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Blogs, Bleader Feb 16, 2016
How to charge your cell phone on the CTA

Use caution if powering up your iPhone on Chicago Transit Authority property.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Transit, Transportation, Chicago hacks, News, CTA, cell phone, charge phone, outlet, power, socket, Metra, charging station, Chicago Transit Authority, USB, iPhone, Blue Line

Blogs, Bleader Jul 21, 2015
Video
Sean Baker's Tangerine: Part screwball comedy, part ethnographic doc, and one of a kind

The iPhone-shot indie about transsexual prostitutes in LA is currently playing at the Music Box Theatre.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: On Video, LGBT, Film, Tangerine, Sean Baker, Mya Taylor, Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, iPhone, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jun 30, 2014
A local guy created a smartphone game that wants you to look up, not down

Cartegram wants to bring urban explorers together.
- By Patrick Sisson
- Tags: Arts, Neighborhoods, Technology, News, cartegram, instagram, cards against humanity, games, gaming, iphone, apps, centup, buzzfeed, kickstarter, Len Kendall, urban explorer, choose-your-own-adventure

Blogs, Bleader Jun 18, 2014
Hurt Everybody's hip-hop alchemy works on more than just iPhone ringtones

The local hip-hop group can make some seriously strange and alluring songs while drawing inspiration from iPhone ringtones and video games.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Hurt Everybody, iPhone, hip-hop, Supa Bwe, Transmissions, Jams Dean, Twitter

Music, In Rotation Jun 2, 2014
In Rotation: Gigan guitarist Eric Hersemann on an album so angry it's almost silly

Plus: Reckless Records buyer Dave Hofer on a love letter to death metal, the Reader's Luca Cimarusti on a fancy-pants jukebox app, and more
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: In Rotation, Steve Baker, Luca Cimarusti, Pantera, Matt Pinfield, Phil Anselmo, Vinnie Paul, Black Label Society, Zakk Wylde, Dimebag Darrell, TouchTunes, iPhone, apps, Chicago Fret Works, North Center, electronics, guitars, vintage amps, repair shops, Dave Hofer, Mr. Muthafuckin' Exquire, Plebeian Grandstand, atmospheric metal, Jason Netherton, books, death metal, Misery Index, Dying Fetus, Albert Mudrian, tape trading, interviews, Matt "Putrid" Carr, Gigan, Reckless Records, Eric Hersemann, Goblin, Bad Religion, Greg Graffin, Exhorder

Blogs, Bleader Oct 17, 2012
A conversation with Steven Vance, developer of the Chicago Bike Map app

I spoke with Steven Vance about his fledgling Chicago Bike Map app
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Cycling, Transportation, Two Wheels, Steven Vance, Grid Chicago, Chicago Bike Map app, iPad, iPhone, Open Street Map, Open Trip Planner, cycling, bike lanes, protected bike lanes, cycle track, buffered bike lane, bike share, Milwaukee Avenue, sharrow, Illinois Prairie Path, Major Taylor Trail, North Shore Channel Trail, Google Earth, Tom Kompare, Velociped.es

Blogs, Bleader Jul 13, 2012
Death by smartphone: the Pitchfork edition

If I could holster my iPhone during Pitchfork, I would. But I can't, and I don't want to.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Behind Our Scenes, Work Versus Life Week, Music, Pitchfork, tweet, Newsweek, Sleigh Bells, Tony Dokoupil, Instagram, Internet Addiction Disorder, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, iPhone, Twitter, smartphone, Variations on a Theme

Blogs, Bleader Jun 26, 2012
Since when is "iPhone" a unit of measurement?

Measuring a sandwich in iPhones rather than inches is not terribly useful
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Apropos of Nothing, Food Chain, Food & Drink, iPhone, unit of measurement, shrimp po'boy, Phil's Last Stand, eating contest

Blogs, Bleader Oct 6, 2011
Thinking the unthinkable about Steve Jobs

Thinking the unthinkable about Steve Jobs's death, how it has affected the way we view the world, and how Apple products like the Powerbook, iPhone, and iPad influenced technological advents like Twitter and Facebook
- By Tal Rosenberg
- Tags: Media, News, Steve Jobs, Apple, death, mourning, technology, the Internet, self-effacement, self-doubt, iPad, iPhone, Facebook, Twitter, collective guilt, Occupy Wall Street

Blogs, Bleader Jul 27, 2011
Poetry via your phone

The Poetry Foundation has apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android
- By Jerome Ludwig
- Tags: Lit & Lectures, Books, Poetry Foundation, Billy Collins, workshop, app, iPhone, iPad, Android

Blogs, Bleader Jul 7, 2011
Our expanding waistline: Illinois is the fattest it's ever been
- By Alex Parker
- Tags: Morning Newsfeed, Taste of Chicago, iPhone, Casey Anthony, City Council

Blogs, Bleader Mar 31, 2011
Police Release Sketch of Suspect in iPhone-Related CTA Death
- By Alex Parker
- Tags: News, CTA, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Police Department, iPhone, Fullerton

Blogs, Bleader Mar 9, 2011
Free Gin and Tonic Finder

Free gin and tonic locator app from Zagat and Tanqueray.
- By Lauri Apple
- Tags: Food Chain, Free Shit, Food & Drink, Swag, Zagat, Tanqueray, gin and tonic, iPhone, mobile app

Reader, Matches blog Nov 22, 2010
Video
Simply Pathetic If I Call You Anymore

Investigation reveals people realistically devolving while technologically evolving, the safest sex ever, and proves you can still learn a lot riding the bus.
- By Heartbroker
- Tags: The Biggest Loser, root beer floats, monkeys, gum, Le Bron James, Chicago Bulls, CTA, Groupon, The Nerves, sexting, texting, technology, paint, brains, exploding, banana, Lincoln Park Zoo, Christmas, Pauly Shore, Rudy, computers, iPhone, Blackberry, Droid, sleeping, premature ejaculation, venereal disease, cyberspace, reality, soda, cream pie, future, ex-girlfriend, world's greatest mysteries, immature, ghosts, education, the English language, emotion, pant-suits, cougars, party, sweatpants, goatee, Facebook, it's complicated, Sherlock Holmes, Lethal Weapon, slut, Lagwagon, Video

Blogs, Bleader Sep 13, 2010
The Leak in Your Hometown

Joe Hocking and Mark Skwarek subvert the BP logo with their iPhone app "The Leak In Your Hometown," presented Tuesday in the monthly Upgrade! Chicago new media series at The Nightingale.
- By Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Film, Visual Art, Free Shit, Environment, Eco, Swag, BP, oil, spill, leak, gulf, logo, corporate, Joe Hocking, Mark Skwarek, Leak in Your Hometown, Upgrade Chicago, Nightingale, new media, iPhone, app

News & Politics, Media May 6, 2010
Video
The Problem With How They Got That Story

Gizmodo's iPhone caper made for juicy journalism—but was it also criminal?
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, Gizmodo, Jason Chen, iPhone, This is Apple's Next iPhone, Jesus Diaz, Redwood City, Gourmet Haus Staudt, Gray Powell, $5,000, Apple, John Gruber, Daring Fireball, California Penal Code, California Civil Code, Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team, REACT, Damien Hoffman, Wall St. Cheat Sheet, Henry Blodget, Gaby Darbyshire, Gawker Media, Gawker, Section 1070, Mashable, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 13, 2009
Fashion 3.0

The iPhone needs fashion apps! Here's one idea . . .
- By Heather Kenny
- Tags: iPhone, Style.com, Chanel, iPhone apps, fashion and technology, Polyvore, Ralph Lauren, Dolce & Gabbana

Blogs, Bleader Jan 7, 2009
Video
We're a long way from Game Boy music

What the future of music making might look like
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Technology, Video Games, iPhone, Brian Eno, iPod Touch, Nintendo DS, Bloom, Electroplankton, iDrum, RJDJ, Mokugyo, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 3, 2007
Around the web: the best movie ever made (in Chicago), hacktivists, and more

Around the web: the best movie ever made (in Chicago), hacktivists, and more.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: News, Chicagoland, Chicago Tribune, iPhone

Blogs, Bleader Jun 29, 2007
IPHONE MADNESS!!11!!111!: KIND OF SUBDUED

The queue for the Most Important Phone in the World--not that long, actually.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: News, Chicagoland, iPhone

Blogs, Bleader Jun 18, 2007
iFeel sick

The Tribune takes the official position that the iPhone is totally freakin' awesome.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: News, Chicagoland, Chicago Tribune, iPhone

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Use caution if powering up your iPhone on Chicago Transit Authority property.

The iPhone-shot indie about transsexual prostitutes in LA is currently playing at the Music Box Theatre.

Cartegram wants to bring urban explorers together.

The local hip-hop group can make some seriously strange and alluring songs while drawing inspiration from iPhone ringtones and video games.

Plus: Reckless Records buyer Dave Hofer on a love letter to death metal, the Reader's Luca Cimarusti on a fancy-pants jukebox app, and more

I spoke with Steven Vance about his fledgling Chicago Bike Map app

If I could holster my iPhone during Pitchfork, I would. But I can't, and I don't want to.

Measuring a sandwich in iPhones rather than inches is not terribly useful

Thinking the unthinkable about Steve Jobs's death, how it has affected the way we view the world, and how Apple products like the Powerbook, iPhone, and iPad influenced technological advents like Twitter and Facebook

The Poetry Foundation has apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android

Free gin and tonic locator app from Zagat and Tanqueray.

Investigation reveals people realistically devolving while technologically evolving, the safest sex ever, and proves you can still learn a lot riding the bus.

Joe Hocking and Mark Skwarek subvert the BP logo with their iPhone app "The Leak In Your Hometown," presented Tuesday in the monthly Upgrade! Chicago new media series at The Nightingale.

Gizmodo's iPhone caper made for juicy journalism—but was it also criminal?

The iPhone needs fashion apps! Here's one idea . . .

What the future of music making might look like

Around the web: the best movie ever made (in Chicago), hacktivists, and more.

The queue for the Most Important Phone in the World--not that long, actually.

The Tribune takes the official position that the iPhone is totally freakin' awesome.

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