Always the brides maid, Google announced that it will start including vanity URL’s for it’s Google + accounts soon. Who knows why they waited so long to introduce this simple feature, but it’s likely because nobo9dy gives 2 shits about Google + and likely never will.

Let’s face it. Google is trying as hard as they can to get some of that Facebook social market share so they can make a few billion extra, and I guess they think a customized URL is going to do the trick. I read this earlier by Dara Kerr, writer for CNET.  What I found funny was what she said in the article about “hangouts” that Google + uses.

In other Google+ news, the social network also announced today that it is launching a new audio setting for hangouts called “Studio Mode,” which optimizes sound specifically for music

 

Is anybody using these hangouts? I’m sure many people are but I’ve never met any. In fact, most people I know don’t even know what Google + is, or what it does. Most of them wouldn’t see any reason to leave Facebook or Twitter to hang out at google either.

Let’s face it. Google plus sucks, and nobody cares about it. But hey..if you are using it and you love having a customized URL for your brand, that will be available for you very soon.

iPad Cooking Game Announced: Fat Kids May Have Hope After-All

A new iPad cooking game was announced today! If you have a kid who refuses to eat anything other than a nasty ass chicken “finger” you may be in luck.

Goodhustle Studios announced an iPad cooking game called Yum Num’s Galaxy which is aimed at getting kids to think differently about food using technology.

This is a fantastic idea and it couldn’t have come at a better time if you ask me. People are so lazy that they are just giving their kids whatever they want to eat regardless of nutrition.

In my day (and that wasn’t THAT long ago) you had two choices for dinner…take it or leave it! I stole that joke from Twitter FYI…I can’t remember where I saw it though.

But seriously. In this day and age, kids decide that they want to eat some nasty ass crap, and the sissy parents give in to avoid a fight. What’s worse is when these slobs will say something like “well if I don’t let little Johnny have his chicken fingers he won’t eat anything”.

HE WILL EAT IF YOU DON’T GIVE IN!

Yum Num’s Galaxy to the rescue! The software company created the app for the iPad so that kids can help create healthy meals while doing the one thing that every kid loves…having fun! I have no problem with hiding education in something fun and exciting, I’m sure most of what I learned as a kid was under such a ruse.

The idea here is that they child playing the game will get a mission to accomplish in the game. Of course that mission is to create something delicious, with the gathering of the ingredients being the actual mission objectives. Sounds simple enough I guess.

If you want to see some actual gameplay good luck though. I have only been able to find the official video for Yum Num’s Galaxy on their website, which features a kid yelling the names of some foods…

So if you have a fat little picky kid in your home, this app may be the way to go so that he doesn’t end up with heart failure at age 14 like most of his friends will get in this lazy society.

If you are into high resolution photography you may be looking for where to buy the Pentax 645D 40MP digital camera online.

As a general rule these days, most electronics can be found cheaper by buying them at fine online retailers, which works out great for many folks.

Keep reading to find where to get the best deal on this camera and find the best bang for quite a few of your bucks.

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I know they generally give a window for delivery, but usually they beat it by about a week, which always makes me happy when I order my new electronics and toys.

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In the first attempt in Microsoft history to get into the hardware game, Microsoft announced the “Surface” tablet featuring Windows 8 earlier today in Los Angeles.

If you need to know where can I buy a Kindle Fire online, keep reading. We found the best price online for the popular e-reader so you can get it delivered right to your door in a matter of just a few days.

For the first time in the history of Microsoft, the software giant pre-announced that it will be announcing (officially) on Monday that they are going to finally start making hardware to go with their software, namely the new Windows 8 coming out this summer.

If you’re looking for the latest and greatest laptop, wait not because Apple announces the 2012 Macbook Air this morning at WWDC at Apple HQ.

If you are looking for where to buy HP Envy 14 Spectre Ultrabook there are a few places you can get it online.

The HP Envy 14 Spectre is powerful laptop in the new line of ultrabook models that are coming out slimmer and faster than recent laptops on the market.

I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of Gorilla Glass, but the Spectre is covered in it, and that means it’s not going to get scratched very easily without a severe beating.

Depending on which options you choose, you can expect to pay in the neighborhood of $1199 -  $1399 for the notebook, assuming you can find it in stock. Check Amazon.com stock HERE

The guys at Cnet noticed in their review that the Ultrabook seems a little bit heavy due to the outer glass construction, but mentioned it wasn’t the end of the world.

Feel

Compared to super light-weight laptops it may feel a bit bulkier to carry around to class all day every single day, but that’s only if you are a huge complainer like I am. I mean, if you’ve ever carried a Thinkpad T61 through a busy airport week after week, you know what heavy is!

I don’t know about you, but I am really picky about touch-pads on laptops and I generally hate most of them. If you are are similar to me, you may want to make sure the pad on the Spectre is going to work for you in a comfortable manner.

Click HERE For HP Envy 14 Pricing Info & Customer Reviews

Resolution

The Spectre has a standard screen resolution of 1600 X 900 pixels which is a better display than most of the other ultrabooks on the market. The vibrant screen on the ultrabook is crystal clear even when viewing at weird angles, which is almost unheard of for many laptops.

Sound

Beats audio comes standard on the HP Envy as it does with many other Envy laptops. When listening with headphones you’ll no doubt hear the signature bass blasting your ears into delight, while the regular laptop speakers will have much less of a dramatic effect.

Specs

Overall

This is a great laptop at a pretty fair price. It definitely is going to do its job and work for you as well as keep you entertained, even if it is a bit heavier than some other laptops. If you are looking for an Ultrabook that can get the job done though, and that looks super cool doing it, this may just be the one for you.

If you are in love with this laptop computer and need to know where to buy HP Enby 14 Spectre Ultrabook online, you can click the link below to check out the best pricing online and the best shipping as well.

It’s summertime and I don’t know about you, but for me that means BBQ time, and that means this very necessary iGrill review!

But you know what I don’t like about BBQ season?

Babysitting meat on a grill because undercooked food freaks me out! OK, maybe a medium burger is OK if you like that kind of thing, but chicken has to be 100% cooked or you can get really sick.

You miss out on spending time with your friends when you have to watch the grill, so let’s find out how the iGrill can help you eat properly cooked food and have fun too!

To use the iGrill cooking thermometer,  all you have to do is get the iGrill app from the Apple store, plug it in and you are ready to have fully cooked food that you don’t have to constantly be playing with and testing out for doneness.

How It Works:

Traditionally when grilling meat you need to check the temperature constantly (if you are obsessed like I am) to make sure it is done to your level of perfection. This means standing by the grill a lot because once you step away, it seems like the food gets fully cooked, then burnt in a period of 10 seconds.

With the iGrill you have a bluetooth receiver that operates from up to 200ft away. This simply means that you put one end of the thermometer into your meat, and you see the temperature display on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch device.

What if you like your steak well done, and the wife likes hers medium?

No problem! You can monitor 2 pieces of meat at the same time with this handy little gizmo, which means that all cooking temperatures can be accounted for at the same time.

If you are cooking 50lbs of steaks at once you may be in trouble, but for the average griller this shouldn’t be too much of a problem.

You Can Grill & Socialize With Friends!

The best part of this cool thermometer is that it lets you do what you intended to do in the first place…socialize with friends!

With the app, you’ll also get a companion iPhone or iPad app with great recipes, grilling references, grilling jokes (maybe not though) and all kinds of other cool stuff so you can be the grilling master of your domain!

Hey, if you enjoyed our iGrill review please “like” or tweet our post, we would appreciate it a ton!

Apple has announced that it will soon have its own mapping service for iOS and Google Maps will no longer be welcome on the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 and newer.

This isn’t the newest news from the iPhone maker though, as it has been reported for a while that they were interested in doing some mapping of their own, without the search giant.

The new mapping software is rumored to have over 100 million business listings, with integrated Yelp and turn-by-turn navigation which will be very welcome to this traveler (I get lost in my own city!)

If you aren’t impressed, the navigation will be in full 3D delight so you can see every aspect of where you are driving. Of course I hope you plan on watching the road as you navigate through your city!

It’s important to know that this new integration will only be available for newer iPhones (4s) and iPad II and newer, because there will be Siri integration. Siri’s lovely voice will guide you to your destination without breaking a sweat…or a commandment.

Look for the new navigation integration to come to an iPhone or iPad soon!