Author: Joel Johnson

We all know that you can’t run Flash on Apple’s mobile devices. But now Apple is trying to make it impossible to develop for iPhones in any other development environment but Apple’s own. Oh boy. More »

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Remember these words as you accept that your first-gen iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touches will not get the full Touch OS4 upgrade. More »

So you’ve got an iPad with an “HD” 1,024 by 768 pixel screen and a boatload of video files on your computer. You’re ready to get some serious video watching done. I can make that happen. More »

I saw a—the—Rally Fighter, an open source car in Austin. This is what the “finished” interior looked like, more or less. That’s what Cory Doctorow wants you to drive. More »

Although their press release doesn’t go out for another few hours, Marvel’s superheroic web admin team likes to use really weak passwords. Here’s Marvel’s iPad app. Guess I can skip that conference call. More »

Someone said to me that the iPad was more for content consumption than content creation. To that someone, Quinn, I say this: You will be able to simulate an accordion on iPad for four bucks. Hoopah! [iTunes] More »

Google’s bringing fiber to a special city—whichever city can prove its worth. Portland just threw down some heat by creating its own beer, “Gigabit IPA“. It goes up for a tastetest tomorrow. Will it woo the Goog? [Taplister] More »

I’m no techno aficionado. I like bleeps and bloops. Who cares if they’re acid house or space jam or whatever? But I can tell you this: “Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat” is amazing. And it’s from 1982. More »

The iPad isn’t crazy big. But it’s too big for a pocket. That means one thing: a bag. Not too big of a bag. More like a purse. More »

DESPITE A COVER that showed an iPhone filled with apps, JOHN ARQUILLA’S cover story for Foreign Policy, “The New Rules of War”, is more about the use of infantry and drones in FUTURE WARS and less of a dependence on More »

LEGO has been on top of licensing its brand into videogames, something that could have ended in disastrous shovelware but instead has led to some pretty great titles. (And fingers remain crossed for LEGO Universe, the upcoming MMO.) More »

At first glance, this might look like some sort of ancient computer from the early days of processing. But it turns out it’s actually something very, very modern. More »

Beneath the sea between Cuba and Jamaica lies the Cayman Trough, a rift where two tectonic plates are pulling away from each other, leaving a three-mile deep volcanic trench. Scientists are going to drown some robots in it. More »

Our military still has big projects like ships or moonbases that slingshot asteroids into Russian submarines, but for grunts—they call them “warfighters” this week—off-the-shelf rules the day. That’s why the Army visited Apple. More »

Retired Air Force major-general Robert M. White, the first human to break Mach 6 and the test pilot who took the X-15 into space, has died at 85. The LA Times remembers him. More »

Norwegian browser makers Opera Software have submitted Opera Mini to Apple’s App Store. And because Apple hasn’t let any third-party browsers on iPhone, Opera is calling them out with a timer to measure how long approval takes. Waiting’s fun! [via] More »

After our We Miss Sony series ran, I got a call from Sony’s head of corporate communications. “You made my weekend very busy,” he said. More »

It’s important to use a good laser to sight your rifle—nearly as important as teaching your infant how to shoot. The Accudot 300 gets the job done. And it’s available now at Toys ‘R’ Us. It’s giraffe season! More »

The Impossible Project, a cadre of fussy men who’ve managed to manufacture new film for Polaroid instant cameras, are open for business. Forget the film—check out these vintage factory jackets! More »

I’ve probably seen Ben Folds live a dozen times. And except for the time where he actually got so pissed at people yelling “Freebird!” that he actually played the whole thing, I’ve never once been bored. Watch this performance’s precursor. More »