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Decibullz Contour: A Perfect Fit, But Imperfect Sound

This is my review of the Decibullz Countour headphones, one of our first startups of the month. I paid $40 for these on Kickstarter, but now they’ll set you back $60. Ordering them In late November of 2013, I came across a cool Kickstarter project that offered custom-fit headphones for $40. I was so thrilled that I named it December’s startup of the month. I...

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New Matter – May Startup of the Month

This month’s featured startup is New Matter, a company that just successfully crowdfunded their new affordable 3D printer on Indiegogo. See past startups of the month here. In just three days, they’ve raised over $440,000 with no sign of slowing down (their goal was $375,000). Why have they been successful? Their printer is beautiful, affordable, and supposedly much easier to use. Watch the video...

Breaking: Apple Officially Buys Beats

It’s true. Apple has bought Beats for $3 billion – $2.7 billion in cash, and $300 million in stock. After weeks of rumors, Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, sat down with the New York Times to announce the acquisition. More information to come. Meanwhile, I posted the official press release below.  Read the press release –> CUPERTINO, California—May 28, 2014—Apple® today announced it has agreed...

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Pick Up a Chromebook for $130!

I like Chrome OS. It’s simple, and great for browsing the web on the go. Unfortunately, at $200+, it’s impractical as a primary computer (a Google employee I spoke to, agreed with me, by the way). But for a short time, Groupon is selling Chromebooks at a very reasonable price! The 11.6 inch Acer Chromebook is on sale for $130, or about the price...

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Beats To Unveil New Gaming Headphones

According to recent patent filing, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s Beats headphones, have designed, and are planning to unveil a pair of gaming headphones. The headphones appear to be based upon Beats’s popular studio headphones, with the same design elements, plus an added microphone for gaming. Beats already controls near 70% of the high-end headphone market, according to recent estimates, but gaming will be...