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The Mailbox: Myka Set-Top Box Arrives for Testing

After an entire week of claiming to have visited my house at 5AM to deliver a package, the DHL man finally dropped off the Myka today. Not that I actually saw him: the guy scuttled off into…

Geohot Sneaks Out iPhone 3GS Jailbreak Early

Geohot aka George Hotz aka the first person to unlock the original iPhone (with solder), has released a jailbreak for the iPhone 3GS. And, the naughty boy, he has taken the work done by the…

Technologic Overkill: First Music Promo Shot on iPhone

It’s a little slow paced for a music video, but Steve Ellington’s “Technologic Overkill”, shows us what we all knew already. It’s not the camera that counts, but what you do with it. Steve says…

Wedge-Shaped Toe Clips for Barefoot Cyclists?

Could this be the answer to riding a fixed-gear bike with (horror!) flip-flops? I have been “palping” a fixed for a few months now but in the summer heat, the need for regular shoes to fit…

USB Necklaces Push Boundaries of Taste

These USB necklaces are the jewelry equivalent of those awful fiberboard TV cabinets beloved of lottery-winners everywhere. Instead of buying a piece of technology that looks good in the…

Custom MatteBook Pro: $6000

There are only a few things you need to know about the Stealth MacBook Pro from Colorware. First, it’s black. As black as your hat, as black as a black cat in a coal cellar. At midnight. It’s…

Hands On: Kata 3N1 Camera Backpack

It’s time for another camera bag review, but with a few differences. First, it’s our first camera backpack review. Second, I actually bought this bag for myself to use, and have given it a…

Apple Pulls Out: Child Porn App Disappears from Store

BeautyMeter, the app which managed to sneak “child pornography” onto the iPhone, has been pulled from the iTunes App Store.

The application lets users upload pictures of themselves and then…

Standing Room Only: Chinese Airline Plans Seatless Flights

China’s Spring Airlines has a problem. It doesn’t have enough planes to meet demand for its flights. And while it has ordered more planes, it has another solution: standing flights: “for a…

Bottleclip Keeps Stylish Cyclists Hydrated

Matthias Ries has come up with an ingenious solution for carrying water bottles on bikes, especially for the accessory-phobic fixed-gear rider. The Bottleclip is a standard sized screw cap…