Casey Chan

Apple Might Be Launching iTunes Replay Service

Apple just recently let Apple TV users re-download and stream TV shows they’ve previously bought. According to AppAdvice, this same sort of feature could happen for movies too. It’s supposedly part of a bigger feature called iTunes Replay. In the very near future, AppAdvice says that “TV Shows as well as Movies in iTunes will…

Internet Explorer Users Aren’t Really That Stupid. That Was Just a Hoax! (Yeah, Sure.)

A widely circulated report that showed Internet Explorer users as having lower IQs than people who use other browsers turned out to be fake. I mean, come on, it’s a little too convenient, right? Dumb people and dumb software! The report, put out by ApTiquant, was all faked. The BBC isn’t even sure ApTiquant really…

Is This Really How You Weigh a Giraffe?

A six-foot tall giraffe was born at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk and in order to get all her measurables (height, weight) the zoo hilariously had a beefy man carry the baby zoo on a scale. It seems so calm! They couldn’t find a bigger scale? Is this what they do for all animals? What…

Sound Epic for iPhone: Music Sounds So Much Better When It’s Sloooooowed Down

Did you know music sounds much more awesome and epic when you slow it down and elongate every instrument, note and vocal? Yeah you already do. This app turns all your music into that Justin Bieber song that was slowed down 800x (okay this app only slows down songs 2-16x). But still. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-make-justin-bieber-sound-incredible-slow-him-do-5614579 What’s it…

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What Do You Call a Backpack That’s Also a Chair? Chairpack? Backchair? Chairback? (No.)

Or is it a Backchair? Packchair? Who knows! This Keen Springer Backseat Pack handles both backpack and chair responsibilities but unlike others in the past, it doesn’t look completely bat shit crazy. And it keeps your bum clean! https://gizmodo.com/chair-backpack-turns-you-into-a-pink-ninja-turtle-270349 The KEEN Springer Backseat Pack solves a problem for city slickers like me who moonlight as…

Apple TV Updated to Stream All the TV Shows You Bought Off iTunes

Daring Fireball is saying that a new software update for Apple TV has hit and it’s a good one: you can finally buy TV shows from your Apple TV and stream any TV shows you’ve previously purchased from iTunes. This is great. The stuff you bought is no longer trapped in the purgatory of iTunes…

The Atlantic’s New iPad App Combines the Magazine, the Website and The Atlantic Wire in One

The Atlantic, excellent in all three of their mediums: their magazine, their website, and their blog of sorts, The Atlantic Wire, has finally merged all their content into one app. It’s available for free. If you’re not a subscriber to The Atlantic, you can still access all the website content in the app without paying…

Missouri Has Banned Teachers from Being Facebook Friends with Students

Here’s a primer on what’s illegal in Missouri (some cities): owning a PVC pipe, having oral sex, minors buying lighters, minors buying cap pistols and now student-teacher Facebook friendships. Seriously, that’s banned. Missouri State Bill 54, which was just signed by Governor Jay Nixon and goes into effect August 28th, says: Teachers cannot establish, maintain,…

Samsung Can’t Sell the Galaxy Tab in Australia Because of Apple

Apple has won an agreement that prohibits Samsung from selling the Galaxy Tab in Australia. Samsung has stopped advertising the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and won’t sell the device in Australia…for now at least. It’s another courtroom battle in the recent war between the two companies about patent infringements. Apple alleges that Samsung’s Galaxy 10.1 tablet…

The Amazing, Movie-Like True Story of What Happened in Operation Kill bin Laden

The New Yorker has pieced together an amazing report about the Abbottabad raid aka Operation Kill bin Laden. Comprised from the personal accounts of the SEALs themselves, it has it all: Obama, Crankshaft, Pacer, DEVGRU, Cairo the Dog and more. “For God and country-Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo.” That’s what the SEAL said right before he shot…

Who Wouldn’t Want a Wiimote-Controlled Fire Breathing Robotic Pony?

I always wondered why kids wanted ponies for their birthday. What the hell is so cool about a pony? NOTHING. This robotic pony shown off at Maker Faire Detroit 2011, on the other hand, can breathe FIREBALLS. [BoingBoing via Neatorama]

The Most Amazing But Least Effective Way to Pickpocket Somebody Is to Use Chopsticks

How good are you with chopsticks? Probably good enough to pick up sushi but probably not even close to Miyagi-ing a fly, right? Well check this out, this guy managed to pickpocket a phone with chopsticks. Just watch the video, the grimy old guy—who for some reason had a pair of chopsticks on the ready—stakes…

Griffin Beacon Universal Remote: Hey This iPhone Universal Remote Doesn’t Suck

Remotes are stupid. Stupid stupid and/or stupid expensive. So why bother dealing with stupidity when you already have the perfect device to control your system: an iPhone. See, smartphones are not stupid. With the Griffin Beacon, you can control everything with your phone. Like the Peel before it, the Griffin Beacon is an IR blaster…

MacBook Air’s Thunderbolt Port Is Weak Sauce (Compared to Other Macs)

The brand new MacBook Airs are pretty flipping sweet, we all know that. But what we didn’t know was that the Thunderbolt in the MacBook Air was gimped—it’s smaller and less powerful than its big brother Macs. AnandTech explains the difference as this, Thunderbolt in the 2011 iMac, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini support 4…

As Landslides Destroy Everything in Their Path, South Korea Tries to Recover from Horrific Rain

The torrential rains in South Korea have set off flash floods and landslides throughout the country, killing 41 people and sending 12 missing. It’s horrible out there and with landslides like the one above, it’s hard to feel safe. Officials have said damage to South Korea’s capital Seoul and surrounding areas will total up to…

Dirty Little Secret: Orange Juice Is Artificially Flavored to Taste Like Oranges

How do you make orange juice? Simple! Squeeze oranges and drink. How do big box companies make orange juice? Complicated! Squeeze oranges, remove oxygen, re-flavor the now flavorless orange juice with artificially orange “flavor packs” and…drink? Uhh… I never thought about it but it makes incredible sense now. Orange juice from Tropicana, Simply Orange, Minute…

Actress Used CGI Nipples to Fake a Nude Scene

Olivia Wilde, beautiful actress, has a nude scene in the upcoming movie The Change-Up. Which is funny because she wasn’t actually naked in the scene—she wore pasties to cover up her bitties. Turns out, they CGI’d her nipples in post-production. The former OC grad preserved her modesty in a scene with Ryan Reynolds using pasties…

Visidon AppLock for Android: Pretend You Work for the CIA and Unlock Apps with Your Face

I’ve always wanted a job that gave me a super high security clearance that required facial scans to make sure it’s me. Sadly, I’ll probably never be that important. INSTEAD, I’ll make myself feel important by programming my phone to unlock by scanning my freaking face. What’s it do? It’s a security app meant to…

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