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Siri takes security to the extreme in parody video

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 30th, 2012)

Siri has many useful features, but here's one you won't find in Apple's documentation. This video from Aatma Studio showcases a new self-destruct feature that would make Dan Briggs or Jim Phelps proud. You can check out the YouTube video below. ...

Arsegate: Does using the iPad cause hemorrhoids?

by Chris Rawson (Apr 1st, 2012)

It's bad enough that the new iPad causes people to burn their hands, threatens to destroy its own battery in a shower of hot lithium if you leave it plugged in overnight, makes images on the web look terrible, and consumes all of your data faster than you can say "not compatible with Australia's ...

Conan O'Brien pokes fun at iPad Retina display

by Steven Sande (Mar 12th, 2012)

Comedian and TBS late night fixture Conan O'Brien wasted no time last week in poking fun at the new iPad. In this short video piece -- which borrows from the video shown during the Apple Event last week -- O'Brien points out just how "stunning" the Retina display is on the new device. Everything ...

Apple's Mountain Lion vs. a real mountain lion

by Chris Rawson (Feb 17th, 2012)

Jeff Somogyi of dealmac has posted an amusing comparison between Apple's upcoming OS X Mountain Lion and a real mountain lion. It turns out the differences between them are not so subtle. While Apple's Mountain Lion introduces Notification Center, a feature brought over from iOS that consolidates ...

Goodnight, iPad parody by author Ann Droyd

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 14th, 2012)

Goodnight Moon is a classic children's bedtime story whose singsong words lull a child to sleep. In a digital-inspired parody, author Ann Droyd uses the same bouncy storyline to describe the nighttime routine of an iPad-using, TV-watching group of kids. It's all done tongue-in-cheek, even down to ...

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 ...