Instagram is Home to Some Odd Stuff

In a highly publicized move, Facebook recently acquired the popular photo-sharing app, Instagram, for roughly $1 billion in cash and stock. The profitless photo-sharing app that originated in San Francisco now has upwards of 30 millions users after being independently active for a mere 551 days.  For most of this time, the app was exclusive to iPhone users. All this puts the death of so-called “old media” in perspective;  in comparison with the app, the New York Times is reportedly worth $970.22 million.

Thank You, Steve Jobs.

1955 - 2011

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

… Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”

 

 

 

iPhone 5 Rumors

The release date for the iPhone 5 has been set for September 2011. Initially, rumors were circulating around the web that the phone could be released as early as June/July 2011 but the planned date of September seems to be what is now set in stone. All types of rumors about the phone itself have also been spreading around, but none of these rumors have been confirmed by Apple, but they haven’t been denied either. So, to make this post fitting, here are 5 rumors that look interesting enough to talk about and hope for as an avid iPhone 3GS user myself:

The Tool to Fix Complex.com

Complex.com is one of the most popular lifestyle websites on the Internets, but one thing really sets it apart from the competition: Lists. They have developed a reputation for compiling funny, controversial, and interesting lists, covering everything from Irish Women to Robots to Kanye’s Leather Pants. However, there is one problem with their lists: in order to view the entire list, you must click through 50 pages of slides, or however many items are on the list. Well, luckily for us all, the internets celebrity Rafi decided to fix the problem by creating his own tool. It may take a minute to load, but it’s definitely worth making your life a little less complex.

Eye Controlled Laptop

Yesterday, Tobii Technology, a hardware/software manufacturer out of Stockholm, Sweden, released information on the very first eye-controlled laptop. The laptop has been made in a collaboration with the computer company Lenovo and will be shown to the general public for the first time ever later this week.

3M MP180 Pocket Projector

The 3M MP180 Pocket Projector is one of the best new tech gadgets I’ve seen in quite some time. I have an iPhone that I use all the time, but after seeing what this device can do, I want this thing pretty bad. So, what makes the 3M MP180 Pocket Projector so special?

Year in Review: Top 10 Gadgets of 2010

“As we bring the year to a close, I invited our Resident Technology Nerd here at Sibat to put together a list of his top 10 technological devices of 2010. Look’s like I’ll have to wait until next year for my Light Cycle. Anyways, here’s what he came up with, in no particular order…“ - Tycho Dolphín

Google Chrome OS

The Google Chrome OS is an upcoming operating system that is being released by Google to work with web applications. The Chrome OS was announced back on July 7^th, 2009 and was supposed to be released in the late fall of 2010. Now though, information has been released that the Chrome OS will not be released until early 2011.

Xbox Kinect

The Xbox Kinect is the newest accessory for the Xbox 360. It was announced back on June 1st, 2009 at E3 2009 which at the time it was called “Project Natal”. The anticipation for this device has been building for well over a year by now, as people were guessing as to whether this would be a device along the lines of the Nintendo Wii or something completely different. The Kinect was released on November 4^th, 2010 across the United States.

Apple iPad 2?

Rumors are spreading across the internet that the iPad 2 could be released as early as April of 2011.