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Ever wonder if you’re on a date with a relative? Me, neither. But in Iceland, people apparently do! And that is scary. Very scary. “Everyone has heard the story of going to a family event and running into a girl … More
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I think smartphones are making people dumb.
Now before you go off on a rant about how you can’t live without your iPhone, or the fact that you have your “life” stored on it in the form of 300 contacts, 400 songs and 500 photos, not to mention apps that allow you to calculate your heart rate while simultaneously purchasing a skinny latte, hear me out: Smartphones have turned into an obsession. How do I know? I have conducted my own very scientific research which consisted of sitting in a restaurant one day and simply watching people. More
That’s right: Today is The National Day of Unplugging. This seemingly radical idea, created by a non-religious group called Sabbath Manifesto, is based on ten principles, including trying to disconnect from all technology for 24 hours, get outside, exercise, hang out with people, not buy anything, meditate, drink wine, read, or just sit in silence by yourself. No Internet, laptop, desktop, iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, texting, phone calls, or TV. And the goal is to try this stunt this every week. Are you participating? (Obviously not, if you’re reading this right now.) We love the whole idea of a National Day of Unplugging, but sadly, we’re not so sure we could follow through on it for a full 24 hours every week. (Oh, and we also find it hilarious that Sabbath Manifesto offers an “unplugged” app. Not sure what that says about their faith in our actually being able to succeed in this noble mission.) Check out this video about what other people think about the idea of unplugging, and let us know if and how you could do it in our comments section. More
The notion that cell phones may cause cancer is hardly new. And, while both proponents and skeptics of the theory have been battling it out for years with no firm evidence pointing in either direction, a new study shows that cell phones are, at least, definitely doing something to your brain. The question is: What? More
Check out this post about an iPhone application that could discourage sexual harassment by Guilia Rozzi at Lemondrop.
Yesterday iHollaback announced the launch of their new smartphone apps that will track and map where and when harassment happens, in real time.
According to iHollaback: When users sign into the iPhone app, they will be given choice to Hollaback! with or without a picture, describing the type of harassment: verbal, flashing, groping, assault, or other. More
How Does — Giving up your daily shower sound? (via The Guardian)
Exercise — To protect yourself from colds. (via BBC News)
What to Blame — For your sleeplessness. (via CNN Health)
BPA Gets the Boot — From several major manufacturers. (via The Independent) More
We regularly steal peeks of other peoples’ playlists at the gym, partly out of curiosity (what kind of music enables these people to run so fast?) and partly because we’re bored with the contents of our own iPods. We want to stop feeling like peeping toms and know what other people use to get themselves motivated for their workouts, and we bet you do, too. We’ll start by peeking at the playlist of Blisstree’s Deputy Editor, Briana. She claims she enjoys the occasional run sans music, but for the most part, she’d kill herself without the help of a playlist and her favorite pair of headphones. Here’s the low-down on the playlist that gets her moving: More
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Check out this post from Kristen Seymour on That’s Fit.
There’s no doubt about it — weight loss apps on our phones have made counting calories and holding ourselves accountable easier. But, regardless of the great features these apps offer, there’s one major issue. Not everyone has an iPhone, or a smart phone of any sort, for that matter.
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A new iPhone app is making traveling in a city more eco-friendly. But also a little creepier. Weeels matches people trying to hail taxis in New York City. I don’t know if you’ve been to New York, but there is no chance that I really want to be stuck in a cab with some random person.
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We consider anything that happened in Back to the Future Part II and is happening now a total technological success. For example, video calling is definitely up there, because the new iPhone offers video phone. And to think that we … More
Yes, we know that some people have awesome smartphones that put our basic flip-phones to shame, but are email signatures indicating the $300+ device they were sent on really necessary? We’ve all seen them: “Sent from my Verizon Wireless Blackberry”, … More
