Author: Adam Frucci

It’s iPad week! Like it or not, this is gonna be the biggest story of the next few days. If you’d prefer to not see iPad or Apple posts, here’s how: More »

Seeing what Instapaper is going to look like on the iPad kind of sold me on the entire device. Now I just want to see what more apps will look like on Apple’s tablet. Let’s design some dream apps! More »

They’re pretty cool, I guess, but they could use a bit more flair. [The Daily What] More »

Shadows can be a boon or a hindrance to a photographer. Too much, and you lose your subject to darkness. But use them right, and you can beautifully play with the light/dark dichotomy. More »

A group of online music industry giants, including Apple, Amazon and MySpace, have teamed up to form “Why Music Matters,” a group aimed at turning pirates into purchasers. More »

Well, this is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen. You think Photoshop makes removing elements from images easy now? Take a look at this and prepare to have your brain exploded. Images just got even less trustworthy. [John Nack] More »

Unless you grew up on Mars or were home schooled or something, you’re familiar with Wooly Willy. And now one Instructables user has turned an Ikea coffee table into a gigantic Wooly Willy installation. I want one. [Instructables] More »

If you like saving long, interesting articles you find during your internet travels for later, you probably already use Instapaper on your iPhone or Kindle. But boy does it look beautiful on the iPad. More »

Mythbusters’ Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman recently sat down for a chat with Wired’s Kevin Kelly, and they discussed just how much trust you can place in machines. It’s tough to disagree if you’ve seen the evidence. [FORA.tv] More »

Best Buy is known for charging a lot of money to do very little with its setup services, but its “3D glasses syncing” seemed to bring things to a whole new level. They’ve responded. More »

Have you seen NASA’s crazy mission posters? Well, these aren’t them. But you know what? They aren’t all that far off. More »

Japan has been selling the 250GB Xbox 360 HDD for a couple of weeks now, but there’s no word on when it’s coming here. A new dashboard ad hints that we might be getting it soon. Updated More »

It’s been 13 long years since Honda did any major redesigning of its stair-stumblin’ Asimo robot. Now, they’re about ready to unveil P4, the fourth version of Asimo. Update: It turns out the P4 is just a new, old Asimo. More »

Sure, you’ve been able to buy cheap plastic arc reactors for a while, but this is the real-deal Mark I “Hero” reactor from the actual movie. And it’s just one of a boatload of props and costumes up for auction. More »

Here’s a tip for those of you looking to avoid repetitive motion injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome: don’t send 100 texts per day, you crazy bastards. More »

Sharp’s new TVs add yellow to the traditional red, blue and green colors its pixels display. They don’t just combine red and green like suckers! But the real story is that George Takei‘s in the ads for them. [Thanks, Peter!] More »

The Robovie mR2 is a robot, sure, but it won’t work unless you pop an iPod Touch into it, at which point you’ll be able to control it either via the touchscreen or over Wi-Fi. More »

Buying a water gun at Target is all well and good, but you’ll have the same equipment as everybody else. If you want a leg up, you need to build it yourself. And you might as well go crazy. More »