Geek Life – Page 123 of 137

Dec 17, 2014, 1:17 PM

These $151 jeans feature RFID-blocking signals to ward off high-tech pickpockets

San Francisco-based Betabrand, home to the fashion wonder that is known as the 5-Pocket Dress Pant Sweatpants (Seriously, has anyone bought… Read More

Dec 17, 2014, 10:18 AM

Busted! Check out this broken gadget porn

It’s almost as inevitable as taxes and death. The busted gadget. Sure, we’ve all seen our fair share of cracked screens before,… Read More

Dec 17, 2014, 9:19 AM

Canada to U.S.: Give us your healthy, wealthy, huddled millionaires yearning to breathe free

Oh, Canada. If you’re a struggling, everyday, ol’ millionaire and are tired of trying to raise capital for your brilliant… Read More

Dec 17, 2014, 9:05 AM

BlackBerry kicking it old school with launch of $449 Classic smartphone, complete with QWERTY keyboard

If you’ve been communicating via smartphone over the last decade, you probably had a BlackBerry at one time. And now… Read More

Dec 17, 2014, 8:08 AM

The Force is strong with this one: Music teacher creates amazing ‘Star Wars’ light display timed to theme music

The Bellagio in Las Vegas ain’t got nothing on this. A man in Newark, Calif., has created a display with… Read More

Dec 16, 2014, 10:20 PM

Pixar taps Kyle MacLachlan and Diane Lane for ‘Inside Out’

The next Pixar film Inside Out‘s director Pete Docter told USA Today that Kyle MacLachlan and Diane Lane will voice… Read More

Dec 16, 2014, 7:00 PM

Iowa innovation: Midwest state may be first to have smartphone double as driver’s license

Iowa, that little center of the Heartland that is not Idaho, is not particularly known for innovation. But sometimes that… Read More

Dec 16, 2014, 3:08 PM

Poll reveals why people just aren’t that into smartwatches

Smartwatch makers have some work to do in the public relations department. According to a new survey of about 2,000 Business… Read More

Dec 16, 2014, 2:00 PM

Blast from the past: Can you name the most popular Web sites from 1996?

In 1996, the internet was little more than a sparkle in Al Gore’s eye. Mark Zuckerberg was 12. Google was… Read More

Dec 16, 2014, 1:46 PM

Sci-fi writer Neal Stephenson lands coolest job ever: ‘Chief Futurist’ for Magic Leap

How’s this for a great job? Augmented-reality startup Magic Leap has brought on sci-fi writer and game designer Neal Stephenson to… Read More

Dec 16, 2014, 12:05 PM

Judge upholds Seattle artist’s claim for ‘Angry Birds’ rights against pet toy firm

A judge is upholding seven of eight claims in a lawsuit filed last summer by a Seattle artist suing a pet… Read More

Dec 16, 2014, 11:47 AM

Death, disease and naked pics: Top Google searches for 2014

Google released its year-end report of what was most searched for in 2014. And, as Gawker already so astutely pointed… Read More

Dec 16, 2014, 10:32 AM

After legal fight with Beastie Boys, GoldieBlox launches animated video with original song to empower girls

Perhaps in light of its legal battle with the Beastie Boys over the use of the song “Girls,” GoldieBlox, the toy… Read More

Dec 15, 2014, 4:08 PM

Comets, chromosomes and other top science stories of 2014 from Scientific American

It’s that time of year when countdowns and articles looking back flood your feeds. Here, Scientific American‘s editors pick the… Read More

Dec 15, 2014, 2:48 PM

Shake it like a public radio listener: NPR releases favorite songs for 2014

One of the best parts of the year-end reviews are the music roundups. Sure, you were probably too busy in… Read More

Dec 15, 2014, 2:04 PM

NASA does geek-tacular parody video of ‘All About the Bass’

Proof that space nerds can have fun, NASA employees released a parody of “All About the Bass,” titled “All About… Read More

Dec 15, 2014, 12:20 PM

Ugly Christmas sweaters get creepy with MorphDigital Dudz

Finding that perfectly gawd-awful sweater at Goodwill is practically impossible anymore. Now you can snag the ultimate ugly Christmas sweater… Read More

Dec 15, 2014, 11:02 AM

New milestone for humanity: Facebook is now calling its users ‘people’

Facebook is ousting the term “user” and implementing the word “people” throughout its operations in a new attempt to humanize… Read More

Dec 15, 2014, 10:32 AM

Make your kid a coder: Robot Turtles board game now available at Nordstrom

Still searching for some gift ideas? Robot Turtles, the “first board game for little programmers,” might be a good gift… Read More

Dec 15, 2014, 10:23 AM

Apple’s heartwarming holiday ad is another tear-jerker

It’s becoming a holiday tradition for Apple: Ads designed to pull at viewers’ heartstrings. If you can make it through the new one without… Read More

Dec 15, 2014, 10:13 AM

A new era for Thin Mints: Girl Scouts can now sell cookies online

In the smartest move by the Girl Scouts since that one girl set up shop outside a marijuana dispensary, the Girls Scouts… Read More

Dec 15, 2014, 8:50 AM

Portland not awesome enough for Nike CIO: Exec quits, reportedly says city too boring

Craft beers, bad tattoos and an uber-competitive brunch scene aren’t enough to keep a London guy happy. Nike chief information… Read More

Dec 14, 2014, 12:32 PM

Why this computer science professor bakes 1,400 cookies for his students during finals week

Many students in Stuart Reges’ computer science classes pull all-nighters, cramming in hopes of acing the introductory courses at the… Read More

Dec 14, 2014, 11:35 AM

The good, bad and ugly: Send us your holiday party stories

It’s a time-honored tradition, the holiday party. You haven’t lived until you’ve seen your drunk boss get on stage and… Read More

Dec 13, 2014, 5:57 AM

Awesome indoor rollercoaster gives home shoppers ride of lives

Perhaps this could be a new home-selling technique for Redfin. Dutch bank ABN Amro created an awesome rollercoaster inside a… Read More

Dec 12, 2014, 9:25 AM

Need a holiday gift idea? Here are Amazon’s top-selling books of 2014

With the holidays coming up, finding the right gift can be a tough task. If your recipient is a book… Read More

Dec 12, 2014, 8:38 AM

YouTube tests new GIF creation tool, promising to flood the Internet with quippy pics

Finding the perfect animated response is about to get a lot easier. That’s because YouTube is quietly testing a new… Read More

Dec 11, 2014, 12:03 PM

‘A devastating blow for church newsletters’: Jimmy Fallon reacts to Microsoft killing clip art

Microsoft last week announced plans to dump traditional clip art in Microsoft Office, replacing the feature with a Bing image… Read More

Dec 10, 2014, 1:16 PM

FAA looking into picture taken by drone above Space Needle

It is an epic photograph, taken from above the Space Needle, with Mt. Rainier in the distance. It has racked… Read More

Dec 10, 2014, 7:49 AM

The end of the drunken selfie? Facebook’s artificial intelligence will detect and deter embarrassing pics

Just in case you lose all self-control and judgment during your next night on the town with friends, an algorithm… Read More