Will It Blend? Samsung Beats Apple in Head to Head Blending Contest
Tuesday, 16th October 2012Posted in Offbeat
Tags: apple iphone 5, comparison, samsung vs. apple, video, will it blend
Written by: Paul Nyhart
In case you opted for fruit instead of electronics in your blender this morning, the fine folks over at Blendtec have plugged their blender by comparing the durability of the new iPhone 5 with the Samsung Galaxy S3.
Spoiler: both get utterly destroyed, but the iPhone goes down considerably sooner than the S3.
Unless you’re a tremendous klutz, determining which phone blends might not affect your decision to splurge for over the other, however the durability Continue reading “Will It Blend? Samsung Beats Apple in Head to Head Blending Contest” »
Google Is Now Activating More Than 850k Mobile Devices Daily
Tuesday, 28th February 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gadgets, Technology
Tags: activations, android, andy rubin, apple, comparison, google, ipad, iPhone, stats
Written by: Craig Hunter
In a post over on the Official Google Mobile blog, we learn some new stats about the ongoing race between Apple and the ever growing Android platform. Senior vice president of mobile and digital content at Google Andy Rubin explained there has been an incredible growth of android devices and its related products. What Andy calls the “Android ecosystem” has grown tremendously with up to 850,000 Android device activations daily and a total number of devices well over 300 million worldwide.
“With a year-on-year growth rate of more than 250%, 850,000 new Android devices are activated each day” Rubin says in his post on the Google Mobile Blog.
Google has an impressive booth at this years Continue reading “Google Is Now Activating More Than 850k Mobile Devices Daily” »
Proof Steam Is Keeping PC Gaming Alive [Infograph]
Thursday, 23rd February 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming, Keeping it Real
Tags: apple, comparison, gamestop, gaming, infographic, PC, statistics, stats, steam, valve
Written by: Craig Hunter
In a day where consoles are king, and PC gaming is seemingly falling to the wayside, some recently released stats show us exactly how PC gaming is doing. The infographic shows us that PC gaming, thanks to Valve and Steam users, is just as important and popular as ever.
Analyzing Valve’s market share through Steam, the graphic (below) from VideoGameDesignSchools gives us an interesting perspective. With over 40 million Steam accounts (a tie with Xbox Live), Valve currently has approximately 51% of the digital game distirbution market, beating out closest competitors Amazon, Gamestop, and MS Games. Continue reading “Proof Steam Is Keeping PC Gaming Alive [Infograph]” »
Is The Internet a RESOURCE or a PRODUCT…WHO Should Get To Use It?
Tuesday, 7th February 2012Posted in Technology
Tags: access, americans, broadband, comparison, data, FCC, internet, National Broadband Plan, resource
Written by: Craig Hunter
Currently the internet accounts for 21 percent of economic growth in developed nations — that’s more than energy, mining, or agriculture.
Given that, many americans are unaware there are over 100 million US households still lacking broadband internet access, and 46 percent of the “poorest households” are without access to a basica computer.
In comparison, only 4 percent of the world’s richest choose to NOT have a computer. Continue reading “Is The Internet a RESOURCE or a PRODUCT…WHO Should Get To Use It?” »
Apple to Apples: Our Favorite Tech Products vs America’s Favorite Fruit
Monday, 9th January 2012Posted in Apple, Blog Archive
Tags: apple, apple's, comparison, graphic, info, infograph, iPhone, products, stats
Written by: Craig Hunter
The guys over at MBAOnline have put together this new infographic showing off just how the world’s biggest tech company (who has more cash than the U.S. government) compares to America’s favorite fruit of the same name.
Within the infograph we learn a few interesting stats. For instance, did you know that for the price of one iPhone 4S you could buy approximately 2000 apples? The study bases the number on the price of an unlocked 16GB iPhone 4S to apples at a rate of around $1 per pound.
We learn that in 2009 there were approximately 71,000,000 tons of apples produced Continue reading “Apple to Apples: Our Favorite Tech Products vs America’s Favorite Fruit” »
Avatars and Their Creators: This Is What Gamers Really Look Like
Thursday, 15th December 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming, Pop Culture
Tags: Alter Ego, avatars, comparison, gamers, MMO, photography, reality, RobbieCooper
Written by: Craig Hunter
A project entitled Alter Egoby photographer Robbie Cooper sets out to compare real world gamers with their online counterparts, giving us a glimpse into how gamers represent their own personalities through their online characters.
Cooper spent three years taking photos of gamers in Korea, France, China, and Germany, while at the same time documenting their online avatars in various games including City of Heroes, Second Life, and World of Warcraft.
The result was a fascinating look at how we perceive ourselves in the online world, and at the same time get lost in the fantasy of a world not restricted by the physicality of our bodies in real life. As the project’s description describes it, it’s a “phenomenon that is shaping the future of human interaction”.
Cooper has been no stranger to photographing gaming related subjects Continue reading “Avatars and Their Creators: This Is What Gamers Really Look Like” »
iPhone 5 case comparison give hints to future design
Friday, 2nd September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: apple, case, comparison, design, devices, dimensions, images, iPhone 5, mockup, prototype, upcoming
Written by: Craig Hunter
It’s no secret that leaked case designs for upcoming Apple mobile devices have often lead to discoveries about design changes for upcoming future products.
Whether its the dimensions of the case, or repositioned openings for volume rockers and other hardware elements, it’s been proven that case manufacturers have been able to get their hands on the specs for upcoming devices before most others.
The latest set of images (courtesy of Italian Mac site Macitynet.it) shows what the next-gen iPhone may look like based on a comparison of a rumoured iPhone 5 case and a current iPhone 4.
As you can from the images, the design appears to be quite a departure from the currently shipping iDevices… returning to familiar curved back (much like the 3G), and widening the dimensions to make room for what we hope is a 4+ inch display. More images after the break and much more at the source.
<via Macitynet>
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