December 2008
Cool Audi ad →
Dec 31st
D+Caf Detects If You're Drinking Real Coffee... →
I don’t understand drinking decaf coffee. It’s like non-alcoholic beer. Both are crappy, neutered versions of the original. But if you’ve absolutely got to drink decaf, D+caf will make sure…
Dec 30th
Quick Tip for Nikon Sports Shooters →
If you’re shooting sports with a Nikon D3, D700 or D300, you’re probably shooting fairly often in high-speed continuous mode, so you want the best performance (most number of frames per…
Dec 30th
Magnetic Mount Lenses Add Wide Angle, Telephoto... →
We have seen several different add-on lenses designed to enhance the iPhone camera, but these versions ditch the case in favor of magnetic mounts. There are also three different lenses to…
Dec 30th
HDMI/Component trickery at Best Buy →
As I recall we had an issue a few months back with another big box store but someone just caught Best Buy also using HDMI cables and comparing them to component cables. Consumerist…
Dec 30th
One year in 40 seconds →
Dec 30th
LG LH95 will be the world’s thinnest LED LCD TV,... →
Yeah we’ll take seven, thanks. LG is all set to unveil its latest creation at CES next week and we have to say, it looks like a doozy. The LH95 is poised to be announced as the world’s…
Dec 30th
Bestmodo 2008 [Bestmodo] →
Here’s a list of the very best gear we’ve seen this year. It’s more bragger’s guide than buyer’s guide—if you have any of this, you can officially tell your friends to suck on it. The…
Dec 30th
Mpix →
From wall-clinging prints and buttons to business and playing cards, Mpix has you covered. The online printing service offers tons of options and sizes, from 20”x30” prints on premium…
Dec 30th
Visa Black Card →
Don’t qualify for a Centurion Card? Maybe the Visa Black Card ($495 annual fee) is a little more your style. Made with carbon graphite, the exclusive card comes with personalized… Visit …
Dec 30th
The President’s Photographer →
Dec 29th
120 of 2008’s Most Amazing News Photos →
Getting a pal with a new camera to subscribe to Photojojo makes an awesome (and free!) gift. ~ Have a cool photo product or site? Reach 240,000 photo fans Due…
Dec 29th
Walter Iooss' Sports Photos →
The great sports photographer assembles the best work from his extraordinary career in one rich volume (Walter Iooss)
Dec 29th
Apple Tqualizer Will Either Get You Hugged or... →
Your standard animated equalizer t-shirt is generally considered obnoxious enough. But when you stick an Apple logo on the front, well, it’s a statement that can’t be ignored. As clearly…
Dec 29th
Alphaville →
Alphaville
Dec 29th
Massive Christmas iPod Touch Sales Boost App Store... →
Apple’s new iPod Touch appears to have been a huge hit this holiday season with evidence that the high end iPod has seen massive gains in marketshare. The first impact was seen in early sales…
Dec 29th
Basketball on break until mid January. Starting flag football today.
Dec 28th
Behind The Scenes I →
To view a larger video of this click here. Here is the first installment of our behind the scenes footage.   I will be detailing every piece of gear used as we go through this…
Dec 28th
Lunch Swedish style at IKEA Chicago
Dec 27th
How the Dual Display Works In the IBM ThinkPad... →
We’ve already seen a clip with the Lenovo W700ds laptop popping out its secondary monitor. But here’s much better clip that really gives you a real idea of how it works. The things we noted:…
Dec 27th
Sirius + StarLightXM + Airfoil = Streaming... →
I’ve been a happy Sirius Radio subscriber since the day Howard Stern went Satellite. I think I’d miss Sirius more than I’d miss cable or any other entertainment subscription I have. I really the…
Dec 27th
8 Tips For Capturing Family Gathering Candids →
It’s the time of year when family and friends come together for a meal or two celebrating any number of special occasions.  No matter the holiday, family gatherings are a time worth sharing and…
Dec 27th
Rolando →
So today you unwrapped your brand-new iPhone or iPod Touch, and you’re wondering, “Which game should I buy?” May I suggest: Rolando. It’s fun, it’s interesting, and it is very iPhone-y.  ★ 
Dec 26th
Merry Christmas →
Dec 25th
Scheduled to leave for Chicago at 1pm. The betting has started. My guess is 1:45.
Dec 25th
The Only 10 Games Your iPhone Needs [IPhone Games] →
There are loads of games in the App Store for the iPhone/iPod Touch, but if you want to save money and space, which are the true essentials? Here are our 10 must-haves. While there are enough…
Dec 25th
★ Private →
There has been much discussion lately regarding the use of private iPhone APIs. First with Google Mobile’s publicly acknowledged use of a private API to access the proximity sensor, then again…
Dec 24th
Nintendo sells over a million Wiis in the US alone... →
Google employees might be getting lumps of coal in their Christmas stockings this year but we have a feeling our pals over at Nintendo will likely be getting regularly scheduled…
Dec 24th
Energizer's Rechargeable Solar Charger gets... →
You don’t usually equate CES with big time Energizer introductions, but this year is going to be different. While our fingers are still crossed that a 50-foot drum-toting bunny is seen…
Dec 24th
Focal's latest waterproof speaker cases play nice... →
Focal’s latest wares look a lot like similar units that we’ve seen from Atlantic, but we guess there are only so many ways you can design a waterproof iPod sound system. The…
Dec 24th
Great things afoot in the MySQL community →
tl;dr summary - The MySQL community rocks. Percona, XtraDB, Drizzle, SSD storage, InnoDB IO scalability challenges. For anyone who lives and dies by MySQL and InnoDB, things are finally…
Dec 24th
49 microwaves orchestrated to play Jingle Bells →
AKQA’s microwave powered rendition of Jingle Bells is one of the best holiday video cards we’ve seen this year. (more…)
Dec 24th
Mac vs. PC - More than meets the eye →
Filed under: Humor, Multimedia We’re late to the party on this one, but it absolutely still deserves attention. Created by Nick Greenlee as a short visual effects piece, this video…
Dec 23rd
Nikon Releases My Picturetown app for iPhone/iPod... →
Nikon has just released its first iPhone application. Now you can easily view and upload photos to your my Picturetown account from an iPhone or iPod touch. Access all photos stored in your…
Dec 23rd
Estonia →
Estonia
Dec 23rd
Our Suggested Holiday Reading List →
By Bob Lutz GM Vice Chairman During these unprecedented times, the familiarity of yet another holiday season upon us is particularly welcome.  Although there is much work to be done, we’ll all be…
Dec 23rd
Is it just me or is this a little strange to be the intro song for the ND basketball team? http://is.gd/d4uQ
Dec 23rd
Beta Beat: BlackBerry Media Sync for OS X →
Filed under: Multimedia, Software, iTunes, Beta Beat Back in September, we started hearing rumblings that RIM was developing native OS X utilities for Mac BlackBerry…
Dec 22nd
You Know Chrysler is Toast Because.. →
The CEO takes out a fullpage ad in the Wall Street Journal today to thank the American Public for “investing” in Chrysler. Lets see, is there anything more idiotic than spending more than 100k…
Dec 22nd
Good to Great →
“I was young once, and I said, That’s beautiful and I want that. Wanting it is easy, but trying to be great — well, that’s absolutely torturous.” Being good at something is not the same as…
Dec 22nd
Here’s Why People Really Engage in Brand Wars -... →
Photo by Scott Bourne (Editor’s Note: If you’re the kind of person who has a Nikon or a Canon tattoo - or if you have painted your house yellow to match the Nikon logo, or red to match the…
Dec 22nd
Tom Scharpling's twitter novel; "Fuel Dump" has... →
CHAPTER ONE Michael Richards stared at the shotgun resting on his coffee table and knew what he had to do. @scharpling
Dec 22nd
Nikon 50mm f/1.4G AF-S Review →
Nikon 50mm f/1.4G AF-S Review
Dec 21st
2010 Chevy Equinox: A New Look For Detroit... →
Surprise! Here’s the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox scheduled to make its debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Bet you didn’t expect to see this on a Sunday morning did you? The all-new 2010…
Dec 21st
After watching 9 kids basketball games today what should I do? Go to the ND basketball game! Hope the level of play is better.
Dec 20th
By Popular Demand, Suggested Contacts No Longer... →
Whenever you send someone an email using Gmail, Google helpfully adds that person to your Suggested Contacts group in Google Contacts. No one wants all of those email addresses cluttering…
Dec 20th
Standalone contact manager available →
Administrators of all editions can now allow users to access their contacts outside of Gmail with the new standalone contact manager. Premier Edition is required for the standalone contact manager…
Dec 20th
Best Enthusiast Camera 2008 →
Dec 19th
When Politics Trumps Business: The Case For... →
One of the conditions the government stipulated in agreeing to loan money for GM and Chrysler was both companies must eliminate their corporate jets. Sounds good until you know how…
Dec 19th
Mint for iphone →
Dec 19th