Computing

Word on the street is that Apple might be, and likely is, intentionally blocking push notifications on iPhones which have been jailbroken. The developers of the application Push-based reminder app NotifyMe have been getting an enormous amount of complaints from their 5% customer base which has hacked the iPhone in someway. As it turns out, NotifyMe figured out that the ...

“Walnut and Paper Drum Machine.” It sounds like the subject header from some shitty spam e-mail. But thankfully, this DIY project is both faux-meat product-free and very real. So, here’s what you have to do. Steal a bunch of walnuts from your squirrely forest friends, grab a sheet a paper and a webcam, and head over to download the free ...

I don’t care how much of an Apple fanboy you are. Mac or not, this notebook is the shiz. This Asus Transformers G60 gaming notebook was given away as a promotion between Asus and Paramount, in a contest awarding one lucky fan for pre-registering to view Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen with Odeon cinemas.

Have a few dead computer mouses laying around? They’re probably sitting in the same spot you keep the skeletons in your closet. You might be having some trouble parting with them. And that’s fine, totally normal. People become attached to inanimate objects all the time. So, if you want to actually do something USEFUL with those dead mice, you might ...

Well, this would have been nice to have known about this past Fourth of July weekend, wouldn’t it have been? The DrinkTracker iPhone application allows you to set a goal BAC while calculating an estimated current level based on what you’ve had to drink. The DrinkTracker automatically compares your drink intake to your metabolic removal rate, calculating your BAC every ...

We were just starting to believe that USB drive designers were finally starting to lay off the gaudiness. And then we see something like this. I swear, if it wasn’t my habit to wear sunglasses indoors at all times, I would have been blinded by this thing. If you happen to be into layers and layers of crystals or wearing ...

Every office has those moments where nobody knows WTF is going on. At least this office has taken the important step of acknowledging the problem. The WTF Counter system consists of a button hooked up to an Arduino. Whenever an awkward moment arises, an employee presses the aptly labeled WTF button which is connected to the Arduino. The Arduino logs ...

Instead of only being annoyingly childish in Barrens chat, now you can tweet all of your testosterone-fueled Chuck Norris quotes to the entire world using TweetCraft, the first Twitter client for World of Warcraft, just like nature intended. TweetCraft not only allows you to tweet and receive tweets in-game, but allows you to tweet snapshots from your gaming experience, queue ...

As geeks, we have slightly skewed and sometimes inappropriate ways of handling stress. Most of the time we like to mix in some humor with our mourning. It helps to lighten the mood. This keyboard mod memorial renames the “Caps Lock” key the “Billy Mays” key. Your loud, boisterous voice will forever live on in our hearts and keyboards, Billy. ...

For all of you aspiring gypsies/rock singers/divorcees. Can’t go wrong with fringe. Link