Geek is chic.
I heard from Buzz the other day that Clueless might be getting a sequel! Although I'm usually a little wary of "part two's," I couldn't help but remember all the fun I had watching the original flick back in 1995. I mean, for a film in the mid '90s about high school kids, this movie was pretty geeky. It was full of big candy bar cell phones, laptops, and pagers. Yes, pagers. Remember those? I was Read more
I saw a childhood friend at a birthday dinner a few weeks ago, and we got on the topic of how much communication and gadgets have changed since we were teenagers. On top of making us feel old, it evoked memories of our hoary pre-cell phone days. He actually reminded me that, for a brief (but oh so awesome!) time, I carried a beeper (commonly referred to as a "pager" by unhip people and doctors). Read more
Not only has world-renowned hairstylist Oribe styled countless Vogue editorials and covers (last year alone he did seven front-pagers!), but he's styled everyone from Naomi Campbell to Lauren Hutton over the course of his 34-year-long career. Most famously, however, is the work he has done with Jennifer Lopez. Oribe launched his eponymous hair care in 2009, and as he said at a recent San Read more
According to a recent poll, more students are using tech to help them keep up with lectures in the classroom. While good old pen and paper may be going the way of the pager, using paper-free tech can help the environment and allow students to access their notes from more places. Which gadgets are the most popular among students? Click through this slideshow to see, and get my gadget picks for Read more
A recent study shows that breaking up the old-fashioned way (aka face-to-face) is going the way of the pager. In fact, 10 percent of iOS users, 15 percent of BlackBerry users, and 18 percent of Android users say they've broken up with someone digitally instead of talking it out in person. On the bright side, at least you didn't get the breakup bomb via Post-it? Here are five ways smartphone users Read more
That's the case that will soon go in front of the US Supreme Court, and it's likely they're going to rule in favor of the employer. After a California cop used his police department pager to send a ton of messages (some explicit) to his estranged wife and mistress, his employer looked into his text usage and read the messages. The police officer sued his employer, claiming an expectation of Read more
