Geek Out

Bush Leaves MacBook Air for President Obama at Oval Office, Or Something

What you are seeing here–in an official photo from the White House–is a close-up of the President’s desk in the Oval Office. And that thing on top is, yes, you know exactly what it is.


January 21, 2009
Entertainment

CNN Debuts Exclusive SuperQuickZoom Camera Technology

newVideoPlayer("/CNNWeirdZoom.flv", 475, 376,""); CNN isn’t holding back the Inauguration Day techno-wizardry. In addition to the Photosynth-powered crowdsourced 3D photo and exclusive satellite crowd shot Wolf keeps teasing, CNN debuted its exclusive SuperQuickZoom tech, seen here.


January 17, 2009
Software

iPhone App Store Hits 500 Million Downloads, We Break Down the Numbers

So the App Store has hit half a billion downloads in a mere 6 months. Impressive! But how do these numbers break down by app? We made a handy pie chart to show you.


January 15, 2009

Fakemodo: CNBC’s Jim Goldman’s Apple Sources Revealed

Sorry Jimbo, you shouldn’t have gone there.


January 7, 2009
Geek Out

Apple Keynote Beer Goggles to Become Obligatory in 2009

This one slipped even below Jim Goldman’s rumour radar: The Apple Keynote Beer Goggles. Judging from today’s snoringfest, I won’t be surprised if they make them obligatory for every event in 2009.


December 26, 2008
Mobile

Fakemodo: Undeniable Evidence of iPhone Nano 3G ZOMG!

Here you have it. Un-de-ni-a-ble proof that the iPhone nano 3G exists. Boom. Because, if there’s a knock-off, there must be a real one out there, right? Somewhere! Anywhere? Come on! Think about it, people!


December 17, 2008
Entertainment

Apple Cancels Christmas Too

Not happy with cancelling MacWorld and the Stevenote, Phil Schiller and Santa Claus appeared in a joint press conference today at the North Pole announcing the cancellation of Christmas after 2008′s.


December 10, 2008
Entertainment

Ultimate Portable Sewing Machine to Make Clothing Companies Margins Increase

At last, good news for worldwide economy. A Bangladeshi company has released the SmartStitch, a portable sewing machine that will allow clothing factory workers to produce 24/7, with obvious benefits.


December 7, 2008
Mobile

iFauxne Roundup: Apple Ripoffs Just Keep Getting Worse

Today in shady Chinese electronics manufacturer news, we’ve got a whopping three iPhonies vying for your (counterfeit?) dollars. iFone, which isn’t another of my clever puns but is actually a very brazenly-named company, announced the iFone 3G and the two-for-one ripoff iFone X1. Meizu, who wins the dubious title of the classiest in the bunch, has finally made its M8 official on its website.


December 5, 2008
Mobile

Fake Chinese Barbie Phone Better Than the Real Thing

You know what’s fun? When Chinese fakes actually turn out to be more useful (and would possibly sell better) than the real product. Case in point: This mobile phone designed to look like Mattel’s Barbie B2 mp3 player.