Tagged: science

December 24

Is It Safe To Stand in Front of The Microwave and Watch? The Answer

We’ve all heard it somewhere. “Don’t watch the microwave. You’ll go blind”. “Don’t stand in front of the microwave or it’ll cook you too”. We’ve all been scared by the old wives tale. So is it true? Mostly, no. And for your mother, or your grandmother, or your friend that doesn’t believe you, here’s the technical explanation. As we all remember from chemistry class,...

app / app review / app store / Gadgets / ios / science / shopping

November 24

A Smartphone App That Knows Everything

What’s the sine of 4.589? What’s the mass percentage of magnesium in magnesium oxide? How many daily page views does Problogger.net receive One of my new favorite apps can answer those questions and many more in an instant. The latest on my list of app favorites is Wolfram Alpha ($4 iOS) which harnesses massive databases and supercomputing power straight to your smartphone and uses deductive...

funny / humor / Video / Viral / Youtube

August 17

We’re NASA And We Know it- Oh yes

Houston, a hilarious new video has landed on Youtube. This awesome video resonates with nerds everywhere for a reason. I hope you get as many laughs out of this as I did. Let me know what you think in the comments. Posts provided by The App Store Chronicle- All Rights reserved

camera / iphone / microscope / photo / photography / science

November 11

Exclusive Photo: Hair Under iphone Microscope

Using our Makeshift iphone microscope (see Tutorial Here) we took this photo of a human hair. Not bad. Note that this is one hair and the hole in the middle is probably due to a lack of a medulla. Not too shabby. Human Hair Posts provided by The App Store Chronicle- All Rights reserved

app / app review / camera / DIY / how to / iphone / microscope / photo / photography / tutorial

November 9

How To Use Your iPhone as a Microscope (And Convert it)

Ever wanted to see things in your life up close? Do you not have room to carry a 9 pound telescope in your bag? Right now we are going to give you a quick and easy way to get closeup shots with your iphone for cheap. More Images We Took Here Step 1. Find a Camera enabled mobile device (preferably an iphone or ipad)....