Web100 is closing after 20 years of curating the best of the web.
Author Archive | Allan Hoffman
![](http://www.web100.com/wp-content/themes/canvas/functions/thumb.php?src=wp-content/uploads/2015/11/363712249_80_80.jpg&w=100&h=100&zc=1&q=90)
Chromebook choices abound: 3 top picks for kids
Chromebooks have become the computer-of-choice for many kids, for a number of reasons. They’re relatively inexpensive. They’re lightweight. And they’re easy to maintain.
![](http://www.web100.com/wp-content/themes/canvas/functions/thumb.php?src=wp-content/uploads/2015/11/360673085_80_80.jpg&w=100&h=100&zc=1&q=90)
Instant photos, from Polaroid, with Zink technology
Polaroid’s been synonymous with instant photography forever, and now the company is using a new technology, from a company called Zink (as in “zero ink”), to bring a instant photos to a new generation.
![](http://www.web100.com/wp-content/themes/canvas/functions/thumb.php?src=wp-content/uploads/2014/03/noimg_91_80_80.jpg&w=100&h=100&zc=1&q=90)
Pixels
Patrick Jean’s short film, shot on location in New York, depicts the invasion of New York City by 8-bit creatures. Strange and wonderful.
![](http://www.web100.com/wp-content/themes/canvas/functions/thumb.php?src=wp-content/uploads/2014/03/248208908_80_80.jpg&w=100&h=100&zc=1&q=90)
Snowboarding New York City
Ranked #36 in Viral Video 100
Snowboarding in New York City? Yes, you can do it, and with style. Snowboarder Casey Neistat shows you how in this fun and thrilling clip.
![](http://www.web100.com/wp-content/themes/canvas/functions/thumb.php?src=wp-content/uploads/2014/02/229422043_80_80.jpg&w=100&h=100&zc=1&q=90)
Wirecutter names Panasonic RP-TCM125 the best cheap in-ear headphone
In considering in-ear headphones under $30, the Wirecutter tested 40 (after evaluating about 150). That’s a lot of listening.
![](http://www.web100.com/wp-content/themes/canvas/functions/thumb.php?src=wp-content/uploads/2014/02/247503424_80_80.jpg&w=100&h=100&zc=1&q=90)
NY Times: Xbox One or the PS4?
Molly Wood, of the New York Times, offers a thought-provoking take on the game console debate: Do you go for the Xbox One or the PS4? Her conclusion? The PS4 prevails.
![](http://www.web100.com/wp-content/themes/canvas/functions/thumb.php?src=wp-content/uploads/2013/02/mbank169845_w373_h373.jpg&w=100&h=100&zc=1&q=90)
Never lose your keys with the Proximo Proximity system
Technology can do a lot for us, and now it’s promising to help us from losing our keys. Really.
Kickstarter
Ranked #46 in Web 100
With Kickstarter, you can experience the vicarious thrill of helping to fund wonderfully creative new products dreamed up by artists, designers and inventors from around the country.
![](http://www.web100.com/wp-content/themes/canvas/functions/thumb.php?src=wp-content/uploads/2012/12/133562435_80_80.jpg&w=100&h=100&zc=1&q=90)
Supersonic Freefall
Ranked #15 in Viral Video 100
Felix Baumgartner rode a balloon pod high into the stratosphere, 24 miles above the Earth, and then — jumped! He reached the speed of sound on his descent. Wild. And sorta crazy.