Ever notice younger and younger kids are getting cellphones? [Image]
Back in my day you were lucky to have your own landline.
Category Archives: General Tech
…And this is why hiring people who speak proper English is a good idea [Image]
MSI fails at English.
Funny, but accurate, comment about tech support [Image]
If you have worked in tech support before, you will probably agree with this.
GE ‘Brilliant Brew’ truck takes your photo, draws your face on your coffee. The actual coffee, not the coffee cup.
It seems like we live in an age where personalization is a big thing. I don’t know if it makes us feel special or if it is the jump-on-bandwagon approach but everyone wants to personalize everything. GE has taken that person...
What a terrible keyboard design [Image]
If you thought you have a lot of typos now, try using this keyboard.
Genius criminal gets caught because he tried to return printer to Walmart with fake money inside
37-year-old Jarad S. Carr decided it would be cool to start printing some fake money with an inkjet printer. But Carr finds out that said inkjet printer is inadequate for printing fake money that would fool people over the age of ...
What are the best alternatives to Google Reader? [Ask dotTechies]
Google Reader is on its last breathe. RSS fiends need to find a substitute. I’m sure among the multiple thousands heads we have here on dotTech we can figure out viable — maybe even better — alternatives to Googl...
Survey reveals users have a really low tolerance for apps, only 16% use a bad app more than once
Apps are ridiculously easy to download these days, all it takes are a couple of taps. They’re also extremely easy to get rid of. And according to data from a recent survey by Compuware, most users aren’t afraid to push...
The Ultimate Combo System: PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U crammed into one box
Some gamers like to choose sides for some reason — Nintendo, Sony or Microsoft. They’ll mostly stick with their console of choice and then unreasonably trash the others’ games online. But with the Ultimate Combo ...
Can geeks tell funny jokes? You decide. [Video]
The SXSW Festival in Austin sees many different kinds of people gathering for the event — musicians, entrepreneurs, businessman and a whole lot of geeks. During this year’s SXSW, David Carr of the New York Times decide...
DOS installation floppy disks and manuals — nostalgia, anyone? [Image]
Who remembers PC DOS 7?
Trying to remember the password to an account, Lord of the Rings style [Image]
This is probably the look on your face when trying to remember a password.
Biologists develop technique to clone clones
Don’t worry, this article isn’t about rats! Well, it kind of is. But it’s really about clones — clones of clones to be exact. A group of biologists in Japan at the Riken Center for Developmental Biology hav...
Researchers develop electronic tattoo using sensors and wireless communication
Researchers at the University of Illinois have utilized the modern day advancements in flexible technology to come up with a printable electronic tattoo that can read your vital information and wirelessly report them to a computer...
There is no escape: Angry Birds cartoon is going to be everywhere — in apps, on TV, and on the Internet
When Rovio announced that the Angry Birds cartoon would begin airing on March 17th, there were probably two things on your mind: watch the cartoon like Rovio wants you to or ignore it. It looks like we’re not getting much of...