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  • Roku Streaming Stick vs Apple TV (3rd Gen)

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    It would be fair to say that my 3rd generation Apple TV has been driving my family mad! It all started with us losing the tiny remote control and having to buy another, and losing that one. That is of… Read More ›

  • Are wearables a fad?

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    Wearable fitness device maker Fitbit Inc’s (FIT.N) revenue forecast for the key-holiday shopping quarter fell well below of analysts’ estimates, hurt by soft demand and production issues related to its new Flex 2 wristband. Shares of the company, which also… Read More ›

  • INSTANT Gallery

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    Photographer Alan Gastelum remembers feeling a sense of frustration with the consuming power of social media. Instead of shying away from it, he began to search for a way to create further meaning from the interaction. He wanted to showcase… Read More ›

  • Tricking voters on Twitter

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    No one can vote via text message. No one can vote via Twitter. That, however, hasn’t stopped anti-Clinton Twitter users from trying to spread misinformation to Clinton supporters with well-crafted ads that look like they come straight from Hillary For… Read More ›

  • The Slate

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    With the Slate, you can use any kind of paper you want—rice paper, Bristol, kraft, a sheet of newspaper… You draw with your own pencils on real paper and your drawings instantly come alive on the screen… More here. It’s… Read More ›

  • SPUD

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    SPUD is the only high resolution, 24-inch display with the awesome benefit of ultra-portability. It collapses just like a ruggedized umbrella to the size and weight of a paperback book – making it ideal for anyone on the go. When… Read More ›

  • WALTR 2: send anything to your iPhone

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    The premise of WALTR 2 is quite superb and could mean that many people could say goodbye to iTunes forever. Must admit, however, that I can’t remember the last time I used it. WALTR 2 goes beyond iOS devices. It… Read More ›

  • NES Classic Edition

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    Nintendo seems to have stumbled onto the perfect holiday gift with its NES Classic Edition. The diminutive plastic box packs 30 classic games into a pint-sized recreation of the original NES. It’s USB-powered and spits out video via HDMI, but… Read More ›

  • Phil Schiller talks computers, touchscreens and voice

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    The new Pros have no SD card slot for a camera memory card. Why not? Because of a couple of things. One, it’s a bit of a cumbersome slot. You’ve got this thing sticking halfway out. Then there are very… Read More ›

  • iCloud woes

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    iCloud is the backbone of a number of Apple services, some more problematic than others. At a surface level, iCloud just handles all of your iPhone backups and syncs files between apps. My main problems have come from three different… Read More ›