Monthly Archive: February 2013

Chromebook Pixel high-resolution display front

Chromebook Pixel Becomes Reality…Starting at an unreal $1300

Last week I brought the news to you of a rumored high-end chromebook, along with a video, and within that span we’ve seen the actual low-key release of it, the Chromebook Pixel, which Google seems to be using as a weird experiment into “what if”. For those of you that are unaware of Chromebooks, they’re laptops based on Google’s Chrome OS, all of which...

Ditch The Bars And Actually Measure Your iPhone’s Signal Strength With This Tutorial

Frustrated by the bars? Does the typical confining five bar arrangement leave you with more questions than answers? When I measure signals, I use a hidden feature on the iPhone that gives you an exact measured numerical value to indicate signal strength, and I’m going to teach you how to get it yourself, and decipher what it means to you. First I’ll give you...

Apple Co-founder “Steve [Jobs] Didn’t Have To Be So Much of a Bastard (video)

Usually Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak has only good things to say about Steve Jobs, but in this in video he  leaks some of his true feelings and tensions on the deceased Apple cofounder. Towards the end, when asked about the departure of Apple’s Scott Forestall, he says “I don’t believe Steve had to be as much of a rugged bastard, putting people down and...

Leap Motion Review: Prerelease Developer Model

Immense Potential, A Bit of Work To Be Done Note: We tested a prerelease developer model. This is not a final product, and many of these bugs will likely be worked out by the end. UPDATE: The leap motion has been thoroughly improved, and is finally available for purchase here. Drawing in mid-air with my fingers Controlling your Mac (or PC) with the wave of...