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In 2017, it seems like everyone is hooked on the latest original content from a streaming site, and more people are forgoing watching television week-to-week in favor of binge-watching the whole series over a weekend. These phenomena are only possible with the raise of streaming services, and thusly the desire to cease their cable subscription for more freedom. People all over the country are looking at their cable bills and asking “is it time for me to stop this?” I would argue that: yes, it is time. With cable, you probably have hundreds of channels you’ve never even been on. Looking at X

There’s a new high-tech clothing concept on the market: radiation-proof boxers. Shield Apparel — who successfully Kickstarted more than $13,000 for radiation-proof headwear last year — is back at it again. This time, they’re protecting your reproductive capabilities with a snug pair of briefs: peace of mind for the low price of €39, or roughly $43 USD per pair. You may be thinking this is another scheme intent on selling glorified tinfoil hats to overly concerned consumers with a bit too much disposable income. And you might be right. The clothing markets itself as “signal-proof” — which is

Overwatch is team based but tonight you’re running circles around people as Tracer, grabbing kills left and right. You’re feeling like a one-man army, growing more confident with every kill. Around the next corner, you use Recall to dodge an incoming Pharah rocket, only to see your flailing corpse as it careens through the air. You know you hit Recall first but you were greeted by death anyways. Whether you’re new to gaming or not, the one tool necessary to be successful and grow audiences on sites like Twitch is a good internet connection. Unfortunately, latency (sometimes referred to as lag

Before we explain why linear actuators are important to the internet of things, first let’s discuss what the heck a linear actuator actually is. A linear actuator is a piece of equipment which is used to create movement in a straight line, to stand in opposition to the more conventionally accepted rotational movement of a motor. The linear motion thus created can be used in a variety of appliances which require back and forth movement over the rotational movement of a motor, such as a window or a lift of some sort. The actuators can come in all shapes and sizes, which is part of their selling

Companies that often deal with customer queries need to pay attention to their customer service. When a customer has a question to ask, the company should ensure they have multiple channels available for the customer to get a hold of a customer service agent to obtain an answer to the question they have. Unfortunately, hiring a dedicated team of customer support agents can be costly, especially for a small business that does not have excess funds available. Hiring a virtual assistant to perform such a task can be difficult as it may be hard to teach them everything they need to know about a c

There are some brands whose name is practically synonymous with any product in that category. When you hear Xerox, you think of a photocopy. Google is a search for information on the internet. Band-Aid—wraps for minor cuts. Kleenex equals tissues.Tupperware and Velcro are both brand names that encompass every product in their categories. When you think of action cameras, or first-person video footage, you think GoPro. Normal cameras just can’t go where a GoPro can. Most people can’t name another company with similar status or technology. That shows just how strong this brand name has become.

Today is a big day for Wyze Labs, a company bunch of ex-Amazon employees with the mission to create an inexpensive, yet quality smart home products. The company’s first go of it is the WyzeCam, a $20 home WiFi camera with some impressive features: full HD 1080p video, 14 days of rolling cloud storage for motion/sound alerts (plus unlimited playback with up to 32GB in MicroSD storage), 2-way audio, night vision, and the ability to create custom time lapse footage. Oh and It rotates 180 degrees and pivots too. I was lucky enough to have one sent my way to test out before I left on my vacation t

Collecting customer data and then using it to advance your marketing efforts is what data-driven marketing is basically all about. It’s a fairly simple concept, even though it’s nowhere near as easy to apply it in practice. It can become increasingly difficult to manage and process the huge amount of data you get from your customers, but that said – it’s still the best way to know in which direction you want your marketing campaign to go. In this article, we’ll cover which aspects of your business data-driven marketing can affect and how it can take your business to a whole new level. Identif

Not too long ago I reviewed Apple’s AirPods, which I deemed to be the best truly wireless earphones even though for me, they don’t really work. Today I’m reviewing a worthy competitor, the Jaybird RUN truly wireless earphones. I’ve long been a fan of Jaybird since trying their X2 wireless sport earphones and while I had my issues with the Jaybird Freedom’s, I loved the X3’s. Needless to say when I saw the company was releasing an AirPods competitor I knew I needed to try them out. Design + Form factor Just like all other Jaybird’s, the RUN earphones come with ear tips and fins, which for me,

Like the title of this article says, I’m a huge fan of Tom DeLonge (former blink-182 guitarist/vocals) and have been supporting his work with Angels & Airwaves for many years. This includes supporting his music as well as his movie projects, but the other day, Tom announced his latest venture: To The Stars Academy of Arts and Science and this one, well, this one is different than previous ones. This time around Tom is using an equity crowd funding model to raise money for his new company. While there’s nothing inherently wrong with this model of fundraising, I’m truly concerned about the v

The latest in the 2big series of external hard drives is soon to be shipping from LaCie. After an initial delay (the new drives were originally supposed to ship over the summer), the company is now ready to release their latest creation upon the world. The brand new 2big Dock, as LaCie is calling it, sports Thunderbolt 3 making it fully plug-n-play compatible with the latest MacBook Pros and capable of transfer speeds up to 40Gb/s. Setting up the LaCie Thunderbolt 3 2big Dock is easy–in fact, it’s mostly just unbox and plug in. LaCie also offers some RAID manager software that you can install

In one week I’ll be on my way to the beautiful state of Hawaii for a vacation with Mandy. This morning she had a great idea, “We should buy a GoPro,” she said to me. I looked at her, thought about it for a second, and agreed. After all, they just released the GoPro Hero 6 Black only a few days ago and I thought it’d be super fun to do a Hawaii-centric review. So we went to Amazon.com and clicked Buy on the GoPro Hero 6 Black Vacation bundle, which includes the camera, a rechargeable battery, 32GB microSD card, and a GoPro 3-way grip, arm, and tripod mount. We also bought an extra 200GB microSD

The mind is a machine. Though not much of a stretch these days, prior to 1930 this way of thinking was non-existent according to Margaret A. Boden, author of “Mind as Machine: A History of Cognitive Science.” Cognitive psychology, the study of the mind as an information processor, gained prominence in the 1950s as computer-powered machines became more advanced. Cognitive science exercises concepts from artificial intelligence (AI) and control theory to understand the manual and autonomic functions of the brain. Fast forward over a half century later, and a subfield of artificial intelligence —

One of the top messaging apps, Viber, announced today new features to their group messaging services within the app. The three features bring even more usability to the app, making it a more viable option to directly communicate with more than one person. These features make Viber a worthy opponent to the messaging world’s “big three”- WhatsApp, Telegram, and Messenger. Viber, which touts over 800 million users on its purple themed messaging app, launched the much awaited feature, pinned messages, now letting admins pin posts to any group message, like they would on Telegram. Pinned messages

I’m convinced the brand new Apple Watch Series 3 outsold the iPhone 8. While I have absolutely no hard evidence of this and it may be completely wrong, I think it’s the case based on how quickly pre-orders for the Watch and iPhone 8 slipped back from delivering on launch day. And then of course, you have the 800 pound gorilla in the room that will be available for pre-order later this month, the iPhone X, that I believe most people are waiting for. Nonetheless, I waited in line at the Apple Store in SoHo (New York City) a couple Friday’s ago–not for the iPhone 8 but for the Apple Watch Series

We’ve talked before about using a docking station with your laptop as a way to simplify your setup while sitting at your desk. In my recent OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock review one of the things I discussed is how it adds an additional 13 ports to your MacBook Pro, making it much more versatile. This time I’ll be reviewing a competitors product, the IOGear Thunderbolt 3 dock. The basics The IOGear Thunderbolt 3 dock is a well-built device that adds an additional 9 ports to your laptop and can connect to your computer via a single Thunderbolt 3 cable. It comes with a single Thunderbolt 3 cable as wel

Some new reporting out of Nikkei Asian Review indicates that suppliers are still struggling to raise the output levels of the iPhone X’s 3D sensor which is impacting the amount of devices able to be produced. As previously reported, it’s possible that production of the iPhone X is only around 10,000 units per day. Two executives working for iPhone suppliers told Nikkei Asian Review that makers of 3-D sensor parts are still struggling to reach a satisfactory level of output, and to boost their yield rate. […] Both sources were unable to offer clarity on whether Apple could meet demand after la

We’ve talked about VPNs before and why you would want to use one, but one question I get asked a lot is, “will using a VPN negatively affect my internet speeds?” And in short, the answer is yes. There’s pretty much no way around it. That being said, if you pick a good provider, a close server to you (geographically), as well as a server that doesn’t have high load you can minimize the negative impact using a VPN will have on your internet speed. I’m a fan of the VPN provider, NordVPN (I recently wrote an article that shows how you can get up and running using NordVPN in about 5 minutes), beca

It appears that even the education industry is pivoting to video. From traditional lectures to interactive online classrooms, today’s education relies more and more on video technology to create effective learning spaces on the web. Think about having the capabilities to teach and learn remotely, without leaving your house, while still being able to absorb new information, and easily collaborate with professors and peers, as you would in real life. Video technology enables students and educators to engage and communicate in live classes, lectures, presentations, chat rooms and forums to creat

The phrase, “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time,” is an often quoted line from a speech Winston Churchill gave to the House of Commons in 1947. Seventy years later, with the age of the internet giving people more power, nearly unrestricted access, (sometimes false) information, and influence, we ask ourselves, is Democracy still the best way to go about things? Well, I’m no expert in parliamentary proceedings, but a new company believes that while democracy is still “the best of the worst” when

Good news Super Mario fans! The brand new game, Super Mario Odyssey for Nintendo Switch is a month away from being released (Oct. 27, 2017) and it looks impressive. But perhaps even better, Amazon is offering a great deal to all Prime members–if you pre-order Super Mario Odyssey you can save $12, bringing the price of the game down to $47.99 from $59.99. One thing of note: the discount only applies to the hardcopy version of the game. Unfortunately, if you just wanted the digital copy, it’ll still cost you $59.99. That being said, the digital copy is available to download and play at 12AM PST

The future is promising for ecommerce with technology being the main driving force. Retailers and shoppers are gradually adopting augmented reality to enhance their business success. Besides virtual reality, augmented reality is unique on its own. It is dependent on consumer demand, market conditions, and high-quality devices. The 3 Merits AR will change the whole aspect of shopping. Shoppers will fit clothes before purchasing thus minimizing products from returning. Interestingly, they can fit furniture in their houses to ensure they have bought the right color. The following are the other b

Let me start off by saying I waited pretty much an entire year before succumbing to the urge to buy a pair of AirPods. I’ve never liked Apple’s headphones, the EarPods are terrible and the ones before EarPods were god awful. But, everyone has been clamoring that AirPods are different, much better even. During the last hour of my 4+ hours waiting in line at the Apple Store in SoHo this past Friday for the release of the Apple Watch Series 3 (which I also bought and will have more on soon), I counted about 15 people who walked by me wearing AirPods. The guy in front me, who I befriended while in

So like me you bought that brand new shiny Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular and couldn’t wait to get it setup. You go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone and tap on Cellular only to be greeted by the following message: AT&T does not currently support Apple Watch. This obviously isn’t true you think to yourself, they were listed as a launch day carrier. Well, after spending about an hour or so on the phone I found out that AT&T is having trouble activating Apple Watches that weren’t sold by AT&T–meaning if you bought your Series 3 directly from Apple you can’t get it activated…

We previously reviewed the SmartDesk 2 by Autonomous which we really liked, but like everything in the tech industry, the SmartDesk 2 is now old news. Autonomous has just announced the release of its SmartDesk 3, which they claim to be the world’s first artificially intelligent (AI) desk. What makes the SmartDesk 3 so smart you ask? Good question. SmartDesk 3’s built-in display.The desk runs the brand new Autonomous OS and has a built-in 7-inch touchscreen display. SmartDesk 3 can connect to your smartphone, which provides it access to things like your calendar, allowing it to remind you of