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IPhone vs. BB Survey Draws Some Interesting Conclusions

Geek Sugar  Nov 06 09

A recent survey released by Retrevo (an electronics shopping site) comparing iPhone and Blackberry users paints an interesting picture. The respondents are 445 iPhone and BlackBerry owners distributed across gender, age, income, and location in the US. Highlights include:

35 percent of iPhone users would be turned off by a date with outdated gadgets. iPhone owners use their phones more - they claim to consume more adult content, videos, news, and sports scores. iPhone owners text more often than BlackBerry users. iPhone owners claim to be more extroverted, bigger jocks, and more intellectual. Full story...

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Daily Tech: Your Choice of Search Engine Says a Lot

Geek Sugar  3 hours ago

Your choice of search engine says a lot about you - Switched Was Apple considering a 3D virtual Apple Store? - Gizmodo Aperture 3 released with some iPhoto integration - Dvice Check out this totally cute TicToc mini MP3 player - Oh Gizmo! Tuesday DIY: swap a two-prong for a three-prong outlet - Unplggd

Google Introduces Google Buzz to the World

Geek Sugar  4 hours ago

During a press conference held today in Mountain View, CA, Google announced its latest innovation: Google Buzz.

Enter Our Oscar Ballot and Win the Ultimate Oscar DVD Collection and Prizes From Four Nominated Films!

Geek Sugar  4 hours ago

Award season is about to culminate in the granddaddy of them all with the 2010 Oscars! Before the statues get handed out, I'm giving you a chance to win your own reward with my annual ballot contest!

The grand prize includes limited-edition items from four Oscar nominated films: Up in the Air, Star Trek, The Lovely Bones, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, courtesy of our friends at Paramount Pictures! That's not all – the winner will also receive the ultimate Oscar movie collection: a 30-plus DVD package from Paramount of past Academy Award-winning films including such favorites as American Beauty, Gladiator, Forrest Gump, Ghost, The Godfather, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Sunset Boulevard,The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Saving Private Ryan, There Will Be Blood, Titanic, Love Story, Roman Holiday, Fatal Attraction, Witness, Romeo and Juliet, and much, much more!

All you have to do to enter is to click here and start making your Oscar winner picks.

Find Your Celebrity Twin With These Apps and Sites

Geek Sugar  5 hours ago

Finding out who your celebrity doppelganger isn't just fun for Facebook theme weeks.

Website of the Day: Binary Encoder

Geek Sugar  5 hours ago

If you can't get enough of the binary goods, create your own binary secret messages with this website that allows you to encode and decode binary messages on the fly.

Geeks We Love: Kerry Miller From Passive-Aggressive Notes

Geek Sugar  6 hours ago

Kerry Miller is the one-woman operation behind the blog Passive-Aggressive Notes; a collection of "painfully polite and hilariously hostile writings from shared spaces the world over.

Stream Tunes From Anywhere With Ipevo's Wireless Speakers

Geek Sugar  9 hours ago

Sometimes, you just need to have some music handy to set the mood - during your day in the park, your weekend away, or your camping trip with friends - but you don't always have room in your bag for a big 'ole ghetto-blaster like you did in the '80s.

Great Valentine's Gifts For Girls

Geek Sugar  11 hours ago

Shopping for girls can be hard sometimes (especially when matters of the heart are involved), but it doesn't have to be painful.

Geek Tip: Figure Out Your Facebook Page

Geek Sugar  13 hours ago

If you use Facebook regularly, you've seen the new, redesigned home screen. What do you think? As with any redesign, I'm having some trouble getting used to the navigation.

Miniature Books For the Kindle: Love It or Leave It?

Geek Sugar  23 hours ago

In what seems like a testament to our ever-shortening attention spans, one company is offering downsized versions of books for the Nook and Kindle.



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