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When I first heard the name of the new line of mice from Verbatim, I couldn’t help but think of Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper. I’m not sure if this was unintentional or a deliberate attempt to get the attention of all of those Baby Boomers that are in the …

Touchscreens are in, there’s no doubt about it. They are finding their way on to just about every piece of electronic equipment imaginable and consumers are eating them up at a record pace. While it’s true that the coolest consumer gadgets are sporting the latest and greatest when it comes …

There are a couple of items of note that most consumers will look for when it comes to making their decision to purchase a home multimedia player, high-definition playback and format compatibility. Both of these were issues when it came to a robust product offering from Seagate in their original …

Are you looking for a way to improve your telekinetic abilities while having fun at the same time? I can’t even begin to count how many times I have asked myself that very same question. After all, who wouldn’t want to increase their chances of being able to read thoughts …

Before today, you may have come across yet another product spotlight piece on yet another blog on yet another universal remote control and yawned. That was before. This is now. The Wand Company (Yes, that’s their real name) is a UK-based start-up that is seeking to capitalize on the still-growing …

I’m not sure if we’re ready to say that stand-alone portable navigation units (a la TomTom and Garmin) have jumped the shark, but with the proliferation of handheld devices and smartphones with integrated navigation comes the inevitable question of obsolescence. Not to be content with the development with its recent …

Well, it’s finally happened. LG has gone and announced the launch of its first smartphone powered by the Android OS. We can’t say that we’re all that surprised, as they had already let the proverbial cat out of said bag at the IFA show earlier this month in Berlin (it …

It’s pretty well known that wireless Internet speeds in North America are lagging greatly behind those of the rest of the modernized world. Blame it on government bureaucracy or unwillingness to spend the capital, whatever the case the public has been starving for faster speeds with little hope of relief. …

What? You didn’t hear about it either? In a move characteristically uncharacteristic of Dell, the computer giant decided to launch two new 24-in full-HD widescreen LCD displays into the US market and it seems to have taken place while most of us were sleeping. The two monitors, the UltraSharp U2410 …

I’ve been pretty happy with my compact flash cards, but there are apparently a contingent out there that’s been whining that their portable memory isn’t good enough. Who might this be, you ask? Try the professional photographers and videographers. These guys are always on the lookout for something that will …

Dare I? Can it be done? Should it be done? Two home theater projector posts in the same day by the same writer…I hope I don’t open some kind of interdimensional rift and suck through a horrible Earth-eating demon by taking such a risk. Oh, the hell with it. For …