Tech Today w/ Ken May

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Apple raised the bar with the iPhone 4 by cramming an impressive 326 pixels per inch into its display. But Toshiba has officially dethroned them by upping that to 498 pixels per inch on their new LCD targeted at compact tablet devices. More

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It may shock you that a lot of the stuff we buy is made in China. In order to keep up with the mammoth demand for Snuggies, Shake Weights and other trappings of modern society, the Emma Mærsk makes the trip in four fewer days than the average container ship on a China-to-California run. More

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The sooner we all forget physical media ever existed, the better, for Netflix, which is making a killing off its dominance of the movie streaming game. So their new $8 all-you-can-rent DVD plan is a little odd. But welcome! More

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Apparently giant rainbow explosions all across the sky weren’t entertaining for CBS producers, who digitally superimposed Boston landmarks across the screen in a strange, disingenuous attempt to augment the show. Why’s that okay? Because it’s entertainment, not news! How patriotic. More

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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the next iPhone is going to be thinner and lighter than the iPhone 4, which isn’t exactly unexpected. But apparently, being thinner and lighter is making the next iPhone a pain to make. More

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The Must Have Jailbreak Apps [Apps]

Posted by kenmay on June - 30 - 2011

Jailbreaking unleashes the true potential of iOS. That’s an undeniable fact, people. But in order to squeeze every bit of juice from iOS, you need all the best tweaks, enhancements and apps there are. This is what you need. More

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A warning to the nerd who dares mix his ballpoints with this pen! It’s a dangerous life for a nerdlinger, now the University of Illinois has introduced a pen that writes electrical circuits in real silver. More

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