Reading in the New Millennium: Forward to the Past?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 3, 2012 I know many Americans do not read any books once they’re out of school or college. But some do, and what they read has been shaped not only by changing tastes but by availability. The availability consideration is being revolutionized.I’m a bibliophile of the first water. I have spent what seems half my life in bookstores all over the world. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Luddite Santa

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Dec 25, 2011 Dig deeper

Is This iPad the World’s Most Grotesque Display of Wealth?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2011 What do you give the oligarch who has everything? Why not an $8 million iPad 2? This device, which normally has a starting price of $499, has been dipped in gold, covered in diamonds and, because he's no ordinary 1-percenter, styled with the bone shavings of a 65-million-year-old tyrannosaurus rex. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Occupy the Nation

Staff / Truthdig Oct 20, 2011 Occupy Wall Street is working on convening a national General Assembly; Rick Santorum pledges to repeal federal funding for contraception; meanwhile, Amazon attempts to rid the world of publishers. These discoveries and more, after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Daisey Rips Into Apple in ‘Agony and Ecstasy’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2011 Writer and performer Mike Daisey isn't dropping his current act, "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," in light of his titular character's recent exit from the world stage, but he has been obliged to make some formatting tweaks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tablet Computers Replacing Servers at Some Restaurants

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2011 The quest for efficiency and maximum profits has led some restaurateurs to do away with wait staff and enable customers to place orders through tablet computers installed at their dining table. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

iQuit

Christo Komarnitski, Cagle Cartoons, Bulgaria Aug 27, 2011 Dig deeper

Behold the Triumph of the E-Book

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2011 Although there are those purists out there who still insist on reading actual books -- as in the kind that come from trees -- Amazon's grand pooh-bah Jeff Bezos announced last week that sales of e-books have now surpassed that of their analog counterparts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Etch A Sketch 2 Takes Gadget World by Storm

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Mar 14, 2011 A new combatant entered the so-called tablet war today, and it's already getting a big thumbs up from gadget aficionados: the Etch A Sketch 2. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

iPad 2

Cameron Cardow / Truthdig Mar 7, 2011 Dig deeper

Uncensored Playboy Is (Not) Coming to the iPad

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2011 According to a tweeting Hugh Hefner, Playboy magazine, "both old & new" is coming to the iPad, and it "will be uncensored." That's somewhat surprising, considering that Apple CEO Steve Jobs once claimed that the iPad was designed to offer "freedom from porn." (Update) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

David Hockney’s ‘Fresh Flowers’: Techno-Art or iHackery?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2010 This isn't the first time that David Hockney has dabbled in the realm of digital art, but the images in his latest exhibit, "Fresh Flowers," wouldn't exist without the aid of Apple products -- specifically, his iPhone and iPad. They also couldn't be shown without those same gadgets. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )