- Nike's FuelBand: Do we need yet another wearable exercise monitor?
Will you fork up $149 for Nike's new Fuelband exercise bracelet, gleaming LED lights and all, when there are better, cheaper options in the wearable exercise monitors in the market?
One can imagine middle-class t…
Topic: Geek, Gadget, Health | Read more
- $50 LED light bulb from Philips: A luxury item (cheaper ones already in the market)
Philips won a $10 million contest run by the US government, the L Prize from Department of Enenrgy, to build the best (theoritically) eco-friendly and affordable LED bulb.
The prize-winning LED bulb will soon be launc…
Topic: Gadget, Geek, Eco-friendly | Read more
- The Grass-Mud Horse lexicon: Chinese bloggers' tool to subvert government censorship
The Grass-Mud Horse lexicon is a compilation of slang that Chinese bloggers are using to subvert government censorship. As reported here, "Grass-mud horse sounds nearly the same in Chinese as 'f*** your mother' (cào nǐ m…
Topic: Geek, Censorship | Read more
- Do Genes decide who gets to be a free-thinker or a conformist?: Nah
It is hard to believe American scientists claim in a study that genes are why the British are free-thinking and the Chinese love conformiy. Yes, tell that to Confucius and a country that invented many things. As a commen…
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- Four ways to secure your smartphone
A study on smartphone security found that of all people who found smartphones, 72% tried to access photos, 57% tried to open a file called "Saved Passwords," and 43%tried to open an app called "Online Banking."
Since m…
Topic: Geek, Apple, Android, Smartphone, Tips | Read more
- 4 ways how to keep your Google (and Chrome)-related activities private from Google
The best idea to deal with Google looking into your life may be not to use Google, but even with its flaws, Google is the best option. So, what else can you do to put blinkers on Google's always-on eyesSome sugestions fr…
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- Why it is foolish to spend money on virtual goods (and cloud computing), redux: The Sony horror story
Recently, Sony announced that it would be shutting down the servers for an online collectible card game called Star Chamber: The Harbinger Saga, which SOny had bought some years back. This effectively renders all the gam…
Topic: Virtual goods, Geek, Cloud computing | Read more
- How to create a Pinterest clone
First, why would you want to create a Pinterest cloneThe only reason I can think of is to create a mega-affiliate site, with images of ads and the paid links. Anyway, you can either build a Pinterst clone using a theme o…
Topic: Pinterest, Geek, Clone, Diy | Read more
- Mozilla Collusion: See who's tracking you online
Mozilla Collusion is a new Firefox browser add-on that helps you track which companies are tracking you on the internet as you browse various websites for behavioral targeting purposes. How it does this: Whenever Collusi…
Topic: Tool, Privacy, Geek | Read more
- It is sexist to say Pinterest is only for girls
The most common story about Pinterest is that it is used mainly by women in the American mid-west. But, this might be a sexist idea, as this post by S.E. Smith explains why.Next: Read 2500+ consumer guides to shopping, e…
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- Tablets will begin to outsell PCs by the fall of 2013
It had to happen eventually. Most users aren't cosumer creators and Tablets are available for $75 in certain markets. It isn't about the iPad anymore. Asymco calculates that the tablet market will exceed that of PCs some…
Topic: Geek, Tablet, Android, Mobile, Trends | Read more
- Dave Winer's challenge to hypocritical, dubious tech blogs: Practice what you preach
When a blog that is being financed by a group of VCs who want their investments covered favorably, ran a post mocking Dave's criticism of iPhone-related security issues, in the wake of Path's attempts to steal users' add…
Topic: Internet and Websites, Geek, Iphone, Security | Read more
