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Strawberries Pesticide-Laden, Pineapples Better: An App to Find the Best

​It can be difficult to justify spending the extra cash for organic food, but with the help of the Environmental Working Group's 2011 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce, you can eat healthfully without having to dump your entire wallet on certified organic produce. Consumers of produce can r ... More >>

LG's Refrigerator: (Almost) Smarter Than You

​The LG Smart Refrigerator is one of the many new "smart" appliances recently revealed at the Consumer and Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month that can be connected to a home network and manage your entire kitchen. Designed to communicate with other devices via Wi-Fi, it can be contro ... More >>

Pinecrest's Artspace Gallery Is Glad You're Packing iPhones In Those Pockets

​These days, anyone who owns an iPhone is packing a studio in their pocket. In fact there is a growing group of artists and creative types who call themselves "iPhoneagraphers" and strictly produce artworks using only their cell phones. Tonight from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., South Florida artists and p ... More >>

Is Your Smartphone Spying On You? Miami Lawsuit Targets "Invasive" Carrier IQ Software

photo by John Karakansantis via Wikimedia Commons​What if your smartphone has secretly tracked everything you've done for the past two years: every Google search, every website, every key stroke -- not to mention everywhere you've traveled? Sounds like a paranoid fantasy from Enemy of the State, b ... More >>

Sugar Plum Fairies Redux

photo by John Karakansantis via Wikimedia Commons​What if your smartphone has secretly tracked everything you've done for the past two years: every Google search, every website, every key stroke -- not to mention everywhere you've traveled? Sounds like a paranoid fantasy from Enemy of the State, b ... More >>

Diplo at LIV November 9

photo by John Karakansantis via Wikimedia Commons​What if your smartphone has secretly tracked everything you've done for the past two years: every Google search, every website, every key stroke -- not to mention everywhere you've traveled? Sounds like a paranoid fantasy from Enemy of the State, b ... More >>

Diplo, Dinosaurs, and Jamaican Dancehall at LIV November 9

Facebook​Diplodocuses were some of the gnarliest dinosaurs in North America. They were friendly, survived on a diet of mostly tree branches and water plants, and generally kicked it prehistorically 'round Utah and Colorado. But the Diplodocus is also the inspiration behind one of electro music's ... More >>

IPhone 4S's "Personal Assistant" Siri Tells Us Where to Get Hookers, Weed, and Drunk

When we asked it for cheap hookers...​Steve Job's first posthumous release -- the iPhone 4S -- is getting a lot of buzz for its new "personal assistant", Siri, who's supposed to be really good at setting up meetings and booking hotel rooms for high-powered types. Or finding the nearest hooke ... More >>

Beck's Green Box Project Comes to CocoWalk

photo courtesy of Green Box project​Beer companies are not exactly known for their intellectual appeal. Miller Lite's Tastes Great-Less Filling and Budweiser's Whassup? campaigns are only topped by Old Milwaukee's Swedish Bikini Team. We're not knocking it. The messages are loud, clear and effecti ... More >>

Correction: Planet Pit App for iPhone 4

Not the Planet Pit app for iPhone 4.​Yesterday, Crossfade published a blog reviewing Pitbull's new Planet Pit app for the iPhone 4: "Is Pitbull's New Planet Pit App Worth Its $9.99 Price Tag?" But we accidentally purchased both the iPad-only version of the app, and another official Pitbull app, ... More >>

Best of Miami 2011 Rises From the Dead

​BRAAAAAAIIIIIIINSSS! Er, excuse us. We meant to say the wait is finally over. Best of Miami 2011 is finally here. Winners were chosen by the New Times editorial board in 345 categories such as Best New Restaurant, Best Dance Club, Best Art Museum, Best Tattoo Shop, and others.If you are wait ... More >>

Dance Like a Zombie! Best of Miami 2011 Has Risen

Photo by Michael McElroy​Have you ever seen a zombie shake some ass? Well, it happens more often than you'd think. And surprisingly, when they're not humping each other silly in the club, the undead go all Wacko Jacko for the choreographed dance steps from "Thriller." In this particular case, ... More >>

Fontainebleau's App: Download Quick and Win Free Hotel Stay

via Fontainebleau Miami BeachThe home screen of the Fontainebleau app.​Yesterday, Fontainebleau Miami Beach announced the launch of an iPhone and Android app, as well as a mobile site for most smartphones. In addition, the hotel will run a Facebook sweepstakes for those who download the free app. ... More >>

Ultimate Ultra Music Festival Survival Kit

via Fontainebleau Miami BeachThe home screen of the Fontainebleau app.​Yesterday, Fontainebleau Miami Beach announced the launch of an iPhone and Android app, as well as a mobile site for most smartphones. In addition, the hotel will run a Facebook sweepstakes for those who download the free app. ... More >>

The Ultimate Ultra Survival Kit: Five Essential Items for the Superprepared Raver

Photo by Ian WitlenCandy ravers, not candy stripers: These girls can't help you.​There's this shared fantasy among neo-hippies, blissed-out druggies, and naïve first-time festival-goers that three-day music extravaganzas like Ultra Music Festival are all about fun and friendship. But here's the ... More >>

Free Australian Lamb App

​There's something missing in your life, but you can't quite put your finger on what it is? I've got the answer: You've been subconsciously yearning for an Australian lamb app for your iPhone and iPad. Yearn no more. Now it's available for download, free, through the Apple App Store.Stephen Edward ... More >>

Rachel Goodrich's "Golden Phone" Is Being Used to Sell, uh, Phones in New BlackBerry Ad

Photo by Yvette LabovThe choice: Golden phone or BlackBerry?​That's right ... Our favorite ukelele-toting songslinger in the whole damn 305, Rachel Goodrich, has another song in a TV commercial. Last time, the Crayola corporation was making use of Ms. Goodrich's "Light Bulb" to brainwash kiddies ... More >>

Diplo at Grand Central December 23

Photo by Yvette LabovThe choice: Golden phone or BlackBerry?​That's right ... Our favorite ukelele-toting songslinger in the whole damn 305, Rachel Goodrich, has another song in a TV commercial. Last time, the Crayola corporation was making use of Ms. Goodrich's "Light Bulb" to brainwash kiddies ... More >>

Art Basel? There's an App For That

​Art Basel Miami Beach is a confusing carnival of art. Sure there's gallery assistants there to help you, but let's be honest, they're probably busy talking to someone who's looking to buy something. There's the multi-pound mega catalog, but that's impractical to tote around and browse through. So ... More >>

Five Dumb Halloween Apps

BrianBoyd via Flickr​From a $4.99 Mario Batali recipe app that'll inevitably result in a greasy screen, to the Hipstamatic indie-cam for a $1.99, the iTunes store offers thousands of apps to suit every demographic imaginable. And like a strip mall welcoming a temporary fly-by-night Hallo ... More >>

Review: Netflix Debuts on the iPhone, But is it Worth Watching on the Really Small Screen?

Does Netflix really measure up on a much smaller screen?​I'm a big fan of Netflix. Something about being able to rent movies in my pajamas without actually leaving the house just appeals to me. And though my laptop screen (13.5 inches) doesn't really compare to a flat screen, sometimes you just ca ... More >>

Our Review: Does the BlackBerry Torch Kick the iPhone 4's Ass?

​As much as I love new technology, I'm never one to purchase anything the moment it comes out. I figure it's probably best to let the fanatics have their turn, let all the obligatory first-in-a-series kinks get worked out, and the dust settle. That was not the case this time around, as I decided t ... More >>

Riptide's Comments of the Week, 8/16-9/20

Courtesy of Wikimedia​Another week is over. And so it's time to reflect on this week's best comments. Here is a list, in no specific order, of the best mouth-offs from the past five days. Thank you readers. And keep 'em coming. 1. Riptide blogged about an advertisement that promised to kick the qu ... More >>

iPhone Users Have a lot More Sex Than Android and BlackBerry Users

​If you own an iPhone, you're probably having more sex (or rather, more sexual partners) than your BlackBerry and Android neighbors,  according to a new study.When we came across this study, conducted by free online dating site OkCupid, we thought, What? The study was put together by OkC ... More >>

Transfer Money and Access Contact Info With the "Bump" of a Smart Phone

​We're normally not huge advocates of smart phone apps that connect to social media. Sure, a lot of them are handy, but in the day and age of Foursquare check-ins, following on Twitter, and Facebook stalking, it's just too easy to get lost in the noise. Enter Bump. 

Q&A: 99 Jamz's DJ Entice Has Clearly Already Won

Via Myspace / NLPGimages.com​Known for taking up your airwaves everyday at 5:00 PM for WEDR's Drive At 5 mix, DJ Entice has been a South Florida mainstay for many years now. He caused a little bit of chaos a couple weeks ago when he exclusively premiered the unofficial, yet street-official Miami ... More >>

New Android App Helps Find Open Parking Spaces in South Florida

All of these empty parking spaces could be yours​We all know how frustrating finding a parking space in Miami can be -- especially if you're always running late in SoBe or the Design District. The only spots left are in $15 lots, or garages five floors up. Not anymore, thanks to Android's latest ... More >>

Audible SMS Makes Texting While Driving a Safe Possibility

A car's center console will make audible SMS a reality.​We all know how difficult it is to text while driving. Speaking from experience, it's virtually impossible -- and in some parts of South Florida, even illegal. AT&T adds a little label to the front of new phones suggesting not to do it, a ... More >>

New iPhone 4 Video Calls Won't Use Carrier Minutes; The Death of Text Messaging?

iPhone 4's new FaceTime feature promises much needed face time with far away friends and relatives​When Steve Jobs announced the launch of the new iPhone 4 just a few weeks ago, we all waited with bated breath for a new video chatting feature called FaceTime. And now, there's more: An Apple rep ha ... More >>

American Beauty Director Sam Mendes Directs... New iPhone 4 Ad?

For those of you who haven't heard about the new iPhone 4 yet (hiding under a rock?), it's pretty big. And Apple's trying to up the ante by hiring big shot movie director Sam Mendes (of Revolutionary Road and American Beauty fame) to direct their new Ad.

AT&T to Get Rid of Unlimited Data Plans in Anticipation of New iPhone

​We can't say we didn't see this one coming from a mile away. AT&T's just announced that its iPhone and iPad data plans -- a one-option of unlimited data now set at $30 a month -- is being replaced by more specific plans on Monday, June 7 in preparation of the madness the new iPhone 4 announce ... More >>

Apple TV to Change the Face of Living Room Gaming?

​Last week we mentioned how Google TV is giving Apple TV a run for its money. Well, maybe not. Engadget received a tip on Friday that was confirmed by a source close to Apple regarding specs of the next Apple TV: Brace yourselves and hold on to your tiny remote controls. Apparently this makeover h ... More >>

Specs of the New iPhone to be Announced on June 7

​There's been a lot of talk about the new iPhone, thanks to Gizmodo and their controversial leak of the new prototype. But now, it's official: Mark your calendars for June 7. That's when important features of the new iPhone will be mentioned, possibly including some not yet released surprises, at ... More >>

Cloud Music Storage Software Promises Access to Your Entire Music Library From Any Computer or Cell Phone

​In a perfect world, you'd be able to access your entire music library from any computer, iPhone, iPad or any other cellphone, sans USB. You wouldn't have to transfer files or carry around a portable hard drive. Finally, that world is here, but it's not perfect... yet. Let me introduce you to clo ... More >>

"Heineken Inspire" Presents

​In a perfect world, you'd be able to access your entire music library from any computer, iPhone, iPad or any other cellphone, sans USB. You wouldn't have to transfer files or carry around a portable hard drive. Finally, that world is here, but it's not perfect... yet. Let me introduce you to clo ... More >>

How to Listen to Steve Harvey's Morning Show Now That 103.5 the Beat is Dead

​While stations like 99 Jamz and Power 96 got all the shine in the urban/rhythmic/party music broadcasting wars, contender 103.5 the Beat quietly cultivated its own devoted following. The station's slogan for a time was "Grown and Sexy ... And Loving It!" and its programming and on-air banter refl ... More >>

Exxxotica and Sex App Shop Help You Score Porn for Your iPhone

Even when you've got a good book, bus rides can be really, really, really boring. But you know what would turn that super-shitty morning transit trek into a full-blown fiesta? Pornography. Now, in the past, enjoying explicit sex pictures in public could be kinda tricky. But now, thanks to brand-ne ... More >>

Remember Those Awesome Maarten Baas Clocks From Design Miami? Get One on Your iPhone

via Dezeen​At last year's Design Miami, we were absolutely taken with designer of the year Maarten Baas's awesome "Real Time" clock project. In one memorable installation, he had a person, stationed inside a cabinet, who manually painted in the numbers of a digital clocks as the time changed. ... More >>

WMC 2010: Ultra Music Festival iPhone App Now Available for Download

​Ever find the cumbersome Ultra Music Festival maps given to attendees at the entrance a hassle and unnecessary? Wish you could pull all that information via your iPhone? Are you rolling so hard on Ecstasy you barely know where you are? Well, Ultra organizers have the solution for you! A nifty iPh ... More >>

New Florida Tourism Campaign Uses Photo not Shot in Florida, Makes us Wonder What a "Florida Side" Is

​Florida has a new tourism ad campaign that instructs would-be visitors to perform various verbs on their "Florida side," such as "embrace," "awaken," or "abraza your Florida side." It's one of those slogans that makes less and less sense the more you think about it. What is a Florida side? W ... More >>

The iPad: Is It Good News for the Miami Herald? Bad News for Us? No One Knows

via GizmodoiOcho​The first image most people will ever see of Apple's recently unveiled iPad displays Liberty City's own Chad Ochocinco. Interesting, but perhaps more important is that the image was party of the New York Times' app for the new machine. For months, rumors swirled that the iPad woul ... More >>

Zagat Miami Survey To Be Released Tomorrow

The results of Zagat's 2010 Miami/So.Florida Restaurants Survey are out tomorrow. The new survey, which incorporates the opinions of some 6,100 local diners, will be available in print, at ZAGAT.com and on ZAGAT TO GO for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry.Only info we have thus far is that this year, 3 ... More >>

Silicon Beach: Give Good Miami Buzz on Your Smart Phone

​For those of you who aren't crazy about having a bazillion apps on your smart phone, here's one you might consider adding. Buzzd calls itself the "social city guide" and offers real-time reviews from real people hanging out at restaurants, bars, sports, and entertainment venues.Buzzd also provide ... More >>

Dexter Videogame Coming to iPhone

Showtime, Marc Ecko Entertainment, and Icarus Entertainment are bringing a Dexter videogame to the iPhone. Which means hot, 3-D Miami-murder action. From the looks of the Dexter game trailer, GTA: Vice City might be a more accurate graphical representation of the Magic City, but nonethe ... More >>

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Legacy Through Movement

Karen Peterson brings dance history home