Archive for August, 2009

There’s no mistake Apple is in hot water with their App Store inclusion/rejection process but some of the rejected were just plain bizarre. The most recent one that’s got the FCC investigating Apple, is the Google Voice app but before then, Apple had faced criticism from the public on various other apps that were included and/or rejected. We’ve got 10 of them here for you More »


After college graduation, most students still like to hold on to their college days. You can continue to do it with these kegs, made for adults. For $638, you can feel like an adult while still living the life of a college student. More »


Looks like the iPhone is going to make deposits easier now, at least for one bank. USAA, a privately held bank and insurance company, will be updating its iPhone app to let customers deposit checks by taking pictures of both side of the check. More »


Apple needs to be worried about the Zune HD. Take a look at the video from a gdgt launch party. It looks pretty sweet.


After reading Michael Arrington’s post on TechCrunch about porting his number to Google Voice and how much happier he is after abandoning the iPhone and AT&T, a few things didn’t make sense to me about his post.

First of all, Mike claims that he has no carrier stranglehold him because he can now move to any service whenever he likes. I don’t see how this makes a difference, if you stay with AT&T or go to T-Mobile. You’d still need to sign up for a service in order to use Google Voice (a service that I absolutely love). So, the claim that no carrier will stranglehold doesn’t make any sense, even if he signs up for a shorter length of time or gets prepaid phone service. More »


With Apple and Google being investigated by the U.S. government, more rumors are popping up about the companies practices during Eric Schmidt’s tenure on Apple’s Board of Directors while still serving as Google CEO. The new rumors from TechCrunch suggest that Apple and Google had an agreement not to poach or steal each other’s employees. More »


Love gadgets? Bored at home? Well, why don’t you just build a helicopter. That’s what one man did in China. Wu Zhongyuan, 20, of Luoyang, China, built a real life helicopter from elmwood and steel pipes. Talk about being creative. Not only did he built the helicopter but he flew it 2,600 feet in the air. More »


Thanko, the Japanese gadget company, thinks we all need to be wearing cat ear head bands soon with a pair of earphones attached to them. Why anyone would think about sporting these during the year, Halloween being the exception, is something to ponder. If you’re one of those people who want to kill two birds with one stone, listen to music while sporting cat ears, then the perfect gadget is here for you. More »


Listening to a voicemail has almost become a thing of the past. I rarely listen to a voicemail and most work related stuff either gets done through an email or during face to face meets. But when Google Voice finally goes public, voicemail will become a new communication tool. More »


In a move to get college students drunk faster and make it more memorable, FunIdeas is selling a Portable Tap Dispenser. It’s a visible plastic tube inside a backpack that holds large amounts of liquids with a tap at the end of it. More »


In another nostalgic move, Vat19 is selling a USB hub with four ports that look exactly like a cassette tape. Not only is the hub the exact size and dimension of a cassette tape, but the wheels of the cassette tape spin inside, making it a little more realistic. Of course there’s no tape inside, so you can’t pull it out and spin it back in (ah the memories). You can also stick these tapes in your old plastic cases, to protect this valuable USB hub. More »


Boy Genius Reports has a pretty amazing rumor from a reliable source. According to Boy Genius, the next version of iTunes, iTunes 9, will have some awesome features including Blu-Ray support, a new way to organize apps, as well as Facebook, Twitter and possible Last.fm integration. More »


Facebook’s much anticipated new iPhone App is almost done, and prepping to be submitted into the App store. That’s according to Facebook developer Joe Hewitt, who wrote on his Twitter Friday night, “The app is pretty much done - we’re just working on translating it into a bunch of languages.” More »


If you’re looking to match your neon lit room from a previous post about the Underlight Glow kit, then this post is right up your alley. Hardcore gamers who love to show off their sleek Xbox 360 and would like to give it a little pizzazz can appreciate the Black Light HDMI Case. More »


Mobile phones are capable of doing a lot nowadays, almost have become computer like but check out a mobile phone controlling these LED Therapy lamps. The lamps have 36 GGB and 9 white LEDs that can be controlled via a cellphone. More »


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