Everyone Wants a Dumb TV After All
Over a year ago we argued that the "smart" part of Smart TVs — the apps, the connectivity, the widgets — is useless. Unwanted. Turns out we weren't alone. Everyone really does just want a dumb TV.
Over a year ago we argued that the "smart" part of Smart TVs — the apps, the connectivity, the widgets — is useless. Unwanted. Turns out we weren't alone. Everyone really does just want a dumb TV.
Looks like the patent war between Motorola and Apple is actually resulting in something that affects customers – Apple’s had to pull the plug on push email for both iCloud and the old MobileMe for the whole of Germany.
There are countless search systems floating around the web, but it has just been announced that Apple has purchased the app search company Chomp. This isn't a normal Apple takeover to squash a competitor though; it looks like Apple has serious plans for the expertise it just purchased.
That burger you just ate may not have smelled suspect but if it harboured E. coli you could be in for a few days of food poisoning. A new phone-based imaging device could one day spot the gut-busting bugs before they make you sick.
I still find it hard to believe that hoarding is a thing but then I remember people are weird and crazy. Like Richard Baker, a man who's collected, held on to and hoarded so much stuff that you can see it all from Google Maps.
The more I read about this, the more I want to go to China and punch all these idiots out of their underpants: people paying one dollar a month to add a "sent from my iPhone" to every message they send.
When we first saw Mattel's official Back to the Future II hoverboard, the whole world exclaimed: FINALLY! Then we found out it doesn't really hover. Well today, my friends, we're one step closer to a people-led, hoverboard-inventing revolution.
Box just updated its Android App, and if you get it in the next 30 days, you'll get 50GB of cloud storage for free. Forever. That's totally great and you should get it right now.
Fish. What are they good for? Sushi. Swimming around. Making you clean their tanks. Breathing underwater. Looking weird. And that's it. Well, add being cute as doted puppy fur as another.
The search for the ultimate hamburger has ended on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Unfortunately, you probably can't test this one out yourself, and you won't find it at any restaurant.
Taking inspiration from Lego, Minecraft, and good old-fashioned building blocks, the 8-Bit Builder goes slightly against his namesake with this 16-bit case mod honoring Hyrule's most-diminutive hero. But seriously, why is it a kid who's always saving the day?
I'm assuming who ever created this tentacle showerhead was inspired by those Sentinel creatures in The Matrix films. That, or Medusa, except that these appendages don't slither or turn you to stone.
Last week we fawned over the wonderfully nostalgic iOS '86 theme someone had created for their iPhone. This week, that theme is available for download. If you have a jailbroken iPhone, that is.
A massively-fat clap for BBC Radio 1 presenter Matt Edmondson, who set Blur lead singer Damon Albarn's rambling acceptance speech from the other night's Brits awards, to the tune of their quintessentially-English Parklife anthem. If you've already watched Cassetteboy's BBC News mash-up today, make this your next viewing. Parklife! [YouTube]
If a racing game is defiantly old school, can it still work in the era of intense visuals and hi-def realism? That's a question Retro Racing sets out to answer, with 16-bit graphics, responsive controls, and fiendish AI opponents. Coded by veteran Amiga developer Mr. Qwak (Nitro, ATR), it's a zippy little number and no mistake.
An advertisement is designed to entice you into giving away your money—but in Samsung's case, this Note ad is actually a concise, persuasive reason why you should never buy a Note.
