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• A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words

  We just came across this nifty little thing, which should've been created like five years ago, but is just now coming about. It's called an InfoCanvas, and we totally want one.   While it's basically just a picture that you hang on your wall, it's hooked up to a computer and little elements of it change when something of note happens in your world.  Read More... Posted Jul 02 2008, 01:59 PM by Kelly Deerson with | with no comments Filed under: pictures, technology, InfoCanvas

• Leggo My Beghilos!

  You can keep your fancy animated emoticons of flashy floppity breasts and happy faces that give you the finger. We're keepin’ it real and kickin’ it old school with Beghilos.  Remember back when calculators were tangible entities that existed outside of laptops and cell phones? Well remember when you used to type in 5318008 and when you turned it over it said “BOOBIES” and you would laugh your head off? Well that’s how we're gonna roll from now on. And it’s not just for swears. Check out this list of 250 Calculator-spellable words. These German's have even developed software that emulates an upside down calculator. Wunderbar! Posted Jun 12 2008, 05:39 PM by Steve McKay with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: technology, nerdiness unrestrained, boobies

• Worst or Best Product Name Ever?

  We knew that at some point that "i" (iTunes, iHome, iPod) would cause some trouble, and we think we just found it in this dirty little MP3 player. Read More... Posted Apr 30 2008, 03:14 PM by Emily Farris with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: technology, product names

• When Your Wirless Network's Getting More Action Than You Are

  A reader sent us a screen shot of available wireless networks in her area. One in particular caught her eye and ours. But we think dirty wireless networks aren't all that uncommon; there's one in our building called VagCity. It's probably owned by some dudes who aren't getting any (though we secretly hope it's a bunch of clever ladies). While we've seen worse, this one is pretty good.   What's the dirtiest wireless network name you've ever seen?  (Thanks, Kim!)  Posted Jan 29 2008, 01:06 PM by Emily Farris with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: neighbor sex, technology, funny names, neighbors, wireless networks, networks, wireless

• When Drinking and Technology Don't Mix: Scanner Emily's Facebook Faux Pas

  I, Scanner Emily, like to drink. I also like to dabble in technology. These two things usually do not get me into trouble... on their own. Friday night I was out with some friends and one asked about a guy I've gone on a couple dates with. I got out my phoneputer and went to Facebook mobile. Facebook popped up, and I put the guy's name into the text field. His picture didn't show up. I was confused. I was drunk. So it took me a few minutes to realize I'd updated my status to say this guy's name: "Emily John John.*" It was too late to make it disappear completely (Facebook gives you a few seconds to "correct" your status), so I decided the only thing to do was send a text message explaining what I'd just done, in case he'd seen it (because, of course, he's my Facebook friend): "Embarrassing confession in case you see it: I'm out with a friend who asked about you. I got on facebook and tried to put your name into search on my phone and am pretty sure I just updated my profile to say 'emily john john.' I am very embarrassed and not a freak. Oops. Whiskey and phoneputers do not mix." At least it wasn't as bad as the time I accidentally sent my mom a dirty text message. Read More... Posted Jan 21 2008, 08:57 AM by Emily Farris with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: facebook, cell phones, moms, drinking, scanner emily does something stupid, technology