There are a few things I think of when I want think about a new cell phone.  The 1st is, when the heck is the iPhone coming to a real cell phone carrier in the US?  Many other countries have the darn thing on multiple carriers and we here in the US a

I know what your thinking...come on Mike, that headline is just a tad on the other side fo hyperboly isnt it...no, its not.  After 28 hours with the Zune HD, I can honestly say that it is the absolute worst device I have ever tried to use to listen to

If your country becomes known throughout the world as the hub for scams, schemes, and all matter of money stealing, laundering, thievery....is it any wonder that you get portrayed in a bad light in the movies or that a commercial pokes fun at these acti

There comes a time when you just have to laugh at the complete lunacy of  some of the things we have to deal with on an every day basis.  Hot dogs come in 10's but the buns come in 8's,  Turn signals make it harder to change lanes, and of course, you

There is a definite disconect  between the music industry and many of its fans, and this is not big news.  What is news is the amazingly inept ways in which old bands and old media try to become hip and cool, come up with a pretty good idea...yet still

So you can't teach an old dog new tricks...at least not very easily, but according to a new report, you can teach new robots some darn scary tricks.  Now a few months ago, the news came out of a robot powered by organic waste.  You know, was like old

Everyone has a run in with the law at some point.  Maybe its you being naughty, maybe its your neighbor being loud, or just possibly you need some help, and the person that comes to your aid, is a public servant who far too often gets associates with b

It happens...not very often when you consider there are hundreds of millions of them out there, but it is a real fact that lithium batteries can go bad.  I don't mean they start pushing over cows, robbing liquor stores and writing bad checks, but they ca

Advertising...we are surounded by it every day, and lets be very clear that there is nothing inhearently bad with advertising.  What happens when your promotional department gets a little over zealous?  When you go from being a great choice and a grea

If you havn't heard yet, theres one good reason to keep those seat belts fassened on a comercial airliner.  This week we find out about a gaping hole that opened up 45 minutes into a domestic flight here in the United States, and while no one was hurt,