Gladstone, Missouri is the next city to get Google’s ultra-fast broadband service, Google Fiber
The news comes days after Google announced Fiber would be coming to the tiny town of Shawnee, Kansas. Google has also added Austin, Texas, and Provo, Utah…
XiStera Is Like a Swiss Army Knife for the iPhone 5
The iPhone 5 is known for its diverse functionality, but one multi-tool accessory aims to up the ante by serving as a kind of Swiss Army knife for Apple’s flagship phone.
The XiStera has eight different functions, including: pocketable lens adapter,…
Tiny iPhone Charger Fits in Your Pocket
The team at Phonesuit wants to iPhone 5 users with extra battery power, but they don’t want to cramp your already existing iPhone case’s style. So, the company released an external battery that works alongside any case. Best of all, it fits right in your pocket.
The Phonesuit Flex Pocket Charger contains a 2600 mAh battery and a Lightning charger. That battery tops the Mophie Helium, another external battery pack, by 73%. The Flex Pocket Charger is tiny enough to carry around comfortably. At an arm’s length away, it’s ready to provide when you need some extra juice for your iPhone 5.
Phonesuit claims its new device will boost iPhone 5 life by up to 125%, and the charger works with any other Lightning-era Apple device. Read more…
Indian Students Develop Anti-Rape Underwear With Electric Shocks
Following the violent gang-rape of a New Delhi woman last year that made international headlines, engineering students in India have created anti-rape underwear that they say will prevent sexual assault
Called Society Harnessing Equipment, or SHE, th…
Creepy PETMAN Robot Tries On Protective Suit, Walks Like a Boss
Boston Dynamics, maker of the most uncanny walking robots in the world, has just taken its humanoid experimentation a step further. Now the robot-locomotion experts are using their PETMAN anthropomorphic robot to see how well protective clothing work…
Top 10 Tech This Week
It was another exciting week in tech, and as we do every Saturday here at Top 10 Tech This Week, we’ve got you covered in case you missed something.
Chances are you didn’t miss the biggest story of the week, though. We’re talking about Facebook Home….
5 ‘Mad Men’-Era Developments Still in Use Today
As the advertising-agency drama Mad Men debuts its sixth season on Sunday, many of the things you see on the show will look similar to what we have today. We’re not talking about miniskirts and knee-high boots, but rather ATMs and cable TV.
The show’s…
Grandpa Doesn’t Understand Your Weird iContacts
Computers keep shrinking, and with the introduction of Google Glass, it seems we’re getting closer to the realization of a gadget that fits in your eyeball. While the gadgets keep changing, the older generation’s perspective on this newfangled technology stays pretty much the same
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In this comic, Josh Mecouch of Formal Sweatpants offers a look at what future grandpas might think about computers the size of a contact lens.
Don’t worry — we’ll all be there someday.
Comic illustration by Josh Mecouch, Formal Sweatpants. Published with permission; all rights reserved. Read more…
Facebook Home Can be Disabled on the HTC First for Stock Android
It turns out the upcoming HTC First handset pre-loaded with the Facebook Home launcher is actually running stock Android as its base. A HTC spokesperson confirmed that a user can disable Facebook Home to run stock Android on the handset instead.
The H…
Swiss Army-Style Key Organizer Eliminates Jingling
BladeKey aims to silence the jingle-jangle of your keychain
The organization tool tucks away keys Swiss Army knife-style, eliminating the need for a keyring and saving your leg from painful pokesBladeKey is currently collecting funds on Kickstarter w…
