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Do It Yourself: Blurb lets you tell your story

The online self publishing service Blurb has been around and well known in the do it yourself communities, but we thought with the summer heat wave killing us here on the East Coast, you might find yourself stuck indoors more than you’d like, with more time on your hands to unleash that inner creative being. [...]

Goodbye Preston

Hey guys. Today I will finally venture away from the third person to write about my departure from Street Attack. I’m Preston Landers, and I’ve been an intern at Street Attack since February. On Monday, I leave for a semester abroad in Australia’s University of New South Wales. I’ll be a stones throw away from [...]

iPhone 4.0 Day!

Today, Apple officially released the iPhone 4, the first major redesign of the iPhone and the iOS since the iPhone 3G. And, since Street Attack’s office is just over a football field away from Apple’s largest Apple Store, we saw it all go down. The Customers There were lots of them. In front of the [...]

BevShots

Check out some of these absolutely stunning art pieces: The cool part? They were made with alcoholic beverages. No, not under the influence of alcoholic beverages, but by taking extremely close-up photos of your favorite drinks. http://bevshots.com sells these beautiful prints, and they come in dozens of flavors from beers to cocktails to wines. They’re [...]

Your Mac, Your Way

Let’s say you lose your Macbook, iDevice, or both (maybe that MobileMe account was a good idea, after all).  It isn’t like losing you wallet or something else that identifies you, was personalized by you, and thus can be claimed as yours.  These days, every college kid is studying away on the latest MacBook and [...]

Keynotes: Apple vs. Microsoft

Apple and Microsoft. We’re always comparing their operating systems, advertisements, market caps, and customer bases. Today, after Microsoft unveiled their new home entertainment device, Kinect, let’s compare keynote addresses. The Apple Keynote: simple. Steve Jobs in a black turtleneck and blue jeans like always. A frame-by-frame presentation behind him. No animation, just the facts and [...]

P&G’s eye for detail

In an industry with as little consumer involvement as Proctor and Gamble’s, onsite and impulse purchases are everything. No other consumer market features as many point-of-purchase decisions: chances are, you don’t decide the exact type of toothpaste you’ll buy well before the purchase. So, it’s no wonder that Proctor and Gamble has partnered with Tobii [...]

Internet Fame Game

The minds at Motherboard.tv present a segment called “How I Got Famous on the Internetz,” which takes viewers through a day at the ROLF con held at MIT in Cambridge. If you aren’t already familiar with the countless number of websites out there that started on a whim, for a laugh, with a passion, or [...]

Get Artsy With Dad This Father’s Day

Forget the toolbox, the new tie, and the Home Depot giftcard – Dad’s worked enough. Why not give Dad a break from the household chores this Father’s Day and help him discover his artistic side? That’s right, here’s a list of the best Father’s Day gifts to embrace Dad’s inner muse. Custom T-Shirt Encourage that [...]

Telia 4G

Here in the US, we’re just starting to get a taste of the power of forth generation (4G) data service. On Friday, Sprint released the HTC EVO 4G, the first smart phone to make use of the incredible download speeds that 4G data can provide. In Europe, however, 4G has existed since December and is [...]