Amazon’s HD Fire chases budget and premium buyers alike

If the Kindle Fire was an experiment at marketing quality tablets at a low price, Amazon appears to have judged the results a success. The follow-up is three different models that aim to challenge every section of the tablet market. Back when reports of the first Kindle tablet surfaced, the speculation was that the device […]


Smartphone users actively avoid snooping apps

Most mobile app users have rejected an app after deciding it wanted too much personal data according to a newly published survey. The research from the Pew Internet Project questioned the cellphone users who download apps. That’s 43 percent of all cellphone users, which translates as the vast majority of people with a smartphone. Among […]

CruxSKUNK iPad Keyboard-Case vs. Logitech Ultrathin

Awhile ago I was looking to get a keyboard for my iPad, and I was pointed in the direction of the Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard. Case and keyboard all in one, plus it’s really thin. I was a bit dubious about dishing out on such a keyboard, and I’m glad I didn’t get it because I’m actually […]

Amazing $18,000 Pac-Man Watch

Watch maker extraordinaire Romain Jerome never ceases to amaze me with its original and geeky watch designs. They’ve released plenty of geektastic designs in the past, and as usual, the company’s latest Pac-Man-themed design does not dissapoint. Check it out: Get caught up in the “PAC-MANIA” and come to discover the four versions of the […]

NASA Puts Smartphones in Space

NASA needs to make satellites cheaper and faster. There’s an app for that. NASA’s PhoneSat project creates nanosatellites from unmodified smartphones – specifically, the HTC Nexus One and Samsung’s Nexus S. That means it’s Android that gets to leap into outer space, not iOS. The prototype satellites only cost $3,500, a figure kept low by […]