Sunday, July 25th, 2010
- YouTube: Remember this guy? Well, he’s back with a new iPad guitar-slash-DJ mount called the Hammerhead Axepad. If you ever needed a guitar-like iPad mount that glows, DJ Franz K is your guy. Also, when this guy makes a pitch, you just have to watch.
- Blastr: The members of the Westboro Baptist Church are protesting everything these days. Gays, killed soldiers, Tim Russert… this time, they picked on the geeks at Comic-Con for reading comics instead of the Bible.
- NineMSN: You don’t mess with costumed geeks and get away with it. The geeks strike back, with “lurid costumes and mocking chants.” Oh, and funny signs.
- Redmond Pie: The new all-in-one “Spirit-like” jailbreak for all iDevices was almost released this weekend. Apparently, a few kinks needs to be worked out, but it looks pretty close.
- JudasPhone: A running compilation of funny Antennagate-related images. In case you’re still waiting for the free case and need a few laughs.
- Planet5D: A bunch of guys, an RV, a Canon 5D Mark II, more than 2,000 still photos, 14 days, and, um, America. What do you get? This awesome 2-minute stop-motion video of a guy walking across America. If you had time to watch only five YouTube videos this week, make sure to add this in your list. Awesome video (plus the behind-the-scenes clip) available after the break.
Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Interesting tech-related stuff you might have missed the past week:
Around the net:
- Amazon: You know what Geiger Counters are for? They’re used to detect radioactive materials. Now you can buy radioactive uranium ore to test if your Geiger Counter works. $29.99 for a can. Check out the customer reviews for other creative uses. [Via CrunchGear]
- Gizmodo: This helmet checks your head for damage. Never mind that you were probably already crazy for doing anything that needed a helmet in the first place.
- Tech-On: If these batteries can be recharged using vibrations, how long can you run a vibrator or handheld blender?
- 1Up: After 7 years in the making and more than $100M in development costs, Starcraft II had better knock our socks off.
- HotHardware: Toshiba angers Spanish soccer fans by loophole-ing their way out of a World Cup promise. Angering a population of football fans = never a good idea.
Anything Apple:
- The Tech Report: Another instance of a burning Apple USB cable. No refunds this time.
- CNET: Free bumper cases to fix the problem? No-hassle return policies? Someone tell Whoopi Goldberg before she murders another iPhone in frustration.
- Engadget: Take a stroll into Apple’s inner sanctum, where the company tests antennas and wireless signals in cavernous, million-dollar rooms filled with pointy things.
(more weekend links, plus two awesome videos after the break)
Sunday, July 11th, 2010
Interesting tech-related stuff you might have missed the past week:
More Apple vs Droid points:
- YouTube: This iPhone4 vs HTC Evo video now has over 4 million views since the iPhone 4 launch (Spoiler: one of them dies at the end). Be warned: lots of text-to-speech profanity ahead. Not something you’d want to show the kids.
- Barrons: This telecom analyst thinks “it’s just a matter of time” before Google’s Android eats Apple’s lunch.
- Louis Gray can see it coming and jumps ship from iPhone to Android: “A bet on iPhone 4 today may be a vote for the best phone of today. But a bet on Android is a bet on the future.”
- Scobleizer agrees (kind of), but still can’t kick his iPhone habit.
Around the net:
- MediaPost: When ghostbusters sue other ghostbusters then drag MySpace into it, we all lose. The ghosts are probably happy about it though.
- Orange County Register: A 25-year-old gets a year in jail for sending hundreds of threatening text messages – to herself.
- CNET: Facebook isn’t overly fond of nipples.
