Author: Rosa Golijan

It’s 1973 and Marty Cooper, the father of the cellphone, is about to make the very first public cellphone call while walking past the New York Hilton. He dials Joel Engle, his AT&T rival, and says these beautiful-yet-mocking words: More »










United States – New York – Mobile phone – Metro Areas – Business and Economy

After taking his iPod, wallet, and phone, three thugs decided to beat and kick their victim. They quickly regretted this decision though, because a group of ninjas rushed to rescue the poor man. More »










Hardware – Peripherals – IPhone – Audio – Portable Players

Until now, you could not purchase an iPad with cash. Instead you had to swipe a credit card and make it easier for Apple to make sure that you’re obeying the two-iPads-per-person limit. Things changed though, because of one woman. More »










Apple – IPad – Companies – Macintosh – Home

I tell my alarm clock to shut up constantly, but—unlike the Moshi alarm clock radio—it never listens and I have to fondle it in order to get a few moments of blissful silence. Well, no more of that. More »










Alarm clock – Shopping – Home and Garden – Clocks – Accessories

At first glance you’d think that someone taught a parrot how to dance, but in reality the devious bird just paused in the middle of attempting to steal that cellphone in order to get freaky to the techno beat. More »










Bird – Parrot – Pets – Species – Recreation

It’s easy for things to get hot and sweaty under the covers—especially in the summer months. But rather than flipping on the air conditioning, why not keep your electricity bill low by letting your bed keep you chilled? More »










Shopping – Business and Economy – Home and Garden – Air conditioning – Parts and Accessories

I don’t know what prompted Aram Bartholl to stick CAPTCHA code art in public places, but I like to imagine him announcing that you may not continue walking down a sidewalk before reading an alphanumeric sequence out loud. More »










CAPTCHA – Aram Bartholl – Abuse – Google – Video Games

The iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 comes with some gorgeous new wallpapers and many of you have been asking how to download them without having access to the beta. Well, here you go: More »










IphoneOs – IPhone – Apple – Smartphone – Handhelds

Our very own Wilson Rothman teamed up with his friends “Addison Richards, a certified sommelier and the wine director of the Wild Ginger restaurant in Seattle, and Noah Musler, an avid wine collector” to review some bottle-top wine accessories for the NYT’s Diner’s Journal. The article is well worth a read even if you’re not ready to hop into #drunkmodo just yet. [NYT] More »










Wine – Drink – Shopping – Food – Recreation

As if a video of three men taking a bouncy castle on a five-mile journey across a lake isn’t odd enough, there are an interrupted international sailing regatta, a guy in a shark costume, and police officers involved as well. More »










sport – Sailing – Boats – Rowing – Regatta

Straight from the Department of Defense History comes a recently declassified gem: Samuel S. Snyder’s History of NSA General-Purpose Electronic Digital Computers. It’s a wonderful late-night read with plenty of old-school computing trivia. [GovernmentAttic (PDF) via Schneier via Boing Boing] More »










United States – NSA General-Purpose Electronic Digital Computers – Samuel S Snyder – Collecting – Recreation

Is it a surprise that horror stories like this keep someone who wishes she could code everything in life awake in the wee hours of the night? [XKCD] More »










Art – Horror – Image Cache – Movies – United States

I’m sorry, you’ll have to excuse me for a moment. I’m quite in demand as you can see by all these message notifications on my iPhone. Obviously things like this can’t be faked and my Settings app really needs me. More »










iPhone – Smartphone – Handhelds – Twitter – AppStore

While pixelated images make me cringe, I think that the playful pattern of this wool rug is absolutely lovely. Prices are only available on request and the matching pillows are unfortunately sold separately. [Nanimarquina via BLTD via Unplggd] More »










Shopping – Home and Garden – Crafts – Supplies – Business

We know that Facebook staff’s been meeting to discuss user privacy, but it appears that these meetings might not be the happiest of events. It actually seems like Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg might be forced to rethink some past decisions. More »










Facebook – Social network – Privacy – Online Communities – Mark Zuckerberg

Yes! Yes! Yes! Those sounds you heard moments ago are the horrified screams of your nearest AT&T towers. Why? Because iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 brings us a new option in the settings menu: Tethering. More »










iPhone 3G – IPhone – Smartphone – Handhelds – Apple

Oh yes! iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 is out and we’re tearing it apart to find out what’s new so that you don’t have to risk your iPhones. Here’s what we’ve discovered so far. Updated. More »










IPhone – IphoneOs – smartphone – Handhelds – Apple

Remember Balloon Boy and his fame-seeking, hoax-creating family? Turns out that despite the criminal charges, fines, and humiliation, their story has a happy ending: They’re getting their balloon back. More »










Balloon boy hoax – Balloons – Colorado – Crafts – Arts

If you’ve been eagerly refreshing the iPhone Developer Center today, the wait is over! iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 is now available for download. We’ll follow up with the usual list of changes soon. [Apple via BGR] More »










IPhone – IPhone OS – smartphone – Handhelds – Apple

A Las Vegas based company called Synchrome Technology has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and DVD burner maker NEC Corporation for infringing on its patents: More »