The Humble Bundle and Weekly Sales are some of the best deals in gaming, and a great way to support developers and charity! Today, the latest Humble Weekly Sale was announced and it’s another great line-up great price (right now the average is about $3.35). The latest Humble Weekly Sale is a collection of games and comics from Penny Arcade…
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British Airways and Scandinavian Airlines Allow Electronics at Take-off and Landing
After the American FCC’s bombshell ruling that phones and other devices were safe for use on airplanes, the European Aviation Safety Agency looked into its own regulations and made a change. Scandinavian Airlines became the first carrier to allow gate-to-gate electronic use on its flights. Now British Airways has followed suit and made gadgets even easier…
Video Games Acquired by Smithsonian Art Museum
The Smithsonian institution made great strides for video games as a creative medium when it began its exhibition on the Art of Video Games last year. Like motion pictures before them, video games have had a rocky time being accepted as an art. In recent years a new crop of stylized indies have showcased just…
The iPad Enabled iPotty – A Tasteless Biohazard for Terrible Parents
Today in the Fall of Western Civilization: I give you the iPotty. The iPotty is a colorful, Fisher-Price-style plastic training potty for toddlers. What sets it apart is its built-in iPad mount. While there have been any number of crass cash-in accessories for Apple‘s tablet, this one might just take the cake. Apparently the world ends not…
Google Play Books Updated With Ability to Upload ePub Books Directly from Devices
Google Play Books got a major upgrade today, bringing new features to Google‘s e-reading platform. The update is rolling out to users slowly, and is live on the Google Play store. The update addresses one of the main complaints about Google Play Books, the inability to upload eBook files directly from your devices. Previously if…
Spotify Announces Free Music Streaming on iOS and Android, Adds Led Zeppelin to Library
Spotify made a few big moves today, signing the iconic classic rock group Led Zeppelin to the streaming music service’s huge library, and offering users the ability to stream or “shuffle play” your Spotify music, favorite artists and customized playlists. Spotify will periodically insert audio ads into the mix, much like Pandora does. The move…
The Evolution of Playstation and Xbox Controllers in GIFs
Because animated GIFs make everything better, here are a couple to welcome you to Friday! The Console Wars are upon us and both the Xbox One and the Playstation 4 have come out of the gate with re-designed controllers. You can watch the latest models morph from their humble beginnings right here! The good folks…
Free Starbucks from Ting Mobile!
A La Carte wireless carrier Ting wants to buy you a coffee! Ting is offering up the promotion to the more than 2 million users of Verizon and At&T, the nation’s two biggest carriers. Just head on over to Ting’s site to get a unique $5 promo code for Starbucks! Free Starbucks! If you enter…
Google Maps Adds Airports and Transit Stations to Street View
Google Maps Street View is a great tool but sometimes it comes up short if you’re traveling. Huge train stations and airports can be as tough to navigate as anywhere, but they’ve never been properly mapped and photographed until now. Google announced this week that the Street View feature of Google Maps is getting a major upgrade.…
Google Glass: Yet Another Establishment Bans the Wearable Tech
Google Glass may only be in the hands (well, on the faces) of a select few “Explorers”, but it’s already run into plenty of controversy. Now another establishment is banning Google’s wearable technology! Google remains silent on Google Glass’ wide release date, but the company recently increased fourfold the amount of Glass on the street…