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Apple Wants You To Put Your Damn Phone Down At Concerts

Be prepared, fellow concert-goers: You may soon have to actually watch the shows you go see. Apple has received approval for a patent on technology that could disable your phone’s video and camera capabilities in certain settings: i.e., your next Beyoncé concert. How does it work? A tiny sensor is placed on or near the…

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

“He has an uncanny ability to cook up gadgets that we didn’t know we needed, but then suddenly can’t live without. A closed system may be the only way to deliver the kind of techno-Zen experience that Apple has become known for.” – Daniel Lyons, Newsweek End-to-end control of every product made. The ability to…

Wii to start streaming Netflix this spring

It’s confirmed and finally happening! My little-engine-that-could has finally caught up to the big boys and will be able to stream Netflix movies starting this spring! Like the PS3, a special “instant-streaming” disc is needed. You can start reserving your discs by clicking here and Netflix will ship it to you when it becomes available.…

New iPod Touch drops $100

Apple made a bunch of announcements yesterday regarding the new lines of iPod products.You can read about all of the changes and features here. What I’m most interested in is the $100 dollar price drop for the 32 GB iPod Touch. It’s thinner, sleeker, and comes with a new built-in speaker! Sweet deal!. If 32…