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Aburiya Toranoko Review

Recently, I’ve noticed that I’ve gotten stuck in a rut and going to the same restaurants over and over again. In an attempt to snap out of this mode, I decided to checkout one of the new downtown Japanese restaurants ...

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Vistaprint “Free” Business Cards Review

After using my old business cards with the wrong information on it for several years, I finally decided that I’d better get new ones to pretend to be more professional and business like. Back in the day, I actually had ...

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Goji Smart Lock Takes Pictures of Your Visitors

In what seems to be an endless stream of “smart locks” coming to the market, here comes another one from Goji. As with Lockitron and August, this one also allows you to use your smart phone to unlock your door. ...

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New Android Gmail 4.5 Removes Delete

For some unknown reason, Google has decided to “update” Gmail on Android by removing the Delete icon at the bottom when you are reading your email. You have to touch the “Menu” option to get a pop-up, which includes “Delete” ...

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Android Google Drive Updated

Although Google seems to have screwed up the new version of Gmail on Android, the new version of Google Drive (version 1.2.182.26) on Android is a lot better than the version on the iPad. As you can see below (left), ...

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Sojibo West LA Review

Since Mishima became Yashima and eventually closed down, I’ve been looking for great soba in the Sawtelle slash West LA area. After hearing about Sojibo’s home made soba, I decided to give it a try. This place has a huge ...

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FreedomPop to Offer Free Mobile Phone Service [Updated]

Free Internet service and mobile data was not enough, so now FreedomPop says they will be offering free phone service this summer, using the Sprint 4G Wimax network with no contract. What you get will be 200 free voice minutes ...

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Sony PS4 Pre-Order on Best Buy

You can now pre-order the Sony PS4 on the Best Buy website for $399.99, but there is a one per customer limit. If you try to get more than one, you will get an error: Sorry, the item could not ...

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Poker Movie “Runner, Runner” Trailer Released

About a year ago, I learned that Justin Timberlake and Ben Ben Affleck were slated to appear in a poker movie titled “Runner, Runner” written by none other than the team of Brian Koppelman and David Levien, who wrote “Rounders” ...

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Microsoft Xbox One Specs Released

Hours before the Sony PS4 announcement, Microsoft released their specs on the Xbox One at E3 2013 in Los Angeles. The Xbox One will sell for $499 and will feature an 8 core CPU, 8Gb memory, 500Gb hard drive, Wifi ...

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