November 2008
Ball-it: The magic ball that wants to kill the Wii →
Ball-it, a Finnish company that makes a little ball that remotely interacts with your computer, phone or TV screen, wants to challenge the Nintendo Wii and become the latest, coolest way…
Basement hackers compete to best Netflix... →
Basement hackers and amateur mathematicians are competing to improve the program that Netflix uses to recommend DVDs — and to win $1 million in the process.
You're Leaving a Digital Trail. What About... →
John Markoff / New York Times: You’re Leaving a Digital Trail. What About Privacy? — HARRISON BROWN, an 18-year-old freshman majoring in mathematics at M.I.T., didn’t…
10 Top iPhone Video Apps →
Top 10 iPhone Video Apps that will let you discover videos like never before. Share it with your friends.
The First-Time CEO’s Recession Survival Guide →
Editor’s note: The following guest post is written by Glenn Kelman, the CEO of Redfin, an online real estate broker. His industry went into recession a year ago, so he’s had a little more…
Facebook Loses Members’ Notification Settings. ... →
In case you’ve noticed more notifications from Facebook in the past 24 hours, it’s probably not because you’ve suddenly become more popular. It looks like Facebook’s email notification problem…
The Basic Layout of the Google User Data Empire →
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Apple's App Store Passes the 10,000 App Milestone →
Since that launch day there have been some great applications to hit the device as well as some not so great ones. Companies have split apart…and individual developers are on the verge of…
"In a world where consumers have so much power, we... →
“ In a world where consumers have so much power, we now have two responsibilities:
* If you don’t like what an organization stands for, work actively to spread the word and force them to change and…
BNIB Sinn U black L.E 399 pcs →
For Sale is my Unworn Sinn U black L.E 399 pieces and I decide to let it go. Never worn and strap uncut.
Selling at US$2620 excluding 3.4% paypal fees. Or u can opt for wiretransfer to bank…
Apple's App Store Passes the 10,000 App Milestone →
Since that launch day there have been some great applications to hit the device as well as some not so great ones. Companies have split apart…and individual developers are on the verge of…
Joost Launches A Broken iPhone App →
Joost launched their iPhone application on the App Store this evening, giving users access to 46,000 Joost videos, including major television shows and films. The iPhone has a built in…
Nikon D3x Specs Leaked: A Mighty Flagship Cometh... →
The long rumored, medium-format-friendly D3x is profiled in detail in an upcoming issue of Nikon Pro, and Nikon Rumors published the pages themselves and a rundown of details, including 5fps…
Rockfree Takes Aim At Guitar Hero With Free Beta →
New Aklaim Games title Rockfree takes aim at Guitar Hero and Rockband with a free, browser-based, multiplayer, PC rock game. A sneak-peak of will be available to the public…
Apple Black Friday Deals Include Some Decent... →
The Apple Store US has published the same worldwide discounts on the 20-inch iMac, the 13-inch Macbook, the 8GB iPod nano, the iPod classic, the iPod touch, Time Capsule, Apple TV, and…
EFF To Apple: Free Speech Isn't a DMCA Violation →
Apple has always been very protective over their proprietary software. The company doesn’t want anything but iTunes to control an iPod - and for good reason, too. The iTunes Store is a…
Mile of London Tunnels for Sale, History Included →
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Thomas Friedman: Citigroup Failed Every Step of... →
Citigroup was involved in, and made money from, almost every link in the chain that resulted in the recent economic collapse. And the bank’s executives, including the former Treasury Secretary Robert…
One Year Later, Too Many People Are Still Using... →
One year ago link shortening service TinyURL experienced an extended period of down time and we argued that the outage illustrated serious risks associated with the service. One year later,…
NASA and DoE Team On Dark Energy Research →
Roland Piquepaille writes “NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy have teamed up to operate the future Joint Dark Energy Mission. As you probably know, recent astronomical measurements have showed…
...so, why I need you. Net and the City! (not... →
MTNG. This is why I am asking for people feedback in the previous post. Since I started to use…
Track Music Stocks On Hypebot →
Given the wild ride that the stock markets have been taking lately, I’ve added a new stock quote widget to Hypebot near the top of the right hand column that tracks music stocks. The…
Apple Black Friday Deals Include Some Good... →
The Apple Store US has published the same worldwide discounts on the 20-inch iMac, the 13-inch Macbook, the 8GB iPod nano, the iPod classic, the iPod touch, Time Capsule, Apple TV, and…
18% of Consumers Can't Tell HD From SD →
An anonymous reader writes “Thinking about upgrading to an HDTV this holiday season? The prices might be great, but some people won’t be appreciating the technology as much as everyone else. A report…
35 Days Against DRM -- Day 1: MacBook →
Starting this Black Friday and over the next 35 days leading up to the end of 2008, we want your help in promoting a consumer boycott of DRM. Once again, Apple have pushed their DRM agenda, with the…
Music blog network Buzznet lays off 10 →
Tarpipe Publishes Updates, Content to Social Sites... →
Web site Tarpipe streamlines your updates to various social web sites, creating simple or complex workflows to update several buckets in one fell swoop. Let’s say you want to do something…
Last.fm Asks UK "Hackers" To Help Extend... →
Contest Offers £1000 Prize
Last.fm will host “Hack Day” on December 14th at Corbet Place Bar, East London. At the event which is hosted in partnership with CodePlex, Microsoft’s open…
More open government: Obama transition site... →
Change.gov, President-elect Barack Obama’s web site covering his administration’s transition to the White House, now lets users share their feedback about the U.S. health care system….
Bono Is Jumping Into The Digital Music Business →
(Red) Wire, the singer’s new music-download service, will go live the beginning of next month on MSN.com. Like other music-subscription and discovery services, it will rely heavily on…
The Going Rate for Contract iPhone Developers →
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my6sense: Pioneering “Digital Intuition” (500... →
With the growing amount of information that is flowing into our lives, there is also a growing need for tools that help focus our attention on what should be the most relevant information…
Tarpipe Publishes Updates, Content to Social Sites... →
Web site Tarpipe streamlines your updates to various social web sites, creating simple or complex workflows to update several buckets in one fell swoop. Let’s say you want to do something…
New Strap for my Militare (pics) →
I got a new strap for my Militare. I really like the Kodiak straps, but I wanted something a little more rugged looking for this watch. I think it came out great!!!
Distressed chocolate leather,…
Band Metrics Gets Angel $'s For Music... →
Despite an economic downturn that has frozen many new investments, Band Metrics has closed an angel round of financing led by Allen Graber, a technology investor and entrepreneur who…
Google admits breaking App Store rules (Tom... →
Tom Krazit / CNET News: Google admits breaking App Store rules — Google acknowledged breaking the official rules of Apple’s iPhone software development kit when it created the…
Architect Visit: Walker-Warner in Sonoma →
From Julie:
San Francisco–based Walker-Warner specializes in wineries and country houses in idyllic locales such as Ketchum, Idaho, and Kamuela, Hawaii. We like this modern farmhouse, located on…
MySpace Names Holt. Do Indies Stand A Chance? →
As rumored for weeks, Courtney Holt has been appointed the President of MySpace Music. Holt will relocate from his NYC MTV office to new digs in LA beginning January 5th. In the…
A Beatle Goes D.I.Y. With A Little Help From... →
You know that the music industry is changing when former Beatle and multi-platinum solo artist Paul McCartney decides to self-release an album with the help of a Santa Monica based…
Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain →
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It’s Official: MTV Exec Courtney Holt Leaves To... →
MySpace Music’s long awaited leader has arrived. As expected, MTV Networks’ EVP Digital Music and Media Courtney Holt has taken the job, says the LA Times.
Until today Holt was EVP of…
Atlantic Records Claims Over Half Its Revenue is... →
Reaching a 50% digital share is music’s equivalent to breaking the four-minute mile (though sustained profitability would be nice, too). And according to this IHT article, Atlantic Records…
Bono Is Jumping Into The Digital Music Business →
(Red) Wire, the singer’s new music-download service, will go live the beginning of next month on MSN.com. Like other music-subscription and discovery services, it will rely heavily on…
HandBrake Media Converter Gets Even Better... →
All platforms: A new version of the most popular media converter for Lifehacker readers, Handbrake, adds several useful features like universal input (it’s not just for DVDs any more), better…
YouTube Widens Player to 16:9 Aspect Ratio... →
YouTube has adjusted the video clip player’s size from a 4:3 aspect ratio to 16:9 (generally used for HD TV). As a result, many clips will have black bars on either side to fill in the new…
Dave Matthews - An' Another Thing →
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Blip.tv Brings Video Embeds to the iPhone →
Viewing video on the iPhone is a source of consternation for users, as Adobe’s flash player is not yet available (and probably never will be) and YouTube remains the only video provider compatible…