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I want to thank the Ohana for their part in me being inducted into the Podcast Hall of Fame. I am very humbled to be able to accept on behalf of the Ohana and my team at RawVoice Download the Audio Show File Listener Links: Blackberry making an Android Phone? MatchStick problems on KickStarter. Union Insanity with Government versus the
Overall, I'm pretty happy with my iPhone 6 Plus. But one problem I keep having to deal with is screen glare, especially in sunlight. The problem is compounded by my visual impairment and it makes the phone almost unusable outdoors. After doing some online research, I decided to pick up a Power Support Anti-Glare set at my local Apple Store.
My children love their Hexbug Nanos and I doubt a few days go past without the distinctive buzz and rattle of the bugs banging round their habitats. It's amazing what a fairly simple machine can get up to and the entertainment it brings. Their motion is surprisingly realistic too. Older children and grown-ups will enjoy Hexbug's more advanced robots, in
Motorola are having a fortnight-long summer sale on the Moto X and Nexus 6 smartphones in the UK. There's £166 off the Moto X 16GB and 32GB handsets, with prices starting from £229 and £269 respectively, and £80 off Nexus 6 handsets in Midnight Blue or Cloud White, with prices starting from £399 and £469 for the 32GB and 64GB versions.
Bitcoin is lauded by many as the currency of the future. Supporters say the cryptocurrency is superior to the dollar because Bitcoin is decentralized, allowing the system to stay honest as it's constantly being authenticated by everyone who uses it. Bitcoin has also developed a bit of a reputation as being the currency of choice for illicit goods and services,
My first ever family computer was a Commodore 64. I still remember how excited I was when my dad brought one home for Christmas, 1984. We spent hours putting that machine thru its paces. Which really means, we used it to play video games. Lots and lots of video games. And sometimes, we'd take a break from those games to
App Camp for Girls seeks to address the gender imbalance in technology professions by inspiring girls who are middle-school age with a broad introduction to the process of app development, from brainstorming to pitching their apps. You can support them by contributing to their Indiegogo campaign. App Camp for girls is a one week, full time day camp program for
YouTube Gaming is set to launch in the summer of 2015. It is an obvious attempt to compete with Twitch and Steam. YouTube Gaming will have more than 25,000 games, and each of them will have their own page. There will also be channels from a wide array of game publishers and YouTube creators. Some of this functions similarly to
Kingston Tech followed up their popular HyperX Cloud gaming headset earlier this year with the Cloud II, which brought a newly designed USB sound card audio control box with 7.1 virtual surround sound to the already impressive feature set of the original HyperX Cloud headset. GNC favourably reviewed the first HyperX Cloud back in December. The new control box has independent audio and microphone
Skeegle is an app that allows people to share live moments with their close contacts. It functions in a way that is similar to Meerkat or Periscope. The difference is that Skeegle is more private. Users have a lot of control over who is allowed to view what they broadcast. The Skeegle app is free to download and use. That
Some exciting news came down the tube earlier this week when the Academy of Podcasters, a new group created by the founders of the Podcast Movement conference, announced that the man who puts "Geek" into Geek News Central, our very own Todd Cochrane, will be inducted into the Podcasters Hall of Fame. Todd will officially be honored along with five
Twitter has been making changes that are designed to make the social media website a nicer, safer, place to interact with others. In April, it made policy changes that enabled Twitter users to report harassment that was happening to someone else. (Previously, users could only report harassment if it was happening to them). Now, Twitter will let users share their
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