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Never Lose Again Your Digital Memories

Back Up and Recovery Sep 30, 2024

Losing photos and precious videos is incomparably much more than just a technical inconvenience: it is an emotional loss of dear memories. Cherished captured moments from family gatherings, vacations, and personal milestones hold deep sentiment. It’s as if part of our past has been torn out when these things disappear….

How to Clean Up Your Computer or Laptop after the Holidays

Best Software Sep 19, 2024

Your laptop most probably carries more than just travel photos and memories from your holidays. Using it to stay in touch, watch movies, or navigate your way around an unknown location during your vacation adventures, it’s no surprise that digital clutter builds up. From downloading huge files and accessing unfamiliar…

Holiday Video Disasters: Common Issues and How to Solve Them

Best Software Aug 28, 2024

The arrival of summer is often accompanied by cameras ready to capture every special moment of our vacations. However, too often we discover upon returning home that those memories have various types of errors. From videos that won’t play to corrupt files that prevent us from reliving our experiences, it’s…

Meet The Z-Machines: The First All Robot Band

Music November 14, 2013

Now this is just awesome – if we had any doubts that the future was here, those doubts can now be laid to rest. Allow me to introduce you to the Z-Machines. Forget Metallica, the Z-Machines are a heavy metal band in every sense of the word – the... Read more

Filter Your Reusable Water Bottle With A ShakeFilter

News November 13, 2013

There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that drinking water from disposable plastic bottles is becoming more and more the norm, especially in the USA. Disposable water bottles are cheap, convenient, and they don’t take up a lot of room – unless you’re talking about the room the water... Read more

Retailers Pour $1 Billion Into Call Of Duty: Ghosts

Gaming Internet News November 13, 2013

Retailers have set a pretty lofty goal with the release of the latest Call of Duty game. Just how lofty? Well, they have been shipped $1 billion worth of Call of Duty: Ghosts to sell. As CNET reports, this doesn’t mean that they’ve actually made that much money from consumers,... Read more

The Yooner: A Sled With Built-In Shocks

News November 12, 2013

As anyone who has grown up around a lot of snow will tell you, when it comes to sledding it’s easy to get a little too ambitious. After all, landing on a little bit of snow can’t hurt all that bad, right? Wrong – and in more ways than... Read more

Archie McPhee Gift Alarm Protects Presents From Snoopers

News November 12, 2013

With the Christmas season quickly approaching, I wanted to offer an easy suggestion to make sure your family and friends are appropriately surprised by their gifts on Christmas morning. There’s enough to worry about during the Christmas season without having to worry if someone is trying to snoop into... Read more

The Nomad: Great Espresso Anywhere At Any Time

News November 11, 2013

For anyone who loves a good cup of espresso at their local coffee shop but has been unable to quite match the quality at home (or anywhere else for that matter), there may be hope on your horizon. Or, for anyone who loves camping and espresso, your camping trips might... Read more

Did Edward Snowden Trick Co-Workers Into Giving Up Passwords?

Internet November 11, 2013

It seems you can’t turn on news anywhere without seeing some kind of report about Edward Snowden. Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor, made sparks fly when he leaked thousands of confidential NSA documents to the press in early 2013. What has not been known up to this... Read more

Nintendo Video App Bringing New Shows To Nintendo 3DS

Gaming News November 9, 2013

Nintendo is beginning to breathe new life into the Nintendo 3DS with 5 new shows that will be exclusively available on the handheld device. Nintendo Video, which has been available as an app on the 3DS since 2011 is proud to offer these 5 shows for free, and four... Read more

Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch Arrives On Time…Should You Get One?

Mobile November 8, 2013

Mobile technology has reached a pretty big milestone as of late. With so many advances in smartphones and tablets, we knew that it wouldn’t be too long until a smartwatch was finally available. Just writing “smartwatch” seems a bit silly, since all a watch is supposed to do is... Read more

EMPHASIS Sensors Detect Drugs & Bombs in Sewers

News November 8, 2013

The careers of police officers could quite literally be going down the drain soon, but this is nothing to worry about. In fact, this is great news for police everywhere. While it’s good news for police, it is anything but for criminals; especially, those of the drug and bomb... Read more

Tony Hawk Could Soon Be Skating Onto Your Phone

Mobile November 7, 2013

It’s been a long time since Tony Hawk first skated into our lives via the video game world; 14 years to be exact. Over the course of those years, he has skated on pretty much every console available – from the PlayStation 1 and the Nintendo 64 – all... Read more

Oculus Rift Will Change Virtual Reality Gaming Forever

Gaming News November 7, 2013

With the upcoming release of Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One, video games and their consoles seem to be the hot topic of the day. It’s a safe bet to say that gaming has never been as big or as popular as it is today, and if the... Read more

Make-A-Wish Turning San Francisco into Gotham City On 11/15

Internet November 6, 2013

This might just be the most awesome news you read today. Be warned, though; after reading this you just might want to board a plane and head to the Golden Gate City to help out. Meet Miles – an energetic 5 year old who loves superheroes, especially Batman. As... Read more

PlayStation 4 To Release on November 15th With 22 Games

Gaming Internet News November 6, 2013

The big day is almost here, and I am not talking about Thanksgiving or Christmas. What day then, you ask? November 15th, 2013; also known to PlayStation fans across the country as the release date for Sony’s new PlayStation 4. While not an official holiday on the calendar, one... Read more

Morpher Helmet Saves Space & Lives

News November 5, 2013

It seems like biking is becoming more and more popular these days. With more cyclists on the roads, this brings up a very important safety question – how many bikers actually wear helmets all of the time? Now, we’ve all heard tons of excuses as to why bikers don’t... Read more

Steve Wozniak Wishes Apple & Google Would Team Up

Internet Mobile November 5, 2013

As someone who has owned an iPhone and an Android phone (specifically the Samsung Galaxy S3), I can say that I wish some of the features overlapped. Don’t get me wrong, they are both great phones – I just wish I could do some of the same things on... Read more

Drone Controller Controls Almost Any Game

Gaming News November 4, 2013

The video gaming world just keeps on getting better and better, especially when it comes to mobile gaming. Years ago, gamers had to have a console hooked up to their television set at home or they had to go to an arcade to play the latest games. Now, thanks... Read more

Teach Your Tot To Program With Play-i Bots

News November 3, 2013

Soon, toddlers may know more about computer programming than many adults. This is thanks to a company known as Play-i, which is made up of certain individuals with companies such as Amazon, Google, and Apple appearing on their resumes. Their goal is to get low-cost robots into the hands... Read more