Daily Archives: June 22, 2012
Pinterest not manly enough for you?
(CNN) — Manliness, metaphorically embodied these days by facial hair, grilling meat and building domestic “man caves,” is now carving its own space online.
Look around. The line of what is and isn’t masculine is blurring, whether it is through manscaping, as shown in Morgan Spurlock’s new documentary “Mansome” or barbecue chefs such as Elizabeth Karmel expertly wielding tongs.
This trend may be rightly celebrated for breaking gender stereotypes. But as the “mantuary” for hanging with the bros gets invaded by scented candles, some entrepreneurs are fighting back with new websites that cater to stereotypically manly interests such as cars, sports, tech toys and bachelor living.
Article source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~3/L_SOUz2HfrY/index.html
Paging Dr. Mario
Editor’s note: Each week in “Apparently This Matters,” CNN’s Jarrett Bellini applies his warped sensibilities to trending topics in social media.
New York (CNN) — This week I was sent on a three-day work trip to New York because, for some unfathomable reason, these people trust me outside the confines of my cube. Generally speaking, I don’t mind being there. I like my cube. It has Tiki torches.
Nevertheless, they were sending me out on an assignment with real journalistic merit. (Mind you, this wasn’t it. This will make you dumber.)
So, on the morning of my flight I poked around several sites to see what was trending in the Big Apple. Surely there was something locally interesting going on that
Article source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~3/TiInAC7nfZ0/index.html
Bigger screens on Nintendo 3DS XL
(CNN) — Having already gone 3-D, Nintendo now wants to go big, announcing a new version of its handheld gaming console with screens nearly twice as large.
The Nintendo 3DS XL, announced late Thursday, will have a 90% bigger screen and, Nintendo says, a stronger battery for more gaming time. It will also come bundled with a 4-gigabyte SD Card to store downloadable games and applications.
The new console was announced during a Nintendo Direct video presentation. It will be available in Japan and Europe in July and the U.S market on August 19, the same day as the release of “New Super Mario Bros. 2,” the latest in the storied gaming franchise, for
Article source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~3/xsA-Rzc67vw/index.html
Facebook now lets you edit comments
(Mashable) — We’ve all done it. Your friend uploads a picture of their new puppy to Facebook, and you somehow manage to leave a comment congratulating them instead on their “new pappy.”
So what do you do? Until now, the only thing Facebook would let you do to correct the error was delete the comment and start again.
But starting Thursday the site is also now offering the ability to edit your comment — and change that pappy back to the puppy you intended in the first place. The edit option appears in the form of a small pencil icon on the right side of your comment. Clicking on the pencil will bring up a drop-down menu with the option to edit your comment
Article source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~3/Yuvi9UenRqw/index.html
Pinterest not manly enough? Try these sites
(CNN) — Manliness, metaphorically embodied these days by facial hair, grilling meat and building domestic “man caves,” is now carving its own space online.
Look around. The line of what is and isn’t masculine is blurring, whether it is through manscaping, as shown in Morgan Spurlock’s new documentary “Mansome” or barbecue chefs such as Elizabeth Karmel expertly wielding tongs.
This trend may be rightly celebrated for breaking gender stereotypes. But as the “mantuary” for hanging with the bros gets invaded by scented candles, some entrepreneurs are fighting back with new websites that cater to stereotypically manly interests such as cars, sports, tech toys and bachelor living.
Article source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~3/L_SOUz2HfrY/index.html
