Wetware takes aim at a specific type of technology — the kind that alters our physical bodies in such a way to bring an improvement. Though often found in small groups and private initiatives, the movement has picked up pace over the years as technology increases and the cost of hardware decreases. Grindhouse Wetware is […]
Toshiba has introduced the 8GB version of its FlashAir WiFi-enabled SDHC memory card. Codenamed SD-WC008G, this thumb-sized card comes with Class 10 speed specification, has built-in WiFi connectivity and promises to deliver a data transfer speed of 10MB/s. The SD-WC008G is scheduled to go on sale from October 19th for unannounced price yet. [Toshiba]
Breaking Bad, a TV show permanently sculpted onto television’s Mount Rushmore, whipped itself from a critically acclaimed yet not exactly ratings dominant TV show into THE bizz-bizz-buzzy pop culture phenomenon of the year as the series raced to its end. How did it happen? According to Breaking Bad’s creator Vince Gilligan, illegal downloads help.
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Check out this upcoming wireless mouse from Buffalo, the BSMBW09. Powered by 1x AA battery, this travel-friendly mouse features a 2.4GHz radio frequency (works up to 10 meters), a BlueLED sensor with a maximum resolution of 1200dpi, a scroll wheel and four buttons including two side buttons for quick access to the Windows 8.1 Start Screen and Charms Bar. The BSMBW09 will begin shipping from late October for 3,465 Yen (about $35) in black, white, silver, blue, read and pink color options. [Buffalo]
In what can only be seen as good news for people who like traditional earned-benefit programs like Social Security and Medicare, here’s one name that appears on the list of Senate conferees in the upcoming Paul Ryan-Patty Murray budget talks — Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders. This ensures that beneficiaries of these programs will, at the very least, have one strong, supportive voice in the room who won’t go down in a squishy heap of “grand bargaining.” (I’m sure Paul Ryan is thrilled.)
Here is the statement from Sanders’ official website:
Sen. Bernie Sanders was appointed to a Senate and House budget conference committee to create a long-term budget plan by Dec. 13 to avert another government shutdown. A member of the Senate Budget Committee, Sanders said he looks forward to developing an alternative to the stopgap, sequestration-level budget that Congress approved late Wednesday as part of an agreement to reopen the government. “I am excited about being a member of the budget conference committee and I look forward to working with my Democratic and Republican colleagues to end the absurdity of sequestration and to develop a budget which works for all Americans. In my view, it is imperative that this new budget helps us create the millions of jobs we desperately need and does not balance the budget on the backs of working people, the elderly, the children, the sick and the poor,” Sanders said.
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As Apple was prepping the perfectly glitzy hue of the goldpagne iPhone 5S, the phone was being referred to as "the Kardashian phone" inside Apple according to NY Times reporter Nick Bilton. Yes, that would be the same Kardashian as notorious iPhone auteur Kim and her well manicured yet totally overexposed family. Which means yes, Apple was completely aware of how ridiculous the goldpagne iPhone was going to be.
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Want to go beyond the review for even more details about HTC’s One Max? You’ve come to the right place, as Brad Molen and Richard Lai dive into all the details, from fingerprint scanning to battery life and more. Also on the topic of HTC, you’ll find out if Richard got cooties by licking the …
NEW YORK — New York City mayoral front-runner Bill de Blasio on Friday related the highly personal “transcendent moment” he said more of the city’s wealthy feel as a result of being asked to think about income inequality, and laid out a broad vision for revitalizing urban America in the face of tea party politics.
De Blasio, a Democrat who leads Republican Joe Lhota by more than 40 points in polls, seemed remarkably at ease in an interview at The Huffington Post’s offices, weeks before an election that will decide the next mayor of the nation’s largest city. De Blasio, currently the city public advocate, has proposed taxing the wealthy to pay for citywide pre-kindergarten. It is an ambitious, big-government proposal, and it may face tough odds in the state Legislature.
When asked by Arianna Huffington, The Huffington Post founder and editor-in-chief, what can be done to make those in positions of power “also take personal responsibility, not just delegate responsibility to government,” he said he believes his campaign — and the growing national conversation around income inequality — are already starting that process.
Google Hangouts for iOS now lets you make free phone calls to the US and Canada. If you use Google Voice, you can receive phone calls through the app too. [App Store]
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WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he once feared that terrorists could use the electrical device that had been implanted near his heart to kill him and had his doctor disable its wireless function.
Cheney has a history of heart trouble, suffering the first of five heart attacks at age 37. He underwent a heart transplant last year at age 71.
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