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Winning Digital Designs Took Only 15 Minutes to Create
Earlier this month, New York City hosted the Cut & Paste Global Championship, the culmination of a series of digital design competitions held around the world. Designers from 16 cities contended for the grand prizes in 2-D, 3-D, and motion ... Read more →
Is Microsoft Killing Off 'Flight Simulator?'
9 months ago on SwitchedRumor has it that one of the victims of Microsoft's first major layoffs will be the company's long running 'Microsoft Flight Simulator' series. The venerable flight sim has been in constant development since 1982, making it Microsoft's oldest ...
25 Rules of Tech Etiquette
10 months ago on SwitchedA solid 10-plus years into the mainstream use of cellphones, e-mail, texting and IM, and a half-decade into the phenomena of social-networking sites, we're still astounded on a daily basis at the unbelievably clumsy way some people communicate. ...
25 Coolest Laptop Covers
10 months ago on SwitchedThese days, laptops have become much like cars -- we take them everywhere, and if you have the same model as someone else, it's hard to tell them apart without looking inside. As a result, we all know that special someone whose solution is ...
Top Holiday eCards for Last-Minute Greetings
10 months ago on SwitchedIf you're one of those holiday-card-sending types and you haven't sent anything out yet, you'd better hurry. Luckily, you no longer have to worry about the U.S. Postal Service actually delivering your mail on time, since plenty of instantly ...
Five Things to Consider Before Buying an HDTV
11 months ago on SwitchedSo you want to buy an HDTV? Well, if you're lucky enough to have the cash, then we have some good news. Faced with a glut of unsold televisions, manufacturers and retailers are slashing prices of TVs to previously unheard of levels. This means ...
12 Classic Gadgets You Can Still Buy
12 months ago on Switcheddigg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2008/11/11/12-classic-gadgets-you-can-still-buy/'; In an era when fanboys start throwing tantrums if the iPod hasn't been updated in a couple months, and new cellphone models hit the store every week, we ...
Time Unveils Its Best Inventions of 2008 List
1 year ago on SwitchedEvery year Time Magazine wraps up the year in science and technology with its list of the top inventions of the year. Last year it was the iPhone that topped the list, beating out host of more useful and, arguably, more important innovations. This ...
Most Famous Animals on the Web
1 year ago on Switcheddigg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2008/10/29/most-famous-animals-on-the-web/'; Used to be, animal lovers who were stuck at their office desks all day would express their admiration of critters by festooning their cubicles with bobble-head ...
Early Warning: Stuff We Want for the Holidays
1 year ago on SwitchedOver the past couple of weeks, we've been attending showcase after showcase of cool new products that are either out now, or coming out in time for the holidays. We drooled at quite of a bit of new items, from compact, wood-covered laptops and sexy ...
Top 25 Optical Illusions on the Web
1 year ago on SwitchedMost of you have looked and/or fretted over optical illusions at some point in your life. A select few have even had a sleepless night over particularly difficult ones. They come in all shapes and sizes and colors. Double meanings, ...
Eight Best Computer Keyboards
1 year ago on SwitchedThere's perhaps nothing more essential to a happy computing experience than a great keyboard. Whether your machine is of the desktop or laptop variety, a solid, full-size clacker will make writing papers, designing flyers, or just getting ...
Best Web Sites for New Moms
1 year ago on SwitchedIf you're a new mom or just expecting to be one, there's no question that you're going to need some help. Since it's probably been a long time since your own mother had a baby, sometimes you just need someone to turn to and thankfully, there are ...
Five Worst Game-to-Movie Translations
1 year ago on SwitchedLet's face it: Despite many half-hearted attempts, there still hasn't really been a good video-game-turned-movie ... ever. Here are some of the worst moments in an entire genre of worst moments. 'DOOM' (2005) This was just a bad idea from ...
The 10 Most Stubborn People in Tech
1 year ago on SwitchedInspiration for a good business idea can strike anytime, but only a lucky few will ever see their brainchild become a smashing success. Even fewer have the guts to hold on to their idea in the face of skepticism and adversity while resisting ...
Mac Daddies: Sexy Guys With Apple Products, Courtesy of Geeksugar
1 year ago on SwitchedCyber she-nerds of Geeksugar have spent hours culling the Internet for images of steamy Mac users in television. The result? 'My Favorite Geeky Mac Men,' a Julie Andrews 'My Favorite Things' moment -- only this time, instead of raindrops on roses and ...


