Digitize Your Photos The Easy Way
Film is the past. Most of us have hundreds if not thousands of pictures in a shoe box or in albums either for display or somewhere in the attic. With the advent of computers and inexpensive storage as well as great graphic tools turning paper pictures and photographs into digital files make sense. It makes [...]
Windows 8: Why the coming beta is likely to be labeled the ‘consumer preview’ | ZDNet
Windows 8: Why the coming beta is likely to be labeled the ‘consumer preview’ By Mary Jo Foley | January 23, 2012, 11:38am PST Summary: The coming Windows 8 beta is looking more and more like it will be called the “consumer preview.” Why the change in nomenclature? Is Microsoft going to position the [...]
Jerry Yang resigns from Yahoo’s board of directors | ZDNet
Jerry Yang resigns from Yahoo’s board of directors By Rachel King | January 17, 2012, 2:15pm PST Summary: Yahoo’s former CEO and co-founder appears to be leaving the company for good with his resignation from Yahoo’s board of directors. Just a few months after the sudden (and forced) departure of former CEO Carol Bartz, [...]
Working up the bravery to take a creative writing class
Guest post written by Ronnie Gibson I’ve been writing poetry and short stories for a while now. It’s something that I kind of do in private and don’t exactly share with my loved ones, or even strangers in that matter. But I decided that it would do me some good to finally just take a [...]
Finally The Ability To Replace Serial Cables With Wireless Serial Adapters
For a long time we were at the behest of cables to connect two serial devices whether it is with your computer and a printer, a computer and a CNC machine, or any two serial devices. I have found an excellent device that does just that. It is sold by Willies Computer Software Co, a [...]
Nexan–A Real Storage Experience
It is essential that every company, small business, corporation, home business, or partnership have comprehensive data storage systems. You want a company that is experienced in handling data of all types in a responsible form. Absent a perfect world this company, Nexan is a must. Most importantly Nexan provides excellent technical support. They provide this [...]
CES 2012: Motorola debuts Droid 4; road warrior’s delight | ZDNet
CES 2012: Motorola debuts Droid 4; road warrior’s delight By Andrew Nusca | January 9, 2012, 12:15pm PST Summary: CES 2012: With virtualization, encryption, a four-inch display and five-row QWERTY keyboard, Motorola’s new Droid 4 is a road warrior’s delight. LAS VEGAS — Thinner, faster, more productive. Motorola announced today the Droid 4, a [...]
That Advertising
In these time of social networking it is likely best to us an Advertising Agency that is adept in advertising not only in the standard forms of advertising but in the electronic domain. Your advertising agency must understand how to mine data. Your advertising agency must understand not only how to post to Facebook or [...]
Top 10 smartphones of 2011 … for now | ZDNet
Top 10 smartphones of 2011 … for now By Matthew Miller | March 28, 2011, 2:10am PDT Summary: It was extremely difficult to come up with just a top 10 list for smartphones this year as the market explodes. Interestingly, seven of my top 10 are Android device. What is your favorite so far [...]
Trade Body Says HTC Is Violating Apple Patent, Bans Some Imports
Trade Body Says HTC Is Violating Apple Patent, Bans Some Imports By Ina Fried, Trade Body Says HTC Is Violating Apple Patent, Bans Some Imports via All Things D In a closely watched case, the U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday ruled that Taiwanese cell phone maker HTC is violating an Apple patent and [...]
Gizmodo
- The Little Glass Bowls I Can't Cook Without January 25, 2012If you've ever worked in a professional kitchen, you've probably heard the term "mise en place" (meez•on•ploss). I don't speak French, but I'm told the phrase means "put in place." Makes sense, because that's the whole idea with these bowls. They're made by Pyrex, and they're officially known as 10-oz Ri […]Joe Brown
- I Just Banned Jesus Diaz January 25, 2012Last night, during a heated discussion in a post about Google, Jesus called someone a "corporate cocksucker". Then he did it again. Then he said something I don't really understand about tits. It's a clear violation of our commenting policy. In Jesus' own words: If you cross a line, you are done. I hate to do this, but we have to hol […]Joe Brown
- The Tiny Pocket Knife That I Will Carry Until I Lose January 18, 2012I am not a Navy Seal. I don't need a fixed-blade, full-tang pocket sword with a tanto point and a Rockwell factor of 58. I open a lot of boxes and trim my nails with this 50-plus year-old pen knife. It used to be my grandfather's. I'm named after him. He died before I was born. I found this little knife while cleaning out my family's stor […]Joe Brown
- This F*cking Guy January 13, 2012A man named Chris Laporte beat me at Street Fighter five times in a row. The stakes were that if he won, I would write a post about him. I might have been a little (a lot) drunk when I entered into this agreement—especially because I don't really think there was a prize in it for me if I won—but a deal's a deal. Chris, your Fei Long is very strong, […]Joe Brown
- Check This Out: Gizmodo in HD January 10, 2012We've been busy. In addition to bringing you all this epic coverage of the gadget orgy that is CES, we've been cooking up a little surprise in our technological kitchen. We call it HD view, and the name pretty much says it all. Calm down, this is not a redesign. We're not really sure what to call it, except big. And awesome. Unlike the our usu […]Joe Brown
- One of the Coolest Cameras I'll See at CES January 9, 2012Don't get me wrong, I love digital photography, but very few things make me salivate more than a sweet old Leica. And I'm not the only digicam fan who feels that way. Jim Fisher, Digital Camera Analyst for PC Magazine brought this sweet CL to CES. The CL is a 70s-era Leica that is still one of the better buys in classic rangefinders. When I complim […]Joe Brown
- Nice Android Hat January 9, 2012No, seriously: Nice Android hat. […]Joe Brown
- We Are Liveblogging the Hell Out of CES January 9, 2012Some things at CES are not worth covering at all (I'm lookin at you, company with the wood-paneled air conditioners). Some are worth watching like TV shows. And we're coming to you live. In fact, why not catch us live right now at AT&T? Deathstar Mobile is promising a full two-hour keynote. It might be amazing. It might be a snooze. Either way, […]Joe Brown
- Welcome to Another Wonderful CES January 8, 2012Awwww yeah, it's that time of year again. The Consumer Electronics Show, where we storm Las Vegas and see if there is anything worth writing about. We squeeze into fart-smelling rooms with hundreds of other tech journalists to hear about "vision" and "the future" and, this year, probably a whole lotta ultrabooks. You've probably […]Joe Brown
- Who Is the Bigger Coffee Nerd? December 15, 2011Mat Honan and matt buchanan speak a completely different language when talking about coffee. They banter about extraction and PH and C02 levels. They brew coffee with specially calibrated Japanese doodads, weighing both beans and water with coke-dealer accuracy. Pointless snobbery? You might think so—until you sample their work. Both of the Mat(t)s have made […]Joe Brown
- Rare Gifts for Those Who Stubbornly Refuse to Eat Their Vegetables November 30, 2011They call themselves "carnivores" and "meat aficionados," but there are other names for the vegetable-phobes in your life: "children," "cave dwellers," "people who will probably contract gout or cancer," and possibly "young-diers." Eek! Look, there is nothing wrong with a good grass-fed steak two or […]Joe Brown
- The Hot Water Bottle: Possibly the Coziest Invention of All Time November 27, 2011Winter is coming, Mr. Stark. Over here at Casa Brown, that means it's time to break out the hot water bottles. Booyah. It doesn't get a lot snugglier than a down comforter with a little football of warmth lurking underneath it. And there are so many other uses! Slap one on your back to loosen up a tight muscle; bring fuel to a watergun fight; or fi […]Joe Brown
- Weird Nokia Lumia 800 Battery Issue. Am I the Only One? November 27, 2011So I've been using a Lumia 800 for a few weeks now, and mostly I'm loving it. Two big problems though—both battery-related: 1) Once you get a bunch of live-updated, location-aware apps, the battery goes to shit. But # 2's the killer: ONCE THE PHONE DIES, IT WON'T WAKE UP. askdhskfhds;fjkhds;khas;fkjhsdfkjhadsfkjasdhf. Am I the only one ha […]Joe Brown
- beep. November 9, 2011This is a test. This blog is conducting a test of the Emergency Alert System. Like, guerrilla-style. This is only a test. If this had been an actual emergency, you would have been instructed where to go for news and official information. beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep. (Just trying to help.) […]Joe Brown
- These Are Nokia's Hot New Windows Phones (Updated: Hands On) October 26, 2011We flew all the way to London and crashed on a friend's couch just to tell you all about the new hotness from Nokia. Nokia? Huh? Why? Because this is important: Windows Phone has long been a legit competitor in need of some beast hardware. It just got it. As promised, Nokia just threw a significant pile of chips on the smartphone table with two sweetnew […]Joe Brown
Wired.com Product Reviews
- Commuter’s Paradise January 27, 2012As the gazelle belongs to the savannah, the Kia Rio five-door belongs to the stop-and-go traffic of the city streets. […]Danielle Venton
- Thumbs Up, Proprietary Bullshit Down January 26, 2012Sony's new PlayStation Vita hand-held gaming machine has console-worthy graphics, a nice touch screen and dual analog sticks for old-fashioned tactile gameplay. But it's saddled by a few annoyances typical of Sony hardware. […]Chris Kohler
- The First Ultratablet January 25, 2012The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is the first quad-core tablet on the market and the first running Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich. It also has an optional keyboard dock, turning it into a decent laptop. […]Maurizio Pesce
- Say ‘Sayonara’ to the Suck January 24, 2012Geigerrig's line of hydration backpacks have a pressurized bladder, making it easier to take a drink, and an in-line filter for stream-side refills. […]Billy Brown
- Juice Boxes January 13, 2012These battery cases not only boost your iPhone's staying power, but also provide extra protection and some enhanced functionality. […]Billy Brown
- First-Class Fidelity January 11, 2012The Beyerdynamic T5p is a luxurious full-size, high-quality headphone that can handle portable music devices such as iPods and iPhones, but also performs great as an everyday headphone for home or office use. […]Christopher Jones
- From Touchscreen to Silver Screen January 9, 2012You can connect your iDevice to any projector and make a poor-man's home theater. Or you can hook it to Epson's MegaPlex MG-850HD and enjoy an awesome-man's home theater. […]Rick Broida
- Funny Name, Serious Tablet January 7, 2012Motorola's Droid Xyboard a slick, well-performing tablet that's easy on the eyes. Too bad it has such a stupid name. […]Christina Bonnington
- Looks Only a Driver Could Love January 6, 2012What possessed Nissan to take a supercar, jack it up six inches, give it the face of a birthing panda and price it under $20,000? […]Keith Barry
- A Budget Smartphone That Doesn’t Suck January 5, 2012Its specs are just "good enough." But with a $50 price point and the ability to pair it with a low-cost data plan from T-Mobile, Nokia's Lumia 710 is a great cheap phone for the smartphone-curious. […]Christina Bonnington
Wired.com: Gadget Lab
- Microsoft Kinect Could Make Its Way to Laptops January 27, 2012The ability to control a Windows desktop with a simple hand gesture could become reality sooner than we once thought. The Daily got a sneak peek at two Microsoft-developed Windows 8 notebook prototypes with built-in Kinect sensors. The system would allow for gesture recognition in portable devices for the first time. […]Christina Bonnington
- Lark Wristband Reveals the Best Lifestyle Choices For a Good Night’s Sleep January 27, 2012The Lark isn't the first wearable device to track one's sleep patterns, but the system adds a clever coaching element that other sleep trackers don't include. It's an important addition, as competing devices tend to smother the user in sleep data, but don't provide many tools to make sense of the data in an actionable way. […]Christina Bonnington
- Hands-On With the Everything-Proof Pelican iPad Case January 27, 2012The Pelican iPad case does one thing, and it does it very well: It makes your iPad look like a Dell laptop c.1995. Kidding. It also protects the iPad within from pretty much anything you can throw at it. Pelican is famous for its super-tough camera cases, shockproof, dustproof and waterproof plastic boxes that can […]Charlie Sorrel
- Bendy Bike Rack Made From Rubber Hose and Cable January 27, 2012Here’s a bad idea: Take the weakest kind of bike lock — the plastic covered cable — and turn it into a bike rack. That’s the idea behind the Tulip Fun Fun, an “elastic and safe rack resembling a meadow.” Exactly what you need in a bike rack. The Tulip Fun Fun is actually born […]Charlie Sorrel
- Magnus iPad Stand Marries Minimalism With Magnets January 27, 2012It’s hard to see why anyone would spend $50 on this small sliver of aluminum, but design-wise, it has to be one of the best-looking iPad stands around. It comes from Ten One design, purveyor of minimal iAccessories to the rich and tasteful, and it’s called the Magnus. The Magnus is carved from aluminum, stuffed […]Charlie Sorrel
- Tokina and Tamron Join Micro Four Thirds January 27, 2012Big news for Micro Four Thirds shooters today. Three new companies have signed on to the format. Lens makers Tamron and Tokina are joined by Japanese video camera maker Astrodesign. Astrodesign makes 4K video camera rigs, which won’t be of much use to most of you, but the two lens makers are much more interesting. […]Charlie Sorrel
- While Apple Breaks Records, Other Smartphone Makers Limp Along January 27, 2012It's a good time to be a smartphone manufacturer -- if your name is Apple. The company's financial momentum is insane. Yet Apple's competitors are flailing about, all in search of a viable smartphone strategy to challenge Apple's momentum. […]Mike Isaac
- Apple Employee Meeting Reveals More Corporate Kindness From Tim Cook January 26, 2012With an employee headcount in excess of 45,000, Apple’s ability to manage news concerning its internal machinations sets a benchmark for corporate information control. It’s all described in fascinating detail in recent reporting from Fortune’s Adam Lashinsky. Yesterday, however, CEO Tim Cook held an all-hands meeting for the work force, and a little bit of [ […]Jon Phillips
- iPhone Accounted for 80 Percent of AT&T Smartphone Sales Last Quarter January 26, 2012In AT&T's best quarterly smartphone performance ever, the carrier saw 9.4 million smartphone sales in Q4 2011. A remarkable 7.6 million, or more than 80 percent, of these sales were iPhones. […]Christina Bonnington
- Upcoming iOS Devices Could Have MagSafe-Like Adapters January 26, 2012Although it may not show up in iOS devices this year, a just-published Apple patent shows that Apple is toying with ways to make the 30-pin connector and headphone jack on mobile devices magnetic, just like MagSafe. […]Christina Bonnington
