Category: gadgets

Jawbone UP band Review

With all the buzz about smartwatches, you have to wonder what the point of having another computer on your wrist is. It seems like dead weight. I recently purchased a Jawbone UP band, and I finally understand the wearable computer craze. First of all, What is an UP? An UP band is a bracelet made for tracking your fitness health. It counts steps, miles,...

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New Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch is a dud

There aren’t many companies with the resources to prove that a smartwatch could work. Samsung is one of those companies that could, but unfortunately, the new Galaxy Gear smartwatch doesn’t deliver, and ultimately deserves that status we’ve given to only a few devices before (like the Nexus Q), dud. Allow us to explain. First, the weak screen, and weak storage Let’s start with the...

Startup of the Month: Geartag – Smart Tags That Help Find Your Lost Stuff

How often have you lost a pair of headphones, or a certain cable, or your keys, or even your phone? I know that amongst my pile (I keep my stuff in piles) of technology gear, things tend to get lost right when I need them. August’s startup of the month, (Geartag) claims to eliminate that issue, using an app, and a small tag. Geartag,...

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Dear Nintendo: Wake Up

Nintendo has had a touch couple of years. While their stock price has improved over the last few months, it’s still a small fraction of the company’s 2008 peak. Sales have plummited amongst a lack of innovation, and as it has fallen behind in a world of tablets. Until a few bright spots this year, it seemed that the company had fallen asleep at...

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Top 3 Tasty + Nerdy Kitchen Gadgets

We’ve reviewed all kinds of gadgets, from ties that clean screens, to backpacks that can charge tablets, but we’ve ignored one major area: the kitchen. The kitchen has some of the coolest, tastiest gadgets around, and today we’re finally focussing on just a few. This is top gadgets: Kitchen Edition. Disclaimer: I’m not a cook. I like eating, not cooking, so these are devices...