What to do on a Friday (rain edition)
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Fri, 12/03/10 – 13:33 | No Comment

Lots of stuff going on tonight…but it’s suppose to be cold and rainy. At least it’s not snowing though right? Making Time comes back tonight with special guests Yacht and Bobby Birdman. Last time I saw Yacht was with that whole Kia Soul thing and despite there being around 15 people there watching them, they [...]

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Manoi Go’s incredible dancing robot
Wednesday, 13 Jan, 2010 – 9:58 | No Comment
Manoi Go’s incredible dancing robot

Well thanks to Engadget,  this lovely little surprise definitely just made my morning just a little more enjoyable. This dancing machine stands 34 centimeters tall and was developed by Japanese robotics masterminds Mr. GIY and Okamoto-san. The two even contacted professional dancers to tweak and perfect the robots moves. Don’t let Manoi Go’s height fool [...]

First glimpses of Time’s digital magazine
Thursday, 3 Dec, 2009 – 12:06 | No Comment
First glimpses of Time’s digital magazine

It should come to no surprise that the print industry is still trying to find itself in the digital age. Many magazines have stopped issuing new physical copies and a number of newspapers have gone bankrupt. More and more readers are abandoning magazines and newspapers in favor of reading the content on the company’s websites. [...]

Live Nation, Apple team up to bring downloadable concerts to iTunes
Friday, 27 Nov, 2009 – 10:27 | No Comment
Live Nation, Apple team up to bring downloadable concerts to iTunes

Not too many positive things come to mind when thinking about Live Nation. Actually, I can’t really think of any. But that all changed Tuesday when Apple launched the “Live Nation presents” section in iTunes. Live Nation, the largest concert promotion company out there, puts on around some 22,000 concerts a year. In roughly 80 [...]

The Motorola Droid - Verizon’s iPhone killer?
Tuesday, 20 Oct, 2009 – 11:42 | One Comment
The Motorola Droid - Verizon’s iPhone killer?

There’s about to be a new player in the smartphone world and it’s shaping up to be a superstar. Enter the Motorola Droid. The Droid is the first of two Android phones coming to the Verizon Network before the year’s end and it’s packing quite the punch. This phone has a very good chance of [...]

BIGphoto: 611 facebook pick of the month.
Sunday, 28 Jun, 2009 – 2:43 | No Comment
BIGphoto: 611 facebook pick of the month.

611 Records: Facebook feature of the month, June 2009
This a cool application that I found on facebook.com this month.   I allows a user to post up a long list of large sized photos onto your profile.   You can see what it looks like on my profile. Its entitled, Big Photo.   Since alot of people really [...]

Hacking the Great Firewall
Tuesday, 3 Feb, 2009 – 12:25 | No Comment
Hacking the Great Firewall

Originally from Wired Mag.
“The Great Firewall of China” (Wired 5.06, page 138) told you how people in the People’s Republic of China are embracing the Internet, while the government does its best to restrain it. But with Beijing’s increasing reliance on computer networks, a threat it probably never considered has [...]

Dell to Enter Smartphone Market
Tuesday, 20 Jan, 2009 – 16:38 | No Comment
Dell to Enter Smartphone Market

The new Palm Pre may be the most-anticipated new phone since the iPhone 3G, but there’s
yet another new player on the way: PC maker Dell may be readying its own smartphone,
to arrive as early as next month.
Dell could make an announcement at 3GSM or the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona
in mid-February 2009, say some [...]

Steve Jobs takes leave for a medical sabbatical
Thursday, 15 Jan, 2009 – 16:10 | No Comment
Steve Jobs takes leave for a medical sabbatical

The Apple CEO’s health problems are “more complex than [he] originally thought,”
so today, Tim Cook will be placed in control as Jobs takes a medical leave of absence.
Last Week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs released an uncharacteristic statement to the public regarding
his health, and addressing speculation about why he would not be appearing at Macworld.
Jobs said [...]

IPTV overtaking cable worldwide, what about the US?
Thursday, 15 Jan, 2009 – 15:51 | No Comment
IPTV overtaking cable worldwide, what about the US?

Now that consumers are pinching pennies, an analyst group is predicting that high-speed broadband prices will fall to levels that will make IPTV a preferable alternative to cable and satellite TV…in some parts of the planet, at least. According to a report by ABI Research, IPTV will grow by about 32 percent annually over the [...]

Surround Sound Headset Rattles the Brain
Thursday, 15 Jan, 2009 – 15:32 | No Comment
Surround Sound Headset Rattles the Brain

Psyko Audio Labs displayed it’s 5.1 channel gaming headphones at CES 2009, hoping to significantly enhance PC gamers’ audio experience. The headset features 3 front drivers and 2 rear drivers, as well as subwoofers inside it’s cushioned ear cups.
Story on Gizmodo.