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5 Apps for seeing a man about a horse

by TUAW Blogger (Jan 3rd, 2012)

Sometimes a wiseacre editor (we have a few) suggests we do a Five Apps post for a particularly offbeat area of interest. And sometimes we actually start brainstorming these. Today, we'll look at at restroom apps: after all, you can't spell iPhone without "I P." Here are 5 apps to help accommodate ...

iDrive, iArm among hot holiday gifts for 2011

by Steven Sande (Nov 28th, 2011)

Many new iPad accessories are making the rounds this Christmas, but none are as hot as the new iDrive and updated iArm (both US$8.00, although there's a Cyber Monday deal today). The iDrive is a mobile device mount that can hold an iPad, Kindle, or other tech device on the steering wheel of ...

Top ways to punk Siri

by Erica Sadun (Oct 7th, 2011)

We get giddy after a big announcement day. Alcohol may or may not be involved. And then we start getting creative. We start thinking about new techologies, like Siri, and how they might be punked. In that spirit, we put our inebriated minds together to come up with a list of the worst things ...

The secret numerology behind the iPhone event invitation

by Steven Sande (Sep 27th, 2011)

It's been announced. Invitations to Apple's iPhone event on October 4th have been sent out, and we asked famed numerology expert Helmut Weltschmertz (see photo at right) of the Koblenz Institute of Numerology and Used Car Sales to tell us exactly what the numbers and symbols on the invitation ...

The Callet: It's a case! It's a wallet!

by Steven Sande (Sep 25th, 2011)

Warning: This post contains an unusually high level of cheesy late-night TV ad phrases. It's not often that we at TUAW get to review a product with that "As Seen On TV" label, but a new iPhone case that was sent for testing is exactly that. The Callet (US$19.95) is a simple product that takes ...

MacBook Air as kitchen utensil

by Dave Caolo (Sep 7th, 2011)

The MacBook Air is thin, especially at the end of the taper. One might even say "razor thin." One user took the notion to a ridiculous extreme by using the laptop to prepare a meal, slicing shrimp, mushrooms, lettuce and other things with the Air's case. It's not the first time an Air has been ...

5 apps for the lemur owner

by Erica Sadun (Aug 30th, 2011)

Sometimes a wiseacre editor (we have a few) suggests we do a Five Apps post for a particularly offbeat area of interest. And sometimes we actually start brainstorming these. "Five Apps for the Lemur Owner" has been on our "to hit" list for ages now. The problem is we're not entirely sure we can ...

No Comment: The iPhone Megaphone

by Mike Schramm (Aug 23rd, 2011)

We've actually seen this megaphone idea implemented before. While it's probably easiest to just go ahead and plug your iPhone in rather than trying to mechanically amplify the sound waves with a series of cones and chambers, that hasn't stopped some designers from putting together some intriguing ...

No Comment: Angry Birds in convenient bra form

by Chris Rawson (Aug 2nd, 2011)

From Etsy seller SceeneShoes comes the custom brassiere pictured above, which Technabob has dubbed "Angry Boobs." Featuring the red bird and a pig from Angry Birds, giving this US$35 creation as a gift will probably inspire either laughter or thrown objects, depending on how good a sport your ...

Cool off with an "iPhone 4" fan

by Dave Caolo (Jul 27th, 2011)

Most fake Apple products make us roll our eyes, but this one is cute. Mostly because it's not trying to be an iPhone. The "shockingly thick" device is actually a personal cooling device, or "fan." To use it, slide off the real panel and remove the thin blue sponge inside. Get it wet, wring it ...

Expensive corn dogs, plus 10 other things that are totally Apple's fault

by Chris Rawson (Jul 25th, 2011)

Seattle Times columnist Brier Dudley speculates that we should expect the price of corn dogs to skyrocket from US$0.99 to $1.50 each. Since Dudley's report, U.S. financial markets have been in a tailspin over the news. Who does financial speculator Dudley say we should blame for the rising ...

Conan O'Brien blasts Final Cut Pro X

by Dave Caolo (Jun 24th, 2011)

Apple released Final Cut Pro X this week. Despite the price drop, many users were disappointed with this version, and others were downright upset. Heck, even host Conan O'Brien blasted the software on his late-night TV show. Conan notes that this update is "so different," that editors are having ...

LogMeIn goes disk -- and saves my weekend

by Erica Sadun (Jun 21st, 2011)

Ages ago, we posted about LogMeIn's new file management and transfer capability. It wasn't until this weekend that it sunk in how utterly brilliant this feature is. Look at me. I'm a parent to a teenager. (Yes, there's proof.) When visiting Fort Collins over the weekend, disaster struck. I'd ...

Webcam antics with Rita and Frank

by Dave Caolo (Jun 13th, 2011)

Here's an unintentionally amusing and decidedly sweet video of an older couple, Rita and Frank, trying to photograph themselves with their computer, referred to in the video description as "their new Mac." According to YouTube, the couple wants to take a photo commemorating Frank's 84th birthday, ...

iPhone 4's Operation Doorbell reveals mystery ringer

by Chris Rawson (Jun 12th, 2011)

One of our readers sent us a story that was too good not to share. James, an iOS developer living in the UK, cleverly rigged his iPhone 4 against the peephole in his front door to catch a prankster that had been ringing his doorbell and running away every morning. His story is below. For the ...