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Nintendo NX console

Back in April Nintendo reported some enormous news: the organization’s next home console, code-named NX, will dispatch internationally in March 2017. That is a speedy turnaround from the Wii U, which launched in November 2012. In any case, despite the fact that it’s releasing in under a year, we know not much about what the[…]

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Father’s Day 2015: Five Gift Ideas for the Tech Savy Dad

Father’s Day is June 21st and with it right around the corner you might be wondering what do you get for the dad that is a bit geeky or tech savy?  Trade4Cash will count down with you 5 gift ideas to give that techie you call Dad this Fathers day. 5. Help Dad find what’s lost on[…]

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Xbox One controller

New Xbox One controller will have a standard headphone jack By Tom Warren on May 28, 2015 04:21 am @tomwarren Microsoft is planning to release a refreshed Xbox One controller next month, complete with a new headphone jack. The software giant has revealed its plans in a Xbox One support article, noting that new controllers[…]

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Zelda’s Hyrule

              Journey To Zelda’s Hyrule In Any Web Browser Posted by Darrell Etherington (@etherington)                       The Legend of Zela: A Link to the Past was a technical feat on a home console back in 1991 when it was launched, but today a[…]

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Cyber-Power

              CyberPower’s three-blade gaming PC is built for showing off blogger-avatar by Jon Fingas | @jonfingas |     CyberPower’s Trinity gaming PC Sure, you can accessorize a gaming PC with curved monitors and glowing lights to make it stand out, but what if you don’t think they’re eye-catching[…]

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Amazon Drone

              Canada Proves Fertile Ground For Amazon Drone Delivery Tests Postedby Darrell Etherington (@etherington)                     After being rebuffed by U.S. regulator reticence, Amazon is now engaged in testing its drone delivery services in British Columbia, just north of the U.S.[…]

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Parrot Bebop Drone

Parrot Bebop Drone Review: A Keen Eye In The Sky Without A Huge Price Tag Posted Mar 4, 2015 by Darrell Etherington (@drizzled)               Parrot has a brand new drone on the market, featuring a 1080p video camera that captures motion at 30FPS, and that can take stills at 14MP. The camera has[…]

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Snapchat Outgrows The Friend Zone

Snapchat Outgrows The Friend Zone by Jordan Crook (@jordanrcrook) Discover is Snapchat’s big new play in the world of media. It’s a special tab in the app powered by content publishers like ESPN, Yahoo, etc., offering daily long-form content with videos, articles and, of course, advertisements. Brands can buy advertisements against these Discover “Editions,” which play every three[…]

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Apple Watch and Android Wear: Same destination, different paths

The more we learn about the Apple Watch, the less it seems like a revolutionary departure from the existing wearable market. In particular, it has a lot of overlap with Android Wear, Google’s own wearable platform. That much became clear last week, when Apple released its design guidelines for third-party apps. Parsing the guidelines alongside those[…]

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5 Must-Have Gadgets for Every Traveler’s Go-Bag

Fill your daypack—and fuel your adventure—with these mobile must-haves One reason smartphones are great is because with all the tools that their apps pack, the handheld devices have whittled down the gear you have to lug around on adventures. So now — instead of courier bags, carry-on luggage, and backpacks — the “go-bag” is the[…]

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Top 10 Gadgets of 2014

From GoPro to Jawbone UP3, these are the best gadgets of the year           10. The Ring Video Doorbell Imagine the perfect front door. Like a human security guard, it would tell you who was outside and allow you to talk with them before you let them in. The $200 Ring[…]

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Amiibo vs. Skylanders vs. Disney Infinity – How do the NFC toys compare?

Toy story After months and months of teases, amiibo figures are finally in our hot little hands. The first dozen are all based on the cast of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS, which makes for an eclectic group of Nintendo mascots in toy form. You can read all about how the toys use NFC to communicate[…]

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The Apple Watch Just Got the Perfect Rival: Microsoft’s Band

If Microsoft wanted to grab a slice of the impending Apple Watch audience, it couldn’t have crafted a better plan than with its just-released Microsoft Band. The company’s first wearable piggybacks off of the style and functions we’re already familiar with in today’s activity trackers. But with nifty features, a more affordable price tag, and[…]