Yoono Impressions: The FireFox Extension To Rule Them All

Social media is a big deal. A really big deal. Tons of money is being spent on developing social networks, various apps to run on social networks, and a myriad of other services based on the social networks' APIs. Social media is such a big deal that someone had the bright idea of Flock, the social-media-centric browser that incorporates blogging tools, an RSS Reader, Facbook and Twitter integration, and various other social staples (It's also my current browser du jour). While some see Flock as just too much (Seriously, it's pretty hard core social media centric), others just don't feel like it offers enough. For those people, and for those people that are interested in the idea of Flock but not sold on the browser itself, I present Yoono.

Yoono is a new FireFox extension built on the idea of integrating Social Media into your browsing experience. This plugin offers a ton of options for the social enthusiast, including Twitter integration, Facebook friend updates, Last.fm feeds, an RSS Reader, YouTube searches, and many, many other tools to expand the horizon of your browsing experience. Recently, I received an invite to try out the beta and I've been playing around with it for a bit now. To see what I've like, disliked, and whether or not I suggest you jump on the Yoono bandwagon, hit the jump for the rest of the write up.

What Do You Think About The New NIN Album?

In case you got sauced on tequila and woke up face down in a puddle of your own sick and cannot remember what I wrote yesterday, here's a refresher: Nine Inch Nails (specifically the Hottie McHotterson Trent Reznor, pictured) yesterday released The Slip, the newest addition to their catalog. Absolutely free.

In fact, it's so free Mr. Reznor doesn't want you to pay for it at all unless, of course, you're stuck in the early 90's and want to buy the CD come July.

So, Erotobots—what do you think of the new album? Does free content mean a decline in quality?

Personally, I think it's great; a throwback to 2005's With Teeth. Very danceable.

The little touches, too, are what makes it great. I noticed each track has distinct album art in iTunes and, unlike my other iTunes "purchases" (read: illegal downloads), these tracks included lyrics! I remember reading a long time ago that Apple planned on adding lyrics to all downloads but never saw the dream come to fruition.

Again, leave it to Trent Reznor to influence the music industry just a tiny, delicious, barechested bit.

Review: Logitech Z-10 Interactive Speaker System

Logitech's got a new line of very slick-looking computing accessories, and the Z-10 Interactive Speaker System is one of its successes - in terms of looks, performance, and cool-feature-factor. Nifty touch-sensitive buttons and smart-shifting LCD that routes song and album info from iTunes, Winamp, Musicmatch and other services make this 2.0 speaker system attractive to desktop computer users, and a surprisingly robust context-sensitive game display feature gives PC gamers an extra reason to drop $80 - $150 on this sleek sister.

And it sounds great, too.

Make the jump for the full review!

Review: Vibe Duo Headphones

The Digital Life show in NYC yielded some interesting finds. As I have been doing so much traveling, I was really drawn more towards the smaller items. After I finally tore myself away from the Gelaskins booth, I made my way across the aisle to check out the Vibe Duo earbud headphones from V-Moda. I have been on the market for some new headphones since I lost mine during my jaunt to E for All. The headphones that come packed with the various Apple devices are always incredibly uncomfortable to me. Something akin to sticking trashcan lids in your ears, they never quite fit right and always seem to fall out of my ears.

Needless to say, I was delighted when the lovely gal behind the table handed me a pair to try out, thus solving my headphone dilemma in one swoop. I have always thought thought of all headphones to be fairly similar as far as sound and comfortability with some slight variations. But, five minutes with the Vibe Duo proved that I was wrong.

Gelaskins: For the Customization Freak In You

I admit it, I am a customization whore. I love having my gadgets and accessories match my personality rather than carrying around that same old white iPod everyone else has. I have bought stickers and decals for my various consoles and handhelds in an attempt to find something cool, but I am inevitably disappointed. I either put the thing on wrong and have to remove it, causing the corners to bend up and never stick down again or I try to remove the decal months later and end up spending hours with Goof Off trying to remove the sticky junk left behind.

When Tiny and I attended the Digital Life Holiday showing last week, I was instantly drawn to the Gelaskins booth. Here they were, decals for every laptop and iPod you could imagine with some really amazing designs. Of course, my inner customizer came out and I looked over the table, my eyes filled with longing, secretly hoping that here I may have finally found the answer to my prayers. And I was right.