Is it Amazingly Genius or Amazingly Idiotic to Wipe Out Half the Space Bar for an Extra Backspace Key? [Chatroom]

The first thing you’ll notice about Microsoft’s new $60 Sculpt Comfort Keyboard is the wavy design reminiscent of its earlier ergonomic models. But if you look even closer, besides a host of Windows 8 shortcut keys, you’ll notice an enlarged space bar that’s been split down the middle. More »

How Are You Liking iOS 6 So Far? [Chatroom]

Now that iOS 6 is making its way onto the phones of you iPhone owners, it’s time to see what you think about it? What’s great? What sucks? Notice anything weird? Let’s talk about it. More »

What’s the Weirdest Frankengadget You’ve Ever Seen? [Chatroom]

Presumably in an attempt to boost sales, Sharp’s got a new line of professional office photocopiers that boast a built-in Plasma-cluster Ion air purifier. It claims the gimmick is to help stop the spread of disease and sickness in an office environment given everyone shares the photocopier. More »

Should You Keep Your Old iPhone on iOS 5 for Google Maps? [Chatroom]

We’ve seen the differences between Apple Maps and Google Maps before. We know that Apple Maps, as pretty as they may be, is not as data intensive nor does it have the public transit directions of Google Maps. So if you’re not getting the iPhone 5, should you not upgrade to iOS 6 also? Because if you stay on iOS 5, you can keep Google Maps on your iPhone. More »

Do You Google Your Symptoms When You’re Sick? [Chatroom]

Sites like WebMD can be great when you’re looking to learn more about one syndrom or another. But they can also inspire unnecessary fear and anxiety, when it seems like—no matter the symptom or the actual cause—all roads lead to cancer. More »

Do You Trust Electronic Voting? [Chatroom]

Casting your vote is more or less the most American thing you can do. It’s the central tenet of our system of government. So screwing with it is a big deal. But can’t it just get with the times already? Turns out… maybe not. More »

Do You Use Your Tablet as a Second Screen? [Chatroom]

The use of a tablet or smartphone as a “second screen” is one of the favorite pieces of marketing trend hype amongst tech companies right now. They’re convinced we need apps—more apps, specific apps—to connect to the world and allow us to share our thoughts on whatever we’re watching (or perhaps more cynically, buy stuff). Is this how you use your tablet? Is this how you would want to use your tablet? More »

Is Your iMessage Messed Up Right Now? [Chatroom]

There have been reports that iMessage isn’t so functional right now. Our limited experiments seem to support this theory. And if you’ll remember the last time this happened, the improved centralized syncing between iOS devices popped up shortly after. What about you iPhone owners out there? Is your iMessage working at all? More »

How Do You Share Music Between Devices at Home? [Chatroom]

There have never been more ways to stream and share music in your home. But how do you do it? Are you fully sold on Sonos? An avid fan of Apple’s Airplay? Or perhaps you run some geeky central server that feeds music to the rest of your house using some home-brew streaming solution? However you do it, we want to know. More »

Does Ad Tracking Really Bother You? [Chatroom]

The thought of being watched is always sort of unsettling. The thought of being watched by enemies or the government can be downright scary, but the thought of being watched by advertisers is anywhere from gross to “meh.” More »