Fear Archive

  • Daily Crunch: Picnic Edition

    Daily Crunch: Picnic Edition

    Posted on January 15, 2010 | No Comments
    Here's what you might have missed yesterday: New Japanese toy: Endless chocolate bar breaker Genius: steel six-pack carrier Locals: “Your radio tower gives us rashes!” Company: “You mean the one that’s been off all this time?”

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  • Fear the Boot attacks our site, causing comment havoc

    Fear the Boot attacks our site, causing comment havoc

    Posted on January 14, 2010 | No Comments
    So there is this podcast, Fear the Boot, and I accidentally stole their logo for this post involving boots. The resulting ruckus on that post's comment thread is currently out of control and I am truly sorry that I unleashed this cancer on all of you, my dear, dear readers.

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  • FTC accuses Intel of ‘strengthening its monopoly,” slaps it with a lawsuit

    FTC accuses Intel of ‘strengthening its monopoly,” slaps it with a lawsuit

    Posted on December 16, 2009 | No Comments
    Looks like Intel is in a bit of Dutch. The Federal Trade Commission sued the company for using its position in the market “to stifle competition and strengthen its monopoly.” Not good, no.

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  • Fring gets Skype video chat support on Nokia devices

    Fring gets Skype video chat support on Nokia devices

    Posted on November 24, 2009 | No Comments
    If we were to make a “Amazing ideas” list and a “Things that have totally failed to take off” list, there would be at least one item that you’d find on both: mobile video chat. Blame the carriers for not agreeing on a standard, or blame the consumer populace for not pressing hard enough; either [...]

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  • Verizon announces Samsung Omnia II: December 2 for $200

    Verizon announces Samsung Omnia II: December 2 for $200

    Posted on November 23, 2009 | No Comments
    As expected, Verizon has chosen December 2 as the Samsung Omnia II's date with destiny, bringing an interesting full-touch WinMo alternative to the HTC Imagio that launched back in October alongside Windows Mobile 6.5. Speaking of 6.5, there were some early concerns that Verizon's version of the Omnia II would launch on stale 6.1 code, but fear not -- it's now confirmed that you'll be looking at Microsoft's latest and greatest stuff when you gaze upon that 3.7-inch AMOLED WVGA display. It's also got a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, WiFi, and 8GB of internal storage along with microSD expansion -- good news for anyone who plans on making much use of that cam, especially in video mode. Verizon's site and retail locations both take delivery of the device on the same 12/2 date, pushing it for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. Considering the pricing, we've gotta ask: Droid or Omnia II?

    Verizon announces Samsung Omnia II: December 2 for $200 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Honoring fallen comrades. GeoCities goes down.

    Honoring fallen comrades. GeoCities goes down.

    Posted on October 26, 2009 | No Comments
    Today marks the death of an internet giant. One of the first, one of the best. Oh GeoCities. What would we have done without you? Where would we have put our brightly colored, constantly flashing backgrounds? Who else had rotating .gifs for links and neon green page hit counters? There is no substitute for your plethora of font colors and sizes, for your broken HTML codes and page badges, for your MIDI synth-horns. We will sorely miss your animated "Under Construction" signs we came to know and love.

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  • Verizon announces Nokia 2705 Shade flip phone

    Verizon announces Nokia 2705 Shade flip phone

    Posted on September 30, 2009 | No Comments
    Nokia 2705 Shade Front Angled Slightly OpenThink what you will, but we're big believers in "keeping it real" 'round these parts. While we swoon whenever a new smart phone hits the scene, the vast majority are still stuck in the flip phone zone - and you know what? There's nothing wrong with that. Have no fear, flip fans, Verizon is here to fulfill all your flipping needs with the new Nokia 2705 Shade.

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  • NASA lights up the East Coast

    NASA lights up the East Coast

    Posted on September 21, 2009 | No Comments
    East Coasters, did you see any weird clouds Saturday night? Some people did as the event caused reports and calls from Boston all the way down the coast to Florida. But you have nothing to fear, the aliens from Independence Day didn’t make them, NASA did. By using the exhaust particles from the fourth stage of a NASA [...]

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  • Micro MP3 player fits right in your ear

    Micro MP3 player fits right in your ear

    Posted on September 17, 2009 | No Comments
    After some initial investigation, I can’t figure out how you skip tracks on this thing. Can’t figure out the volume either. Shuffle function? Not sure. There seems to be but a single button. Perhaps everything is controlled via a cryptic series of multiple button presses a la the iPod shuffle. Whatever the case, this is the “MP3 Micro Sport” from Thanko.

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  • How-to: Expand the storage capacity of an Acer Aspire easyStore with eSATA

    How-to: Expand the storage capacity of an Acer Aspire easyStore with eSATA

    Posted on September 11, 2009 | No Comments
    Some people - especially those that have a 100Mbps connection - can actually fill up one an Acer Aspire easyStore WHS. But for some reason, the stock eSATA port doesn't support port multiplication so that means you will not able able to use one of those multi-drive eSATA enclosures. Have no fear. There is a solution.

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  • First-of-its-kind Internet addiction treatment center opens in the U.S.

    First-of-its-kind Internet addiction treatment center opens in the U.S.

    Posted on August 20, 2009 | No Comments
    Raise your hand if you consider yourself an Internet addict. Go ahead, no one here will judge you. (How could we: all of us are online at least 12 hours per day.) The thing is, if you feel like your addiction actually represents a legitimate problem, fear not, for a new “detox” center, reStart Internet Addiction Recovery Program, has opened near Seattle. It's the first of its kind in the U.S., and it will “help internet and video game addicts overcome their dependence on gaming, gambling, chatting, texting and other aspects of Internet Addiction.”

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  • What is Comcast going to do with all its money?

    What is Comcast going to do with all its money?

    Posted on August 17, 2009 | No Comments
    Do you have Comcast stock? Are you concerned with all the money the company has in its coffers? Yes, that sounds ludicrous, being concerned that a company has a lot of money on hand, but the fear is that Comcast could be ramping up for a big media buy, something no one wants to see.

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  • The Flash Drive Lock: a solution looking for a problem

    The Flash Drive Lock: a solution looking for a problem

    Posted on August 12, 2009 | No Comments
    usb lockMarketed as great for civil servants, the Flash Drive Lock is a combination lock for your flash drives. Yes, you read that correctly: you place this thing over your flash drive and lock it! Now your precious data will be safe from thieves, hackers, and the TSA. No longer do you need to live in fear of losing personal data from a stolen or misplaced flash drive.

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  • HOLY CATS! IT’S A SHELF FOR STUFF BEHIND YOUR APPLE COMPUTER!

    HOLY CATS! IT’S A SHELF FOR STUFF BEHIND YOUR APPLE COMPUTER!

    Posted on August 11, 2009 | No Comments
    Sweet jumping Jehosaphat on a carbon rod! LOOK AT THIS! It's a shelf! That holds stuff! Behind your Apple monitor! It costs $29.95 and it is so amazing I had to look at this image twice just to remind myself of the feeling of fear and awe I felt when I saw this the first time. This thing "uses two adjustable clips and gravity to literally perch on the desk stand of iMacs and Cinema Displays." LITERALLY PERCH! Unless my brain deceives me - and it has - this concept is so new it's not even patented yet.

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  • Praesto Fliegeruhr: Horrible name, beautiful watch

    Praesto Fliegeruhr: Horrible name, beautiful watch

    Posted on July 29, 2009 | No Comments
    And you said the recession was making it hard to find a good watch. Well fear not, friends. The Praesto Fliegeruhr (Whatever. Just call it the "flying hour" or something) will cost $360 for a pre-order and will be shipped around November when the custom watches are shipped to the manufacturer. Plus you get a t-shirt!

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