George Walton Lucas, Jr. is only a man. Unlike in myth, gods never create men. Only men create gods. To father a family of immortals is a burden no man can really bear. More »
Shades of a Master Plan: Why Apple Won’t Get Beaten Again [Verizon]
Posted in: Apple, feature, iPhone, Today's Chili, top, verizon The iPhone is coming to Verizon, soon. That’s the blinking-neon-light message tucked inside the iPad’s arrival on Verizon. Apple is in this to win it. More »
Do I Need an Apple TV? [Video]
Posted in: Apple, apple tv, cable, feature, playstation 3, ps3, sony, streamer, Today's Chili, top, xbox, xbox 360 By lowering the price to $99, Apple has made a bold thrust into the living room, proclaiming, “This is the streamer for the masses.” But, ho, masses! Should you add this relatively inexpensive box to your increasingly cluttered TV system? More »
After yesterday’s images of vagabonds using notebooks, two homeless people told us about their lifestyle, why they chose it, and why technology is so important every single day. This is the story of one of them.—JD More »
Behind the Chicken Goop: The Truth and Science of Chicken Nuggets [Video]
Posted in: feature, Today's Chili, top The twisting pink mass that looks like frozen yogurt infected with ectoplasm might look disgusting. It might be mechanically separated chicken, chicken nuggets in their primordial form. And it is perfectly okay to eat. More »
Keep Holding Your Breath for That 4G Verizon iPhone [Verizon]
Posted in: feature, iPhone, lte, Today's Chili, top, verizon, Wireless The Verizon iPhone is coming next year. Verizon’s 4G LTE service is launching next year, covering a third of Americans. Ergo, a 4G iPhone is on the way. Except it’s not. Not for a couple of years. More »
BOOM! How Comic Book Sounds Become Movie Sounds [Video]
Posted in: Books, feature, sound, Today's Chili, top Superpower sounds can define a comic book hero as much as any form-fitting costume, and when a character is drafted to the silver screen the sound comes with him—but how do they bring these made-up sounds along? More »
5 Reasons We’re Tingly About Google TV [Video]
Posted in: Android, apple tv, feature, Google, Television, Today's Chili, top, TVA Look Inside the Obsessive Mind of a Fanboy [Fanboys]
Posted in: Apple, feature, lego, Microsoft, nintendo, Star Wars, Today's Chili, top, xbox, xbox 360, zune Are you a Mac? Or are you a PC? Are you an iPhone guy or a soldier in the Android Army? If you feel strongly about any of these questions, chances are, you’re a fanboy. More »
Why is Amazon Making an Android App Store? [Amazon]
Posted in: amazon, amazon kindle, Android, apps, feature, kindle, Today's Chili, top, tweet Judging by the leaked terms and conditions, Amazon plans to swagger into the Android world with an alternative app download store, fists a-whirling. Are they building it to co-exist with Android’s Market…or for an Android-powered SuperKindle? More »