Nope, it’s not just another Lance Armstrong-style bracelet. Designed by Jawbone, makers of what many consider to be the most stylish Bluetooth headsets on the planet, this eye-catching, “intelligent” wristband will (supposedly, anyway) make you both...
Picture this: You’re out running errands when you remember you’re fresh out of stamps. Time to drop by the nearest post office, which is … where, again? Sure, you’ve got your iPhone handy, but you’d rather not deal with tapping out a search...
If you’ve been holding off on getting the 3G-enabled version of the Kindle—and you don’t mind dealing with an occasional ad—now might be the ideal time to strike. Amazon just announced that its Kindle 3G “With Special Offers,” which originally...
First, the good news: Starting today, anyone who’d rather stick to DVDs and skip the instant streaming can sign up for a new, $7.99 DVD-only plan. The bad news? Netflix has also decided to chuck its combined DVD-and-streaming plans, meaning that subscribers who...
Verbatim’s teeny-tiny new USB memory stick (perhaps memory “nub” is more like it) adds up to 4 GB of extra storage space to your laptop—and it’s so small, you may well forget it’s there. On sale now in 4 GB ($20), 8 GB ($30), and 16 GB...
Barely a month after unveiling an extreme makeover of its home page that provided “more focus” on instant videos while nixing the ability to sort them, execs at Netflix say they’re ready to change course—at least as far as sorting is concerned,...
Have a Sprint phone? Noticing that it’s taking hours or even days for text messages from your friends to show up? You’re not the only one. After weeks of complaints from annoyed customers, Sprint admitted to Wired that a “small percentage” of...
With Verizon Wireless pulling the plug on its unlimited smartphone data plan as of today, it may only be a matter of time before the iPhone finally arrives on Sprint (the last major U.S. carrier with a truly unlimited data plan) and T-Mobile (which offers relatively...
It’ll take a few weeks before all of Facebook’s 750 million-plus users get Skype-powered video chat installed on their accounts, but if you’re feeling impatient, relax—there’s a shortcut. Also: Learn how to disable Facebook video chat if...
Wondering what will happen come July 31, when Google starts requiring that all Google Profiles be public—while at the same time purging any and all private Google Profiles? Not sure what a Google Profile is, or whether you even have one? Relax. I’ve got answers...
