The $39.99 HMDX Jam is packaged creatively (click to enlarge).(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET)Welcome another tiny wireless Bluetooth speaker to the market: the HMDX Jam.This one distinguishes itself with some creative packaging (the “ja…
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How Amazon Saves a Ton of Money [INFOGRAPHIC]
With $48.1 billion in net sales last year, Amazon is certainly the leading Internet retailer. But how does the company fare in other areas, such as employee satisfaction and corporate social responsibility?Not so well, according to …
Pinterest hires ex-Google legal eagle, report says
Wildly popular image-sharing site Pinterest has tapped an ex-Google lawyer to head its legal department and, presumably, watch its back on copyright issues, according to a report.Business Insider says Pinterest has confirmed that …
Headphone geekfest in Babylon, NY
The Blue Hawaii headphone amp and Stax SR 009 headphones(Credit: Steve Guttenberg)Head-Fi is a national headphone club, and I went to the local meeting in Babylon, N.Y., last Saturday.The vibe was friendly, and it was great to hea…
Building a better bladder for an H20-thirsty world
(Credit: Takram) How do you design a water bottle for the end of the world?That’s the question that was put to the team at Japanese design-engineering firm Takram, which has worked with, among others, Toshiba, NTT Docomo, and Toyo…
Facebook App Center: What Does It Actually Do?
Facebook announced its App Center Thursday night — but it wasn’t immediately clear how users would benefit, or whether it simply added another layer between you and apps you download to your smartphone.More than 600 apps are…
Get a new Kindle Fire and $5 Amazon Instant Video credit for $169
(Credit: Amazon)It’s far from the perfect tablet, but people sure do love the Kindle Fire.I chalk that up to two things: the slick carousel-powered interface, which I find more inviting than the typical Android interface, and the …
Get a new Kindle Fire and $5 Amazon Instant Video credit for $169
(Credit: Amazon)It’s far from the perfect tablet, but people sure do love the Kindle Fire.I chalk that up to two things: the slick carousel-powered interface, which I find more inviting than the typical Android interface, and the …
Fancy a Samsung Galaxy Note imitation?
Call me Android, Ainol Android.(Credit: Jacqueline Seng/CNET Asia)SUNTEC, Singapore–We’ve seen Shanzhai iPhones and BlackBerries, but this has got to be a first: a Samsung Galaxy Note imitation.While pounding the halls at the PC …
10 Rugged Father’s Day Gifts for Outdoor Types
1. Kikkerland Dynamo Solar and Crank Emergency Radio Whether it’s for use on safari, during camping trips or just in the backyard, the classic design and useful functionality of this green radio would please any outdoor dad. Cost: …
DASH robot learns cockroach escape trick
(Credit: Jean-Michel Mongeau, Ardian Jusufi, and Pauline Jennings, UC Berkeley PolyPEDAL Lab)Cockroaches are way faster than you and me. Relative to their body weight, they can flee at the equivalent of hundreds of miles per hour …
This week in Crave: The starry-eyed edition
Too busy having awkward Airtime conversations with strangers this week to keep up with Crave? Now that the weekly roundup has arrived, you’ve got the perfect excuse to ignore those random video chat requests. Venus in transit, sna…
Android’s one killer feature that trumps the iPhone
At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC 2012) next week in San Francisco we expect to see the latest iteration of iOS unveiled with a laundry list of updates to extend the growing appeal of the iPhone. But, there’s still o…
Comics of the week #133
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers.These great cartoons are created by Jerry Kin…
Tracking Your Email Campaign Results The Winning Way
Email campaigning is very much in vogue in the present-day business world and it does indeed bring successful results. It is one of the simplest ways to make the world know about your business and keep people updated about what is n…