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Science

The Money Of The Future Will Shine Like Crazy

5:00AM December 13, 2011 | Brent Rose

The Blue Morpho butterfly shines such a brilliant blue it almost seems electric. Its secret? Microscopic holes that play with light in an incredible way. And by using nanotechnology, we can replicate those same effects on printed objects, like money. Bling! More »


Software

Android Appalooza Notes: Evernote

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11:00AM October 12, 2011 | Alex Kidman

You’re astonishingly spoilt for choice when it comes to note taking applications for Android. Evernote’s cross platform cloud-syncing capabilities make it our notes application of choice. More »


Software

Classic Notes + App Box For Android: Like A Better iPhone Notes App For Your Android Phone

8:00AM September 7, 2011 | Casey Chan

Call me old-fashioned but I can’t get into those progressive note-taking apps because I love to write on digital yellow legal pads. There’s just something more note worthy about writing on a yellow background, you know? Classic Notes is that nostalgic pad with a TON of hidden features. More »


Software

Evernote For iOS Gets Updated With Brand New UI

6:38AM August 23, 2011 | Casey Chan

Everyone’s favourite note taker app, Evernote, just got updated with a brand spanking new UI for the iPad but probably more importantly, rich text editing! That means you can now bold, italicise, underline, highlight, make lists, add URLs and more. More »


Software

Run Simplenote As A Clean And Simple Stand-Alone Browser

11:00PM April 28, 2011 | Kevin Purdy

Mac only: We like Simplenote for its simplicity, and the head honcho here considers it the Holy Grail of text capture. But not everyone loves the desktop options, or the website design. Split the difference with a single-site Fluid app for Simplenote and a deliciously cleaned-up style. More »


Online

Evernote Revamps Its Web App With User Friendliness In Mind

7:49AM March 30, 2011 | Adrian Covert

After users complained that the web-based app was too clunky, Evernote gave their notetaking utility a complete makeover in the browser, blessing it with a new, three pane view. [TheNextWeb]


Software

DropVox Records Voice Memos Directly To Dropbox

7:09AM March 17, 2011 | Adam Pash

iOS: If you’re a big fan of the audio note-to-self but you’d like more flexibility than the iPhone’s default Voice Memos app, DropVox may be for you. It’s a simple audio-recording app that links with and uploads M4A recordings directly to your Dropbox account. More »


Software

Evernote For iOS Gets Complete Makeover

3:26AM March 2, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

Evernote, many a note junkie’s powertool for keeping things in order, just reworked its iOS app from top to bottom. Which is good! Evernote’s always been so packed with features that their smaller-device interfaces tended to come off a bit overwhelming. More »


Software

DraftPad For iPhone

10:00AM January 12, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

If anyone’s ever said “QUICK jot this down”, and you went for pen and paper before your iPhone because you weren’t immediately sure where to type (I nervously default to the universal search bar), then DraftPad is for you. More »


Geek Out

This New Design For The Post-it Could Solve The Post-it’s Classic Problem

10:00AM January 2, 2011 | Casey Chan

It might be a little hard to see, but this is a design for an improved post-it note. The paper is made from wood waste and the end of the note ends in a triangle to prevent the corners from fraying. More »