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Disneyworld To Accept Apple Pay & Google Wallet
Walt Disney World is one place that my wife has always wanted to holidays. Personally, I don’t want to stand in the long queues or drive around endless parking lots. Bu,t one reason I have held off so far is the cash. I really don’t want to have to always... Read more
Duck Hunt is Coming Back on Christmas Day!
If you’d like to get a little bit of nostalgia for Christmas this year and you own a Nintendo Wii U, you’ll be able to purchase/download the classic Nintendo game Duck Hunt through the Wii virtual console. Techbeat reported some months ago that the classic game would be rereleased, but... Read more
You Can Now Preorder a $30,000 Apple Watch
Everything’s so much better with a little bit of bling added to it, right? Even though the Apple Watch is still forthcoming and we don’t have all of the details we’d like (such as pricing, etc.), it isn’t too early to preorder an extremely blinged-out version of the upcoming... Read more
Google Adds New SDK on Android & Unity for Cardboard VR
Google is starting to get serious with the Cardboard VR, despite vice president Sundar Pichai brushing it off as a small project worked on for a few hours at Google I/O. A new update to the software side of the virtual reality platform adds developer support for Android and... Read more
Check for Ear Infections with your Smartphone
Kids seem to get an awful lot of ear infections while they’re growing up. And, unless you’re a doctor, you most likely don’t have an otoscope in the cabinet. (It’s the pointy little thing doctors stick inside your ear to see if you have an ear infection or not.... Read more
Betabrand & Norton Team up to Create RFID Blocking Jeans
With all of the smart devices we use in the world, we are more frequently relying on Radio Frequency Identity (RFID) chips.  Our bank cards, smart phones and even transportation cards (Oyster cards) rely on this technology but hackers are aggressively targeting them. Norton and Betabrand have joined forces... Read more
Barclaycard Introduces Contactless Payment Gloves
The way we pay for goods and services is changing. It almost seems like it is changing on  daily basis. Business no longer accepting cheques as a method of payment, seems like a lifetime ago, but in fact, it was only a few years back.  The advent of e-commerce... Read more
Cicret: A Wearable Projection Band That Could Be The Next Killer Gadget
Wearable tech is amazing. From Glasses and wristbands to Smartwatches and fitness trackers, the field is opening up to a wide range of play. One company is willing to take things to the next level with a gadget that quite possibly has the potential to change the game. Meet the Cicret bracelet. Its aim... Read more
Xbox One is Outselling PlayStation 4 Right Now
I don’t know if you pay all that much attention to the “console wars” between Sony and Microsoft, but I find it interesting. For most of the year, around 10 months to be exact, Sony has been the clear sales leader with the PlayStation 4. No matter what they... Read more
Flight Attendants from United to Get iPhone 6 Plus
Besides getting some pretty awesome travel perks, 23,000 flight attendants from United Airlines will also be outfitted with Apple’s latest iPhone 6 Plus sometime during 2015. This move is designed to be another step in the airline becoming “paperless” and making things run that much more smoothly while in... Read more
Throw This Football with Wings Over 100 Yards!
I can’t tell you how many times in my life I’ve thrown a football with all the strength in my arm just to see how far I could launch the thing. While I never played football during my school days (I wasn’t allowed, but that’s something I’m still getting... Read more
Hello Games New No Man’s Sky Trailer Reveals Little & Less
Hello Games has revealed a new trailer for No Man’s Sky, the upcoming space exploration game for PS4 and PC. The trailer looks fantastic and shows some of the ways to get around the different planets, through wormholes and spacecraft; another trailer shows trading with AI. It also shows... Read more
iOS 8.1.2 Angers Apple Users
If you happened to check for an iOS update today, you probably noticed that iOS 8.1.2 was available for download. It’s always an exciting time when a new update is released, with many hoping that any issues they had with their phones (or iPads) will finally be resolved. Well,... Read more
Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition launches in the US for $199
I have said it before and I will say it again, 3D imaging and Virtual Reality are coming on in leaps and bounds over the last couple of years. The Oculus rift is prime example of innovation and technology spliced together to form an amazing product. So it comes... Read more
Pre-Order Polaroid’s Socialmatic Camera
Polaroid photos have come along way since they initially came off the assembly line in the mid-fifties.  Now, Polaroid has taken the instant photo to the next level.  Introducing the Socialmatic Snapper— an Instagram-type camera.  Starting now, you can pre-order it on Amazon for $299.99.  The release is set... Read more
Hemingwrite: A New Computer for Writing
I don’t know if you do much writing during the day, but in this technological world we live in, it’s hard to write without getting distracted. I love my Macbook, but it’s connected to my iPhone, which means that every time I get any kind of a notification on... Read more
Traffic Lights in Germany Let You Play Pong!
Are you bored waiting for the lights to change?  Perhaps you are like the rest of the British population and simply walk when it appears to be safe.  In Germany, two design students have come up with a solution for bored pedestrians: Street Pong! So what do you do... Read more
Will the MIPS Creator CI20 Rival the Raspberry Pi?
The Raspberry Pi is synonymous with small, handy and really, really useful.  You can use one to power all manner of different computer related projects and gadgetry.  The Raspberry Pi is not alone in the market and maybe it’s time to move over and let someone else take the... Read more