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Forcibly Prevent Yourself From Texting and Driving With This App Jammer

There are laws, PSAs, and nagging family members out there trying to keep us from using our phones while driving. Scosche’s cellCONTROL is a clever device that’ll actually block the use of distracting apps and the phone whenever a car is motion. cellCONTROL is a Bluetooth device that plugs into the ODB-II port of your…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 20 '12

Play a Mario Kart Ripoff, Scan Your Business Cards, and Defend Your Miners

There are games we really want on the iPhone but we know we’ll probably never get. Actually anything Nintendo makes would be great as an iPhone app. But there is one app in particular that would really make me happy: Mario Kart. Lucky for me, there’s a complete ripoff of the game in the App…

Commerce Roberto Baldwin Jan 20 '12

10 Awesome Apps for Your Jailbroken iPhone and iPad

You’ve taken the plunge. Your iOS device is jailbroken. And now it’s time to head straight to Cydia and download all those illicit apps that’ll supercharge your iPhone or iPad. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-4s-and-ipad-2-finally-get-an-untethered-jailbrea-5877909 Activator: Free A shortcut, gestures, and button management tool. A great way to enhance how you interact with your device. Use a gesture to…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 20 '12

iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Finally Get an Untethered Jailbreak

It took a while, but owners of the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 finally have an untethered jailbreak. Yup, it’s time to start putting ROM apps on our iOS A5 devices. The updated Greenpois0n tool is called Absinthe A5 and be downloaded here. Yeah, the servers are getting hammered pretty hard, so you might want…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 20 '12

Music Video Megamart Vevo Might Find New Home at Facebook

The go-to service for music videos on YouTube could be heading to Facebook of all places. Because we all know how well it works out when social networks become a place for musicians to hang out (*cough* MySpace). According to CNET, Vevo has been talking to Facebook about leaving YouTube. The music video service has…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 20 '12

The Amazing Artist Who Lets the Real World Paint His Pictures

Some street artists paint awesome murals. Some leave thought-provoking installations in public spaces. That’s pretty cool. But Russian artist Pavel Puhov uses urban objects as his muse—in a very serious way. The eyeglasses are my favorite. How many times a day do you look at a light pole and just see a way to illuminate…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 20 '12

Cellular Radio Telephone Ad From the 80s Predicts “Cellular Revolution”

Look at these old cellular phones. You could probably shove 10 iPhones inside each of these puppies. That Motorola handset weighs only 30 ounces. Amazing! Those were the days. When every minute cost more than items on the value menu and there was a good chance you could knock a man out with your phone.…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 20 '12

Sell Your Book in the iBookstore and Apple Won’t Let You Sell It Anywhere Else

Selling a book with Apple’s iBook Author program is now a one-way ticket to Apple being the only place you can sell the book. Maybe selling your book on iBooks isn’t such a great deal after all. Dan Wineman of Venomous Porridge went to publish his first book from within the iBooks Author application when…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 19 '12

Ice Cream Headache Alert: You Can Get Free Wendy’s Frostys for the Rest of 2012

The best thing at Wendy’s is the Frosty. Now you can get them for free for the rest of 2012, all while supporting a good cause (I think it’s a good cause, at least). But who cares: free Frosty! To get in on the free Frosty Jr. deal (Yeah it’s for the Frosty Jr. Do…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 19 '12

Iranian Programmer Sentenced to Death for Developing Porn Site Software

While we’re all up in arms over SOPA and PIPA, the government of Iran continues to monitor its citizen’s Internet access. The government has gone so far as to sentence a programmer to death for insulting the sanctity of Islam because of a piece of software used by a porn site. The Star reports that…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 19 '12

Expedition White Shark: Tracking the Beast of the Deep

Great White Sharks get a bum rap. Sure they’ll blindly attack anything they think is food before swimming off in search of delicious sea lions. But who hasn’t? Instead of hating on these eating machines of the sea, how about we track them and learn about their wonderful migration. What’s it do? Expedition White Shark…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 19 '12

Manage the Onslaught of Open Graph Facebook Apps

Facebook has unleashed their latest version of Open Graph. With 60 apps ready at launch, get ready for your News Feed to become a non-stop barrage of food photos, song recommendations, and movie reviews. Oh dear God, how do I make it stop? If you, or some of your friends uses a music streaming service…

Social Media Roberto Baldwin Jan 19 '12

Raid a Dungeon, Finger Tap the Drums, and Hadoken!

How many versions are there of Street Fighter? I think the last count was 250. I might be wrong. But it’s pretty close to that. Eventually, all games will have a Street Fighter tie in, Madden 2013: Chun Li’s Revenge, Halo 5: The Flood of Ryu. Actually, I’d play that second game. While you’re practicing…

Commerce Roberto Baldwin Jan 19 '12

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Surprise! Senators with Huge Campaign Contributions from Media Support SOPA/PIPA

It’s an old cliché in politics to “follow the money.” Unfortunately, it’s almost always true when it comes to the support of controversial bills. In fact, all you need is $100k per senator to buy support for PIPA, the Senates version of SOPA. It’s a small price to pay for controlling how the Internet works…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 18 '12

Foursquare Adds Restaurant Menus as It Looks to Eat Yelp For Lunch

You’d think that Yelp, purveyor of social food recommendations, would have menu listings for each spot. Guess what? They don’t. But starting today, Foursquare users will be able to do exactly that. Yelp should be scared. Powered by SinglePlatform, an online service for businesses to upload and maintain their menus, the menu feature will be…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 18 '12

LightBomber: Paint With Light

Painting with light is fun. You find a dark street, set your camera to a long exposure, and spend the next 30 minutes trying to get just the right amount of exposure and timing. Okay, maybe that part isn’t fun, but the end results can be spectacular. If only there was an app that did…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 17 '12

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2011 One Second at a Time Is So Astounding It Made Me Cry

I couldn’t have imagined that stitching together one second of video for each day of 2011 would be this incredible. And there’s just no way I could love this 365 second year-in-a-life any more than I already do. Madeline Schichtel‘s This is what Madeline did, which includes brief snippets of her driving down the highway,…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 17 '12

Get Ready to Rock, Take Better Photos, and Save the Sheep

Everyone wants to play guitar. You pick one up and boom you’re traveling the globe bagging chicks/dudes and living the lifestyle that ends up on VH1’s Behind the Music. Unfortunately, playing guitar is hard work and takes years to master. That’s okay, we found an app to get you started. Plus, an app to take…

Commerce Roberto Baldwin Jan 17 '12

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Forcibly Prevent Yourself From Texting and Driving With This App Jammer

Play a Mario Kart Ripoff, Scan Your Business Cards, and Defend Your Miners

10 Awesome Apps for Your Jailbroken iPhone and iPad

iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Finally Get an Untethered Jailbreak

Music Video Megamart Vevo Might Find New Home at Facebook

The Amazing Artist Who Lets the Real World Paint His Pictures

Cellular Radio Telephone Ad From the 80s Predicts “Cellular Revolution”

Sell Your Book in the iBookstore and Apple Won’t Let You Sell It Anywhere Else

Ice Cream Headache Alert: You Can Get Free Wendy’s Frostys for the Rest of 2012

Iranian Programmer Sentenced to Death for Developing Porn Site Software

Expedition White Shark: Tracking the Beast of the Deep

Manage the Onslaught of Open Graph Facebook Apps

Raid a Dungeon, Finger Tap the Drums, and Hadoken!

Expedition White Shark Gallery

Surprise! Senators with Huge Campaign Contributions from Media Support SOPA/PIPA

Foursquare Adds Restaurant Menus as It Looks to Eat Yelp For Lunch

LightBomber: Paint With Light

LightBomb Gallery

2011 One Second at a Time Is So Astounding It Made Me Cry

Get Ready to Rock, Take Better Photos, and Save the Sheep

How Roman Sailors Repaired Ships on the Fly Far From Home

Things Are Finally Looking Up for Intel and It Has CPUs to Thank for It

Spotify Reveals Its Most Streamed Music of the Last 20 Years

Feds Arrest Soldier Who Allegedly Made $400,000 on Maduro Kidnapping Polymarket Bet

The First-Ever Lego ‘Shrek’ Set Uses Its One Minifigure Perfectly

Microsoft Office 2024 Lifetime License for Mac and PC Drops 64%, Skip Subscriptions and Own Office Suite Forever

‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ Is the Greatest Anime of All Time

Gamers Sue Nintendo to Get a Cut of Trump’s Tariff Refunds

Meta Is Racing to Move Faster and Break More Things

Your Late Night Snacking Isn’t Doing Your Gut Any Favors, Study Finds

Anker’s UV Printer Can Handle Almost Anything… If You Know What You’re Doing

HP’s EliteBoard Keyboard-Computer Proves We Can Stick a PC in Anything

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real