Tag: HOLIDAY

We've seen how dialing a wrong number can lead to unnecessary violence, but every now and then, getting a number wrong can make everything just right. At 5 a.m. on the day before Thanksgiving, Lucy Crutchfield placed a frantic call to her daughter to tell her that she would send money for groceries, but that she would probably have to miss a mortgage payment on her house to do so. Instead of ...

What's the story, Missouri? All the rest of the states enjoy technology. We surf on the Facebook, and send the textings, and play 'The World of the Warcraft,' and so forth. And you know what? We have fun with it. But you -- you, Missouri -- you have to go and pee on our parade, don't you? You have to take technology and make it evil. Well, Mizzou, we've had enough. We don't know what's more ...

If you've ever dressed up for Halloween, you've probably bumped into someone at a party or bar who's wearing the same costume as you. From experience, we can say it's a deflating feeling. While the holiday is practically upon us, you might want to quickly scan this list of popular costume searches before you head out into the night. What costumes are in this year? Well, CNET News reports ...

It's the 4th of July weekend and millions of celebrants are mixing their marinades and prepping their grills for the upcoming barbeque festivities. Unfortunately, not everyone has the time to attend to each marinading piece, or possesses the ability to judge a meat's readiness simply by touching its exterior. To help all the amateur grillers out there (and for the experienced gadget-loving Q'ers) ...

This New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square -- like everything else these days -- is going green. The "ball" has had all its bulbs replaced with highly efficient LEDs, and will use 20-percent less power than last year's. Additionally, through a partnership with Duracell, the giant halogen bulb lit '2009' sign will get a chunk of its power from people. Visitors to the Charmin-sponsored ...

So you're either giving, or you're about to receive, an HDTV and want something to keep the whole family busy this holiday? Well, you're in luck (sort of), since HD versions of some holiday classics have started to make their way onto Blu-ray discs. Surprisingly, there isn't much in the way of TV classics like 'Rudolf, the Red Nose Reindeer' or 'A Charlie Brown Christmas,' but here are five ...

Apparently this year, the e-card business, those obnoxious animated things sent by distant family members and formerly tech-savvy friends who stopped learning about new technology in 1997, is taking a massive financial beating. Apparently no one is sending them (someone should tell our inbox, we're still getting quite a few), no one is reading them (guilty as charged), and no one is willing to ...

Even geeks need to get in the holiday spirit. Just because we spend our lives playing video games, watching sci-fi movies, and Tweeting about 'Heroes' doesn't mean we don't like a little seasonal merriment. But we do have to do it our own way, like putting solar-powered LEDs on trees, sending out hand made light up cards, and instead of gingerbread houses we like to make gingerbread TIE ...

If 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 sendable, online e-cards are now available for you to choose from. Click through the gallery below to see the 12 we liked best: Some are humorous, some ...

Believe it or not there are people out there willing to pay $8 for a box. Seriously, an empty cardboard box. It probably makes more sense when we explain that the boxes are gag gift boxes from our favorite source of satire, The Onion. Though they went on sale in 2006, the GotchaBoxes have soared in popularity. The empty boxes are carefully designed to look like packaging for crappy gadgets that ...

Some of us geekier types have trouble performing basic human functions, such as talking to member of the opposite (or same) sex, dressing ourselves, and wrapping gifts. As messy as a geek-wrapped gift may be, there is something oddly charming about the crooked folds and sloppy taping job. Gadget e-retailer, Firebox, is offering a service it's calling CrapWrap. CrapWrap allows anyone to offer ...

If you're a little late getting those greeting cards in the mail, or are so eco-minded you wouldn't think of killing trees to spread some holiday cheer, then rest easy: YouTube has the perfect solution for you. For the next month, the site is offering YouTube Greeting Cards, enabling you to quickly and easily stream a little cheer to those you love. The site enables you to pick any video ...

We learned about BetaMaXmas.com this morning from Andrew Sullivan's blog over at Atlantic Online. Remember those long Saturday mornings in the '80s you spent plopped down in front of the TV? Well, now you can relive them on the Web. The BetaMaXmas Web site features a wood-paneled living room, TV Guide, and a rabbit-eared TV, which streams classic Christmas specials on every channel. You have ...

Back when the dinosaurs roamed the Earth, Blu-ray and HD-DVD coexisted in a competitive market that frustrated consumers with a lack of high-def disc formats. The result was no one really upgrading to either format due to fears of one or the other going obsolete. Then HD-DVD officially gave up, and Blu-ray was declared the winner. Happily ever after, right? Not quite. According to a study by ABI ...

Just in time for Christmas, Lightning GPS is lending GPS units to churches and charities for those institutions to conceal in nativity scene figures, BoingBoing reports. The company's Web site, cheekily stating that "Lightning GPS Strikes Down Sinners," explains that this program had its origins in a few victimized churches asking the company for donated GPS units in recent years. Moved by the ...