We all know what it’s like to be out someplace that requires a modicum of quiet and Todd (that jackass), just won’t shut up. Well, no longer will you have to helplessly listen to Todd’s diatribe extolling the virtues of Goji berry juice. You can do something about it. Continue reading
Oh good. Google has decided that the world is ready for digital glasses. That’s right. It’s just about time that we all had facts and data broadcast mere inches away from our eyeballs. This won’t be infuriating in the least. Not one single person will become that guy who has the new fangled Web-Specs, and like a cyborg, will start rattling off all the fun! exciting! mind-numbingly inane things! he just looked up on Google from rolling his head to the side, blinking at lightning speed, and basically walking into traffic because Todd, just had to show off. This thing will be awesome. (The machines. They’ve been sent to kill us.) Continue reading
So, you’re enjoying your fondle-slab, a/k/a the iPad 2, are you? You are working, playing, day or night, the iPad has the fit that’s right.
Until there’s a new one. Continue reading
Did you ever wonder exactly what Apple was thinking when they made Siri available for the iPhone? Maybe they wanted to make sure that once you join the Apple family, you never leave… Continue reading
I often hear people say “My Android battery life sucks!”, to which I usually reply “Yeah, unless you’ve tweaked it, it probably does.”
This article will explore some easy ways for any Android device user to improve their battery life, using…
MonkeyBiz’s Rules of Android Battery Conservation.
First off, let’s talk reasonable expectations. No amount of tweaking will make your phone battery last forever. In fact, barring something extraordinary, your phone will probably top out at 16-20 hours of normal use. With an extended battery, you might hit a full 24. Consequently, charge your phone every night. Continue reading
Every now and then a story comes along that makes my acid reflux kick in. I’m still trying to digest a riveting story of the Foxconn plants in in Shenzhen, China where all things Apple (and a lot of other things) are made. Basically just deplorable working conditions like 16 hour shifts, no talking at work. None. Period. Overtime that doesn’t get paid out and if you complain you will be blacklisted and fired. On the job injuries that are completely avoidable like repetitious movements that are non-stop with no rotation into other duties. Think carpal tunnel but in a country where you’re not going to get any FMLA or Workers Comp. Underage workers and cluster suicides have been documented. It’s hard to listen to and not start thinking “I can’t believe everything I own,” and I mean actually a great deal of things I own since I am a computer nerd, a geek, a guru and a participating citizen of this great nation of consumption, “…is made in this manner.”
Engadget is at CES, reporting on all the exciting new tech gadgets. They played with the jetBook, Ectaco’s new color e-reader. It’s not just a color e-reader, it’s a color e-reader with a Triton Color E Ink display, a first in the crowded e-reader market.
Already on the market in Eastern Europe and Asia (the product is marketed with an educational slant on Ectaco’s site), jetBook will soon be available globally. As Engadget notes, the colors are a bit muted, but this is still an exciting step forward in E Ink technology. As more and more tablets (with backlit displays) vie for consumers’ money, E Ink-based readers must continue to evolve to stay competitive. Check out Engadget’s hands-on post to see more pics and watch a video.
CES, the Consumer Electronics Show held each January in Las Vegas, is known for two things:
1. Being the first look at the new gadget technology we can expect to see in the year ahead.
2. It’s invariably across the road from the annual porn industry convention held in Las Vegas at the same time. Continue reading
Because I am a fool waiting around with nothing else to do, I decided to download Android rip-off of the iPhone’s Siri, named Iris, and interview her.
Iris is a very strange woman. Continue reading
I see in the news that the issue of in-flight wi-fi availability is back.
Passing time while the cattle-prod charges up. Again.
It would be wonderful to while away the ghastly hours of a long (or even a short) plane trip looking at your favourite websites, emailing to all your friends about how horrible the food is and how loudly your seatmate snores. Continue reading