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Bukito: The Fast, Travel-Friendly Portable 3D Printer
Most of the 3D printers currently on the market are bulky, hard to carry around and rather slow. So it’s pretty hard to imagine one of these gadgets being able to continue printing upside down or in flight. But the Bukito, from Deezmaker, can do all this and more:... Read more
NeverWet Waterproofs Almost Any Surface
What if you never had to worry about spilling your coffee and totally ruining your brand new outfit you bought with some hard-earned loads of cash? Or that you’d spill some red wine on your favorite couch and leave a big ugly stain there for all eternity? With NeverWet,... Read more
A Look At Samsung ATIV Tab 3
It’s all about how thin gadgets are these days. People would easily make a trade off when it comes to performance specs, if the gadget is thin enough to make a difference in weight. I’m one of those – MacBook Air over MacBook Pro Retina. Never mind that Retina is... Read more
How Superb is Dell’s New VRTX Server?
Dell’s VRTX server has many users interested primarily because of its capabilities. Dell isn’t touting the VRTX as a mini data center, but describing it this way would not be inaccurate. Dell is indeed becoming increasingly noticeable for its advancements in server technology. While it is not saying too... Read more
MacBook Air: Better Battery Life, No Retina Display
All the power you want all day long…but no Retina display! The new MacBook Air has finally arrived with an incredible change to battery life thanks to the new fourth generation Intel Haswell processor, however, we will still have to wait for the Retina display upgrade. All of Apple‘s... Read more
Dell’s New Latitude E6540 Laptop Has Security Features & Intel Haswell Processors
These days, security means everything. Particularly when you use mobile devices that can so easily get lost, damaged or stolen, security becomes the number one priority. Manufacturers have been striving to produce devices with heightened security, and it looks like Dell has emerged with a product that fulfills users’... Read more
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom – A Smartphone & Camera Rolled Into One
Samsung seems determined to produce niche Galaxy S4 variants, first the S4 Active and now, the Galaxy S4 Zoom. It looks very similar to a Galaxy S4 Mini, but with a big camera lens plopped on the side. The camera has 16-megapixels and a 10x optical zoom. It also... Read more
Should Users Think about Dell in Networking?
Dell has been one of the top performers in the computer business over the years, and it has a strong influence in many areas of IT. While consumers enjoy its products, it is worth thinking about the possibility of Dell entering the networking domain. Dell put out several products... Read more
The Swapper Review: A Metaphysical Experience
Stranded in space, exploring an abandoned space station, and equipped with a mysterious device that allows you to literally create copies of yourself. This is, in a nutshell, what The Swapper is about. But this puzzle platformer game designed by two Finnish students is so much more than that:... Read more
Any.DO Launches Calendar App Cal & It’s Beautiful
When Any.DO first launched in 2011, The Next Web called it the “only productivity app you’ll ever need.” Even though, back then, it was only available for Android, the to-do app seemed to have impressed users by its simplicity and sleekness. Two years down the road, Any.DO is already... Read more
Klipsch KMC 3 Speaker Delivers Accurate Sound
If you like your music really loud but still want to be able to enjoy extremely accurate sound, this is definitely the speaker system for you. The Klipsch KMC 3 is the first portable Bluetooth speaker manufactured by the company and it can definitely make some noise! The Klipsch... Read more
Call of Juarez Gunslinger Is a Fun Western Shooter
The fourth installment in the Call of Juarez franchise, Call of Juarez Gunslinger makes up for developer Techland’s past mistakes, offering gamers a fun shooting adventure back in the Wild West setting we all loved in the previous episodes. The previous installment, Call of Juarez: The Cartel, was released... Read more
Gigabyte Launches BRIX Mini-PC
Computer hardware manufacturer Gigabyte has entered the mini-PC market with the BRIX mini-PC, a miniature system that is nonetheless highly customizable and packs a lot of power. The palm-sized system, known officially as the GB-XM1-3537 but referred to with the much-easier to remember term BRIX, was first unveiled at... Read more
Agent Smartwatch Boasts Extra Power Features
The smartwatch market is where the money is now, apparently. After Pebble’s fulminating crowdfunding campaign raised over $10 million dollars, while the manufacturers’ initial goal was $100,000, another smartwatch seems to be treading the same path. The Agent smartwatch, designed by New York custom electronics firm Secret Labs and... Read more
Anomaly 2 Tower Offense Game Review
Amid the FPS, MMO, MMORPG, open-world adventure games craze, we sometimes forget how much fun a nice real-time strategy game can be. If you want a break from all the shooting and running and fighting, try this intriguing game called Anomaly 2. A follow-up to 11bit Studios’ Anomaly: Warzone... Read more
LulzBot TAZ 3D Printer Boasts Largest Build Area
The constantly expanding market of 3D printers has just grown by one more: the LulzBot TAZ 3D printer from Aleph Objects, Inc. The TAZ 3D is 100 percent open source and boasts having the largest printing volume for a 3D printer in its price range. The device is one... Read more
Metro Last Light: A Game-Changing FPS
Sick of first-person-shooters where all you have to do is shoot your way through hoards of enemies, without having much to do in terms of actually advancing the plot? Then you should definitely try Metro Last Light: a game for patient players who value atmosphere, graphics and a good... Read more
JD Sound Portable Disc Jockey Rig Arrives
What’s a party without some nice, DJ looping and mixing to keep the guests dancing and having a great time? For all the DJs out there who want to be ready to show off their skills at all times without carrying a bunch of cumbersome equipment around, the Portable... Read more