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Dan Deacon takes over your smartphone with clever app

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 17th, 2012)

Now this is terrific. Dan Deacon, a musician currently on tour, has an app for iPhone (and Android) that allows him to take over the screens in an audience and display colors or make sounds. The audience becomes more of a part of the show, even part of the instrumentation. What a lovely idea! ...

Shimi by Tovbot is a dancing robot iPod dock

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 11th, 2012)

As the world can't get enough robots to groove to music, Shimi Tovbot was demonstrated this week at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco. Call me a purist, but I like my dancing robots to resemble soda cans, wear sunglasses and be completely clueless to my verbal commands. Of course, I'm ...

Caturday pic: Cat5 cable cat

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 8th, 2012)

From our own Mike Rose, this kitty is ready to wire your house, no AirPort needed. Got a Caturday pic? Send us a link!* *And permission to use the photo. ...

Caturday pic: Stop working nao

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Aug 25th, 2012)

Kitty is obviously thinking, "get off the computer and pet me." photo by kwalk628 ...

Flickr Find: Caturday edition

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Aug 18th, 2012)

Next time you wonder where the kitten has gone, check the warm parts of your Mac's power cord. photo by MorrowLess - Alex Nelson ...

"Explore" Mars with your iPhone

by Dave Caolo (Aug 15th, 2012)

"This is why you're learning math." Robinson Meyer of The Atlantic points out this immersive, 360º panorama of the martian surface as recorded the by the Curiosity rover. It takes advantage of the iPhone's gyroscope and responds to your movements. Once the page is loaded, hold the iPhone ...

Woz's backpack brings new meaning to "overpacking"

by Mike Schramm (Jul 17th, 2012)

If you were a genius who helped create the first Apple computer and have since then been able to pretty much do whatever you want, wouldn't you carry around a crowded backpack as well? Steve Wozniak has listed out just what he happens to carry around on his back every day, and the entire list ...

Daily iPhone App: Off the Leash provides chaotic canine fun

by Mike Schramm (May 10th, 2012)

Off the Leash is a game that arrived a little while ago on the iPhone, but it's gotten a few updates since I first played it, and it just so happens to be free on May 10. It's an endless runner, but instead of a side-scroller, it runs from the top down, and it's got a few new elements to this ...

Daily iPhone App: Junk Jack builds something special

by Mike Schramm (May 3rd, 2012)

I have flown over 6,000 miles in the last two days -- on Monday, I left Prague to fly back to London, and then yesterday, I jumped on a plane to come back home to Los Angeles. And through it all, Junk Jack was there for me. The game has been out for a while now, and you might have passed over ...

Ghost Trick sneaks onto iOS tomorrow

by Mike Schramm (Feb 1st, 2012)

I'm excited about this one -- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective was one of the best mobile games on the year that didn't appear on iOS in 2011, but the wait is over: Though it's been on iOS in Japan for a little while, the game is finally coming to the App Store on this side of the world this ...

Smule's Ge Wang plays Magic Guitar for us at CES

by Mike Schramm (Jan 17th, 2012)

We got to sit down for a quick chat with Smule's own Dr. Ge Wang at CES in Las Vegas last week, and the result is the video below. Not only is the co-founder overseeing Smule's musical experiences for mobile devices (and its recent merger with Khush, another musical developer), but he's also an ...

Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 announced, features 720p video

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 10th, 2012)

If money were no question, I would buy the recently announced Parrot AR.Drone 2.0. No, I'd get a fleet of them and keep them in my basement, ready to fly at a moment's notice. My current arsenal of remote control planes and helicopters would be scrapped, and I would fly only the iOS-controlled ...

Daily iPhone App: Wizard Ops

by Mike Schramm (Dec 6th, 2011)

Wizard Ops is quite a game -- it doesn't feature a ton of polish (as you can probably tell from the screens above), but what it lacks in graphical flair, it definitely makes up for in the gameplay department. It's a game about wizards, obviously, who can cast magical spells, but it's actually ...

Apple-themed pumpkin carving for Halloween

by Mike Schramm (Oct 29th, 2011)

The good folks at MacRumors have done us all a favor and rounded up all of the Apple-themed pumpkins they've seen this year so far. Most of them, like the one carved by Sbrocket seen above, have focused on Steve Jobs in some way, which makes sense given that everyone's still thinking about ...

Daily iPhone App: Whale Trail

by Mike Schramm (Oct 25th, 2011)

Whale Trail is a catchy little game that combines a few of my favorites lately into a cotton candy sweet package. Jetpack Joyride is in there, as you need to press on the screen to move upwards and avoid obstacles. Tiny Wings is in there too, as you keep a cute little whale flying using ...