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  • Fire 7 Tablet with Alexa

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    The next generation of our bestselling Fire tablet ever – now thinner, lighter, with longer battery life and an improved display. Beautiful 7″ IPS display with higher contrast and sharper text, a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and up to 8… Read More ›

  • A Texas man is suing his date for texting in a cinema

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    A man is suing a Round Rock woman for texting during a movie date at the Barton Creek Square theater, according to a petition filed in small claims court in Travis County. Brandon Vezmar, 37, of Austin filed the claim… Read More ›

  • iphone 7 vs Hollywood Movie Camera Arri Alexa

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    Ever wonder how good the camera in your pocket is compared to the big hollywood movie camera? That is not a big difference at all. Quite incredible how far we have come.

  • Today at Apple

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    Don’t underestimate the power Apple has in terms of retail and the ability to instantly increase sales with events like this. It is true that Samsung has some stores and so does Microsoft, but there is little competition in the… Read More ›

  • The HTC U 11

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    HTC was king of the mobile hill at one time and after seeing this new ‘flagship’, it seems to be further away from the competition than ever before. A shame.

  • Is your phone company scamming you?

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    Mobile phone bills are seemingly more consumer-friendly and easier to understand these days, what with unlimited data deals becoming more prevalent, as well as the demise of traditional two-year contracts. Unfortunately, it’s like looking at an Impressionist painting. It appears… Read More ›

  • The “Nut Case” puzzle

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    There’s nothing complicated about a simple nut and bolt pairing, but this isn’t your average nut and bolt. The “Nut Case” puzzle by Hanayama takes the form of an apparently unsolvable problem: two freely twistable nuts trapped on a bolt… Read More ›

  • The Aircuum

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    In years of writing about every appliance under the sun, the Aircuum (pronounced airkyoom) is a design I’m surprised I haven’t seen before! It is at once an air purifier and vacuum… and it makes perfect sense if you think… Read More ›

  • The Ten Commandments of Retouching

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    This is just a poor retouching technique. When you’re just starting out, it’s understandable. But as you progress and start doing more, you should either just hire a retoucher for all of your shoots or learn the proper techniques. If… Read More ›

  • Are BeatsX better than AirPods?

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    Here is a thing. A pair of Beats headphones that are not expensive purely because they have the ‘Beats’ logo on the box. When you consider the price, they are in line with the competition and potentially better value. I… Read More ›