Tag: LIST

The hype machine is a cruel, cruel beast. It builds us up, only to let us down. For every piece of technology that's taken off, there's another handful that failed to live up to the buzz. To honor these fallen ideas, CNET UK has compiled a "Whatever Happened to..." list of the past's most remarkably unremarkable tech. Remember Sony's MiniDisc? Yes, the colorful plastic cartridge promised that ...

As the highly anticipated U.S. release of 'New Super Mario Bros. Wii' rapidly approaches, reviews and screen shots are, little by little, revealing details about the game. (One quick, significant question before we go any further: How in the name of Bowser did Australia get the game before we did?!) The latest installment in the saga of your favorite 'shroom-eating plumber series apparently ...

Forget the upcoming Winter Olympics, CNET UK has pitted the nations of the world against one another in a heated competition that is inspiring fevered displays of national pride. And, just like the real Olympics, the sporting spectacle has been marred by outraged participants and furious non-qualifiers, as well as caustic accusations of impartiality, ethnocentrism, and corruption. The contest ...

While the computer's history might not stretch back too far, the ride has been anything but mundane. In fact, so much happened and changed with the computer in such a short span that it's not always easy to keep track. Organizing alphabetically is a good start, which is exactly what Neatorama did in a recent post. The "Alphabet of Computing" breaks down the good, the bad, and the ugly of the ...

While usually well-intentioned, geeks are often awkward in social situations. (No, Facebook doesn't count.) We're talking about face-to-face conversation. Short of a permanent power outage, it might be the geek's worst nightmare. We understand nerves can get the best of a person sometimes. Nonetheless, there are times when direct communication is simply unavoidable. For example, a job interview. ...

A number of Twitter users woke up this morning to discover a new feature on the micro-blogging site. Although we don't have access to the function here at Switched HQ, DownloadSquad reports that a beta version of Twitter Lists is now available to select users. We told you earlier this month about this tool and how it helps users to organize and navigate Twitter accounts. Similar grouping tools ...

Thanks to a new tool, organizing and navigating the Twitter accounts that you follow is about to get a lot easier. According to a blog post from Twitter, a limited number of users in the coming days will be able to sort their friends into lists (much like Facebook's 'Lists' feature). Until now, users seeking more control over their followers had to use cumbersome solutions from third-party apps ...

Comic-Con is the Garden of Eden for nerds, and what do nerds love most of all? Collectible toys. From hand-painted action figures to life-sized statues, they'll vacuum seal it or enclose it in a glass case, never laying a hand on the goodies again. An expensive hobby, for sure, and nowhere is that more apparent than at Comic-Con. The bloggers at io9 compiled a list of the 17 most expensive toys ...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a recording worth? Way more than that if the RIAA has anything to say about it. The folks over at Listverse have compiled a top 10 list of incredible audio recordings, and my is it a potent one. The range of emotions we experienced when listening to each selection was as varied as the recordings themselves. The most startling is a recording of ...

Since there's nothing to ring in holiday cheer like a computer-related disaster, the festive folks at ZDNet have compiled a list of the year's best. Included are such gems as a man putting his laptop into the kitchen oven before going on vacation -- Why? To protect it from burglars -- only to have his wife come home and used the oven to cook a roast chicken (and a roast laptop). Slightly more ...

Technology Review has collected a list of the 10 emerging technologies to watch in 2008, all of which could potentially change how we interact with technology and how it serves us. The list covers everything from consumer-oriented technologies such as offline access to web apps, which made its debut last year with Google Gears and will be built into Firefox 3, to transistors made out of Graphene ...

The boys in Redmond just can't catch a break. Every time Vista makes the press it's pretty much so the media can beat up on the Operating System that couldn't. And PC World has just put anoter nail in Vista's shrink-wrapped coffin. We love December, it's the most wonderful time of the year: list time! PC World has released their 15 Most Disappointing Tech Products of 2007, and topping that list ...

Every year, Google gives us a peak at the most popular search terms used by people on its now ubiquitous search site. This year, the iPhone took the number one spot on Google's of the fastest rising search terms in 2007 -- no surprise considering the device didn't really exist in 2006. The rest of the top 10 is dominated by social networks and entertainment. Webkinz, a social network and ...

There's plenty to love about the Internet. But there is also plenty to loathe. Ridiculous banner ads, the crappy quality of the vast majority of Web video, and complex Web 2.0 services without any support. PC World surveyed its readers and found out what they think the Top 10 Web Annoyances are. From Ticket Master to trolls (those people who post annoying, nonstop comments on forums), there's ...

For lefties, the tech world can be tough. Catholics, for example, think you've got the devil in you. Older folks might remember being forced to switch writing hands in school. The Inuits would have thought you were a sorcerer. Even the English word 'sinister' is Latin for left. Meanwhile, gadgets -- mice, keyboards, phones, game controllers -- seem to have a thing against southpaws as well. Tech ...