The auto industry is in shambles. The cause depends on who you ask. For some, it is the years of mismanagement. For others the resistance to developing other cars besides SUV’s. What you might not know however is a smaller group who consist of those who believe the lack of technology in cars is the Big 3’s real demise. What kind of technology do I mean? Is it manufacturing technology, engine technology, or more “geeky” technology consisting of the gizmos and gadgets inside of the cabin? For the next few minutes we will be focusing on the last topic — the technology inside of the cabin. If the Big 3 drastically updated the internals of their vehicles with mobile internet all around, bluetooth technologies, etc, could it save them?

The World Wide Web is quickly becoming the one stop shop if you will for everything in our lives. Everything from cooking classes, to how-to mechanic videos, to live concerts. Online video, whether it be in the form of movies, live events, or other forms, are becoming the biggest draw to the internet. All of the new found love in video over broadband connections is making broadband providers sweat. Why? Are tiered plans really all they’re cracked up to be?

Terms of service are becoming increasingly restrictive as well as increasingly cryptic. What exactly can you do with your own property/services? What can big corporations do with that data?

With the rise in digital music sales fueled by the younger generation, it seems as if audio quality has taken a backseat to things such as efficiency and the number of songs you can carry around. However all is not lost, with the continual increase in storage space couple with the ever shrinking physical sizes of storage devices, it appears as if high quality is making a come back, and MP3HD is ready to bring quality back!

Do you cherish the internet? See it as the portal to the world? Do you download gigs of data everyday? Every week? Every month? Are you downloads pirated content or legitimate stuff? The RIAA or “the almighty satan” as known by most never really gave up on tracking down individuals. No, instead they went behind the scenes and started coaxing ISP’s to become their new roommates. Why waste time and money suing a single person when you can have someone else waste their time and and money while you sit back and simply collect the lawsuit winnings when everything is said and done?

When one thinks of an “over night success” or a company or product that has become so big, so ingrained in our everyday lives that it begins to be used as a verb, you almost take for granted said service. The service I’m talking about is YouTube. While it has only been around a few short years, YouTube has gone from a niche site on the web to an online video powerhouse with millions upon million of users and videos. What would happen if all of a sudden that resource was gone?

With all of the lawsuits surrounding Apple and AT&T concerning the iPhone and signal reception it’s no secret that they want to stop the flow of lawsuits. Though the method they use is less than ideal.

Those of you who value sound quality and don’t just settle for the stock ear buds will be pleased that Apple’s new In-Ear headphones deliver awesome performance for the money. While they won’t please super critical audiophiles, the population between average Joe and the super critical will definitely enjoy Apple’s latest.

The Logitech MX Revolution is an outstanding mouse that cuts the cord and ends a valiant quest that has stretched on for many months. Finally I can declare the search over as the MX is by far the best mouse for the money.

The glossy “Aqua” style of Tiger and Leopard isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. iLeopard will appeal to those users by toning down the gloss and glare giving Leopard a new, darker lease on life.

Accuweather makes the jump into iPhone weather applications with a self titled weather app that puts up some serious competition to others already available such as The Weather Channel and My Weather. How does it stack up. Come inside!

While the Blackberry is the hands down winner of the corporate and workhorse world, the consumer oriented side and more “design” side of things aren’t really the Blackberries strongest points.  Even on the newest models such as the Bold and Storm, many of the apps while extremely functional, look as if they were written and [...]

Old time gamers who remember the old Sim City 3000 and who have Apple’s latest Jesus phone will feel a bit of nostalgia with EA’s latest release. Sim City for the iPhone is an enveloping enjoyable experience that is sure to entertain for hours on end.

The iPhone version of Scrabble brings the many joys of Scrabble to the mobile world and does a great job doing it. Many hours of my life will now be gone…invested in trying to muster a 3 letter word while the computer puts together a 30 word sentence…

Has Safari 4 beta left you wanting a blast from the not so distant and still kinda-sorta present past? If you figured that non-sense out and want to get the tabs back on the bottom in Safari 4…check this out!

While the Blackberry is the hands down winner of the corporate and workhorse world, the consumer oriented side and more “design” side of things aren’t really the Blackberries strongest points.  Even on the newest models such as the Bold and Storm, many of the apps while extremely functional, look as if they were written and [...]

If there’s one thing about Mac fanatics it’s that they love eye candy. That love spreads to others areas than just the immediate Mac operating system. For those Mac readers who want to give Google Reader a bit of Leopard flare this how-to is just for you.

If you are a Crackberry user but aren’t too kosher with mixing and matching the Blackberry OS files Crackmem makes it drop dead simple to edit your Blackberry OS to your little hearts content.

For those dear readers out there left wondering if they could ever mix food and TV quite literally…today is your day. Get out your old VCR and get ready to turn it into a toastin’ machine!

Everything in life can assume multiple roles. Technology and gadgets often have very short life cycles and are always being replaced by newer, faster, and smaller products. When the unfortunate time comes and your hard drive fails, instead of throwing it away, do something useful with it…make it a clock!

If you have an unlocked WiFi enabled Blackberry and want to use it with T-Mobile’s UMA service, you’ll have to take a few extra steps than your locked brethren. Come inside to get your device up and running quickly and easily.

Have you ever spent hours upon hours starring at your keyboard desperately trying to figure out how to get the delete key and its deleting ability into a more “old school” form? You can now take a breather and rest your precious brain cells as the Art Lebedev studio has come up with an ingenius solution: Deletus. Said item is an eraser modeled directly after a standard computers delete key. Delete handwritten data errors in style and sophistication and let the world know what kind of geek you really are!

If you have fully geeked out your house with the USB Pet Rock, iPhone garage door opener, and the RSS Lampshade, why don’t you give the outside of your house some nerdy love. The mailbox is often one of the biggest and earliest signs of what the inhabitants’ personalities are. You have your fancy mailboxes, fish head mailboxes, and now Computer mailboxes. Why just hoard mail in an ugly white or black box that everyone else has.

As you read the title above, think about how much 1 Trillion truly is. That is how many text messages we sent in 2008 according to CITA’s CEO, Steve Largent. But is it surprising? With the number of wireless subscribers in the billions and phones with either half qwerty mashups like RIM’s suretype keyboard or full qwerty keyboards, texting has becoming the new defacto standard for quick communication.

If there was ever a time when you were drunk to the point you couldn’t remember which house was yours, this particualr item might be of interest to you. The “Home” key doormat ensures that you will always know that you are in fact “Home”.

When life hands you an obstacle, we like to think of ourselves as strong and resilient…that we can overcome anything life throws at us. For Jerry, when life through him a hard situation…(losing a finger), he did what any self respecting person would do…he made a USB finger flash drive…

Some people love electronics…some love animals. How do you mix the fun, excitement, and randomness in your life that a pet brings while getting the easy to maintain/take care of, silence, and no clean up of your favorite gadget? Combine them of course!

Show the upper class folk that you are a different breed of human, one who is classy and wild. Show them that you can rock out while wearing a suit. “How on earth do you accomplish this monumental task?” you ask. Simple: Guitar Hero cuff links.

iVista2 for the blackberry Bold is a great mashup of the Vista and iPhone interfaces that come together to create a truly unique theme by Z Man Designs.

Those Crackberry users looking to bring a bit of Sony flare to their beloved 8900, Bold, or Storm can now do so thanks to Elecite, you can now have the Playstation 3 UI on your Berry. What is different about this theme from others is the navigation on the homescreen. It is uncluttered and relatively free of any objects blocking the wallpaper except for 5 icons. However, once hovered above an icon, 4 more icons will appear beneath it bringing the grand total of icons on the homescreen to 20…

The Racer theme brings adds a new dimension to Blackberry themes by way of a slick customizable wallpaper. Racer has a dark overlay with a small spot left transparent as to let a real wallpaper show through. Wallpapers just got a tad cooler! The how to and more info on where to get this sweet theme are right inside!

This iPhone/Leopard mashup comes to you by way of Zotiiz. A talented theme designer who has not just made a replica of something else, but created a truly unique Blackberry theme that is sure to wow!

This Tiger/Leopard theme will have you seeing double. OSXLike is the perfect Mac theme for your Blackberry. Get the modern design of the Mac operating system on the workhorse of the smartphone world: The Blackberry.

Azul is a unique theme that has psudo iPhone like icons couple with a more modern almost cartoonish look all on its own. Whatever it is it looks great and will definitely make your Berry stand out from the crowd!

AppleBerry is quite possibly one of the coolest and best looking OS X Leopard themes for the Blackberry Storm. With a dual dock at the bottom coupled with a unique “touch strip” in the middle of the screen that when touched, lauches the application screen. You can’t go wrong with AppleBerry.