Month: April 2010
Shiny Gallery: the best iPad knockoffs
If there's one gadget that consumers are lusting after it's the iPad; and where there's strong demand and limited supply - there are Chinese knockoffs. Some of them run Android, some run Windows, they are all made in China - we do a quick round-up of the best and wackiest iPad knockoffs we can find:
Arnold Schwarznegger is on Foursquare: he doesn't go out very much
As if being the governor of California isn't enough, Arnold Schwarnegger clearly wants to be the mayor of the local cafe too. The politician and former actor is now on Foursquare and sharing updates on his location like: In the Governor's Office about to do a speech. However he's not exactly a prolific user having…
Boobquake: does cleavage cause Earthquakes? Find out today..
After a bizarre claim by an Islamic cleric in Iran that women wearing low-cut tops caused earthquakes, an American student has decided to put this theory to full and fair scientific test. Whipping up support on Facebook, Jennifer McCreight, a student at Purdue University has organised an event called Boobquake where immodestly dressed women will…
SlapoMeter site lets you slap a politican during the election tonight
Annoyed by politicians? Feel like slapping them? That's exactly what the Slapometer lets you do. Set up your laptop in front of the TV tonight as you settle down for the election debate and get slappin'. The site totals up the slaps for each politician. Gordon Brown is currently the most slapped, but I have…
The Pros and Cons of Geek Boys
Don't get me wrong - I like Geek boys. Most of the boys I know are geeks, some further down the geek scale than others. Some feature on the autistic scale too, but that's a different matter. However, sometimes Geek boys can annoy the hell out of me. What is a poor girl to do…
HTC's Droid Incredible: this summer's sexiest Android phone
If you're not certain about getting an iPhone 4g we don't blame you getting completely seduced by HTC's new top phone - the Incredible - dropping your Apple allegiance and running, breathing heavily into the arms of the Android operating system. This phone is a bit like that. No, it's not out yet, but it's…
Facebook pulls the plug on Facebook Connect
Yup as you might have inferred by all this hoo-ha over Facebook Graph and the new Facebook Like button, Facebook's new way to integrate everything on the web into their site - they are killing Facebook Connect. Facebook Connect let you plug FB's social networking power into your websites but it it has been replaced…
Facebook's Open Graph & Like Button: what you need to know
The big announcement at Facebook's F8 conference on its future today was The Facebook Graph. So, what is this Graph? We explain quickly. What is Facebook Graph? It's what Mark Zuckerberg likes to call a web of connections. In Facebook's graph you are connected to the people you know. In, say, Pandora's graph you are…
Facebook: in your Email Inbox checking your contacts
An interesting post on Journalism.co.uk outlines some of the dangers around What Facebook Knows About You. We're all aware that Facebook knows a whole lot of information about us, who we are friends with and what we do. But mostly, Facebook's been very careful about what it does with that information and where Google Buzz…
The bra with an internet connection and other wonders
Would you uh want your underwear hooked up to the internet? You may think the question will never arise, but IT ALREADY HAS. A scenario where t-shirts, coats, pants and bras are all connected up to the internet has already been postulated by ReadWriteWeb which sees a bright future in internet-ennabled clothes. It's part of…
