via Boing Boing
The Electronic Frontier Foundation rounds up “the year in secrecy,” a year’s worth of shame and excuses in the realm of … Read More >>
Beautiful "fire-breather" mask
via Boing Boing
DeviantArt member Tom Banwell made this “fire breather” mask; it’s just one example of the many wonderful pieces in his … Read More >>
How To Recalibrate iPhone Home Button To Make It More Responsive
via Redmond Pie
The iPhone is great. When it was launched in 2007 it had a similar impact on the smartphone industry that the iPod had on the … Read More >>
Pigeons match primates in number sense
via Ars Technica
By now, we all know that being called a “birdbrain” isn’t really an insult; … Read More >>
RIM said to have spurned Amazon’s acquisition advances
via VentureBeat
Research in Motion, the mobile device company in desperate need of a hit, apparently shunned the summer acquisition advances of … Read More >>
Happiness Is On The Decline, Says Twitter Study
via SAI
The average happiness of English-speaking Twitter users peaked in April 2009 and has been on a downward slide ever since … Read More >>
3 Ways Google’s Majel May Out-Chat Apple’s Siri (And 1 Big Way It Could Remain Speechless)
via Fast Company
Siri is amazing. Let’s not pull any punches–ignore the critcs, as it’s probably the best mobile voice recognition device … Read More >>
How Does P90X Make So Much Money Selling Age-Old Fitness Advice?
via Fast Company
Fitness phenom P90X
has sold more than 3 million
DVDs since its 2004
debut–and this December, sales will surely rise
with … Read More >>
Boing Boing Charitable Giving Guide, 2011 edition
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It’s time again for Boing Boing’s guide the charities we support in our annual giving. As always, please add the causes and … Read More >>
LG’s Magic Remote enables voice control for its smart TVs
via Engadget
LG was quick to introduce Wii-style motion controls and pointing to its smart TV controllers, but its new Magic Remote … Read More >>