Square iPhone Payment System

A project codenamed "Square" is the brand new iPhone-based payment processing system that's currently being alpha tested at the also brand new Self Edge NYC. In addition to keeping the process paperless, Square makes check-out clean and easy. The innovation is in a small, plastic card reader that fits in to the headphone jack of an iPhone (or iPod Touch) and transfers the credit card's …

Ghostly Discovery iPhone Application

Ever ahead of the music industry curve, Ghostly International today released its first (100% free) iPhone application, Ghostly Discovery, a slick listening app that uses mood-based tagging to generate playlists from the Ghostly International and Spectral Sound (its dancefloor-oriented arm) catalogues. Designed in conjunction with o2 creative solutions, Discovery represents a unique departure from the "if you like this, you'll like this" approach to streaming …

Ferrari California Road Trip

Behind the wheel of the entry-level roadster

Ferrari invited us to San Diego to test drive the new Ferrari California, and I fortunately drew the lucky straw at our editor’s meeting. We have always held Ferrari in great esteem for its dedication to design and innovation, but hadn’t thought of ourselves as Ferrari enthusiasts. That’s changed now that I’ve had the opportunity to spend a day with one of the most exciting …