Happy 25th Birthday to the Embattled World Wide Web

Happy 25th Birthday to the Embattled World Wide Web

How do you sing happy birthday to a computer? Or, more specifically, how do you sing happy birthday to a system of hyperlinked files accessible, by the internet, that live inside your computer (and phone, and tablet, and so on)? It is, after all, the World Wide Web’s 25th birthday.

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Threes is finally available for Android

Android owners, we’ll understand if we don’t see you for a few days — Threes is now available for your phones and tablets. If you’re not familiar with Threes, prepare to fall in love. The $1.99 game has been rocking the top of the iOS charts for…

Lineshark Turns Your iOS Or Android Device Into An XLR Recorder/Effects Rig

Connecting your guitar to your iPhone should be fairly simple. With the right adapter you can blow a line in through a standard headphone jack and get some tinny audio. But what if you really want to kick out the jams, as it were? For that you need something that will manage and amplify the signal as it comes out of your guitar and mic. Read More

Fitbit has received nearly 10,000 reports of skin irritation from Force owners

Fitbit kicked off a refund program last month after learning its Force activity tracker caused skin irritation in a “small percentage” of users, and now we’re finally getting a better sense of the situation. According to the official recall notice…

Drizly: Liquor Delivery Business Hopes To Go Mainstream

How many times have you found yourself sitting by the fire on a cold
winter’s night, wishing you had Bailey’s to put in your hot chocolate,
but dismiss the idea since you have already changed into your favorite
cow pajamas? Liquor, like coffee, is one of those things that we all
proclaim we wish would appear through a delivery service, and a new
concept has been introduced to Boston and New York residents.

iOS Now Alerts You When Your Kids Are Free To Spend All Your Money On Fake Cat Food

Apple has apparently learned a lesson. After several high profile stories of children spending literal fortunes on virtual nonsense, the latest version of iOS now reminds users of Apple’s policies towards in-app purchases. Read More

The Best Way to Age Bourbon May Be Putting It Out to Sea

The Best Way to Age Bourbon May Be Putting It Out to Sea

Bourbon is to Kentucky as rum is to the Caribbean, so what the heck is this distiller doing letting barrels of the stuff age on a ship bound for the Panama canal? If you ask Jefferson’s Bourbon, they’re just harnessing the motion of the ocean in pursuit of better booze. It’s chemistry!

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Stabilizing camera mount targets silk-smooth shooting

Sending GoPro and other rugged cameras into unusual places isn’t new, but if you want to dispatch your DSLR or even your RED EPIC up in the air then that … Continue reading

New HTC One sold on eBay in Verizon packaging for $500

Given the vast number of leaks about HTC’s all new One, its upcoming flagship launching March 25th, it’s almost surprising that it was this long before we saw a retail unit sold on eBay. But hey, it’s finally happened, although we must say we’re a…

An Ultra-Flat Air Conditioner That Could Be Mistaken For Artwork

An Ultra-Flat Air Conditioner That Could Be Mistaken For Artwork

Those living in apartments or homes without central air have to come to terms with ugly, boxy air conditioners hanging out their windows. It’s either that, or be roasted alive in the summer. But it doesn’t have to be that way, not when LG is somehow packing air conditioners into these ultra-slim housings that hang on your wall like artwork.

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