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Just last month, Ohio’s Republican Secretary of State okayed the installation of software updates to electronic voting machines. Nobody is entirely sure what the patches do. But they’re located in perhaps the election’s most crucial state. This is worrying. As Salon’s Brad Friedman states in his thorough rundown of the patch, there’s no reason to…
It’s still going to take some practice to be able to read the time at a glance, but Mr. Jones’ new Satellite watch doesn’t look as complicated as Tokyo Flash’s latest efforts. And astronomy enthusiasts will appreciate its use of hour and minute markers that look like orbiting celestial bodies. Instead of an LCD display…
According to the Verge, Microsoft has a 7-inch, gaming-centric tablet coming called the Xbox Surface, and its hardware is close to being finalized. Microsoft recently entered the tablet and PC manufacturing game with the Surface RT and forthcoming Surface Pro, and a smaller tablet makes total sense. Seven-ish inches has been popular enough that even…
Between yesterday’s expanding iPad keyboard case and this smaller collapsing alternative for smartphones, Elecom seems to have its sights on conquering the portable Bluetooth keyboard market. But victory will depend on whether or not the Japanese company can price its products a little more affordably. The sliding mechanism splits the keyboard in the middle so…
It’s election day! Which means a deluge of godawful social media updates about politics. But along with the insufferable comes some sorta-cool-and-not-quite-totally-insufferable, like this map of everyone who checks in to Foursquare with #ivoted for an I Voted badge. [Ivotedmap]
The Nokia Lumia 920 may be too heavy for most tastes, but at least its price tag won’t match. The once and future Windows 8 smartphone will be available from AT&T for $100 as of November 9th, while its tinier Lumia 820 cousin will run you just $50 on contract. Preorders start tomorrow. That means…
When Apple launched the iPhone 5 in September, the dev team behind Sparrow was quick to announce that it would be updating its wonderful email client for the new, larger screen—but Apple has rejected the new version of the app. On Twitter, Sparrow dev Dinh Viet Hoa has announced: Seems Apple has issues with Sparrow’s…
It was only a matter of time before someone installed Windows 8 on a touchscreen coffee table, just like Microsoft’s original Surface. Now they have and it looks… kind of awesome, actually. YouTube user slymick—otherwise known as Mick—is the man behind this video of Windows 8 running on a 40-inch multitouch coffee table. Let’s be…
Amazon’s Prime deal—which offers free two-day shipping, instant media streaming and monthly Kindle book rentals—just got a new monthly price tag. Now, you can be a Prime customer for $8 a month. That means users no longer have to pony up the full $80 annual subscription fee in one go. The move also places Amazon…
The US political system being what it is, there are plenty of possibilities for a tie vote this evening. Fortunately, Randall Munroe of XKCD fame has taken a look at what will go down if the worst happens. It’s worth pointing out that he’s not concerning himself with an electoral college tie. As he explains:…
Nikon has officially announced its new D5200: a mid-range DSLR targeted at consumers, but with guts inspired by its more expensive stablemate, the D7000. The D5200 packs a 24.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, EXPEED 3 processor, 5fps continuous shooting, a 1-pound lightweight body, and an ISO range of 100-6400. It benefits from the exact same 39-point…
Samsung has just teamed up with Yahoo, creating a multi-year partnership that will bring the search company’s interactive Connected TV platform to Sammy’s 2012 lineup of smart TVs Connected TV—software that brings interactive content like trivia, program statistics and playable games to the shows you’re watching—hasn’t gotten off to the best of starts so far.…
Amazon lockers are a great new idea, allowing people to pick up their parcels when it suits them. Now, Amazon has announced that it’s rolling out the scheme across the Staples chain, too. Reuters reports that the office supply stores will be the latest string of locations to feature Amazon’s ultra-convenient pick-up system. When we…
Best Buy’s prematurely listed the fat Nokia Lumia 920 at $150 on contract. Again. Seems that’s the price! [WPCentral]
The general consensus amongst these hopeful people who are wondering why they can’t vote on their smartphones: It’s 2012 and their phones can pretty much do everything so why can’t they vote on it? Or if they can’t use their phones, how about voting on their iPads? And if not their iPads why not their…
Cuckoo – Alexander Pettersson Mmmmmmm, eggs n’ bacon Trees Are Freaking Awesome or “Trees Generate 10 Atmospheres of Vacuum Just to Get a Drink” [It’s OK to be Smart] Not that Washington or Colorado are likely to need the support, it’s nice to see big name celebrities backing the legalization movement. [Marijuana Majority] Chicago in…
This guys job is to walk on a mattress. No, seriously. His name is Reuben Reynoso and he’s a professional mattress walker. This is apparently the important, final step in making a mattress. I am not joking. If you watch the video of Reynoso walking above, you wouldn’t be crazy to think that anyone could…
The Rockaways are in a state of emergency. They haven’t had power in a week, and it doesn’t appear to be coming back any time soon. Independently operated aid distribution centers have been popping up, helping people get the food and supplies they need, but given gas shortages, it’s been hard to keep things up…
I’m pretty sure we can all agree that buying stuff on Amazon Prime is the best shopping experience outside of not shopping ever so it totally makes sense to want Amazon Prime for everything. Your dating life, your family members, your problems and even Amazon Crime for murder. What? Yes. Check out the video above…
You know how you post pictures on Facebook? Yeah, people look at that stuff. If your privacy settings aren’t expertly set, people are probably Facebook stalking your entire life through the pictures you post online. Even worse, people could be using Badabing!, an iPhone app that filters Facebook friends’ pictures to reveal the pictures where…
