You knew it was coming: the DIY duct tape iPad case — Unplggd Forget Chatroulette, play KittehRoulette instead — Urlesque NASA and GM sending a robot into space — Dvice Eight upcoming sci-fi movies that could blow your mind — io9 Unexpected iPad fashions — Gizmodo A faster Firefox clone for Windows — Lifehacker 650,000 TV episodes viewed on ABC's iPad app so far — Mashable Read more

In case you were curious as to what kind of apps would be available on the iPad come launch day, wonder no more — Apple has opened up the iPad App Store for your browsing pleasure. A few notables include the much-anticipated streaming Netflix app (free), as well as the rumored ABC Player (free), Sketchbook Pro ($8), a drawing and sketching app that looks very cool if the photos are anything to Read more

If you've watched any of the combined 23 seasons of reality TV dating show The Bachelor and its spinoff The Bachelorette, you've probably noticed they are lacking in the diversity department — in a big way. Neither shows have featured a bachelor or bachelorette of color, and for the most part, nonwhite contestants don't make it very far. Fed up with the hit show's lack of diversity, two Read more

The wait for True Blood's season premiere is almost over, but when we pick back up in Bon Temps, we're not just going to be reunited with our favorite returning characters. There is a stable of fresh faces playing new characters in season four, all of whom will stir things up in one way or another, whether it's as villains, victims, or love interests. The series is already packed with vampires, Read more

There are plenty of tot-friendly apps on the market claiming to be educational. And while some have research and educators backing it up, none have the power of the LeapFrog brand behind them – until now. With Scout's ABC Garden ($4), which hits the iTunes store on Thursday, the company brings its most iconic plush characters to life in the palm of lil one's hands (or on their mama's iPhone, Read more

Zooey Deschanel is making the leap from movies to TV with her new Fox series, New Girl, and the actress chatted at the TCA today about her sing-happy character, Jess. Her costars Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris, and Hannah Simone (who play her roommates and BFF, respectively) also attended, along with showrunners. Check out what Deschanel and her colleagues had to say about Jess's Read more

A controversial entertainer who certainly had some quirks, Michael Jackson was a superstar who will be sorely missed by millions. John Mayer may have said it best when he twittered: I think we'll mourn his loss as well as the loss of ourselves as children listening to Thriller on the record player. Dazed in the studio. A major strand of our cultural DNA has left us. RIP MJ. Michael Jackson gave Read more