Persistent rumours about the next iPad sporting a 2048 x 1536-pixel display are looking more and more likely ahead of Wednesday's announcement. Especially now that Venture Beat is reporting that the new device will be dubbed the iPad HD.
If you feel weirdly disconnected from your Facebook profile when you're not logged in, try out the new Facebook Messenger application, which is available for Windows now. The new app follows the mobile Facebook Messenger applications released last summer, and an a version for OS X is reportedly on the way as well.
The world's best violins come with strings made from catgut—which isn't typically from cats, but does definitely come from the inside of an animal. If you want a more vegetarian alternative, though, how about a set made from spider silk?
Convergence devices like tablets and smartphones are great because they eliminate the need for having a million different gadgets whose performance is only marginally better.
We've now downloaded an astronomical 25 billion iOS apps, and Apple's put out lists of the all time most popular for iPhone and iPad.
What happens when your iPad is stolen and you have Find My iPad turned on? Well you give your info to police, they track it down for you, and then seize 780 pounds of crystal meth in the process. Wait, what?
Forget about that retracting bed. If I lived in a small apartment I'd happily replace all my furniture—bed, couches, dining table—with this giant padded nest. If it's good enough for a giant yellow bird, it's good enough for me.
We use gadgets with our hands, so I suppose it's only natural that gadget reviewers are constantly evaluating whether or not a particular gadget "feels good in the hand."
Tired of being nagged about the ever-growing pile of dishes next to your kitchen sink? With Kyouei Design's Water Clock you can just turn them into a stylish timepiece, and not worry about prepping them for the dishwasher like you're supposed to.
If you think redheads are inherently different, well, you'd be right; they're better than you. In fact, they have a higher pain threshold than most of us, and can handle spicier food, too.
Last year ThumbsUp! created an '80s iPhone case transforming your fancy Apple creation into the clunky bricks of that era. This year the company's back with a '90s iPhone case that instead gives it the flip-style functionality that none of us actually miss.
When it comes to skin care, I've long known that I don't put much effort in. But I didn't expect a wild bear to put me to shame, with its fancy-pants use of a stone to keep itself looking good.
When you think about it, the Fraunhofer Institute's new prototype solar powered ski helmet makes a lot of sense. Because when you're skiing, you're usually high up on a mountain, as close to the sun as you're ever going to get.
China is so nerdy. Instead of stuffing their mules with pellets full of heroin like regular criminals, Chinese smugglers are apparently just slapping dozens of iPhones onto themselves, then trying (and failing) to get through airport security. Like this idiot with 30+ iPhone 4S handsets on his person.
Who isn't afraid of being waken abruptly by a shaking building whose roof is caving in? Or a huge tsunami sweeping though your town? Earthquakes are terrifying. But what exactly are they? Why do earthquakes happen?
Anonymous and the like have plagued corporations and government entities alike for years now, and despite dozens of arrests, attacks are as prevalent as ever. Everyone's finally waking up to the problem, and it's a huge boon to the geeks we've been ignoring for years.
