I adore articles like this: over at PC Mag, there’s a great roundup of some of the best technology you simply can’t get on the market here in the United States, or that you can’t get anywhere. Notably absent from…
Phoenix Wright Facebook Invasion
I found this one – which appears to have been originally posted at Dorkly, thanks to a livejournal post from the author and artist of the hilarious Webcomic, Two Lumps. The text itself pretty much says everything there is to…
SWAT Kats Coming to DVD!
I’m divulging from the traditional tech and gadgetry to share a little fun news from Geek culture – if you’re anywhere near as old as I am (or even older, considering the show’s original run) you’ll remember the SWAT Kats…
Original Apple-1 Sells for $210,000 at Auction
Remember that Apple-1 that was up for auction, the one that was expected to bring as much as $242,000 thanks to its pristine condition and hand-signed note by Steve Jobs himself? Well, the skeptics said that similar Apple-1 units only…
ThinkGeek’s New TannenBomb and Canned Unicorn Meat!
I already covered this over at my regular haunt Gearlog earlier today, but I can’t resist spreading the word just a little farther because these two announcements from ThinkGeek are just that incredible. The TannenBomb is probably the most evil…
A Customized Steampunk iMac
I know a lot of people who’ll look at this and have the same first reaction to it that I had: “What’s so Steampunk about it?” But even if it’s not really Steampunk, as in it’s not actually powered by…
PC Mag’s 50 Best iPad Apps
If you have an iPad, or you think you’ll get one this holiday, the first thing you’ll want to know is what you should install on the thing. Don’t get me wrong – the iPad is great for listening to…
This Apple 1 Costs Up to $242,000
If you’ve always wanted to own a little piece of history and you have a ton of cash to burn, this original Apple 1 computer can be yours for the low low price of $242,000 US. The gem is in…
How Does Gawker Decide Whether It Will Pay For a Scoop?
Over at The Next Web: Media, Simon Owens had the opportunity to sit down with Remy Stern, Editor in Chief of Gawker Media, to discuss how the company decides whether it will pay for a story and how much they’re…
Happy Birthday, Firefox!
Firefox turned 6 years old yesterday – it was officially launched on November 9th, 2004 as an alternative to Internet Explorer, after a long period of development where the app changed names from Phoenix to Firebird and finally to the…