Month: June 2014

The Toshiba HK3R Series (480GB) is a high-end solid-state drive (SSD) with a focus on enterprise. It doesn’t skimp on performance—or data protection. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Quick Ship Electronics via eBay offers the refurbished Sony 40″ Smart LED-Backlit LCD HD Television, model no. KDL-40W590B, for $299.99 with free shipping. That’s $264 below the lowest total price we could find for a new model. Features include a 1920×1080 (1080p) native resolution, WiFi, four HDMI inputs, and USB. A […] Read the original…

Quick Ship Electronics via eBay offers the refurbished Vizio 28″ Smart LED LCD HD Television, model no. E280i-A1, for $174.99 with free shipping. That’s $44 below the lowest total price we could find for a new model. Features include 1366x 768 (720p) native resolution, WiFi, two HDMI inputs, and USB. A […] Read the original…

Best Buy offers the 2.4-lb. MacBook Air Intel Haswell Core i5 1.3GHz 11.6″ Laptop, model no. MD711LL/A, for $799. Qualifying students with a .edu email address can sign up for the College Student Deals newsletter, which will yield a coupon good for $150 off, dropping the MacBook to $649.99. With […] Read the original post…

Upwards of 250 new emojis were introduced as part of the latest Unicode Standard, version 7.0, which was announced today by the Unicode Consortium. The new characters are said to mostly be based on characters commonly found in the “Wingdings” and “Webdings” fonts. Continue reading → Read the original post by Stephen

Bridge cameras, with their fixed super-zoom lenses, have traditionally offered users a great focal range, but not necessarily the image quality to match. Read the original post by Gizmag

World Wide Stereo offers the Boom Spoken Leader In-Ear Headphones in Gray, model no. SPOKENLDRG, for $24.97. Coupon code “TENTSALE” cuts it to $6.99. With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $18. It features a 1-button microphone, 10mm power drivers, 3.5mm gold-plated plug, and 20Hz […] Read the original post…

For sharing data, the CustomUSB Gigs 2 Go four-pack of flash drives is clever, but it’s a little pricey. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active on AT&T is a no-compromise, ruggedized Android smartphone that will appeal to klutzes and adrenaline junkies alike. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

With technology not found on competitors—or even more expensive vehicles—the all-new 2014 Mazda3 raises the bar for budget cars. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The Mazda3′s Mazda Connect interface is burdened by its everything-but-the-kitchen sink approach. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The Unicode Consortium today announced version 7.0 of the Unicode Standard, which will see the introduction of approximately 250 new emoji that could be included in future versions of the Android and iOS operating systems. According to the Unicode Consortium, the new emoji characters are primarily derived from […] Read the original post by Juli…

The Unicode Consortium today announced version 7.0 of the Unicode Standard, which will see the introduction of approximately 250 new emoji that could be included in future versions of the Android and iOS operating systems. According to the Unicode Consortium, the new emoji characters are primarily derived from […] Read the original post by Juli…

The Unicode Consortium today announced version 7.0 of the Unicode Standard, which will see the introduction of approximately 250 new emoji that could be included in future versions of the Android and iOS operating systems. According to the Unicode Consortium, the new emoji characters are primarily derived from […] Read the original post by Juli…

NEW YORK — U.S. stock markets pulled ahead to finish Monday’s session higher, though gains were constricted as international news tussled with positive homegrown developments. Read the original post by TheStreet.com