December of 2011 was a big month for The Humble Bundle as its fourth edition broke old records and set new ones. It was an all-out effort featuring games such as Cave Story+ and Super Meat Boy, accompanied by The Humble Bundle 3 and soundtracks. In the end, their work paid off, breaking the $2Continue reading “[UPDATED] The Humble Bundle for Android Goes Mobile With EDGE, Osmos, and More”
Monthly Archives: January 2012
The Techtronica Community Site is a GO !
For a while now, we’ve been working on a way to get the community more involved with what happens on Techtronica. Sure we have a nice commenting system and sure you all give great feedback, but we feel it really limits the user’s involvement in the site. So the senior staffers have been going overContinue reading “The Techtronica Community Site is a GO !”
Google+ Reaches a New Milestone of 90 Million Users
Boy I sure do remember when Google+ first was brought to light. Almost like it was yesterday. Well in the world of tech, it virtually was yesterday. Google+ is only an infant in our eyes, but it is already showing signs of greatness. For a while only a select few were able to take aContinue reading “Google+ Reaches a New Milestone of 90 Million Users”
The Joe Paterno Memorial, In Pictures
Friday I was in University Park, Pennsylvania on the Penn State campus to attend a concert. While driving by the Penn State Nittany Lions Stadium trying to find parking, I saw the Joe Paterno memorial statue on the side of the road in front of the stadium. Immediately my photographic senses started tingling. So I madeContinue reading “The Joe Paterno Memorial, In Pictures”
Dare to be Different
There was a time as an Apple MacBook user you see yourself as chique, elite and special. Gone are those days as you can see. You are now part of the drones, the funniest thing is you can’t get out anymore. Once you bite that Apple, you are sold for life. The bitten Apple logoContinue reading “Dare to be Different”
Is Social Media Good or Bad for Society? We Look at the Details
No benefit comes without drawback; no decision comes without its own opportunity costs, and no good came arrive without its evil counterpart. Nothing in this world can be claimed to be perfectly good or perfectly evil, unless, of course, such thing is of divine matter. So it follows that it is better to ask aContinue reading “Is Social Media Good or Bad for Society? We Look at the Details”
Want to Print out Real Objects? Now You Can with 3D Printers!
What if I told you that you can print out real objects? In fact, it is not as much of a fantasy as you may think. Today, we have real, usable, 3D printers that are able to print out 3D objects based on CAD (Computer Aided Design) data. I am going to share with youContinue reading “Want to Print out Real Objects? Now You Can with 3D Printers!”
The Radio Has Competition?
The history of anything is important, even technology, and innovations are always overthrown. The radio has seen it’s fair share of competition, and now it has even more. A new app for Android, iOS, PC and Mac called 8tracks is trying to get up there, and proclaims itself as “the best internet radio.” You may askContinue reading “The Radio Has Competition?”
Will Books Exist 10 to 20 Years From Now?
My sister loves to collect books. She aspires dedicating a significant portion of her room to create her personal library, where she would put her books, old and new, and create an environment of wisdom and peace. It is, then, no wonder she gets upset when I remind her that books are a dying media.Continue reading “Will Books Exist 10 to 20 Years From Now?”
Twitter / Error (Twitter is Down)
During the NFC Playoffs late Sunday Night in Overtime Twitter was giving the entire world the “whale” and for some the “robot”. I was getting on Twitter to post a message about or #TTGS (Our Techtronica Admin reference) when I came across the error message. Everyone that I personally knew was getting the whale orContinue reading “Twitter / Error (Twitter is Down)”
Game Center: Apple’s Most Undeveloped iOS Resource?
Apple’s App Store caters to many different crowds, from the businessman giving a presentation at the office to a mother teaching her child to read. No matter who you are, it seems there is something for everyone. As the saying goes, “there’s an app for that.” Perhaps one of the biggest industries on the AppContinue reading “Game Center: Apple’s Most Undeveloped iOS Resource?”
Burger King Takes To the Steering Wheel – So That You Won’t Have To
Ever sit at home, wishing you didn’t have to get up from your comfortable couch and leave your nice widescreen television, just to get some fast food? I mean, if it’s so fast, it should be able to come to you – right? That’s exactly what Burger King is thinking, too; so they’ve begun to offerContinue reading “Burger King Takes To the Steering Wheel – So That You Won’t Have To”
Feds Down MegaUpload In One Fell Swoop, SOPA No Where To Be Found [UPDATED]
Neither SOPA nor PIPA have been voted on or signed yet, but the feds have gone and pulled a fast one showing the might of a potentially terrible future if these laws were to be enacted. The scary thing is this was done with power already available to the United States Government. Just earlierContinue reading “Feds Down MegaUpload In One Fell Swoop, SOPA No Where To Be Found [UPDATED]”
Keep Your Friends Close… [STORY]
[Posted with permission from Techni Hype by thepracticalgeek] We have all heard of the popular iOS and android game, Words with Friends. However, this game has helped save a mans life. Australian resident Georgie Fletcher met Beth Legler from Blue Springs, Missouri through a random Words With Friends game. Georgie’s husband Simon was experiencing some health problems, whichContinue reading “Keep Your Friends Close… [STORY]”
iPads in Classrooms: Are They The Answer?
One of the biggest things going on right now is the growing ability for schools to purchase and maintain the use for iPads in schools. Every level from elementary to college has 2 different sides to it. Either you’re saying, “iPads are a need to all levels of education and should be used because ofContinue reading “iPads in Classrooms: Are They The Answer?”