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Microsoft Xbox One Specs Bolster a Powerhouse Console

Luke Brown — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:35:30 +0000

Microsoft detailed the specifications of its new Xbox One during the Tuesday Xbox Reveal event. The Xbox One will be incredibly more powerful than the Xbox 360. The next gen console will include 5 billion transistors, along with 8GB RAM powering what the company calls the Xbox One Architecture. It will also include a 8 [...]

Do You Check Work Email When You're Out of the Office? You're Not Alone

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:50:03 +0000

With the explosion of smartphones and tablets, it should come as no surprise to find out that we spend a lot of time checking our work email when we’re not even in the office. But just how much do we do it? A new survey of 500 employees at small to mid-sized businesses reveals checking [...]

Astronaut Covers 'Space Oddity' From International Space Station [VIDEO]

Jeremy Fenech — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:51:55 +0000

A Canadian astronaut named Chris Hadfield has been commander of the International Space Station for the past five months. In January, he showed us how to wash your hands in space, and just last month he explained the physics of tears in space. But he's also a musician.

The Doors Launch Interactive iPad App

Ken Kelley — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:43:08 +0000

Together with Warner Music, the Doors have launched an interactive app exclusive to the iPad that will offer fans the chance to join the group on a fully interactive journey including music, videos, previously unpublished photos and more. The Doors App is the brainchild of Jac Holzman, the man responsible for having signed the group to Elektra [...]

RIP Ray Harryhausen: Legendary Visual Effects Pioneer Dead at 92

Jacob Hall — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:31:05 +0000

Ray Harryhausen, who pioneered the world of stop motion effects and changed visual effects in cinema forever, passed away today. He was 92 years old. Born in 1920, Harryhausen was inspired to enter the movie business after seeing ‘King Kong’ in 1933. Interestingly, his first big job was animating the title character on the other famous stop-motion [...]

Plane Crash At Air Show Yesterday In Spain [VIDEOS]

Jeremy Fenech — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:08:01 +0000

A pilot lost his life after a horrible crash at an air show just southwest of Madrid, Spain yesterday. The vintage jet pilot apparently survived the initial crash, but died later at the hospital. A spokesman for Spain’s Airport Authority reported that there were around 3,000 spectators at the Cuatro Vientos Airfield watching the showcase [...]

Star Wars Day Attack Ad: Say No to May the 4th [VIDEO]

Jeremy Fenech — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:55:20 +0000

I love a good and cheesy public service announcement. From Canada's "Say No to Social Farting" to my own "Fighting the Effects of Obsessive Oversized Puppy Syndrome," parody PSAs are always good for a chuckle. Now there is a new one blowing up the internet.

Budwesier's Buddy Cup Lets You Become Facebook Friends With Your Drinking Buddies While You Get Hammered

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:59:32 +0000

The next time you drink a Bud, you could be making a bud. Budwesier has unveiled a new Buddy Cup, which allows people to become Facebook friends when they touch glasses as they knock back a cold one. The glass, created by Budwesier Brazil, features a built-in chip synched with Facebook. “A computer chip with [...]

'Star Trek: The Next Generation' On The Big Screen For One Night Only [VIDEO]

Jeremy Fenech — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:19:47 +0000

"Star Trek: The Next Generation" will be on the big screen for one night only in Oxford! The Emmy Award-Winning episodes "The Best of Both Worlds" Parts One and Two have been remastered and will be presented as a full-length feature this Thursday Night!

Hackers Break Into Associated Press Twitter Account, Post Tweet About White House Explosions

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:04:07 +0000

Hackers broke into the Associated Press Twitter account on Tuesday and posted a tweet claiming two explosions had rocked the White House, injuring the president. The AP responded to the incident by suspending its account and saying it was trying to fix the problem. The tweet has since been taken down. This is the latest [...]

Nudie Bars Already Laying The Smack Down On Google Glass

Jameson LaMarca — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:00:57 +0000

Google recently announced their new product, Glass, the strange looking eyewear which allows you to surf the web and take pictures and video all while looking like Jean-Claude Van Damme in “Universal Soldier.” Early adopters (those nerdy guys at your office who are up to speed on the latest trends and gadgets long before anyone else) are [...]

Facebook's New 'Home' Ad Proving Controversial

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:30:35 +0000

Usually when Facebook draws the ire of the collective internet it’s because it’s made a change to its format. But this time it’s one of the social network giant’s TV commercials that has the Web firing off a barrage of negative comments. The spot is for Facebook’s new Home phone feature. In the ad, a [...]

Keychain-Friendly Micro Charger Provides Emergency Power For Your Phone

Joe Student — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:43:00 +0000

Is there anything as panic-inducing as when your cell phone battery starts giving you warnings that it's about to, gulp, DIE? Enter the Fuel Micro Charger, a tiny cell phone power source that's like Viagra for your phone.

5 Important Ways Social Media Networking Affects Your Career

Kathy Landin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:26:13 +0000

While the social media landscape often changes quickly, it’s pretty clear that networking on those sites is going to be a big part of our lives for a long time—both personally and professionally. In many ways, social media is as much for work as it is for fun. It may have started out as a [...]

5 March Madness Apps to Get You Through to the Final Four

Eric Rogell — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:59:54 +0000

March Madness is in full-on, face-painted, trash-talking, ankle-snapping, buzzer-beating, swing. Unless you’re 6’9″ and play for Louisville, the only way you’re going to the Final Four is to buy a ticket and make the pilgrimage to Atlanta or watch it on the big screen from your couch. Either way, we’ve got 5 March Madness apps [...]

Study Reveals Your Cell Phone May Be the First Thing Others Notice About You

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:57:44 +0000

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Maybe you shouldn’t judge a person by his phone, either. A new survey of more than 120,000 people in 15 countries has found that 56% of people believe their phone is the first thing people notice about them. Among men, that number creeps up slightly [...]

12 Retro Ads for Phones, Computers and Beepers That Will Make You Cringe

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:27:23 +0000

Ah, technology. What’s new today will most likely be old by tonight, which is why it’s so fun to look back at “must have” goodies that we felt compelled to buy to keep up with the times. Remember computers that were so big they could fill your living room? Or cell phones so large it [...]

Stevie Nicks to Speak at SXSW

Billy Dukes — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:25:15 +0000

Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac has become the third member of Dave Grohl's Sound City Players to be announced as a performer or speaker at the SXSW Music Conference in Austin, Texas next month. A performance from the all-star band hasn't been officially announced, but it seems as likely as the sun rising.

'Sleep Texting' Is Now a Thing Among Teenagers

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:58:22 +0000

Being a teenager is a perilous time in one’s life as a not-quite fully developed brain will cause the teen to make all kinds of questionable decisions. Now thanks to a new phenomenon called sleep-texting, the teenager can even make these bad decisions while they are catching z’s. According to a study by Elizabeth Dowdell, a professor at Villanova University, more and [...]

Dad Offers Teen $200 If He Quits Facebook For Five Months

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:12:43 +0000

Yesterday we learned that more and more people are taking long breaks from Facebook. If they’re not getting paid for these social network hiatuses they may be doing it wrong. Rachel Baier is getting the princely sum of $200 for handing her Facebook password over to her father and allowing him to deactivate her account for five months. The terms [...]