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Oh my god, it’s Shaq! What’s he been up to since the release of Shaq-Fu? Apparently playing with his iPhone. Shaq is promoting a new gadget called the Kogeto Dot, which is a small video camera that attaches to your iPhone and records 360 degree footage. It takes panoramic shots, as well as interactive video. The unit…
Ugh, dating. It’s an awful enterprise, fraught with awkwardness and hangovers. A company called Hinge is trying to change all of that, by tapping into the biggest repository of potential dates imaginable; mutual friends on Facebook. Hinge is one of the SXSW Accelerator finalists, and is part of 1776, a new startup campus in Washington DC. It makes…
A few years ago, Facebook got together with HTC and the Status was released, a handset that featured a QWERTY keyboard and a dedicated Facebook button that was poised to revolutionize social networking on mobile devices. The result? Well, the Status didn’t take off like expected. At all.w Facebook is not taking this sitting down however, as a…
With the official release of the Android-based Ouya console on the horizon, the official game store has now gone live, claiming that any app uploaded through the developer portal will be available when the device starts shipping to its Kickstarter backers. Developers who have previously uploaded apps are in for a bit of a headache,…
As tablet ownership gains popularity across the United States, one company is turning its attention to the use of tablets in the education system. Amplify, an American company who provides an online education platform for students and professors alike, is releasing a tablet focused on being utilized by students in the grades K-12. Amplify announced…
After the White House said it supported the people’s right to unlock their cell phone, some members of Congress also confirmed they are ready to legalize cell phone unlocking. One Congressman, Sen. Ron (Wyden D-Ore.), has already introduced legislation on the issue, according to a report in The Hill. This issue reared its ugly head…
Oh Google Glass, how you will forever change our lives. Well, maybe. But if the video below is any indication, as soon as the new wearable tech is a little more, how can you say, not so dorky looking, we may be looking at dating becoming even more awkward than it already is. Google’s Project…
No it’s not a hacked Roomba, it’s something way cooler. SmartBot is a device that turns your smartphone into a robot by utilizing your smartphone as it’s brain. By placing your smartphone in the robot’s cradle, users instantly have a little robot with a multitude of uses, from being your robot companion to winning epic robot…
Mobile gaming is here to stay, and may even surpass the popularity of consoles, as developers increasingly turn their attention to mobile platforms. According to the Game Developers Conference 2013 State of the Industry Survey, game developers are developing less for consoles and PC’s than in the past. The survey, which polled over 2,500 North American game developers who…
Artists in the modern age have some very interesting tools at their disposal, and now all one needs for a full on urban art show is an iPad, a projector and an app called Tagtool. The app, in conjunction with a projector, turns any surface into a virtual canvas. The app allows users to create works of…