Akai’s Rhythm Wolf has analog drum machine and bass synth chops for $200
If you’re a fan of drum machines and synthesizers, 2014 is off to a great start, and now Akai has added a device of its own to the fray. The pro audio outfit has announced the Rhythm Wolf, an analog...
View ArticleVimeo On Demand celebrates first birthday, gives filmmakers money, viewers a...
Web video’s growing up before our eyes, folks. A year ago, Vimeo On Demand made its debut to help content makers get paid by content consumers (that’s you) directly, and, presumably, to help folks...
View ArticleSnowden says encryption and oversight are key to protecting the public from...
Speaking to a packed exhibit hall through a Google Hangout, which was passed through seven proxies, Edward Snowden said the keys to protecting the public from government surveillance is encryption and...
View ArticleApple releases iOS 7.1 with CarPlay support
After pushing out several betas, Apple’s finally ready to roll out its latest firmware update to the masses. iOS 7.1 is now available as a free download, and as expected, it adds a few new features to...
View ArticleWatch us play Titanfall for Xbox One (poorly) right here! (update: and it’s...
Xbox One’s first major release officially drops this week: Titanfall, from the folks who made Call of Duty into the 800-lb. gorilla it is today. Well, specifically, it launches tomorrow, but we’ve got...
View ArticleGot Comcast? You can watch House of Cards without a Netflix subscription
Have you been eager to watch House of Cards, but haven’t wanted to spring for a Netflix subscription? If you’re a Comcast subscriber, you no longer have to. The cable firm has reached a deal with Sony...
View ArticleWatch Edward Snowden’s SXSW virtual conversation right here (updated)
At SXSW today, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden will make his “first appearance front of a live audience” since he unveiled the under belly of the government surveillance program. Snowden will speak...
View ArticleGeek Trivia: Bart Simpon’s Hit 90s Song “Do The Bartman” Was Ghost Written By...
Bart Simpon’s Hit 90s Song “Do The Bartman” Was Ghost Written By None Other Than? Weird Al Yankovic Vanilla Ice Cher Michael Jackson Think you know the answer? More - Geek Trivia: Bart Simpon’s Hit...
View ArticleCapcom and Twitch team up to stream a year-long Street Fighter tournament
Competitive gaming depends heavily on live streaming to build its audience these days, and it’s about to get a big boost through a new partnership between Capcom and Twitch. The two are launching the...
View ArticleApple TV update hides unwatched channels with ease
Alongside the release of iOS 7.1, Apple TV also received a software update today. Most notable among the changes? An easier method for hiding those channels that you don’t watch. Before now, you had...
View ArticleJacksonville Jaguars get the world’s biggest LED-lit HD displays, little else
The Jacksonville Jaguars don’t exactly generate much excitement on EverBank Field. However, they’ll soon have something attention-worthy above that field: a pair of the world’s largest LED-lit,...
View ArticleHBO pushes the boundaries of virtual reality to sell you Game of Thrones
The frost-crusted wooden cage was carrying me to my death. I didn’t know that for sure, but something just didn’t feel right as the winch kicked into gear and the empty square of Castle Black...
View ArticleTemple Run in first-person, courtesy of Epson’s Android glasses (hands-on)
We saw Epson’s Moverio BT-200 glasses back at CES, and while not much has changed on the hardware front since then, the company dropped by SXSW to demo a few new games. There’s also a new homemade...
View ArticleHouse plants
It’s starting to seem a little more spring-like outside, which turns my thoughts toward our yard that I don’t know what to do with. And plants. At Lowes this weekend I bought a couple small...
View ArticleHow to Build Your Own Pair of Custom Mini Digi-Speakers
Would you like to make a custom pair of mini speakers for your favorite device? Then sit back and enjoy today’s DIY video as it shows you what you need and how to put it all together for some awesome...
View ArticleVerizon: ‘it’s a mistake’ to abandon subsidized phone plans
Of the four major operators in the US wireless industry, Verizon seems to be the most hesitant in making a transition to phone installment plans. Last year, the company launched a plan called Edge in...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s ‘HereHere’ project maps what’s wrong with NYC neighborhoods
It’s no secret that New Yorkers love to complain — the city’s ’311′ non-emergency line serves as a hotbed for grievances on everything from burnt out streetlights to wildlife on the loose. Now thanks...
View ArticleAP: US government is creating an electronic monitoring system for employees
Edward Snowden owes some of his successful NSA leaks to weak internal supervision — the agency simply couldn’t detect any suspicious data transfers. Would-be leakers may not be so lucky in the future,...
View ArticleHeadWatch is part smartwatch, part Bluetooth headset, totally baffling
Smartwatches are a dime a dozen these days, so if you’re making one and want to get noticed, you’d better have an enticing hook. And, in the case of the HeadWatch, it literally has a hook — one that...
View ArticleEntrepreneur Hopes to Use Interference to Improve the Mobile Internet
Phone home: Each of these iPhones is running a different HD video that was sent with Artemis Networks’ pCell wireless technology. Ten years ago, when most of us still had no idea what a smartphone...
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