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Pirate Bay changes from torrent file hosting to magnetic links

Shane McGlaun, Jan 13th 2012 Discuss [4]

If you are the pirating sort that likes to download torrent files from Pirate Bay, some changes are coming. Apparently, Pirate Bay is making some moves to reduce the bandwidth needed for the site and allow fans of the site to access the website offline. Traditionally the site has hosted the torrent feeds for download. Read The Full Story

UK backs internet of Things Project

Shane McGlaun, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

The government in the UK is putting some money behind the Internet of Things project that seeks to help accelerate the connection of things and processes to the internet. Ten firms in the UK were each given £50,000 out of the Technology Strategy Board kitty for working on the project. The money granted is intended to be used to create apps and services needed for the project. Read The Full Story

Columns

The Problem With Pink Gadgets: Not Enough Of Them

Philip Berne, Jan 8th 2012 Discuss [25]

My son’s favorite color is pink. It’s not even close. He’s three years old. Whenever he is offered anything, he wants it in pink. He’s always loved the color. His favorite lovey is pink. His favorite toy cars are pink. When we drive through at Starbucks, he always wants a cake pop, and the only one he’ll eat is the Birthday Cake flavor. It’s pink, with sprinkles. This is, of course, a problem, but not in the way you might think.

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Columns

New Year’s Meta-Tech Resolutions

Philip Berne, Jan 1st 2012 Discuss [2]

It’s been a year since I issued my “Anti-Tech Resolutions,” and now it’s time for a new batch. But this won’t be the same Anti-Tech spiel that I ran last year. I learned a lot from those resolutions, both the ones I kept and decided to abandon. But I learned more about how to keep and follow a New Year’s resolution itself. So, here’s what I have learned about making New Year’s resolutions, including my newest set of technological directives for the coming year.

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Columns

Time to Upgrade My Parents

Philip Berne, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [57]

Mom . . . Dad . . . we need to talk. And by “we,” I mean I’m going to talk, and you’re just going to agree with everything I say and follow my advice forevermore. And by “talk” I mean I’m going to write a public column on SlashGear, and hopefully you won’t really read it, because you’ve always taken my sardonic humor as just a little too mean. Anyway, I love you both, but it’s time to have a technology intervention. I’m going to keep this simple and easy. But if something doesn’t change, I just don’t know if I can provide the kind of technology support you need anymore.

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WiFi packing vending machines hit Japan

Shane McGlaun, Dec 29th 2011 Discuss [2]

In my area, there are no hotspots to use for free anywhere. You can get access in some restaurants, but just being able to pick up a WiFi signal doesn't happen. In Japan on the other hand, even the vending machines are tossing out free WiFi signals to people walking by on the streets. A beverage company in Tokyo called Asahi soft Drinks pulled the wraps off its new vending machine that not only puts out tasty beverages; it also offers free WiFi. Read The Full Story

British Pensioner has felt tip pen removed from stomach after 25 years

Shane McGlaun, Dec 22nd 2011 Discuss [3]

Here is a bit of morning strange for you all. As the story goes a British pensioner was trying to inspect her tonsils 25 years ago using a felt tip pen to push her tongue down. Apparently, the woman slipped whilst the pen was in her mouth and swallowed it down her gullet. She told her husband and he took her to the doctor. Read The Full Story

Special T-shirts draw geeks for Apple Store Opening in Grand Central

Shane McGlaun, Dec 12th 2011 Discuss [7]

I think we all know that the lengths that some Apple fans will go to get the latest products are impressive. These folks will camp for days to get their hands on the newest gadgets like the iPhone or the iPad. Apparently, some of the people that wait for days or hours in a line for the grand opening of new Apple Stores aren’t there to buy gadgets; they are there for the free t-shirts. Read The Full Story

Comp Bullet promises tiny holes will silence and speed up your murder spree

Chris Burns, Dec 8th 2011 Discuss [7]

When we write about the ever-so-terrible bullet here on SlashGear, or more specifically when I write about it, you'd better understand right out of the barrel that I don't condone their usage outside of the sweetness of video games - that's why I must note that these drilled golden kill-rockets being shown off today by Comp Bullet are awesome, but I'm praying they don't draw the blood they're intended for. Of course that's a fool's errand, going to pray for such a thing, but I cannot resist the gold - such is life, and such is death. Each Comp Bullet is a precision machined masterpiece, made not only to reduce recoil, but to increase the subsequent velocity of the bullet as it exits your gun's barrel. Read The Full Story

Zinio lands $20M in new financing

Shane McGlaun, Nov 25th 2011 Discuss [2]

If you like to read digital publications you will like this news. Digital magazine firm Zinio has raised some new funding that will help it to launch a digital newsstand. Zinio has apps for computers and just about every mobile device out there. The cool part is that the digital magazines are pretty much exactly like the print counterparts. Read The Full Story