I have to admit, I had a bit of buyers remorse after purchasing my Xoom Wifi. I had been wanting a tablet for some time, primarily for 4 things: Reading eBooks, surfing the web, reading email and watching Netflix while I run on the Treadmill. Three of those things it did flawlessly. However, when I [...]
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Decline Texting Service on Your Smartphone in Favor of Free Texting
I was recently looking into purchasing an iPhone for my wife, and was looking through the AT&T options when it dawned on me just how much the Text, or Instant Message service, is a scam. My wife doesn’t even use SMS or text messaging, and with a smart phone like an iPhone, why not just [...]
Full Story »This Week in Singularity News
This week, New Scientist reports that a robot has mastered the art of deception while playing hide and seek with other robots. “A robot that tricks its opponent in a game of hide and seek is a step towards machines that can intuit our thoughts, intentions and feelings” The behaviour of the deceptive Rovio represents [...]
Full Story »Create Your Stick Figure Family
I am a terrible artist, which is a real bummer sometimes, but those are the cards I’ve been dealt. Which brings me to this evening, I was actually looking for something to induce a gushing flow of creative artwork, when I stumbled across the Make your Stick Figure Family at FreeFlashToys.com You know those family [...]
Full Story »Audible Audio Books: Great Service but a bit Buggy
With the popularity of the MP3 player, lack of free time to actually ‘”read” books, and with services such as iTunes and Audible readily available, many people are turning to books in a audio format. Personally, I have been using Audible.com for a number of months now, and thoroughly enjoy listening to a good book [...]
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