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Future Tech: Mind Blowing Photosynth Demo

GeekSugar — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:00:14 -0700

If you are reading this right now you are no stranger to digital communities - be it Myspace, Facebook, TeamSugar or Flickr. Now consider a type of software that is capable of taking images from kindred communities, analyzing them for similarities, and grafting them together into an interactive three-dimensional space that puts the "networking" idea of some social sites to shame. Blaise Aguera y Arcas is an architect at Microsoft Live Labs, and the co-creator of Photosynth, a piece of software capable of assembling photos into a collection of zoomable, navigatable spaces. The idea got a standing ovation at a recent conference. Watch and you'll see why.

Thanks to TeamSugar's Amadeo and my top secret spy for sending me the video.

Daily Tech: $30,000 Gets You the Hoverboard From Back to the Future

GeekSugar — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:03 -0700

The original Mattel Hoverboard, used by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future is now on sale on eBaywith bidding starting at $30,000. - Geekologie
Rumors are swirling that Apple is beta testing iPhone's 2.1 firmware, which is said to include more GPS functionality. - Gizmodo
Blockbuster is finally getting its very own movie download service that will go live in the next month. - The Boy Genius Report
Call 267) SLY-DIAL from either a cell phone or a landline if you want to connect directly to someone's voice mail. Great for breakups, avoiding awkward conversations, and canceling dates! - MSNBC Tech
Now that the iPhone 3G is pretty much sold out across the country, here are some tips and tricks if you're hoping to get your hands on one. - DVICE
It's giveaway time! Be sure to log in for your chance to win a new iPhone 3G by Apple! - geeksugar

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The Hills Tech Quiz: Episode 8, "Can't Always Get What You Want"

GeekSugar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:19:49 -0800

All claws were out on last night's episode of The Hills as Jayde confronted Kristin about her relationship with Brody. Meanwhile, Heidi visited with a psychologist to share her future pregnancy woes. Now back to the geeky goodness – how well were you paying attention to the gadgets and tech talk? Because it's time to take our weekly Hills quiz!

Photos courtesy of MTV

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Daily Tech: Nike Coming Out With Marty McFly Sneakers!

GeekSugar — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:03:58 -0700

The Nike McFly 2015s may not give you airborne flying capabilities, but they will look like MJF's ankle-high sneakers and offer Flywire technology, which is said to be ultra-light materials. Watch for their availability in late July. - Wired
Sony Ericsson takes home the greenest electronics company award in Greenpeace's Greener Electronics Guide. - Gizmodo
Snackr is a PC- and Mac-friendly Adobe AIR-based RSS reader that will pull stories from your feed list and display them on your desktop. - CrunchGear
Over 100 students at Fort Sumner High School in Libery, MO, received Zune music players to watch educational videos and listen to podcasts recommended by teachers. - Yahoo! News
I feel for you Canada, why oh why isn't Rogers offering an unlimited data plan for the iPhone 3G like AT&T?! Unlimited plans should be a universal right! - Crave

Daily Tech: The Future of Cleantech In the US

GeekSugar — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:00:33 -0700

Doug Aamoth from CrunchGear attended the Pacific Crest Technology Leadership Forum in Vail, Colorado and got an inside look at what's happening at the state and federal levels when it comes to renewable power sources. - CrunchGear
Sony has just come out with a line of new and improved T-series Cybershot digital cameras that are extremely thin and offer 15MB of internal memory. Prices range from $300 - $400. - Gizmodo
Let your pets take part in some social network fun! DoggySpace allows pet owners to create profiles for their animals and share pics and video with friends and family. - Switched
What's your favorite to-do list manager? Lifehacker lists the top five favorite ones and explains why they're so hot. - Lifehacker
SafeRoadMaps is a great website that will tell you what streets or roads to avoid to help make your drive as pleasant as possible. - Unplggd
It's giveaway time! Be sure to log into your TeamSugar account for your chances to win a white Nintendo DS Lite and a Space Chimps game! - geeksugar

Daily Tech: The House of the Future Returns to Disneyland

GeekSugar — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:00:41 -0800

Microsoft, HP, and LifeWare will be sponsoring the second House of the Future at Disneyland, which will cost $15 million. - DVICE
Starting today through Monday Feb. 18, T-Mobile will be waiving their $35 activation fee for new T-Mobile plans. - Gizmodo
Gear Up Guitar Hero Fans! Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is set to hit stores this Summer. - CrunchGear
Are you a Skype user? Skype has just created a new version which supports Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. - Crave
The official Mario Kart Wii box art and logo has been unveiled! - Kotaku

Gossip Girl Tech Quiz: "Remains of the J" Episode

GeekSugar — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:00:49 -0700

Scandal! Last night's Gossip Girl simmered from slow to steady to finally laying groundwork for future boiling. But that doesn't mean I wasn't stoked on the showing of the tech, of which there was plenty, along with the gorgeous clothes, as per usual (check them out on CelebStyle!) See how well you were paying attention with my tech quiz!

Photos courtesy of The CW

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Daily Tech: CEO of MySpace Announces His Departure

GeekSugar — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:10:26 -0700

Chris DeWolfe, MySpace cofounder and CEO, will not be renewing his contract and will be stepping down from his position in the very near future. - TechCrunch
Check out the full review of Peek's latest Pronto device, which can check up to five email accounts and is compatible with Microsoft Exchange. - Boing Boing Gadgets
Lifehacker scored an interview with one of our favorite geeks - Steve Wozniak - and even got him to admit that he has a hacking fetish. - Lifehacker
The free mobile browser Skyfire could be coming to the BlackBerry very soon. Here are some initial impressions. - CrackBerry
I can hardly believe this, and honestly, I don't really believe it, but Angelina Jolie is rumored to prefer the Palm Pre over the iPhone. - Switched

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Geeks We Love: Adam Pash of Lifehacker

GeekSugar — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:00:46 -0800

Continuing on with our Geeks We Love interview series, I'd like to introduce you to Adam Pash, the editor of one of my all-time favorite blogs, Lifehacker. This past January, Adam took over the helm at Lifehacker when Gina Trapani stepped down from her position, and he's been doing an amazing job ever since. Aside from running a site that's filled with more productivity tips, organizational tools, and useful downloads than you can imagine, Adam has also co-authored the book How to Do Everything with Your iPhone and can be found whipping up helpful web applications of his very own.

GS: Lifehacker is one of the most popular blogs on the Internet today. How do you explain the appeal of your "Lifehacks"?

AP: It's no huge secret: Everyone likes doing things better. We cover a lot of stuff every day - often with a tech-heavy slant (everyone also has computers) - aimed at helping our readers streamline their lives. Lifehacker gets really good when we find a great trick for doing something completely banal a thousand times better or more efficiently. Them's the goods.

GS: You just created a useful, printer-friendly website called Printable Checklist. How often do you build online tools like this one that help make your life a little easier? Which ones do you regularly use that you would call favorites?

AP: It's actually a side-hobby I've just started. Over the past year I've been working in my spare time on a much more ambitious music site that I'm hoping to launch in the next few weeks, and in doing so I've significantly improved my HTML, CSS, and JavaScripting skills. So when I had the idea for Printable Checklist (or, rather, when I wished something like it existed), I realized that making it myself wouldn't take all that long. So. . . chances are I'll make more similar one-use web applications in the future. But MixTape.me (the music site) is my real baby.

To learn more about Adam, including some of his favorite gadgets and hobbies, read more

GS: What are your five "must have" gadgets that you can't seem to live without and why?

AP: Oh boy. Contrary to what one might assume, my personal gear isn't all that impressive - but here goes anyway:

iPhone: There are a lot of improvements I'd like to see from the folks at Cupertino, but I still am gaga about my iPhone. It's an awesome multi-room music remote, music player, mini-app monster, and it's not a bad phone, either.
My Hackintosh: I love Apple gear, but it is ridiculously expensive for my taste. It gets less expensive if you're willing to roll up your sleeves and built your own. I've been using the same Hackintosh for a couple of years, though, and I'm looking and updating my build (and my guide at Lifehacker) very soon.
Xbox 360: I don't do all that much gaming, but currently my 360 is the centerpiece of my home theater. I use it as a DVD player (lame, I know), Windows Media Center extender, and Netflix streamer. I only own two or three games for it, and the only one I ever play is Halo. (I suppose that's also pretty lame).
Logitech Harmony Xbox 360 Remote: It's a universal remote that works really well with the Xbox. It works with other stuff, obviously.
My Linksys Router: This router has served me oh-so-well, both at home and at Lifehacker. I've written about it twice on Lifehacker - once for a guide to installing the open-source router firmware DD-WRT, the other time for a guide to installing the also open-source router firmware Tomato. They're both awesome router upgrades, and their corresponding guides at Lifehacker remain two of our most popular posts of all time.

GS: Would you say your wife is as tech savvy as you are? Are there certain types of posts she inspires you to write?

AP: I hate to say that "the wife's not big on technology," but she's really not. I mean, she's good with computers and all that, but her main interests lie outside technology. She's a big Internet lover, though. She also casts a broader net than I do when she's doing her internetting, so I've gotten a lot of great non-tech ideas from her for Lifehacker - which is very important to the site.

GS: When you're not "geeking-out" so to speak, what are some things you like to do for play?

AP: As bad of an answer to your question as this may be, my main hobby for the last year has been working on my music site. I love music, play guitar, etc., (yeah, okay, I play Rock Band, too). I'm a regular jogger, like hanging out with friends, taking hikes. . . wait, I think I confused my geeksugar and Match.com emails.

Drew Barrymore Says She's Confused by Technology in Dating

GeekSugar — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:00:36 -0800

As one of the producers of the upcoming anti-rom-com He's Just Not That Into You, Drew Barrymore was able to add some of her own dating experience to her character, Mary, whom we saw battling the many portals of technology a couple months ago in the trailer.

Pop had the chance to chat with Drew about the film (and the perhaps-future Charlie's Angel movie), and she admitted to being able to relate with Mary about the hurdles that tech presents in meeting people:

"My character in the movie is tech-savvy and tech-wary, and the wary part is all from me. I really wanted to inject that into the character. I’m totally confused by technology in dating. It’s so hard. It’s new; we’re in a new phase of history. It’s uncharted waters and we’re all figuring it out together."

Photos courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures