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Microlab FC70BT Review @ Vortez

@ 2015/04/20 read/post comments(0)

The FC70BT, as its name suggests, has wireless connectivity via Bluetooth and NFC connection. It also has a built in Amp with Digital Signal Processing (DSP) including Microlab's own HC²D (High Clarity Close Distance) technology that provides a high quality… Go To Full Article

Your Google Wallet funds are now insured

@ 2015/04/20 read/post comments(0)

The money in your bank account is typically covered by federal insurance, but your internet payment services typically aren't. If PayPal or Venmo went belly-up, you'd probably lose your existing balance. That won't be a problem if you're using Google... Go To Full Article

Bad software update kills many Wink smart home hubs

@ 2015/04/20 read/post comments(0)

Now for the downside of a house loaded up with "smart" devices to allow remote control and monitoring: turning your home into a computer means computer-like problems. Today's example comes from the Wink Hub, a $50 device sold at Home… Go To Full Article

MSI Preparing SFF-8639 Adapter Card for Motherboards

@ 2015/04/20 read/post comments(0)

Hot off the heels of Intel’s SSD 750 series launch, and with NVMe-based SSDs beginning to gain momentum in the consumer marketplace, MSI is preparing to launch an adapter card to provide support for SFF-8639 drives to its X99 motherboards. Go To Full Article

Keep Windows 10 Preview Up to Date or Face a Dead PC

@ 2015/04/20 read/post comments(0)

Microsoft has a strange way of keeping you up to date if you are running Windows 10 Preview; your PC won't boot up. A not too subtle hint that the build that you are running isn't in the best interest… Go To Full Article

Halo: Spartan Strike Now Available on PC

@ 2015/04/20 read/post comments(0)

343 Industries has teamed up with Vanguard Games to bring Halo: Spartan Strike to your PC, iPad and Windows Phone. The sequel to Spartan Assault is available for $5.99 or bundled for $9.99. Go To Full Article

Windows 10's phone maps help you find things to do

@ 2015/04/20 read/post comments(0)

To put it mildly, Windows Phone's official mapping options are... basic. However, Microsoft is promising a better experience with the mobile Maps app in Windows 10. Get a recent preview version of Windows 10 and you'll see a map interface… Go To Full Article

Tiny trackpad uses your thumbnail to navigate devices

@ 2015/04/20 read/post comments(0)

Several companies are working on eye-tracking tech as a way to navigate devices. A team of MIT researchers, however, have their eyes set on another body part: the thumbnail. Graduate students Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao and Artem Dementyev are developing a… Go To Full Article

If you want to chat on Steam, spend at least $5

@ 2015/04/20 read/post comments(0)

Earlier this week Valve introduced Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator as a means to keep its users safe from phishing attempts, and now it's taken another step in that direction. From here on out, until you spend a minimum $5 with… Go To Full Article

“Easy Bake” Vacuformer

@ 2015/04/20 read/post comments(0)

One of our favorite things about Hackerspaces is people tend to spend a lot of time building tools, or repairing/upgrading older ones. This is a case of the former. The vacuum former. [Adam] wrote in to tell… Go To Full Article

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