
Look At It This Way, Yelp. At Least You Didn’t... →
Shared by joekwon fail Yelp’s having a bad day. It may not be as bad as the day iMindi is having, who managed to delete all their user accounts, but it’s still a doozy. Yelp managed to…
May 28th
Sneak Peak: First Video Demo Of Siri Virtual... →
Earlier today, a startup called Siri that wants to bring virtual assistants to the iPhone came out of stealth. Siri brings a very advanced collection of technologies (speech recognition, natural…
May 28th
The desk whisperer →
Shared by joekwon i need to fix my desk now Thursday evening, I was a presenter at the first Ignite-DC. An Ignite presentation is exactly five minutes, contains 20 slides, and each slide…
May 28th
Cell Phones Smuggled Into Brazilian Prison via RC... →
Shared by joekwon What is going on here? According to BBC News, Brazilian prisoners — hell bent on continuing their criminal business via cell phones — recently enlisted the help of…
May 28th
Google I/O attendees getting free unlocked HTC... →
In case you needed yet another reason to nerd out with Android developers for a couple days in scenic San Francisco, here’s a doozy: every attendee is getting hooked up with an unlocked …
May 27th
ShowRSS Automates Your TV Show Downloads... →
If you’re missing the now defunct FeedMyTorrents and its awesome duplicate-free RSS based automation, showRSS offers the same functionality and integration with RSS-enabled BitTorrent clients.…
May 27th
Cook For Good Plans Meals for Less than Two... →
Cook For Good ostensibly wants to help you use less energy and create less waste in planning your meals. The notable side effect, though, is a meal plan that averages a cost of $1.20 per…
May 27th
Prices so low, they're practically insane:... →
Shared by joekwon Transmit is a good FTP program Filed under: Internet Tools, Deals It’s been hinted at for a few days, but Cabel Sasser and the rest of the crew at Panic Software…
May 27th
HP unveils Mini 1101, Mini 110 XP / Mi editions... →
Shared by joekwon dah! DAH! built in VGA! DAH! DAH! DAH! HP’s got more additions to its Mini netbook lineup coming your way with the 1101 and 110 XP / Mi. All three models sport a…
May 27th
CableDrop: the aspirational cable clip →
There’s nothing really new here ‘cept maybe a design inspired by the union of two fleshy buns. Nevertheless, cable clips are one of those great ideas we just never get around to…
May 27th
Zune HD is official, heading your way this Fall →
Shared by joekwon it’s kind of pretty. Also, Xbox 360 integration is smart. Unlike the Zune, the 360 has sold a LOT, and making the zune integrate seamlessly is a smart, SMART way to get people to…
May 27th
Hantech Siso Tablo laptop stylus gets reviewed →
We just caught sight of Hanwha’s Duo laptop stylus a couple of months ago, but it’s not the only device out there that promises to turn any old laptop into a pen-accommodating tablet…
May 27th
White MacBook specs quietly bumped →
Filed under: Hardware, MacBook Apple released a stealth upgrade of the entry-level MacBook this morning. The white MacBook, still priced at $999USD, now has a 160GB hard drive, a…
May 27th
Can you believe it? New Yorker cover done on... →
Shared by joekwon highly impressive Filed under: iPhone, Graphic Design, App Store, iPod touch Looking at the cover of the June 1 New Yorker Magazine it is pretty hard to…
May 27th
Eucalyptus for iPhone gets a new lease on life →
Shared by joekwon awesome, it’s a gorgeous looking app Filed under: Bad Apple, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch Eucalyptus [App Store] has been finally allowed to appear in the…
May 27th
AT&T announces 7.2Mbps HSPA rollout plans →
Shared by joekwon finally We knew AT&T had an HSPA upgrade in the works, and now the company has announced its plans, with initial rollout beginning later this year and reaching…
May 27th
Tweetie 1.2, now with love for video →
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools We’ve mentioned our love of Twitter clients on many occasions. Among the many we have covered, Tweetie has become one of our favorites on the…
May 27th
DIY Espresso, From Start to Finish [DIY] →
If cappuccinos, lattes, and other espresso drinks are a big part of your disposable spending, you might enjoy roasting, tamping, and brewing your own beans at the perfect temperature. MAKE…
May 27th
Don't Clean Dishes Before Putting them in the... →
For many, it’s a common sense thing, based on the name of the appliance itself. But those who do scrub down dishes before loading them in the dishwasher waste water, electricity, and may harm…
May 27th
All-Glass Firefox Enables Slick Transparency... →
Windows only: All-Glass Firefox v2 extends the super-slick Windows Vista Aero transparency effects to almost every piece of the Firefox interface. After installing the add-on and…
May 27th
Blackberry Magnum, Onyx, Pearl 3G, and Gemini to... →
BlackBerry lovers, AT&T beckons. Looks like the just-reviewed Onyx is heading to AT&T and, as rumored before, so is the Magnum. We’ve got no pics of the latter device, but it’s being…
May 27th
Road trip! AAA Discounts for iPhone →
Shared by joekwon awesome, I just got AAA this month! w00t. Filed under: Software, iPhone, App Store After my 1991 VW Vanagon camper ran out of gas late at night in the winter of…
May 26th
Don't Clean Dishes Before Putting them in the... →
For many, it’s a common sense thing, based on the name of the appliance itself. But those who do scrub down dishes before loading them in the dishwasher waste water, electricity, and may harm…
May 26th
DIY Espresso, From Start to Finish [DIY] →
If cappuccinos, lattes, and other espresso drinks are a big part of your disposable spending, you might enjoy roasting, tamping, and brewing your own beans at the perfect temperature. MAKE…
May 26th
All-Glass Firefox Enables Slick Transparency... →
Windows only: All-Glass Firefox v2 extends the super-slick Windows Vista Aero transparency effects to almost every piece of the Firefox interface. After installing the add-on and…
May 26th
Gmail Inbox Preview Shows Message Blurbs While... →
Gmail Labs’ newest feature, an “Inbox Preview” on the loading screen, might just be the best thing that ever happened to email checkers working off a shaky or slow connection. As Gmail’s…
May 24th
The real Human Interface →
Deep down, don’t we all think they work like this? [Via Aza Raskin] Filed under: Misc. Gadgets The real Human Interface originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 May 2009…
May 23rd
Google Maps Now Suggests Alternate Routes →
Sometimes there are many ways to get from point A to point B, whether you are walking or driving. Until now, Google Maps’ directions feature has given you the route they consider the best and…
May 23rd
Buzzfeed's top video reactions to American... →
Shared by joekwon I agree, #9 is… something some very upset Adam Lambert fans, #9 is my personal favorite
May 22nd
Gmail Inbox Preview Shows Message Blurbs While... →
Gmail Labs’ newest feature, an “Inbox Preview” on the loading screen, might just be the best thing that ever happened to email checkers working off a shaky or slow connection. As Gmail’s…
May 22nd
Purdue researchers concoct new invisibility cloak,... →
Shared by joekwon haha, the picture made me laugh. But it’s very sad. Hate to say it, but we’re beyond the point of hope here. We just won’t ever, ever see a real-deal invisibility…
May 22nd
Easily Create Your Own Feed Bundles Of Joy With... →
Perhaps the biggest barrier to entry to using a feed reader for most people is building up a collection of good feeds. Sure, you can import someone else’s OPML file, but most people have no…
May 22nd