Apple’s Siri app turned a lot of heads and ears when the iPhone 4S first hit the shelves. The voice controlled app looked and sounded like something from an Arthur C. Clarke novel.
However, it may not bring us any closer to having a real HAL 9000 computer (and considering what happened in ’2001: A Space Odyssey,’ maybe we should be thankful for that).
While many call the Apple iPhone one of the hottest gadgets ever, this probably isn’t what they had in mind.
Shortly after a Regional Express flight landed in Sydney, Australia on Friday, a passenger’s iPhone began “emitting a significant amount of dense smoke” accompanied by an eerie red glow. According to a press release issued by the airline, a flight attendant “extinguished” the device and no one was hurt.
Those nubs from the Westboro Baptist Church are at it again. That group that sends people to protest the funerals of our fallen soldiers now has its sights set on Steve Jobs.
These iPhone cases, made to look like the side of a human face, make it appear as if a person isn’t really talking on the telephone. They’re just, you know, hanging out with their hand up to their face doing who knows what. Kind of quirky.
In a replay from an incident last year, another Apple employee lost another iPhone prototype in yet another Bay Area bar. If this keeps up, they’re going to start surgically implanting new phones into developers’ arms.
Forget about touch screens. If you’re looking for a more hands-on iPhone experience, look no further than this realistic, creepy case from Japan. Modeled after a lady’s hand, this case is perfect for those lonely nights when you want to feel closer to the person on the other end of the line. According to the product description, it’s also great for practicing marriage proposals. This beautiful case can be yours from Strapya for 5,000 Yen or about 63 US dollars, plus shipping.
The IRS has launched a new smartphone app the allows you to check the status of your tax refund.
In what will probably go down in history as the worst kept Apple secret ever, word has leaked out that TOMORROW January 11th, Verizon Wireless will be holding a press event to announce that after 4 long years of waiting, customers on the Nation's largest wireless network will at long last be able to purchase an APPLE iPHONE! Here's a rundown of what you should know about the pending release:
Technology never slows down, and to keep up with the latest and greatest gadgets one could wind up going broke.
Anyone who's ever traveled to a foreign country has experienced a moment of absolute terror when approaching a door with a sign not written in English. What lies on the other side? The last thing you want to do is walk into a Quentin Tarantino movie when you were just looking for the bathroom!
