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For a long time, consumer electronics has been largely to blame for our increasingly sedentary lifestyles. We spend hours at our computers, in front of the TV and playing videos games, and physical activity has dwindled. Then the Wii came out, followed by fitness electronics like Nike+ or the Fitbit, and we started getting off [...]
If you’re an avid user of Google’s suite of Web apps (Gmail, Reader, Calendar, Docs, etc.) then you likely find yourself with several browser tabs open all day. While Google does a good job making their Web apps easy and efficient to use online, sometimes apps just feel better when they run as native apps [...]
While you’re still recovering from your Thanksgiving tryptophan-induced food coma (myth busted?), developers ’round the globe have been enjoying the hackable goodness that is the Kinect for Xbox from Microsoft. You may remember one such mod we mentioned a few weeks ago, as UC Davis visualization researcher Oliver Kreylos showed us the Kinect can be [...]
It happened again. The tech world came to a screeching halt as Steve Jobs and Apple made some more announcements from their headquarters in Cupertino, California. Today, Apple unveiled some new products, including iLife 11, FaceTime for Mac, OS X Lion and brand new MacBook Airs. The presentation began with a “State of the Mac” [...]
Ommmm… Ommmm… What does that sound remind you of? If you pictured sitting cross-legged, hands at either side with middle fingers and thumbs connected, you’re on the right track. Meditation. Zen. It’s a great way of fighting off the stress of our busy lives, so any way you can work in a little peace and [...]
Don’t say I didn’t warn you. On Thursday, with the help of game publisher Namco Games, Gaijin Games released its popular Wiiware title Bit.Trip Beat for iOS devices. The game – which is certain to put a significant dent in your daily routine – is on sale now in the App Store for $1.99, and [...]
For the last few years, Roku has held the market on the best set-top media streaming box for the living room, but when Apple announced it’s revamped Apple TV priced at $99, many suspected Roku’s lunch had been eaten. Wednesday, however, Roku struck back against the Cupertino company and its fleet of fanboys by unleashing [...]
Credit card theft and fraud are two of the largest problems plaguing consumers, banks and businesses today. The problem is exacerbated by the ease at which criminals can steal credit card numbers – either by stealing data with a magnetic strip reader, or by copying a number down with pen and paper. A new revolution [...]
Apple’s App Store has had a tremendous effect on the proliferation of mobile software development. We know this because the Cupertino company never misses an opportunity to remind us. Despite this fact, Apple has drawn much ire from the development community for its restrictions and hazy review qualifications. Thursday, however, the company performed an about-face [...]
It used to be that the kids wearing the hilariously large calculator wristwatches were the same ones you’d ask for the answer to number 8 on your math quiz. Needless to say, they weren’t the “cool” kids. However, leave it to Steve Jobs and Apple to turn something at the epitome of nerdy and make [...]
It’s on our computers, our TVs and even our iPads – but until today, the popular subscription movie rental service Netflix had yet to come to the “small screen” that is the iPhone. After much anticipation, Netflix has finally released its iPhone app, allowing subscribed users to instantly stream select movies and TV shows straight [...]
If you’re like me (and I like to think I’m fairly representative of the average Joe) then you probably use Google’s tools to manage email, contacts, calendars, documents and the like. If you’re not like me then perhaps some hot new functionality in Gmail will persuade you over to the dark side. For a while, [...]
