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The $69 Apple Magic Trackpad is nothing new. The Wacom Bamboo Touch has offered the same multi-touch functionality for almost a year. Its true relevance is in what it heralds: The end of Mac OS X as we know it. More »
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Last week, I asked you to help BP out with Photoshopping their publicity photos, something they clearly were having a hard time with. And wow, you delivered a deluge of images, each one more embarrassing for BP than the last. More »
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I feel like a castaway in a sea of glossy black plastic, chrome, and glowing blue buttons. Do we really need every piece of electronics to look the same, sandwiched in this shiny ebony that is the 21st Century beige? More »
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For this week's Photoshop Contest, I asked you to design some upgrades to the human body to make life better or easier. Some of your entries are sort of good ideas! OK, who am I kidding? They're ridiculous. More »
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"There's an awful lot of hoopla about that iPhone antenna." Why yes, there is. And while there's much to criticize about Apple's response, we're glad to see they've stopped pretending the problem doesn't exist. More »
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Dave Winer—the father of blogging and the RSS—has published this article on Apple's current situation. His prediction: The Reality Distortion Field bubble is "about to burst" and Apple is going to suffer the ugliest shitstorm you've ever seen. More »
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Sports are exciting and all, but wouldn't they be a lot more exciting with the addition of, say, jetpacks and lightsabers? Yeah, I thought so. More »
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After researching what pandas do all day, I was struck by how panda-like we are when we use the Internet. More »
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It rarely occurs to me to defend my interest in recreating the sound of live music. I do it because I love to listen to beautiful sound. Is wanting great audio crazy? More »
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Aluminosilicate glass. CNC-machined steel. A4. IPS panels. Unibody. Retina display. It sounds like jargon plucked from a stuffy science journal. But it's straight out of Apple marketing. More »
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Adam Carolla of The Adam Carolla Show fame deals with lousy batteries the same way we do: Angrily. What's wrong with them? Why are we still having to charge stuff every day and deal with dead devices? Carolla explains. More »
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Remember the Browser Wars of the Aughts? Internet Exploder gripped the web. Firefox 1.0 challenged the king. Six years later, IE is waning. (But still strong.) WebKit rules smartphones. Where does Mozilla, and the web, go from here? More »
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This declassified Lockheed Martin video shows the first flight of the A-12, the super-secret spy plane precursor of the SR-71 Blackbird. Only 15 were made under the CIA's OXCART program. The story of this technological wonder is fascinating. More »
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July 4th is the only day each year when Americans gather in mass to celebrate the simple pleasure of blowing things up (...and independence). The 200 entries in this week's Shooting Challenge do justice to this strange, wonderful tradition. More »
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I'm riding shotgun in a surprisingly roomy helicopter cockpit with Vincent Laforet, one of the foremost practitioners of DSLR video, over New York City. I've never ridden in a helicopter. The asphalt below fades from black to grey. More »
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This graphic shows why some people experience the iPhone 4 signal drop problems while others haven't been able to reproduce it. It also explains why Apple's incoming software update—which promises more accurate signal bars—won't fix the antenna problem. More »
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There was a time when I was the family "tech guy." Assembling sounds systems and debugging computers was my household contribution. These days, however, I'm not sure I could pick an HDMI cable out of a box of snakes. More »
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Last week, a whole lot of people spent a whole lot of time waiting in line for the new iPhone. It was spectacularly boring! If only some of the below events had unfolded, things would have been more interesting. More »
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Why hack your Evo? Free Wi-Fi tethering and plenty of other benefits. OK, but how hard is it? Not too bad with the help of a few apps. This step-by-step, "idiot-proof" guide from Android Forums will hold your hand, gently. More »
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How can a flawed iPhone be the best yet? Here's how: More »
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There's no great fix for the iPhone 4 reception issues right now. Here are the best pseudo-solutions so far. More »
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