http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/45/all xx http://www.itworld.com/internet/83887/internet-romance-gone-awry-strands-man-brazilian-airport The Internet has brought many star-crossed couples together across great distances. It has also left many dumped and stranded. http://www.itworld.com/internet/83887/internet-romance-gone-awry-strands-man-brazilian-airport#comments Internet Offbeat News weird news Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:47:31 -0500 abennett 83887 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83741/tech-9-things-i-still-hate-about-you Sure, we all claim to love technology. But there's just as much to loathe about the world of tech and techies - whether it's internal users suffering from PEBKAC, IT workers lost in their own acronym-filled worlds, Apple devotees, or early-adopter consumers who love themselves a little too much. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83741/tech-9-things-i-still-hate-about-you#comments Offbeat Feature gadgets iPhone iPod slideshow Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:34:54 -0500 ITworld staff 83741 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83694/100000-apps-iphone-milestone Yes, there are more than 100k apps now available on the iPhone. But useful apps? Sponge-worthy apps? Apps that you will use more than once? Not so many http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83694/100000-apps-iphone-milestone#comments Offbeat Personal tech News Apple apps iPhone Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:19:06 -0500 davidstrom 83694 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83230/misdirected-text-messages-lead-gunplay Most people, when receiving a text message from someone they don't know, just ignore it. Not so Scott Allen Elder and Brian Matison. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83230/misdirected-text-messages-lead-gunplay#comments Offbeat News weird news Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:12:09 -0500 abennett 83230 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83690/weekend-walmart-tech-deals-geeks-gamers Walmart has a couple of very interesting tech deals running this Saturday. Get a cheap laptop and find out how to update your old 360 for next to nothing through a scheme that only Rube Goldberg could love. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83690/weekend-walmart-tech-deals-geeks-gamers#comments Hardware Offbeat News cheap deals video games WalMart Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:05:35 -0500 pasmith 83690 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83229/bigfoot-enthusiasts-go-high-tech Has Bigfoot gone without firm documentation because it doesn't exist, or because those hunting it haven't used GPS navigation devices and voice recorders? We may be about to find out. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83229/bigfoot-enthusiasts-go-high-tech#comments Offbeat News weird news Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:09:08 -0500 abennett 83229 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83351/priceless-the-25-funniest-vintage-tech-ads My oh my, how things have changed. These 25 vintage tech ads are guaranteed to take you back -- and, in most cases, remind you how truly terrible our tastes once were. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83351/priceless-the-25-funniest-vintage-tech-ads#comments Offbeat Personal tech Feature slideshow tech history Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:33:54 -0500 ITworld staff 83351 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83032/where-wild-things-are-ii-max-goes-it They roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth... http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83032/where-wild-things-are-ii-max-goes-it#comments Offbeat Windows Feature cartoon Windows 7 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:06:26 -0400 Phil Johnson 83032 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83031/top-mac-o-lanterns-around-web A snapshot of Apple devotion expressed via carved vegetation. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83031/top-mac-o-lanterns-around-web#comments Offbeat Feature Halloween Mac slideshow Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:49:35 -0400 ITworld staff 83031 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/82801/slideshow-scary-technology Halloween is fast approaching. Time to don your "clever" iPod costume or put on a bathrobe and be Arthur Dent. But there's also a world of technology out there that's scarier than anything M. Night Shyamalan ever produced (admittedly, not that difficult). Read on, and get ready to hide under your bed...or drool with anticipation. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/82801/slideshow-scary-technology#comments Offbeat Feature future tech robotics slideshow Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:06:06 -0400 mulderjoe 82801 at http://www.itworld.com