Gadgets posts

Some people keep their laptops for a long time. Others upgrade regularly because they think that their laptops are outdated or too slow. In either case, it’s important to know how to keep your laptop running at optimal performance levels so that the decision to get a new laptop is done at the right time rather than out of necessity. The tips below from Hack College are quick and easy, but act as an important reminder about the simple things we can do extend the existence and improve the performance of one of the most important gadgets in our lives. …

“Together we can solve this password problem now.” That’s the final line of the video that the team at myIDkey put together for Kickstarter. The video and the overall pitch itself worked nicely – it broke the $150,000 project requirements in only two days. Sitting at $177k now, the excitement surrounding security projects like these are very easy to accept, apparently. The idea is simple – put all of your passwords onto a cloud-connected USB device, add voice commands and other nifty features, and voila! Let’s do security! Here is the video followed by some images associated with the device. Do…

Two years ago, 3D televisions and computer displays were going to be the technological advancement that changed the game. It didn’t. If flopped. It went from being a huge part of CES 2011 to a no-show at CES 2013. The “next big thing” that did make a stout appearance at CES 2013 was 4K Ultra HD. Several companies put their latest display technology front and center at the show, boasting of four times the visual quality of 1080P HD. If the video below and article by Matt Buchanan at Buzzfeed are true, this game changer might actually change the game… for real this time. There is a certain kind of brutal…

For RIM, you are what you eat. The latest twist for tumbling company Research in Motion, they’ve chosen to change their name and branding to reflect who they really are. Instead of being the once-proud RIM brand, they will be known simply as “BlackBerry” going forward. This is a good move. It focuses all attention on the one thing that has a chance of keeping everyone in the company employed: a successful BlackBerry 10 launch. This is their last chance. If they cannot recapture some of the market that they’ve been hemorrhaging for a while, particularly in the business sector, than they will not be…

In many ways, smartphones are actually too smart. They have capabilities that few ever take advantage of and there are so many apps that there’s no way to explore a fraction of them. Smartphones can help you organize, remember, and hack life in general with their capabilities. Used properly, they can even help you make money. This video from Hack College gives us a breakdown of five different ways you can make the most out of your smartphone in a smidgen over a minute. From optimizing your actions to linking to the cloud, these hacks can take your smartphone use to another level.  …

The bad news is that it’s $52,000. The good news is that if you have time to lay in bed all day, you might just have the lifestyle cash available to buy this puppy. That is, unless you’re able to do so because you’re still living with your parents, in which case you now have an incentive to get out of bed, go to college, and get the type of job that can help you afford to leave mom’s and get the  Hi Can gaming bed. Need more to drool over than just the new age design? How about an HD projector, a top notch built in computer, state-of-the-art sound system, reading light (in case you don’t have a Kindle handy), and…

The Apple versus Google battle has been waging since well before anyone even knew there was a rift between the tech giants. Their relationship seemed fine to outsiders for years who saw no legal battles between them and integration of Google products as default on the iPhone, including Google Maps. What was brewing behind the scenes between the last two CEOs at each company was a heated enmity. Today, the smartphone market itself is the battleground but the individual battle that intrigues most is the battle between the voice-recognizing software that turns iOS and Android into virtual assistants…

Those of us old enough to remember the somewhat-cool-but-mostly-annoying boomboxes that were carries on streets, across playgrounds, and on public transportation during the 80s can experience the portable music machines all over again in the form of the Boompack by givingshape. It’s a ghetto blaster for a new generation that has grown up more secluded (and polite) with their musical enjoyment through smaller devices with earbuds. Bigger is better with the Boompack as it boasts 8 speakers, 100 watt sound power, and 32Gb of internal memory, plenty to store as many Beastie Boys or Def Leopard…

With 81% of Americans using smartphones while watching television, it’s clear that we’ve developed a penchant for multi-screen consumption of content. Our computers have more than one screen. We often have our iPads sitting next to our laptops, which are sitting next to our desktops, which are across from our video games that are connected to our big screens. In short, we love screens. That doesn’t seem to be a trend that will go away any time soon. This infographic by Uberflip takes a look at some of the stats surrounding the multi-screen generation.  …

Try as he may, Google’s co-founder has a difficult time trying to blend in with other folks who ride on New York City subways. His attire was inconspicuous. His hat, facial hair, and position as the least well-known of the Page-Schmidts-Brin Google trio would make it easy for him to walk the streets without being accosted by paparazzi. He forgot on thing – the mythical Google Glass specs that sat on his nose gave him away and made for a fun Tweet: Yeeeah… I just had a brief conversation with the most powerful man in the world. On the downtown 3 train. Nice guy. twitter.com/noazark/status… — Noah…