Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Review: Biggerer and Betterer

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Review: Biggerer and Betterer

Samsung’s Galaxy Note series has been the most popular BIG phone since it was first released a couple of years ago. The Galaxy Note 2 made some major improvements over the original in terms of speed and utility, and while the Galaxy Mega was a giant step backwards, the Galaxy Note 3 looks to leapfrog them both. And, generally, it does.

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Galaxy Gear Smartwatch Review: A Pain in the Wrist

Galaxy Gear Smartwatch Review: A Pain in the Wrist

The Galaxy Gear wants desperately to be the vanguard of a new era of wearable computers. But while it promises more than the rest of the pack, if anything it makes absolutely clear that the future’s still a long ways off.

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A Love Letter to My First Four Phones

A Love Letter to My First Four Phones

Last month was spent in a state of upheaval. After seven years in New York I was heading back to the opposite coast, which had led me to go though of the hundreds of pounds of accumulated junk one accidentally collects in boxes over the years.

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LG G2 Review: A Braindead Hercules

LG G2 Review: A Braindead Hercules

You could put a helicopter engine on a motorcycle and fill it with rocket fuel, but if you put a toddler behind the wheel, it’s not going anywhere. The same is true with phones; you can turbo-charge the processors and hardware, but if the software is stupid and terrible, you’ve got a stupid and terrible phone on your hands. This is that phone.

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TomTom Runner GPS Watch Review: A Good First Step

TomTom Runner GPS Watch Review: A Good First Step

TomTom (the GPS so nice they named it twice) has decided to get into the crowded-but-plenty-of-room-for-improvement running watch game. The company has been making GPS devices for cars for years, so you’d think it’d be able to make a pretty good running watch. And, for the most part, it has.

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Jawbone Mini Jambox: Come On Thin the Noise

Jawbone Mini Jambox: Come On Thin the Noise

For all the gazillions of wireless speakers out there, Jawbone’s Jambox is almost certainly the best-known. Last year the company introduced a Big Jambox, so it shouldn’t really be any surprise that they’d come along with a smaller one as well: Mini Jambox.

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Samsung Galaxy Mega Review: A Big Phone, a Small Tablet, a Bad Buy

Samsung Galaxy Mega Review: A Big Phone, a Small Tablet, a Bad Buy

Hey, look at this phone, I say to my girlfriend. That’s not a phone. That’s a tablet, she says. Exactly.

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When I Actually Wear Google Glass

When I Actually Wear Google Glass

So far most of what’s been written about Google Glass has been united by one commonality: It’s been written from the perspective of someone who had to wear Glass. Because they were going to write about it. But here’s when you’ll actually want to wear it. Or at least, when I do.

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16 Classic Films that Got Future Tech Right

16 Classic Films that Got Future Tech Right

You can yell, "Beam me up, Scotty!" all you want, the only thing that will happen is you’ll elicit a bunch of bemused stares from passersby wondering if you’ve bonked your head recently. The sad fact is human teleportation devices don’t yet exist in 2013, and even if they did, the tremendous lag would make it extraordinarily impractical. Such is the reality of science that it doesn’t always mesh with our fantastic visions of fictional futures filled with flying cars and other implausible technologies. In other words, reality sucks compared to what we’ve grown up watching on television.

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Moto Maker Hands On: Customizing a Moto X Is Pretty Easy, Very Fun

We have a feeling the new Moto X from Motorola/Google is going to be a hit. It looks great, it feels great, it’s fast, and it has added features that transcend the usual gimmickry. High on that list is Moto Maker, Motorola’s online customization suite that lets you order up a Moto X in any hue you choose. We got sneak peak at the service recently, and yes, it’s great (and easy).

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