Why Do Blacks Make Technology Popular?
In the 1980s, crack cocaine flowed through America’s inner cities in a rampant rush of enterprise and despair. As this lucrative drug trade exploded, addicts and authorities alike sought out dealers ready to capitalize. Suddenly the pager — a device developed nearly 40 years ago to quiet the constant noise of hospital’s telecom systems — [...]
Read MoreStartup Watch: Ron J. Williams and SnapGoods
One of the most challenging online tasks can be the search for things that you need to rent from others. Whether it be an apartment or even things like tools, finding safe ways to rent things online can be daunting. SnapGoods.com is a new startup website that gives users a safe and easy way to [...]
Read MoreAre Your Gadgets Conflict-Free?
Last week, an amendment that will force companies that make smartphones, laptops, and other high-tech amenities to disclose whether or not ‘conflict minerals’ were used to make their products was added to the Financial Reform Bill. Thanks to the addition, companies like Apple and Nokia will have to provide an annual report to the Securities [...]
Read MoreMonster Cables Goes Wireless
Yes, Monster Cables, the company that’s made a virtual empire creating cables that deliver some of the best audio/visual results on the market is cutting the strings with their latest product line. Named Clarity HD, this new line of products deals primarily with compact listening solutions, namely wireless Bluetooth speakers. While Monster always produces quality [...]
Read MoreA Gift to Remember: Father’s Day Tech
It’s almost time to show our love and adoration to dear old dad, and the granddads, uncles, brothers, and all the positive male figures in our lives. Instead of giving them that played-out tie, why not give him want he really wants — some hot, sexy tech. The following are a few suggestions for the [...]
Read MoreiFixit Expands It’s User-Repaired Device Catalog
Anybody with a little Do-It-Yourself attitude and just a little more guts, can go to the iFixit website and view user-generated manuals, how-to’s and tips & tricks on how to repair that beloved (and expensive) Apple product. And the site is up-to-date as demonstrated by their iPad teardown merely two hours after the iPad launched [...]
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