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September 2014

37 posts

Night Stars Landscape Lights Add Sparkle to your Home

Are you someone who struggles to put up (and take down) Christmas lights? I know that it is a bit early to start thinking about Christmas decorations. Even so, if you plan ahead you might be able to save yourself the hassle of putting up your outdoor Christmas lights after the weather gets cold and icy. Night Stars Landscape Lights

Tablift Review

Tablift is the most "borrowed" review item by my family members that I have ever had the pleasure of reviewing. They say a picture is worth a 1000 words and in this case it really is. Let me start out by saying that if you have ever used your tablet in bed your going to love this device. I will

Sennheiser Launches “Let Your Ears Be Loved” Campaign

Sennheiser has launched an advertising campaign that includes some contests. Participation requires both online and offline activity. It is called Let Your Ears be Loved. The purpose is to feature Sennheiser's Urbanite headphones. The ads that go along with the contest are unique. The target audience of the ads are the generation of Millennials who Sennheiser's believes want headphones that

Bracketron Smartphone Mounts Use Magnets

What do you do with your smartphone when you get into your vehicle? It's not safe to hold it in your hand while driving. Bracketron, an industry leader in universal mounting solutions for today's most popular mobile devices has come up with a solution. They have created two different types of dashboard mounts that your smartphone can go into. The

Archos Smart Home Review

These days it's either i-this or smart-that with new gadgets measuring and changing our personal environment. From Fitbit to Philips Hue, the internet of things is steadily growing and into this increasingly connected world, French firm Archos have stepped in. Their Smart Home tablet wirelessly connects sensors to a central hub that monitors and initiates actions based on conditions. Archos

GNC #977 Welcome Health Tech Weekly!

I take some time and talk about the changes here, including the website update and migrating the shows on GNC to their own domains. I wan to welcome Jamie Davis in bringing his Health Tech Weekly show to GNC. I look forward to you checking out his show and the health tech insights he is going to bring to our

Welcome HTWeekly.com to GNC Family

I want to welcome Jamie Davis and his show Health Tech Weekly (HTWeekly.com) to the Geek News Central Family. Jaime and I have worked together for a number of years on a variety of projects. So it is with great pleasure that I welcome him to our family of shows. We have entered an age where our health activities will

Angry Birds Stella debuts on Android, iOS, Blackberry, Amazon and Nook

Rovio has become synonymous with mobile gaming, thanks to the wildly popular Angry Birds franchise. The Finnish company has released multiple versions of the title, covering everything from Rio to Space, and even Star Wars. Now the long-awaited new one is here, with Angry Birds Stella debuting across multiple platforms -- sorry Windows Phone users, but you were left out.

Sennheiser Announces Urbanite Range and Momentum In-Ears

Sennheiser has been busy over the past few days announcing two new products, Urbanite headphones and Momentum In-Ear earbuds, both of which look outstanding. The new Urbanite headphones are aimed at the fashion-conscious Gen Ys, with a high quality product that emphasises bass. "Sennheiser Urbanite headphones are for the generation of Millennials who know more and demand more. They love their

So we have a new look!

It has been at least 3-4 years since we have done a major over-haul of the site. There are a lot more changes coming, each of the shows on the site will be moving to their own sites, and while we should wrap up most of the heavy lifting this weekend I look forward to tweaking things and adding elements

Motorola Moto X, G and 360 – UK Details

As expected, Motorola last night refreshed its smartphone line-up with new versions of the Moto X and Moto G plus a new Bluetooth earpiece called Hint. First impressions are that they've kept the good bits and bumped the spec with bigger screens (5.2" 1080 HD on the X) and faster processors (2.5 GHz quad core in the X). The edges of

GNC #976 Design Decisions

Thanks for making August our largest Audience month ever. In today's show I talk about the transition of the website design. We have moved the New Media Show already and also transitioned The Elder Divide onto the new template. Send me some feedback on the design. Also I am looking for a cool header graphics for GNC. Have an idea.

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