Monthly Archive: August 2013

Startup of the Month: Geartag – Smart Tags That Help Find Your Lost Stuff

How often have you lost a pair of headphones, or a certain cable, or your keys, or even your phone? I know that amongst my pile (I keep my stuff in piles) of technology gear, things tend to get lost right when I need them. August’s startup of the month, (Geartag) claims to eliminate that issue, using an app, and a small tag. Geartag,...

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Dear Nintendo: Wake Up

Nintendo has had a touch couple of years. While their stock price has improved over the last few months, it’s still a small fraction of the company’s 2008 peak. Sales have plummited amongst a lack of innovation, and as it has fallen behind in a world of tablets. Until a few bright spots this year, it seemed that the company had fallen asleep at...

EVERY Tech Commercial Is The Same (Video)

Have you ever watched two ads from AT&T, Samsung, Microsoft, or just about any other tech company, and thought, “I’ve seen this ad before, but with different actors”. The fact is, they’re all the same! College Humor pointed it out with this poignant satire of a tech commercial, where everyone in the commercial literally spells out how cliche EVERY tech commercial is. Watch it,...

Digipod Turns SLRs and Film Cameras into Digital Cameras

A new wild product has popped up on crowdfunding site, Indigogo. The product, Digipod, turns old cameras, like the classic Minolta sRt 201 SLR into fully digital cameras, using nothing more than a pod inserted into the film slot. Even more incredibly, the pod costs a mere $200. In order to produce this, they need a minimum of 200,000 pounds (around $300,000) in donations....

Apple Releases Badass Mac Pro Cinema Trailer [Video]

In their usual grandiose fashion, Apple released a movie-like trailer for the new Mac Pro. Using “James Bond”-esque music, fast moving camera pans to show the beautifully sharp curves, and other cinematic techniques, Apple drummed up excitement. In the end, the Mac Pro transforms into fire, then earth, showing its magnitude. This ad is different from past mac ads, usually shot on white backgrounds,...