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Thank You, Bo Hume of American Airlines

This article was supposed to be about my first real road trip with the iPad, and how it fared being unplugged and disconnected for a three-day journey. Instead that report goes on the back burner while I tell you another story.
Since 9/11 the airline industry has taken a lot of flack for things outside their [...:]

Blissed-Out On Bass With Monster's Beats Solo Headphones [Review]

About 30 years ago, Monster began to carve out a name for itself selling cables-on-steroids to musicians. Recently, they've decided to take on the likes of Bose and Audio-Technica with a line of hip-hop inspired headphones called Beats by Dr. Dre.
In between the series of massive, battery-operated over-ear models and in-ear buds sits the Solos, [...:]

Curling, The Only Activity That Becomes More Exciting On An iPhone

Had enough curling? Of course not! No one ever gets sick of curling (and if they do, they're surreptitiously hauled off to Scotland/Canada/Sweden and fed a steady diet of haggis/mapled moose/IKEA furniture until they recant or end up completely insane, or both).
That's why we're pretty excited to see iCurling come to the iPhone. Unfortunately, as [...:]

iPhone App Grindr Replies in Sex Assault Case

Gay hook-up app Grindr, in the hot seat after a 15-year-old Canadian teen says he was assaulted by a 54-year old met via the free app, has issued a statement about the case.
App makers Nearby Buddy Finder are standing by their terms of use and parental control in the hopes of avoiding legal problems:
"Grindr has [...:]

Daily Deals: MacBook Pros, 8GB iPod touch, $300 iBook G4

We start off with another deal on MacBook Pros. This offer includes a number of MacBook Pros, starting at $1,349 for a 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo. Also on tap is a deal on a 8GB iPod touch for $170. Finally, we round out our top trio with a deal on an iBook G4 (2.66GHz) with [...:]

Why You Should Install Adobe's Flash 10.1 Gala Preview

Yesterday I installed Adobe's new preview of Flash 10.1 on a couple of my Macs, and even though Steve Jobs has just dinged his old partners for being slow to release good Mac software, this release rocks.
Here's why you need to install it on your Mac right now.

I installed Adobe's Gala preview on [...:]

NinjaGrips Keep Your iPad Firmly in Hand

These grips made from recycled tire rubber in five different designs assure your iPad won't slip. (Insert obligatory sanitary pad joke here).
They look cool –  throwing star design anyone? — and will make sure your device will stay firmly in hand, even in those awkward situations like the iPad puppy effect.
NinjaGrips cost $15 each and [...:]

Nano-Sized Zo Personal Subwoofer Ups The Bass On Your MacBook or iPod

Most laptops and portable media players have pretty terrible bass, no matter how great their audio may otherwise be, but subwoofers aren't exactly easily luggable devices. Digivoid's latest device attempts to shore up your iPod and MacBook's weak vibes.
The Zo Personal Subwoofer is a small gadget about the size of an iPod Nano. All you [...:]

Get A Massage With Your iPhone With The Human Touch Massage Chair

The iPhone perhaps does not have the native tele-dildonic abilities of more prolifically vibrating devices like the Nintendo Wiimote, but if you've ever looked at your beloved handset and wished that love could be exhibited in a deep muscular rubdown, there's an app for that… along with a $5,999 chair.
The Human Touch Connect is your [...:]

Jobs: Apple and Adobe Have 'Grown Apart'

Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Thursday his company and Adobe have "grown apart" as he claims the Cupertino, Calif. company moves beyond the PC era into an age of mobility. In an open letter entitled "Thoughts on Flash," the co-founder of the computer company outlined his reasons for breaking away from the traditional Web [...:]