Technology

City Life

5 Philly Companies That Accept Bitcoin

Technically Philly has a list up of local businesses that accept Bitcoin (aka the plaything of the Winklevii) in exchange for goods.

Be Well Philly

Greatest Invention Ever? The Smartphone-Controlled Crock Pot

Cooking just got a whole lot easier, thanks to Belkin’s amazing new smartphone-controlled Crock Pot. Yes. A SMARTPHONE CONTROLLED CROCK POT. No more asking your […]

City Life

No One Should Feel Bad for Michael Bay After He Lost His Cool in Vegas

Am I the only one annoyed with Michael Bay? Bay is a Hollywood producer and director, known mostly for his work on films like Armageddon […]

City Life

The Six Biggest Tech Trends of 2014

Every year in January — after they’ve shaken off the holiday hangovers and said goodbye to the in-laws — thousands of technology professionals, application developers, […]

City Life

How to Get Mark Cuban to Invest in Your Start-Up

Inc. has an item of 26-year-old Temple grad Adam Lyons, who convinced Dallas Mavs owner, tech investor, and ugly jersey-wearer Mark Cuban to invest $3 million […]

City Life

Philly 109th on “Best-Performing Cities” Report

The Milken Institute has released its annual list of ‘best performing cities.’ Here’s how they came up with the ranking, per Richard Florida of the […]

Shoppist

The Ugliest Of All Ugly Christmas Sweaters

Just when you thought ugly Christmas sweaters were limited to attached jingle bells and fuzzy candy canes, there’s this: A sweater by Digital Dudz that […]

Shoppist

Shoppist’s 25 Gifts of Christmas: Day 4

For the audiophile who also appreciates good design, the tabletop HiFi speaker by Symbol Audio is perfection. Let’s get tech-y here for a minute, shall […]

City Life

Penn Backs Student-Created Start-Up That Lets Kids Cut Class

You may have heard about a pair of Penn students who’ve come up with a nifty new idea. They’ve created a virtual marketplace, Noteriety (motto: […]

City Life

ThinkFest Video: Tracey Welson-Rossman

“The next Steve Jobs will be a girl.” That’s the motto of TechGirlz founder Tracey Welson-Rossman. Yet there is still a major lack of women […]

Even Jim Gardner takes selfies now
City Life

Generation Selfie: Are We Now Officially Celebrating Narcissism?

As a freelance journalist, I spend a lot of time on Twitter promoting my work, reading other people’s, and — like most everyone else these […]

zombie with cell phone
City Life

Your Cell Phone Is Stealing Your Soul

“Do you remember,” my husband said in the middle of yesterday’s Eagles game, apropos of nothing, “how when you used to call a friend’s house, […]

Drexel's Dr. Frank Lee
City Life

ThinkFest Snapshot: Video Game Designer Frank Lee

We’re rounding up the reasons Philly Mag readers should not miss ThinkFest, our week-long event connecting the brightest minds and most innovative ideas in Philadelphia.  Drexel […]

City Life

ThinkFest Snapshot: Tracey Welson-Rossman

We’re rounding up the reasons Philly Mag readers should not miss ThinkFest, our week-long event connecting the brightest minds and most innovative ideas in Philadelphia.  “As […]

Baby with ipad
City Life

Would You Let Apple Babysit Your Child?

In India, a 17-year-old girl committed suicide after her parents restricted her use of Facebook and her cell phone use. And though it sounds extreme […]