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How Tech Changed the Way We Listen to Music [Listening Test]
Technology always helped bring the listener closer to the music. Progressing from wax tubes, to records, to cassettes, to CDs, each jump has benefited the music fan. But maybe it’s gone a bit too…
Obama to Announce Aneesh Chopra as Our CTO [Government]
[polfeeds via Scoble, via Josh]
WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Obama Discusses Efforts to Reform Spending, Government Waste; Names Chief Performance Officer and Chief Technology Officer
WASHINGTON – In…
Rumor: Best Buy Getting Into Video Downloads [Movies]
Variety is reporting that Best Buy will start selling movie downloads through a partnership with Cinemanow, as blockbuster has. It could happen as soon as this summer. [Variety via NYT]
Your Best Audio Gear in Pictures [Image Of The Day]
We asked, you delivered. Here are your best photos of your awesome audio gear.
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The daddy and junior pic is a winner.
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Symantec Finds First Mac Botnet, Already Launching DDoS Attacks [Botnet]
The first Mac botnet is already launching DDoS attacks against some website, which penetrated Macs via tainted copies of iWork ‘09 and Photoshop CS4. Just like what we told you about in January. Be…
My Other Ride’s a Battlestar Galactica Raptor [Battlestar Galactica]
Calling all Battlestar Galactica nerds: Looking for a new mode of transportation? If you’ve got a buttload of cash — and no dignity — you can have your very own used, full-sized Raptor on May…
No My Warranty Isn’t About to Expire, Stop F*cking Calling Me! [Robocalls]
These ridiculous people at National Auto Warranty Services (US Fidelis) are the only people to ever spam-call me on my cellphone. Now I know why.
After I told them to take me off their call list for…
The Watch Without a Face [Watches]
At first glance this watch appears to be nothing more than a thick, gaudy silver bracelet. But tucked between the joints are LEDs that display the time at the push of a button.
If I wasn’t so sure…
Oh Hello, This Is Just My Coaxial Tube [Cables]
Yes, I picked this photo out of BoingBoing Gadget’s fantastic illustrated history of transoceanic cable because it was the most obvious penis joke. This coaxial tube carried over 90,000 telephone…
Surprise!: Japanese Video Game Harnesses Head Tracking Technology For Perversion
Japanese erotic game maker Teatime’s latest perversion comes in the form of Tech48, a platform which allows players to look at the in-game characters using head-tracking technology via webcam. What does this mean to the lay-pervert? More realistic upskirt action. Wow, using the latest in technology for deviancy, I’m shocked. Just [...]
