Author: Michael Sitver

one year of skype premium for free ($106 value) - amazing deal

DEAL ALERT: Free Skype Premium For a year ($110 value)

Normally we only cover deals on our deals page, but this offer was too good not to share, so I’d like to share it with you. Skype is discreetly offering Skype Premium – including Group video chats, screen sharing, support, and no ads – for free! Normally that’s worth $107 per year. How To Get The Deal Go to this landing page, and sign...

The 2013 Mac Pro’s 1st Unboxing Video [Full]

The first new Mac Pros have finally made it off the line, and the first unboxing video (see: unboxing a calculator for more on this strange phenomenon) is officially up on Youtube. Why it’s significant: Manufactured in the USA. Not unheard of amongst PC manufacturers, but unusual and welcome by most. Pros have been waiting for this for four years. The new Mac Pro...

the punny Decibullz custom fit headphones are the December Startup of the Month

Decibullz Affordable Custom-fit Earbuds – December Startup of the Month

December is here, and the holidays are in full swing (our gift guide linked), so I thought I’d focus on a very giftable, consumer-focussed startup this month. December’s startup of the month is Decibullz, one of the two only Kickstarter projects I’ve ever supported,  and one I’m very excited about. * Read about past startups of the month, or recommend your favorite startup in the...

Apple’s Touching Holiday Ad Was Shot Entirely on An iPhone 5S

As they say, “the proof is in the pudding”. Apple showed off the iPhone 5S’s camera in one of the more brilliant smartphone ads of all time, “A Harris Family Holiday”, an ad launched yesterday, set to Judy Garland’s “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”. The ad was a family holiday montage shot entirely on an iPhone 5S – a standard iPhone 5S. Complete...

Thank You Walt! (and an interview from 365 days ago)

I just wanted to give a shoutout to Walter Mossberg today. Mossberg has been writing digital reviews for 22 years for the Wall Street Journal, and his own outfit, AllthingsD. Today Walt wrote his final column, fittingly titled “Top Products in Two Decades of Product Reviews“, which is definitely worth a read. Walt has been an inspiration and a mentor to me. His columns...