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Would You Actually Wear the iPod’s New Lanyard?

Yes, the iPod Touch has been updated and it’s better than ever. And the feature Apple is trumpeting from the rooftops? A Loop. A loop that goes around your wrist. Because that’s how clumsy you are. https://gizmodo.com/theres-finally-a-new-ultra-skinny-ipod-touch-5942386 The burning question is, would any of you actually use this? Maybe you’d strap it to your kid…

Apple’s Rolling Out New Headphones That Might Not Be Crap

Apple made a historic and much-needed step forward today; it’s finally putting its old, terrible headphones to rest. The new ones, dubbed “EarPods” mark a bit of a shift, but still retain their iconic, white, hey-look-at-me-I’ve-got-an-iPhone-in-my-pocket color. Unlike the previous ‘phones, these guys are the in-ear type, and will hopefully sound and fit a little…

New iPod Shuffles Are Like Old iPod Shuffles

Apple brought a whole gang of new iPods to its event today in San Francisco, the third of which is a refreshed Shuffle. The new guy isn’t all that different from its predecessor, save for five new colors. It costs $50 for 2GB. A boring non-update, unless you are a multi-colored gadget enthusiast.

There’s (Finally!) a New Ultra-Skinny iPod Touch

Remember iPods? The things that switched Apple from a computer company to the electronics company, the most valuable in company in company history? There hasn’t been a new one in two years. Today, it’s back, upgraded, widescreen-ed, and super skinny. Unlike previous models, the new iPod Touch looks more like the new iPod Nano than…

Scientists confirm ‘dry ice’ snowfall on Mars

In 2008, we learned from the Phoenix Mars lander that it snows in the Martian north polar region — perhaps quite regularly — from clouds made of water vapor. But now, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data has revealed the clearest evidence yet of carbon-dioxide snowfalls on Mars. Scientists say this is the only known example of…

Speaker-Packed Bed Is Everything Teenage Guys Think Grownup Sex Will Be Like

There is a time in every young man’s life when a jam-pumping bed with a hi-fi leather headboard would seem like a great idea. It represents success, it represents excess, and when used to play Barry white, exclusively, the ladies would love it. But when you grow up, you hopefully realize that it is foolish…

How the iPhone 5 Stacks Up to the Competition

The new iPhone is finally here. Yes, people would line up to buy it even if it was made of bottle-caps and dog-poo, but it isn’t. It’s predictably a very good phone. How good? Let’s see how it compares to the top competition. The following chart is a look at how these phones measure up…

iTunes 11 Arrives With a Streamlined Look and New Features

Just in time for the release of iOS 6 and the iPhone 5 comes iTunes 11, which has an even more streamlined appearance, “edge-to-edge” design, and more an overall more visual feel. But you’ll have to wait until late October for it. When viewing an album grid and you click an album, it will produce…

iOS 6 Will Arrive on September 19 With Better Siri, New Maps, Revamped iMessage and Passbook

We’ve seen and heard about many of the new features coming to iOS 6 already, but with the announcement of the iPhone 5, we now know exactly when it’s coming: September 19. https://gizmodo.com/ios-6-all-the-new-features-coming-soon-to-your-iphone-5917359 Little has been added in the way of functionality aside from what we saw at WWDC, but it will be compatible with…

A chemical that makes plastic appear to come alive in your hands

You know those little plastic fish that appear to magically writhe and flop when you put them in the palm of your hand? Supposedly the way they move will predict your future. But in reality, you’ll have literally as much luck prognosticating with these fish as you would with a diaper. In fact, the same…

The iPhone 5 Will Cost $200 and Release on September 21st, Pre-Orders Start September 14th

Apple just announced that the iPhone 5 is going to cost $200 and release on September 21st. Get ready because that’s about a week and a half from now. If you want to be smart and skip the line though, you can pre-order the new iPhone starting on September 14th. The iPhone 5 comes in…

Apple: No NFC for You! Come Back, One Year! Maybe!

When is an NFC antenna not an NFC antenna? When it’s reportedly attached to an iPhone 5. Contrary to recent speculation, Apple’s newest handset will not feature an NFC payment system. https://gizmodo.com/rumor-new-iphone-5-leaks-show-nfc-chip-maybe-sorta-5938123 While NFC, or Near Field Communications technology has recently gained traction in the marketplace—mobile payments worldwide are expected to top $170 billion by…

This Is the Ugly iPhone 5 Lightning Adapter You’ll Need For All Your Old Accessories

If you’re gung-ho on upgrading to the iPhone 5 and have a mountain of old accessories from previous generations of the iPhone and iPod, this is the ugly adapter you’ll need to buy for all of your deprecated gear. The iPhone 5 introduces a new, and considerably smaller, Lightning connector that’s incompatible with every single…

What’s Changed in Apple’s New 8-Pin Lightning Dock Connector

Here’s Apple’s new Lightning connector, the replacement for the old 30-pin, and the way you’ll be charging and syncing all your iPads, Pods, and Phones from now on. According to Apple, the Lightning connector is more durable, reversible (making it easier to use), and “adaptive”. It’s 80 percent smaller than the old 30-pin. The cable…

Dalai Lama tells his Facebook friends that religion “is no longer adequate”

This past Monday, people who have the Dalai Lama as a Facebook friend found this little gem in their newsfeed. All the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness can and do promote inner values. But the reality of the world today is that grounding ethics in religion is…

Apple’s New A6 Chip Is Smaller, Lighter, and Mightier

Apple announced it’s got a whole new chip for the iPhone 5. It’s called the A6, which is a semi-surprising upgrade to this year’s iPad’s A5X. No word on whether it’s quad core or not, but it’s 22 percent smaller than the old A5 and has twice the GPU and graphics power. The A5 to…

Apple iPhone 5: Everything You Need to Know

The new iPhone 5 is here. It’s thinner and faster than ever, with a new form factor that uses a gorgeous panoramic screen with more resolutions and less consumption. It also surfs the web much faster, thanks to its new LTE capabilities. And, just as we knew, it has a new smaller dock connector called…

Gathering Scientific Evidence that Traditional Medicines Can Work

Traditional medicine doesn’t just fill up the health food aisle at the supermarket — it could help make everybody healthier. But how can we figure out which ancient herbal remedies actually work, and which ones are just hype? An estimated 10,000 to 53,000 plant species were traditionally used as medicines, and only some of those…

The iPhone 5 Packs LTE: It’ll Be Fast as Hell

Yep, as pretty-much-confirmed this morning, the newest iPhone will be able to ride the fastest cellular data out there, meaning web, streaming video, and all of your downloads will be ten times as speedy—with 8 hours of battery. https://gizmodo.com/apple-leaks-iphone-5s-lte-powers-early-5942576 LTE access will be available on all three major US carriers (and others across Europe and…

Holy Jesus’ underpants! Apple sold more iPads than any PC manufacturer sold of their entire PC line. 84 million units!