When you hear the words “auto industry” in this day and age, it is hard to think of a properous and youthful market. One that is expanding and on the leading edge of automotive technology. However, we all know that the U.S. auto industry is anything but “leading edge” or prosperous. Unfortunately, they aren’t the only market to start feeling the pinch of not only economic times, but also the technological times as technology and digitized goods become more and more a part of our daily lives. So what area of the market has been thrust into the spotlight claiming to be in the most dire need of help and a solution…the newspaper industry…

Everyone has been getting all hot and bothered lately about Apple’s next UI overhaul. What will it look like? Well, since iTunes 7 came out with a darker look, you have probably been staring at the next Apple OS UI and didn’t even know it. Apple loves simplicity, eye candy, and used to cherish uniformity. However, with the darker look in iTunes 7/8 and now the new iLife ‘09 suite, Apple seems to either be going through a slow transition as to not shock us all at once, or they themselves don’t even know what they want to do, like they’re stuck between Aqua and “Marble”. All of this uncertainty on UI styles brings up the question: Why one style? Come inside for a look at several styles OS X has taken and the possibility of what future renditions hold…

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?

GigaTribe is handy piece of P2P software that allows you to share your life (pictures, video, music, files, etc) with other GigaTribe community (1,000,000+ and growing) members with a clean easy to use interface. Both the free and pay versions offer a slew of handy features to make your life easier and keep you happy. (3-month promo code available for “Ultimate Edition”)

Look at the cellphone/smartphone/mobile device you are carrying around with you. Take a second to think about every feature that it has and what it can do. We take many mundane, simple features for granted every day such as MMS, Bluetooth, and now even WiFi and 3G. Such features just a few short years ago were seen as “big ticket” items that many were willing to pay dearly for. With each new revolution or advancement in mobile technology comes with it the attention of the devout few followers, those who love their gadgets so much they would tell little Jimmy that he will have to buy his own bike because papa is getting a new Blackberry. Looking at your current phone, regardless of how new or old it is, as well as looking at what is in technology magazines and websites today as the up and coming mobile tech, what will be “the” next thing?

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?

At the mere mentioning of the word “satellite phone” some of you may start to cringe and remember a failed attempt at what looked good on paper. Instead of having to deal with wireless towers sucking up physical space, why not just launch some more junk in to space to meet our wireless communication needs.

The Mobile Rak by New PC Gadgets allows you to easily stow your digital devices up out of the clutter that is your desk while presenting it to you in a convenient fashion. No longer will you have to dig though a plethora of wires trying to find the end of a different wire or worse yet your device!

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.

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 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!

HDMI cables aren’t exactly the most resilient connector in the cable world as they are easily knocked loose meaning you will spend many minutes of your life plugging a cable back into your device over and over again. For some, they don’t really care, but for others, that’s where the locking HDMI cable by PPC comes in. Built specifically for the home video enthusiast who needs a strong and reliable yet good quality cable, the locking cable by PPC will surely suit your needs.

It has been several weeks since a story has been posted about some seemingly retarded and incompetent move on behalf of Apple’s App Store approval team.  However, not wanting to disappoint, the App Store approvers have once again given us something to talk about.  What exactly is the cause for concern this time?  Would you [...]

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.

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!

Mac OS X users who want to bring back a little of the Aqua shine to iTunes 8 now have a solution with iTunes Blue compliments of Larzon83 over at deviantart by way of a modified iTunes.rsrc file that once copied and pasted in place brings the sexy back to iTunes.

It has been several weeks since a story has been posted about some seemingly retarded and incompetent move on behalf of Apple’s App Store approval team.  However, not wanting to disappoint, the App Store approvers have once again given us something to talk about.  What exactly is the cause for concern this time?  Would you [...]

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.

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!

Everyone needs some humor in their lives. That is where the Lego Guy Crash Test Dummy T-Shirt (whew!) comes into play. Impress your friends by providing them with countless encounters of laughter that will never grow old.

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…

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!

Satisfy the security minded geek in your life with the Stainless Steel Wallet. Made of fibers 3 times thinner than a single piece of paper while resisting stains as well as being considerable stronger and more durable than its synthetic brethren will ensure your data and money stay safe, clean, and most importantly…yours!

Are you such a Twitter junky that you risk your job, income, house, family, etc. on letting the world know about your life in 140 or less characters? If so, now you can do so a bit more safely and confidently. SpreadTweeter is an ingenous program that will disguise you Tweeting habits by way of a fake Excel looking window. Instead of the usual flashy and graphic rich appearance of pretty much every other Twitter app, SpreadTweeter brings extreme simplicity and office appearance to the popular micro-blogging service making work Tweeting less dangerous.

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.

If the wave of “iPhonish” themes is getting old and wearing thin leaving you looking for something new, the Chiron Blackberry theme has just what you need. Featuring a brushed metal/chrome look to it, it takes on a more machined/industrial look that says “Hey, I’m a serious here”. So the theme won’t talk to you or help your masculinity, but it will look pretty darn good on your Blackberry 8900 Curve, Bold, or Storm.

The Simplex Blackberry theme brings a sort of “Cartoony” feel to your device featuring nice big icons with rounded edges. However, if green and orange aren’t your favorite colors…I would find another theme.

If flashy themes aren’t your forte, Z Man Design’s Storm X theme for the Blackberry Storm has the class and sophistication you are looking for. Impress the more business minded people in your life with Storm X.

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.

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.

The Ascari theme by Elecite is a sinisterly dark theme designed with a car enthusiasts in mind. Pull away from the pack with this slick and visually appealing theme.

The highly customized, tuned, and expensive Alienware style can now be had for you berry. Give it that sleek “stellar” look that is out of this world!