App of the Week: Springpad
App Name: Springpad Price: Free Available Platforms: iOS, Android, Kindle, Chrome and Desktop What does this app do?: When it comes to keeping track of the things we want to remember there are any number of ways to go about it. From calendar reminders to personal… Read More »
EmailNRDC List: Is Your Beach Fine or Filthy?
The annual list of the cleanest — and dirtiest — beaches is out. Before you head to the shore, click here to see how your beach ranks. The Natural Resources Defense Council examined the water quality at more than 3,000 U.S. beaches along the Atlantic… Read More »
Google Camera Backpack to Be Lent to Others to Map the World
Last year Google started getting Street View images of remote areas of the world not with its cars or trike, but with a contraption called the Trekker. The Trekker is a giant backpack with a mounted camera that pairs with an Android phone. It takes… Read More »
Your Pets Are Responsible For $3B in Gadget Damage
Do you have a cracked iPhone screen because it fell on the sidewalk? Did you accidentally drop it in the toilet? Maybe your accident-prone self should have bought some insurance, or at the very least a protective covering. But do you have a cat or… Read More »
Anti-Social Media? This App Tells You Where Your Friends Won’t Be
Is the concept of “anti-social media” possible? One graduate student at New York University thinks so and is quickly realizing that other people agree. “Hell Is Other People” is an experimental Web app that utilizes FourSquare to track check-ins made by friends to determine the… Read More »
Google ‘Gay’ and Get Rainbow-Powered Search
Google’s celebrating pride month and the Supreme Court’s ruling on Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) today in the only way it knows how: with a fun Easter Egg or hidden feature. When you type in “gay” or “Stonewall” or “gay pride” now into the search… Read More »
Historic Apple 1 Computer May Fetch $500k at Auction
Apple owners know that the company’s latest computers cost a pretty penny (or more accurately, hundreds of thousands of pretty pennies). But how much is one of their oldest computers worth? Judging by the opening bid at Christie’s, at least $300,000. One of the original… Read More »
Facebook Reportedly Working on News Reader Application
Hashtags apparently are just the start of Facebook’s push to make it your first destination for news. According to The Wall Street Journal, Facebook is working on a service to aggregate all the news that’s shared on the social network. The report corroborated what TechCrunch reported… Read More »
Google Takes You to the Burj Khalifa, World’s Tallest Building
The Empire State Building and Willis Tower are well-known tourist attractions, but the Burj Khalifa — that 2,717-foot-tall skyscraper in Dubai — is still a big mystery to many. But Google is out to shed some light with an advanced Street View of the the… Read More »
App of the Week: Bill Nye The Science Guy
App Name: Bill Nye The Science Guy Price: Free Available Platforms: iOS (iPhone and iPad) What does this app do?: Bill Nye The Science Guy, a PBS show that taught kids all about science, may be off the air, but his smart and informative legacy… Read More »
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