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OnBeep’s Onyx Creates Star Trek Communicator

Wearable gadgets seem to be “in” these days, and a startup called OnBeep skipped Kickstarter and got $6 million in funding to make a push-to-talk Star Trek Communicator type device that works with your smartphone. Their website allows you to ...

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LG 21:9 UltraWide 34UM65 Monitor Review

After buying the HP Envy, I decided that it’s about time that I upgraded my old Samsung monitor as well. At first, I was going to buy a second monitor and have them side by side, like a day-trader, online ...

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LAPD Selects Taser AXON Flex POV Video System

LAPD officers have been testing 2 POV on-body video vendors for the last 3 months. Finally, they have selected the Taser AXON Flex system (MSRP $599) as their vendor. The other company, Coban is currently already being used for the ...

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HP ENVY 700-330qe Desktop Computer Review

It’s hard to believe but my old desktop (HP Pavilion) is now 6 years old, and still running Windows Vista with 8GB of memory. It’s finally starting to feel a little sluggish, so it’s time once again to upgrade. Unlike ...

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Tsujita LA Ramen Quick Ramen Review

Back in 2013, I tried out the Tsujita Ramen Annex across the street from the main restaurant. And I’ve been here at night twice, and tried their sashimi and sushi. But I’ve never been able to get here early enough ...

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Kickstarter Suspends Anonabox Tor Router

As quickly as Anonabox skyrocketed to over $600,000 in Kickstarter funding, the project has been suspended by Kickstarter. In case you weren’t following the drama, here’s a little background. Anonabox is, or was a Kickstarter project for a hardware Tor ...

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Paparazzi Thwarting Visor Could Be Used For Poker

When Vanessa Stiviano made headlines (see below) wearing a face covering visor to thwart the paparazzi, it was only a matter of time before Hammacher Schlemmer and eBay-ers started to sell similar visors. HS is selling theirs for $50, while ...

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Padlock Noke from FUZ Designs Uses Smartphone Bluetooth

There’s been a flood of smartphone controlled deadbolts, like Lockitron, of late, especially from Kickstarter. Now comes the natural progression to padlocks from FUZ Designs called Noke (pronounced No-Key) for $80 on Kickstarter. Just like the deadbolts, this padlock is ...

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KazuNori Sushi Hand Roll Bar Review

If you have ever been to a Sugarfish, or the Nozawa Bar at the Beverly Hills Sugarfish, then you already know the excellent quality of the sushi. But if you ever wanted to just get some hand rolls only, then ...

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Why I’m Not Getting the iPhone 6 Plus

In my review of the Samsung Galaxy S4, under #2 reason to get the S4, I stated that I would go back to the iPhone if it had Swype. Well, according to Apple, the new iOS8 coming out at the ...

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