Month: October 2013

Reader Enid Hartman has recently obtained her first ebook reader and has a question. She writes: I recently purchased Amazon’s latest Kindle Paperwhite. It’s my first Kindle and I’m really excited about putting ebooks on it. I’ve visited Project Gutenburg and downloaded some Kindle-compatible ebooks but I can’t figure out how […] Read the original…

Double Fine Productions – the developer behind Psychonauts, Brütal Legend and other fine games – has released a new game called Spacebase DF-9, a simulation game set in outer space where you build a space station for humans and aliens. The game is still in development, but is already getting […] Read the original post…

StackSocial offers downloads of The Massive Design Bundle for Windows or Mac for $49.99. That’s a saving of $1,225 and the lowest price we could find for such a bundle. It includes HTML5 templates, futuristic and geometric abstract vector backgrounds, icons and label sets, coupons for Dissolve, Media Temple, Vectorian.net, […] Read the original post…

Last we heard, the rumors were suggesting that Google’s latest Android update, Android 4.4. KitKat, would see a release on the 15th of October . Read the original post by Ubergizmo

Apple has posted updates to Java for OS X along with new Canon and HP printer drivers. All are available for download from Apple’s support web site and through the Software Update system preference. Separate updates to Java are available for Snow Leopard and for later versions of OS X; The […] Read the original…

Amazon offers the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Zoom Lens, model no. 5175B002, for an in-cart price of $1,999. This $300 mail-in rebate cuts it to $1,699. With free shipping, that’s a buck under our mention from two weeks ago (which required pickup) and the lowest total price we’ve […] Read the original post…

Amazon offers the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Zoom Lens, model no. 5175B002, for an in-cart price of $1,999. This $300 mail-in rebate cuts it to $1,699. That’s a buck under our mention from two weeks ago (which required pickup) and the lowest total price we’ve seen. (It’s also […] Read the original post…

Email has come a long way in the past couple decades, but it’s still a hassle to send large files as attachments. Some email accounts have attachment-size limits, either for the sender or the recipient; many people check email on mobile devices, where large attachments can be both difficult to […] Read the original post…

What can you do for those times when you need to be in the office, but you just can’t make it? How about having a robot go in your place? That’s the idea with Double, a telepresence robot that works with the iPad. Double is an iPad stand on wheels. The […] Read the original…

Civic meets social on PublicStuff, a forum for complaining about your city where officials actually listen. Read the original post by Caitlin McGarry

You needn’t be a highly paid pundit to know that Apple was due for another event this fall. With iPhones out of the way it’s time the company refreshed its iPad line. And then there’s Mavericks. And the new Mac Pro. And iPods. And… quite possibly more. In this episode […] Read the original post…

Sonic Electronix offers the Sony XBA-1 Balanced Armature Headphones in Black for $29.99 with free shipping. That’s $20 under our January mention and the lowest total price we could find by $5. It features a frequency range of 5Hz to 25kHz and a built-in microphone. Read the original post by dealmac – Today’s Edition

Another day, another report that production of the iPhone 5c is being cut. This time out it’s the Wall Street Journal that suggests that Apple has cut orders for the iPhone 5c for the 4th quarter with Pegatron and Hon Hai, the two companies that assembles them: Apple Inc. has notified […] Read the original…

FasterSale via eBay offers this Waterproof Pouch with Armband Strap for iPhone 4, 4S, and 5 for $3.39 with free shipping. That’s a buck under our August mention of an almost identical pouch and the lowest total price we could find for a similar one now by a buck. It’s […] Read the original post…