iPod Nano Review: The Best MP3 Player Ever, For Whatever That’s Worth [Lightning Review]

Seven generations of iPod nano evolution have culminated in something pretty special. The latest iteration of Apple’s mini music player is its thinnest, has the biggest screen ever (for a Nano), and tosses in Bluetooth to boot. Is it great? Yes. Is it enough to make you care about MP3 players again? Not really. More »

New Google Chromebook Has a Great Price: $250 [Video]

Google’s having a rough day, but here’s some good news: It has a new Chromebook, and this time it’s $250. That’s pretty amazing. More »

What Famous Paintings Look Like Without the People [Art]

Hungarian student Bence Hajdu had a seemingly obvious genius idea: take out people out of famous paintings. This is Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Last Supper, right after Jesus and his disciples left to have some drinks at some bar around the corner. More »

Acer Aspire S7 Review: This Is How Windows 8 Should Feel (Almost) [Video]

We’ve been playing with Windows 8 for a while now—but not yet on a machine designed from the start to run on the new OS. Next week, when Acer’s Aspire S7 ultrabook launches, all that will change. Is this 11-inch wisp of a laptop a worthy debut for Windows 8? More »

The Craziest Home Desktop Computer Rigs on the Planet [Desktop Rigs]

Desktop computing may be dying, besieged by ultrabooks and tablets, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t still loving their crazy desktop setups. Here are the very best ones—located in the homes of artists, musicians, engineers, mad gamers and people who just love computers—compiled from readers’ submissions and hours of searching. More »

Don’t Read Too Much into Newsweek’s Digital Retreat [Digital]

Newsweek’s 80th anniversary will be next February, but you won’t be able to find a commemorative issue in newsstands or in your mailbox. After December 31st, the weekly magazine will cease to be anything more than bits downloaded to your iPad. More »

The Real Meaning and Future of Apple’s Mantra: Designed in California [Design]

Apple is a hardware design company. It owns ideas not factories. And because it runs its own operating systems, an intrinsic part of the design of its products is software. But this crucial area is showing signs of weakness as competitors copy its innovations. More »

Why the Snooze Button Is Ruining Your Sleep [Giz Explains]

The snooze button is one of life’s little luxuries, and it’s easy to kid yourself into thinking that all you need is an extra ten, twenty—hell, let’s make it thirty—minutes in the sack. More »

Amazon Just Beat Apple to the Classroom [Amazon]

On a freezing, cloudless day last January in New York, Apple presented to the world its vision for the future of education. It was a clear-eyed argument for bringing tablets into classrooms, a blueprint for fusing cutting-edge technology with advanced learning techniques. More »

Don’t Preorder Microsoft Surface [Microsoft Surface]

Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet is gorgeous. It’s innovative. It’s without exaggeration the most exciting new gadget to come along in years. And if you buy one today, you’re a fool. More »