LED lights are pretty popular these days. From indoor/outdoor string lights, flashlights, and bulbs, they provide a consistent output that’s both pleasing and sometimes entertaining. But a company called Blinkiverse is taking LED lights to the next level, right on Kickstarter. Their new project, which funded in under 48 hours, is the BlinkyTape. BlinkyTape is a more »

How many of you have abandoned a handheld gaming system for tablet/smartphone gaming? You’re not alone. App Annie just released its Q1 report on mobile gaming, and iOS and Android gaming is growing, while handheld gaming has declined significantly. Here’s the chart That’s significant growth for smartphone/tablet gaming and a serious decline for handheld consoles. more »

Booq, a leading brand of premium laptop bags, backpacks and iPad carrying cases, unveils the latest addition to their Boa collection, the Boa Squeeze. The Boa Squeeze provides everyday comfort and style, without compromising booq’s intelligent and professional design. Each feature of the Boa Squeeze is designed to withstand all your daily occurrences. The bag is crafted from the most durable materials more »

When Sony introduced the Xperia Z back in January at CES, the Japanese surprised us all not only with an unexpectedly elegant and powerful device, but also with the thing’s water and dust protection. Those kind of rugged-like functions were not an absolute novelty for anyone, but the shocking thing was seeing them on a more »

Google Showed off a brand new version of the web-based Google Maps a couple days ago at Google I/O. At that time, access to the new maps was restricted to those who chose to sign up for an invitation. Those invitations started to roll out yesterday afternoon. If you requested an invitation, check your email more »

Have you been waiting with bated breath for Nokia’s new Lumia 925 and 928 Windows Phone 8-based handhelds only to find the two a little underwhelming upon their highly anticipated official intros? You’re likely not alone. But it appears you can do something about it. Something other than wait for the EOS or other mythical more »

The sky was the limit to our Google I/O fantasies only a few days ago, but the reality proved to be far less exciting than imagined. Basically no new piece of hardware was unveiled at this year’s I/O conference, unless you count the surprising “Google edition” of the Samsung Galaxy S4 as new. And while more »

Rumors are swirling that Yahoo is in talks to acquire Tumblr. Apparently Ken Goldman, Yahoo’s CFO explained the Internet giant’s concern for its aging users. In an attempt to appeal to the 18-24 year-old-demographic, they’re seriously considering bring Tumblr on board. “One of our challenges is we have an aging demographic,” explained Goldman at JP more »

I’m an all day note-taker — my day or week’s itinerary, messages to give to someone else, story ideas, ramblings, etc. Unfortunately I’m also a bit of a messy — well, unorganized person, I admit. And as you may guess, these two personality traits usually add up, for me, to lots of unorganized, folded pieces more »

Archos has been known for making very solid and cheap Android-based tablets for a couple of years now, but even by these high standards the French are making great strides of late. We’ve seen a number of budget-conscious and fairly decent Archos tabs get introduced in the past few months and now you can add more »