Tag: COMMENTARY

"Would a world without secrets be fairer, or more compassionate? More efficient? Does it matter if some secrets are revealed before others?" Cyberpunk pundit, digital culture cognoscente and frequently professional contrarian Jaron Lanier wonders aloud about the value of WikiLeaks over at The Atlantic. Better and more authoritative analyses of the impact made by the leaked cables have been ...

Here's designer Lauren McCarthy's Conversacube, a cheeky exercise in parody. The little box -- fitted with infrared sensors, microphones and an Arduino processor -- discourages stilted conversation by supplying you with cues like "compliment" and "admit," to keep the words flowing. McCarthy's website provides some self-aware ad copy for the device: "Do away with uncomfortable conversation. ...

Share The gadget marketplace is littered with useless contraptions that are gobbled up by unwitting, tech-starved consumers despite having an utter lack of practical applications. While it may seem like those ridiculous devices typically reside in the USB category, a designer by the handle of SaskView has created a stand-alone box that just may be the most useless machine ever built. Drawing ...

So, you and hundreds of thousands of others picked up your Blu-ray copy of 'The Dark Knight' today, huh? We know you haven't had time to fiddle with the BD-Live extras just yet, but one Joe Lynch from G4 TV has. One of the most intriguing aspects of the flick's interactive feature set is the fan commentary; put simply, users hook up a USB Web cam to their player (PS3 included) and then ...