AltWeeklies Wire
A Polite Message From the Surveillance Statenew
Say what you want about Google being an evil corporate overlord that steals all your private data, turns it into info-mulch and then injects it into the technoslaves to keep them drugged up and helpless. There are still some good things about the company despite all that.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Annalee Newitz |
01-31-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Save the Earth One Pixel at a Timenew
Make Me Sustainable lets you create a social network of eco-curious friends, expanding into a more comprehensive portal to green living.
Dig Boston |
Christine Liu |
01-30-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
iTase, YouTasenew
A music-playing taser? Self-defense is considered an important component of living in the modern age, but this iPod wannabe has little to do with holding onto your purse. This is marketing at its cultural worst.
Dig Boston |
Brennon Slattery |
01-30-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Comcast: The Internet Jammernew
The cable giant and BitTorrent are at the forefront of the war over equal access to the internet.
Jam Anyone's Cell Phonenew
That turd talking while driving deserves it!
Miami New Times |
Michael J. Mooney |
01-22-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
American Giga-lonew
The illicit erotic thrill of digital file sharing.
New Haven Advocate |
E. Thomas Johnson |
01-22-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Consumer Electronics Show Brings Giant Screens and Pink Tasersnew
CES -- which took place January 7 to 10 -- is bursting at the seams these days, and there have been complaints from both exhibitors and attendees that the show is too big.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
01-18-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Toy Hacking as New Art Formnew
Hackers are tweaking tech gadgets -- legally -- with creative results.
NOW Magazine |
David Silverberg |
01-18-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Think Secret Signs Offnew
As Macworld Expo hits, there's something missing this year: the uberfan whose inside information drove Steve Jobs nuts.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Colleen Watson |
01-17-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Return of Blog Anxietynew
Instead of taking the Metafilter ethos mainstream, many blogs are leaving it behind.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
01-16-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Paul Allen vs. Google?new
Cable, wireless phones, and billions of dollars for the FCC.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
01-14-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Lesk's Lawnew
Content outruns storage because humans store things capriciously and illogically.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
01-09-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Greetings from Second Life!new
Everything is virtual, wish you were real.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard, Brendan Fitzgerald and Erika Howsare |
01-09-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Chasing the Bloggienew
Fausto Fernos has the world's most popular gay podcast, but the top blog title slipped away.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
01-07-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
The Right Headphones Create an Ear for Musicnew
For those of you who received iPods and assorted other MP3 players during the holiday season, your next challenge is getting headphones that not only deliver high-quality sound but meet your individual needs.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
01-04-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
