It’s been a long time comin’, but the little startup-that-could has just gone official with its first major consumer electronics peripheral, the IUM . First introduced at CES , this ad hoc streaming stick creates a local WiFi network (802.11b/g/n; 2.4GHz to 5GHz) for all sorts of media and data to …

Sony’s Party-shot dock is fun and all but it suffers from one major limitation: it’s fixed in space. Oh sure, it’ll pan and tilt around its base until the last reveler is unconscious, but it won’t go to where the action is. That’s where the Ohio State University developed Paparazzi Bot comes in. The…

There are over 130,000 apps in the App Store . About 100,000 of those expect you to pay cash money for a download. Sometimes it’s worth it! Often, it’s not. Prof. Dealzmodo’s here to help you tell the difference. Oscar Wilde was right about cynics: they know the cost of everything and the value…

In a new deal announced today, Microsoft and Amazon will gain access to each other’s portfolio of patents, including patents related to the Amazon Kindle and the shopping giant’s Linux server technology. The patent cross-license deal makes both companies closer allies, as they are now sharing some…

Rather than studying the cold, hard spec lists, we think the best way to chose a new camera is to consider how you’ll use it. After all, there’s no point in having a sky-high megapixel count if you’re never going to print your pics, or a…

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg claims that if Facebook was starting out now, sharing with everybody would be the starting point, rather than with a small group of friends. Is this more about reflecting social norms or changing them to help Facebook compete with Twitter? The statement, made during a livestream of the Crunchies awards, hits…

Want a free Google Nexus One ? You might be outta luck, but YouTube Partners seem to be receiving exactly that gift from their Googley masters. These YouTube super-users say they’re receiving the “superphone” along with this note: Dear YouTube Partners, We’re pleased to present you …

It’s hard to put too much credence in a survey. Not only is it easy to fake (although this one sounds fairly legit and has popped up elsewhere), but the questions posed could be purely theoretical. That caveat aside, there’s a bunch of very interesting stuff in this list of features we just…

We’re always interested in understanding the habits, preferences, and future trends of Twitter and its users. For example, we were fascinated by a report listing the most engaging celebrities on Twitter , and by a new site that analyzes the 50 hottest brands on Twitter on a daily basis. And as of…

Socializing around the music you like on Pandora just got easier with Twitter and Facebook share buttons . Added right inline with the transport controls at the top of the main interface are now easy-to-use Twitter and Facebook sharing icons along with share by email and gift a station to a friend buttons. …