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Square Card-Swiping iPhone Case Puts a Cash Register in Your Pocket
Jan 05, 5:27PM
Square, the pay-by-smartphone credit card swiper, just announced Works With Square, a program encouraging partners to build accessories to go with the payment ecosystem. First to launch is Griffin's Merchant Case + Square Reader, an iPhone case that incorporates the Square reader in both swiping and storage positions.
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Easily Update Ancient Stereos With ION Audio's Bluetooth Cassette
Jan 05, 5:00PM
You may have convinced your parents to upgrade to a smartphone or a tablet, but that monstrous ancient stereo system in their living room that served them well in the 1980s isn't going anywhere. Thankfully, ION Audio's new Cassette Adapter Bluetooth is a ridiculously easy way to get their old and modern technology to play nice together.
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You'll Happily Swap Your Old Bulbs For This Interactive Party Ball
Jan 05, 5:00PM
If you're outraged that the government would dare tell you what kind of lightbulbs you should be able to buy, ION Audio's new Party Ball should help quell your rage. It's designed to screw into a standard ceiling mounted light socket, but instead of just providing a warm glow to illuminate a room, it puts on a dazzling colored light show.
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What Do You Think: Is Google Glass Doomed?
Jan 05, 4:20PM
After living with Google Glass for eight months, both Glass evangelizer Robert Scoble and Wired's Mat Honan say life with the device is kinda complicated. Scoble even goes so far as to say, with a touch of exaggeration, that Glass is "doomed." You should really read what both have to say. Done? Good. Now it's your turn.
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Watch Google Play Videos on Your iOS Device with the YouTube App
Jan 05, 3:00PM
Google Play and iOS don't work with each other, but if you've bought movies on Google Play and want to watch them on your iPhone or iPad, CNET has a workaround. All you need is the YouTube app for iOS.
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Don't Pay Money for Soylent, You Can Make it at Home!
Jan 05, 2:20PM
Soylent, the all-nutrients-no-chewing food of the purported future, landed big-time investor money last year. But why wait for mass-produced future-food when you can make it at home? New York Magazine's Abraham Riesman shows you how.
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Griffin's PowerMate Knob Controller Finally Goes Wireless
Jan 05, 2:00PM
When Griffin Technology revealed the original PowerMate—a hefty polished aluminum programmable knob—way back in 2001, most users were left scratching their head as to what they'd use it for. But years of software updates have resulted in a surprising useful and sleek desktop accessory that's great for everything from controlling volume, to scrolling massive documents. And now Griffin is finally releasing an updated version that introduces—above all—wireless connectivity to your computer via Bluetooth.
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Gyaaaah! This DC-3 Is Flying WAY Too Low
Jan 05, 2:00AM
You know you've been watching too much Top Gun when you find yourself skimming a few feet above the ground and mere inches above your cameraman in an antiquated airplane from the 1940's. Who exactly decided this was a good idea?
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If You Used Yahoo This Week, You Might Have Malware
Jan 05, 1:41AM
Security researchers at Fox IT say they've detected a malicious exploit kit among Yahoo's ad network active since December 30th. The malware seems to have hit Romania, Great Britain, and France the hardest, but wherever you are, if you've browsed a Yahoo site this week, you may want to run a scan or two.
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Scientists Find a Marijuana-Blocking Compound Made by Your Brain
Jan 05, 1:00AM
Marijuana may make you feel nice, but according to new research, your brain may not want to go along for the ride: turns out, when your brain senses THC, it produces a hormone that counteracts the drug's effect. Buzzkill.
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At Least We're Not Alone: NSA Spies on Members of Congress, Too
Jan 05, 12:00AM
The NSA responded today to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' letter asking if the agency spies on members of the U.S. Congress and other elected officials. Its response says the NSA treats Congress the same as regular citizens. Which seems like a roundabout way of saying "yes."
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The Newest Google Glass App Is a Hyundai Sedan
Jan 04, 11:00PM
Hyundai just announced the newest thing for Google Glass owners: the 2015 Genesis sedan. It's got 333 horsepower, seats five, and thanks to Blue Link cloud connectivity, you'll be able to lock, unlock or start the car from your face computer.
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MythBusters Tests Your Favorite Star Wars Stunts Tonight at 8PM ET
Jan 04, 10:00PM
Crawling inside a dead tauntaun to keep warm. Smashing an AT-ST with logs. Swinging to safety while clutching a princess. The Star Wars series included tons of great scenes that made the realists of the world wonder, "can that really work?" Fortunately, the Mythbusters team is here to put them to the test, tonight at 8PM EST.
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A Plane Just Landed On A Highway In New York City
Jan 04, 9:38PM
A small plane headed for a landing at LaGuardia Airport instead made a landing on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx this afternoon. Though three people were inside, only one had a minor injury. Not bad.
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Does Technology Help You Weather a Monster Storm?
Jan 04, 9:00PM
Have you heard? A huge winter storm plopped its ass on the East Coast this week, and another is trudging through the south and midwest. Snow and frigid temps have people semi-voluntarily holed up inside. Is that you? Are you using electrons and glowing screens to fend off the cold? Does that work?
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Baby, it's positively frigid outside.
Jan 04, 8:00PM
Baby, it's positively frigid outside. Whether you're snowed in by a humongous storm or just being lazy out of solidarity, we've got the week's best tech reads to occupy your time and ward off cabin fever.
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This six-second Vine will make you scream of pure horror
Jan 04, 7:32PM
Kottke found this horrifying six second video by Paglo, a Vine user from Cholula, in Mexico. It looks like a bunch of hairs, some ridiculous abandoned mustache on a plastic container, but wait until he touches it with his finger and try no to recoil and/or scream with what happens next:
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Hangovers, Bloomberg's Bans, Fake Movie Computer Code, and More
Jan 04, 7:00PM
Welcome to the first weekend of 2014! If you're still hungover from ringing in the new year (you animal), we've got the science behind hangovers and a bunch of ways to cure them, along with creepy sea creatures, an unsettling Snapchat hack, and how Daft Punk may have stolen a trademark sample. What a year!
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It's Been a Full Decade Since We Landed the Spirit Rover on Mars
Jan 04, 6:00PM
On January 4, 2004, the first of two identical robotic exploratory rovers, NASA's Spirit, snapped this stunning 360 degree image of its surroundings, moments after setting down on Mars. In the years to follow, both Spirit and its sister Opportunity helped revolutionize our understanding of the Red Planet.
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Everyone You Should Unfollow and Unfriend for 2014
Jan 04, 5:00PM
There's no better time than the new year to start afresh, and today, we ask you to turn your attention not within but without. More specifically, it's your Twitter and Facebook friends we need to talk about. That's right—it's time to trim the fat.
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Top 10 Apps and Services That Are More Than Meets the Eye
Jan 04, 4:00PM
Some apps do one thing, and they do it well. Others have a host of clever, hidden uses that you might have never thought of on your own. Here are our favorite clever uses for popular apps.
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How to Trade Bitcoin (And If You Should)
Jan 04, 4:00PM
There's a digital gold rush sweeping the globe as investors try to cash in on Bitcoin, the notoriously volatile cryptocurrency. Getting involved yourself is easier—and riskier—than you think.
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Witness the Real Life Apollo 13 Disaster As It Actually Happened
Jan 04, 3:00PM
YouTube's lunarmodule5, a treasure trove of jaw-dropping space videos, takes us onboard Apollo 13 to relive the harrowing hour when the doomed moon mission turned into a quest for survival. No Hollywood movie could ever muster the real-life drama and tension of this moment.
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Labelmaking Enthusiasts, This Is Your Apollo 11
Jan 04, 2:00PM
Unless you're obsessively organized, or love the iconic aesthetics of the old-school manual models, it's really hard to muster much excitement for a labelmaker. But somehow Epson has managed to create the perfect tiny printer for the smartphone age. For the casual user it's finally an easy way to bring a little bit of order into their lives, and for the obsessive labeller it's pretty much the equivalent of landing on the moon.
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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Symmetry
Jan 04, 5:00AM
This film written and directed by Yann Pineill is a palindromic investigation of memory and emotion. That is, the second verse is same as the first—but backwards.
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