South by Southwest

Uber Drivers Are ‘Meat-Based Algorithms,’ Says South by Southwest Speaker

According to my Twitter feed, a transportation expert named Reilly Brennan just explained on a panel at South by Southwest that Uber drivers are “meat-based algorithms behind the wheel.” I don’t know Brennan or his work at Stanford and he’s probably a perfectly nice meat-based speaker, but I’d say that his comment is somehow both…

Tech News Matt Novak

Delightful App Turns Humming Into Sheet Music

This new app is musical wizardry: Hum into your phone, and the humming is instantly transformed into a digital song, complete with onscreen sheet music. Samsung debuted the app, called Hum On!, at the SXSW in Austin this week. The notes to whatever tune you hum appear on your phone’s screen in a flash, letting…

Gadgets Bryan Lufkin

Watch the First Footage of The Powerpuff Girls Reboot

Behold, Cartoon Network’s first footage from the Powerpuff Girls reboot. Buttercup sounds different. Rest assured she still has zero time for your BS. In this scene from the first episode (“I Am Not a Princess”), Buttercup puts the smack down on Manboy, a hirsute villain “born of brawn and musk,” who wants to turn Townsville…

io9 Bryan Lufkin

The 10 best tweets from South By Star Wars

The South by Southwest festival started over the weekend with events devoted to the world of interactive media, which meant a lot of tweeting and foursquaring and other verbs based on annoying startup names with too many consonants. But luckily there was a conference on another world that we could escape to – a conference…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Apple Opening Pop-Up Store in Austin for SXSW Geekfest

Our Brian Lam, and the thousands of other gadget-hounds attending the SXSW conference/music festival in Austin this week won’t have to stretch their legs in pursuit of a brand new iPad 2—Apple’s opening a temporary store in the Scarbrough Building on Congress Avenue, from this Friday for two weeks. [Statesman]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

AT&T Confounds Expectations by Not Ruining SXSW

Way to go, AT&T! It was nerve-wracking after last year’s troubles, but reports are coming in that the oft-maligned network is holding up to the stress of SXSW better than expected. https://gizmodo.com/time-warners-plan-to-make-at-t-suck-less-in-ny-anyway-5488261 AT&T pretty much blew it last year. A massive gathering of hip music types and nerdy developer types means one thing: iPhones everywhere.…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Stormtroopers, Swordfighters, and MC Frontalot – io9’s Timebender In Pictures

It was like the dreams of a million geeks compressed into a highly-explosive substance and launched at high speed into the heart of Austin. It was io9’s Timebender party at South by Southwest. Here is photographic evidence. The evening began with lines snaking down Trinity St. outside the Pure Volume House, which was hosting the…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Dell Adamo Found at SXSW, Priced at $1999

Now we’ve got confirmation that the Dell Adamo is actually launching later today and will be priced at $1999. PR person Brian Solis took pictures of the Air-contender at SXSW. [Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/dell-adamo-to-launch-tomorrow-5171086

Tech News Elaine Chow

Dealzmodo: 6GB of Free, DRM-Free Music from SXSW

In case you aren’t lucky enough to be attending the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival, you can download 1,267 songs from bands in the festival. You’ll find the pack broken in to three big torrents, obviously downloadable on BitTorrent. And don’t worry, not only is it legal—BitTorrent makes an excellent platform for SXSW music…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Uber Drivers Are ‘Meat-Based Algorithms,’ Says South by Southwest Speaker

Delightful App Turns Humming Into Sheet Music

Watch the First Footage of The Powerpuff Girls Reboot

The 10 best tweets from South By Star Wars

Apple Opening Pop-Up Store in Austin for SXSW Geekfest

AT&T Confounds Expectations by Not Ruining SXSW

Stormtroopers, Swordfighters, and MC Frontalot – io9’s Timebender In Pictures

Dell Adamo Found at SXSW, Priced at $1999

Dealzmodo: 6GB of Free, DRM-Free Music from SXSW

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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South by Southwest

Uber Drivers Are ‘Meat-Based Algorithms,’ Says South by Southwest Speaker

Delightful App Turns Humming Into Sheet Music

Watch the First Footage of The Powerpuff Girls Reboot

The 10 best tweets from South By Star Wars

Apple Opening Pop-Up Store in Austin for SXSW Geekfest

AT&T Confounds Expectations by Not Ruining SXSW

Stormtroopers, Swordfighters, and MC Frontalot – io9’s Timebender In Pictures

Dell Adamo Found at SXSW, Priced at $1999

Dealzmodo: 6GB of Free, DRM-Free Music from SXSW

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Let us help find what you are looking for...

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!