BriTunes - Brian Williams Interviews Deer Tick for Web Music Show

Wow. Who knew NBC Nightly News anchor, Brian Williams, was so hip? On Monday, the American newscaster launched a new web-only video interview series focusing on independent music and musicians called "BriTunes." ...

Hack Your Apple TV with Boxee

Buying iTunes season passes to a handful of shows like South Park, The Daily Show, Angel, Fringe, Battlestar Galactica, Friends and SNL will set you back hundreds of dollars. That's a hard wad of cash to swallow especially since you can watch all these shows for free...

Barack Obama Halloween mask listed as Terrorist Costume on Amazon.com

What the hell is going on at Amazon.com? This morning we did a search for "terrorist costume" in the Apparel section. The search returned only 1 result: a Barack Obama mask.Amazon.com Search: "terrorist...

Wicked Lasers Torch Flashlight

Wicked Lasers is a company that makes lasers that are so powerful that they can melt plastic and light matches. Their latest product is a flashlight called the TORCH. The Torch, according to Wicked Lasers is the “world’s brightest and most powerful flashlight” and has...

Wal-Mart shutting down DRM server

Did you purchase any music online from Wal-Mart? Wal-Mart is the latest company to ditch the DRM in an attempt to crack the coveted iPod market, which for years has been out of reach. Following in the footsteps of Yahoo a few months ago, and in the spirit of Steve Jobs'...

Kapow! Wham! Boff! Batman Breaks $500 Million at US Box Office

The price is right for The Dark Knight. Over America's Labor Day weekend holiday, the latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight became the 2nd movie in Hollywood history to pass the $500 million dollar mark. According...

Solar Powered Bonsai Tree Can Charge Your iPod and Mobile Phone

Recharge your cellphone, iPod, iPhone and camera with this USB solar powered bonsai tree by French designer Vivien Muller. Thanks to 54 tiny photovoltaic panels, the iBonsai (we just made that name up) will...

The Big Tent Makes a Big Splash at the DNC

For the past few months, bloggers have been buzzing about the "Big Tent" at the #DNC08. Well, now that America's Democratic National Convention is underway, we finally got to see the Big Tent in action. The Big Tent is a facility for the alternative media hosted by DailyKos,...

Kevin Rose says New iPods Coming Soon

Is Digg.com founder and Diggnation star Kevin Rose abusing his Apple contacts? This past weekend Kevin blogged about some new stuff being released by Apple next month including new iPods and an iTunes update. According to Kevin, Apple will announce the following within the...

Obama #1 on Twitter

While John McCain is still learning how to use email (we're not kidding), his U.S. Presidential competition has completely mastered the micro-blogging service Twitter. Barack Obama dethroned Kevin Rose from...

iTunes App Store

Apple launched the iTunes App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch this afternoon. There are currently 500+ applications available for download. The cost for these applications range from free to over $30. All the...

AT&T Selling Unlocked iPhones

This week, American cell phone provider AT&T announced plans to offer a contract-free version of Apple's 3G iPhone... for a price. How much? About 2-3 times more than a "locked" iPhone. Why are Apple and AT&T selling unlocked iPhones? Probably to eliminate the...

Digg.com Launches New "Recommendation Engine"

Digg is rolling out a new recommendation engine this week. The new feature's goal is to help users discover content from like-minded individuals amid the clutter of the 16k+ stories submitted to Digg.com each day. You know how when you are browsing Amazon.com and the site...

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