Month: June 2014

Right now, iTunes U on the iPad isn’t a complete educational tool. You can read textbooks, but not much else — you still need to use old-fashioned email to ask the teacher a question, for example. Read the original post by Engadget

How much would you fork out for a 77-inch, curved, 4K, OLED TV? Well, LG hopes you’re hovering around a couple of grand per descriptor, having announced it’s launching such a gogglebox in the UK for only 20,000. Read the original post by Engadget

Maybe you’ve seen Into the Wild, or have actually read it. It’s the true story of an ordinary person who, one day, decided to abandon society, pack some rice and a rifle into a bag and head off into the wilderness never to return. Read the original post by Engadget

The Asus ROG G750JZ-XS72 delivers high-end gaming performance, and it comes at a high-end price. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

DC Comics for iPad brings one of the world’s largest comic book publishers to Apple’s slate, but a few niggles keep it from entering the Hall of Justice. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The Intel Core i3-4330 is the budget CPU to get for general computing and light workloads. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The AMD A10-7850 APU’s great graphics performance and new computer features are partially undercut by the CPU performance. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The iRobot Looj 330 is a robotic gutter cleaner that takes a tedious, sometimes dangerous chore and makes it a bit easier and a lot safer, although it’s not perfect. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The Arcus Motion Analyzer, a new gadget that’s just been unveiled through its Kickstarter page, is meant to be a new way for people to interact with their favorite devices, based entirely on gestures. Continue reading → Read the original post by Evan Selleck

T-Mobile announced that it has achieved its mid-year coverage goal of expending its LTE footprint. Now the Un-carrier network announced that as of the end of June, it now has 230 million points-of-presence for its 4G LTE footprint, meaning its network is expanding and LTE is available in more areas. […] Read the original post…

Dell Small Business offers the Dell 28″ 4K LED-Backlit LCD Monitor, model no. P2815Q, for $499.99 with free shipping. That’s $50 below our mention from two weeks ago and the lowest total price we’ve seen. (It’s a current low by $55.) It features a 3840×2160 native resolution (four times that […] Read the original post…

Once a year it’s always “that time of year,” and for Apple the summer means a “back to school” promotion for anyone gearing up for their next classes. A new report suggests that this year’s promotion will be similar to last year’s, with gift cards the main reward. Continue reading […] Read the original post…

Manufacturer Certified via eBay offers the refurbished JBL PowerUp Portable Bluetooth Charging Speaker in Blue, model no. MD-100W, for $76.99 with free shipping. That’s tied with our mention from two weeks ago and $73 under the lowest total price we could find for a new unit. It features a wireless […] Read the original post…

MyDigitalDiscount via Amazon offers the MyDigitalSSD 6Gb/s 128GB Bullet Proof mSATA SSD Drive (pictured), model no. MDMS-BP4-120, for $64.99 with free shipping. That’s $9 under our February mention and the lowest total price we’ve seen for this SSD. (It’s also a current price low by $35.) It features read speeds […] Read the original post…

The default Notes app on the iPhone and iPad is a great place to scribble down random thoughts. If you use it frequently you’ve most likely come across a time where you wish you could jot down a thought before you lose it. Luckily, if you’re in a hurry you […] Read the original post…