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Sunrise Company Invents Snorkeling-Proof iPhone Case (VIDEO)

iPhones, for all their glorious, touch-screeny goodness, are fragile little things -- it hangs up on your mom if you hold it in your left hand, data speeds are spotty with some carriers, and the screen cracks easier than a jailhouse snitch with an upcoming parole hearing. But for all you folks who w ... More >>

The iPhone Is Everywhere, Especially at the Dinner Table

My first memory of a cell phone at the dinner table was a friend of my older brother's, "Joe." He always managed to drop by when my brother was otherwise occupied -- cleaning fish guts off his hands after fishing, whatever -- and Joe would have to kill time at my family's kitchen table. This usually ... More >>

Pat the Foodie and Other Kids' Books for Adults

​Pat the Foodie is making its way around the internet, a parody of Pat the Bunny in the same vein as Go the F**k to Sleep. Like its inspiration, readers can touch things, though it's along the lines of scratchy beards and chicken feathers. Daily Dish from the LA Times cites one of the pages: "'Jud ... More >>

New Times Best Of App Gets Love From Wired and Apple

​Just a few years ago, the web presence of New Times was the digital equivalent of a kid in a bowler hat yelling out the news next to the haberdashery. Now, we've got a sweet new homepage, award-winning blogs, and apparently a smart phone app that rocks. Sure, that sounds like we're using this spa ... More >>

Marco Rubio and Florida University Salaries: There Are Apps for That

astriker.comJesus, an iPhone kind of guy.​If the youngsters out there need something a little more high-brow than a fart-noise application for their iPhones, there are now apps for that.Sen. Marco Rubio announced the release of the aptly named "U.S. Senator Marco Rubio" application for the iPhone, ... More >>

Five Reasons Your Waitress Hates Coupons

"You want to use a COUPON?!"​Thanks to shows like TLC's "Extreme Couponing," being frugal has become the new trend.Thrifty consumers practically get off on seeing how much they can acquire for the least amount of money. The more goods obtained and the cheaper the bill the better they feel about li ... More >>

Food & Drink Events this Week in Broward/Palm Beach

Dogfish Head will take over some of these taps on Tuesday. See? Going back to work ain't all bad.​It's Monday, and yet, it's still the weekend - what a beautiful conundrum. Assuming you were given the day off and don't have a fancy pool party to crash, there are a few options about town with which ... More >>

SoFlo Company Develops NearBeer iPhone App to Locate Deals on Your Favorite Brew Bars

Nicole Danna​Finally, someone has created an app beer-lovers can actually use: One that helps you locate your favorite beer bar. The next time you're in search of a bar with the best selection of ice-cold brewskis to wash away the summer heat, simply consult NearBeer.

Atlantis Space Shuttle Launch Photos From 36,000 Feet

via Twitter user ChadGraff​There might not be much sightseeing from the window seat of a commercial airplane between Baltimore and Fort Lauderdale, except for maybe a rocket going into space next to your plane.The Huffington Post reports these pictures of the space shuttle Atlantis launch were ... More >>

The World According to GOP Presidential Candidates

​In case you didn't notice -- between coverage of the Casey Anthony trial, Anthony Weiner, and Anderson Cooper probably wearing a skin-tight shirt -- CNN held a debate between hopeful Republican presidential candidates last night.You can guess what happened when Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, Ne ... More >>

Broward School District: Parents on Cell Phones Are Driving Like Morons Around Kids

csmonitor.comWho can be bothered looking out for kids when you've got this awesome phone to use?​If you drop off your kid for school and drive away with the kid's backpack stuck in the door and don't notice you're dragging your kid along the street because you're too busy texting, it's probably ti ... More >>

Three (More) Free Foodie Apps for the iPhone

​In a small but concise priority listing of life, food is near the top. So is my iPhone. Thankfully, Apple combines the love I have for both. Earlier this month, I got an email from Apple with dozens of food application suggestions. While I gave you my top five free food apps for smartphones in De ... More >>

Check Out Our Brand New Best Of iPhone App

Need something to do on the weekend? We know all the best place.​Hey, is that a Best Of app in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?Ok, that was lame. We know. As you may know we do an issue every summer called our "Best Of" issue where we work with you (the readers) to decide what the best ... More >>

Check Out Our Brand New Best Of iPhone App

Need something to do on the weekend? We know all the best place.​Hey, is that a Best Of app in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?Ok, that was lame. We know. As you may know we do an issue every summer called our "Best Of" issue where we work with you (the readers) to decide what the bes ... More >>

Where We Were Eating: Taqueria Dona Raquel

Dori Zinn​While your iPhone map application may have you driving down Dixie Highway in sketchy parts of Pompano Beach for some original Mexican food, don't fret. The arrival at your final destination, Taqueria Dona Raquel, is worth it.

Where to Buy Girl Scout Cookies (Online Cookie Locator and iPhone App!)

Flickr​It happens every year. You hear everyone talking about them -- the delicious Tagalongs, the sinfully good Thin Mint cookies (which taste better in a milkshake, BTW), the little girls manipulating you into buying four boxes. But poor you -- your office is one of those desolate hells that doe ... More >>

Pay For Your Starbucks Addiction With New Smartphone App for iPhone, Blackberry

Flickr/Ahmad Ziyad Maricar Starbucks calling...​It's 8am and you're seriously hung over from the night before. You're late for work, but first you need one of those new Trenta-sized iced coffees at Starbucks. You try to pay the Barrista but you can't find your wallet (which you serio ... More >>

Want to Pop Bottles on New Year's Eve? There's an App for That

​Pretty much all worldwide celebrations nowadays involve mass texting. While I'm not an advocate of such a lazy and boring practice, I am a recipient. I expect many at midnight this Friday, December 31. Maxim has realized the bland mass text craze and created the Champagne Popper -- a free iPhone ... More >>

Five Free Food Apps for Smart Phones

​I would die in combat if I didn't have my iPhone, and I mean that sincerely. Next to my dog, my iPhone is my favorite thing in life. It's gotten me through the trenches of downtown Miami. It's made sure I didn't overdraft money from my bank account. It's found the closest Chipotle in a place I di ... More >>

Dy-no-mite Fridays

​I would die in combat if I didn't have my iPhone, and I mean that sincerely. Next to my dog, my iPhone is my favorite thing in life. It's gotten me through the trenches of downtown Miami. It's made sure I didn't overdraft money from my bank account. It's found the closest Chipotle in a place I di ... More >>

Claustrophobic Nightmare

​I would die in combat if I didn't have my iPhone, and I mean that sincerely. Next to my dog, my iPhone is my favorite thing in life. It's gotten me through the trenches of downtown Miami. It's made sure I didn't overdraft money from my bank account. It's found the closest Chipotle in a place I di ... More >>

Eating Around the Blog-o-sphere

Got an interesting post or bit of news to share? Email it to Charlie and we'll include it in Eating Around the Blog-o-Sphere.A local beer blog called Beer Review Dude interviews Holy Mackerel owner Bob Gordash at last week's tasting event at World of Beer.Worst Pizza will host another pizza tweetup ... More >>

How Many Oranges Does it Take to Power an iPhone?

​Back in middle school science class, you might have used an orange to power a light bulb or two potatoes to run a digital clock. The reason it works is the acid in the fruit creates a chemical reaction between two metal electrodes, which produces electricity. A single orange, lemon, or potato may ... More >>

South Florida Happy Hours: Where Great Food and Booze Collide

​Back in middle school science class, you might have used an orange to power a light bulb or two potatoes to run a digital clock. The reason it works is the acid in the fruit creates a chemical reaction between two metal electrodes, which produces electricity. A single orange, lemon, or potato may ... More >>

Man Want Toys

​Back in middle school science class, you might have used an orange to power a light bulb or two potatoes to run a digital clock. The reason it works is the acid in the fruit creates a chemical reaction between two metal electrodes, which produces electricity. A single orange, lemon, or potato may ... More >>

Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

Eric BartonLearn how to make a healthy version of the super perro in this week's recipe post.​This week on the blog:An outdoor nightclub goes live in Delray Beach.Big Bear hopes to serve some malt-fed calf during next year's Field of Beers.Iron Maiden is hitting the road, which means it's time for ... More >>

Happy Hours Go Mobile With New App

​ There are few things I appreciate more than my iPhone. One of them is alcohol. Luckily, my employers felt the need to combine my two favorite things, and thus we introduce my new best friend: the Happy Hours App. Available for iPhones and Droids, the free application lets you choose from dozen ... More >>

Palm Beach Lawyer Had Too Many Fancy Phones, Created an App

Photo courtesy Christopher HopkinsFather of the CLaw.​Mark your calendars, ladies and gents, as the day a Palm Beach lawyer didn't charge you for a service -- not a lump sum, not by the hour, not by your first- born. Christopher Hopkins, an attorney with Butzel Long on Worth Avenue, has developed ... More >>

Courage. Bravery. Cinnabon.

Photo courtesy Christopher HopkinsFather of the CLaw.​Mark your calendars, ladies and gents, as the day a Palm Beach lawyer didn't charge you for a service -- not a lump sum, not by the hour, not by your first- born. Christopher Hopkins, an attorney with Butzel Long on Worth Avenue, has developed ... More >>

Phone Drones: The Frustrations and Perplexities of Placing a Phone Call in South Florida

​"They f*** you with cell phones!" says Joel Kodner, one of the most outspoken members of our South Florida Twitterverse. He's quoting Joe Pesci's character in Lethal Weapon 4, who was ranting about poor reception, dropped calls, and the rapidly decreasing size of the gadgets themselves. That was ... More >>

The Cold Weather and South Florida Tech

Steve Hoefer Grathio.com​​It's been cold lately. Recently, I was in New York to visit family and it was, obviously, much colder there than it is here. Be that as it may, we South Floridans are not used to the cold and the recent temperatures are breaking all kinds of records. Several people have ... More >>

Drunken Bliss at Cantina Laredo

Riki Altman​Why we just had to get away during one of the busiest travel times of the year is anyone's guess, but somehow taking a road trip over Christmas seemed logical when we booked the hotel room in Orlando a few months ago. Granted, it was a fun getaway for a while, excepting the outlet mall ... More >>

Top iPhone Apps for Losing Weight After the Holidays

​Happy New Year everyone! Now that the imbibing is done, the holidays are past, and we're looking at the next decade, you might be looking at what you did to over-indulge this holiday season. Let the New Year's resolutions and weight loss promises begin!To help you with your plans to lose the holi ... More >>

Not Good Timing: Stabbing at Florida Memorial University Frat Party

Joel Castillo​We're beginning to feel sorry for the public relations department of Miami Gardens' Florida Memorial University. As this week's feature story on the violence-plagued school -- think shootings, carjackings, home invasions, and a near-riot -- went to print, the first reports of a ... More >>

Gym Rats: Broward a Training Ground for MMA Stars-to-Be

Flickr user: Joe Johnston PhotographyUFC light heavyweight champion fighter, Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell ​One of the few new industries to rise from the smoldering ashes of our crumbling modern economy is Mixed Martial Arts. It seems that men in touch with their inner cave man make voracious cons ... More >>

Not Sly's Brother, Technically, But He Might Have Cleaned Sly's Pool Once

Sylvester Stallone has only one brother, thank God, and that's the incomparable Frank Stallone, seen above in the video for that song he did for the John Travolta leotard movie.But this morning, the Juice received a media release about energy-saving pool technologies endorsed by some of the region ... More >>

Broke? Buy More Stuff, the Post advises

Flickr User: diamond girl 77New Depression? Time to buy Tiffany's.It's no secret that daily newspapers are getting hit hard by the New Depression. Their entire economic model relies on print advertising that is rapidly disappearing. Now, the Palm Beach Post seems to be using its news space to shill ... More >>

South Florida Native Jim Jonsin Is the New Producer King

Flickr User: diamond girl 77New Depression? Time to buy Tiffany's.It's no secret that daily newspapers are getting hit hard by the New Depression. Their entire economic model relies on print advertising that is rapidly disappearing. Now, the Palm Beach Post seems to be using its news space to shill ... More >>

How to Make Your iPhone Get Down and Dirty

Flickr user: jitterdougYour phone can help you find this man.So maybe it wasn't the best idea for a straight woman to experiment with Grindr, the new iPhone app that's supposed to help gay guys hook up. I had my roommate (the only tech savvy person in my household) download it on her phone, and was ... More >>

Real Men Drink Microbrews

Hold your fire, save your ammo, and belly up to the bar at the Lodge.

Wastin' Away at Hibi House

You could spend a lot of happy hours at this Key West-flavored hideaway.

Fall Out Boy to Play Mizner Park Amphitheatre, April 21

via www.livenation.comThe last time Fall Out Boy headlined in South Florida, it was for a gig with Gym Class Heroes and Plain White T's at the Fillmore Miami Beach, on Halloween 2007. That theater seemed like a smallish venue for them then, and thanks to both Pete Wentz' tabloid appearances, and an ... More >>

Reporter Bound for D.C. Seeks Gotcha Questions, Ball Gown, Proper Footwear

When I was a wee college student at FSU, my best friend and I decided to road-trip to DC for President Clinton's inauguration.  There we were, two unprepared, underdressed 18-year-olds waiting for hours upon hours in the freezing cold for little more than a nanosecond's glance at a speeding lim ... More >>

Booze Hound - BYOBooze

When I was a wee college student at FSU, my best friend and I decided to road-trip to DC for President Clinton's inauguration.  There we were, two unprepared, underdressed 18-year-olds waiting for hours upon hours in the freezing cold for little more than a nanosecond's glance at a speeding lim ... More >>

Last Night: We The Kings, Metro Station, the Cab, and Cobra Starship at the Culture Room

When I was a wee college student at FSU, my best friend and I decided to road-trip to DC for President Clinton's inauguration.  There we were, two unprepared, underdressed 18-year-olds waiting for hours upon hours in the freezing cold for little more than a nanosecond's glance at a speeding lim ... More >>

Jukebox in the Sky

When I was a wee college student at FSU, my best friend and I decided to road-trip to DC for President Clinton's inauguration.  There we were, two unprepared, underdressed 18-year-olds waiting for hours upon hours in the freezing cold for little more than a nanosecond's glance at a speeding lim ... More >>

Apocalypse Soon

When I was a wee college student at FSU, my best friend and I decided to road-trip to DC for President Clinton's inauguration.  There we were, two unprepared, underdressed 18-year-olds waiting for hours upon hours in the freezing cold for little more than a nanosecond's glance at a speeding lim ... More >>

Hot Wax

When I was a wee college student at FSU, my best friend and I decided to road-trip to DC for President Clinton's inauguration.  There we were, two unprepared, underdressed 18-year-olds waiting for hours upon hours in the freezing cold for little more than a nanosecond's glance at a speeding lim ... More >>

Auto-Chaotic

As giant robots transform all around us (!), it´s good to know Michael Bay won´t ever change