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Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard Review

I'm typing this post on my new Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard [http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/p/sculpt-ergonomic-desktop]. This is the latest in a line of highly reviewed ergonomic keyboards from Microsoft. Since I spend a lot of time on the computer - a lot of time typing -

iPad Mini with Retina Display Review

For a while at work I was using an iPad Mini (first generation) for development, and I was able to take it home for general use, too. I finally got my own iPad (mostly because another developer needed the mini for a long project and this left me without a

Ghost Beta Review

I've been using Ghost [http://ghost.org] as my blogging platform for a couple of weeks now, and I wanted to give it a brief review. It's important to note that it's still in a fairly early beta stage, so many features are absent and bugs are present. However, I

Fitbit Flex: Review

The Device When I opened up the Fitbit Flex, the tracker was already inside a wristband (it comes with two wristbands – a large and a small). I was mildly disappointed to find I’d need to charge it before being able to use it, but was glad I’d be

Tablets: A Disambiguation (Part 1)

In the first quarter of this year, 2013, Apple shipped 19.5 million iPads1 [http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS24093213]. Samsung shipped 8.8 million, Asus 2.7 million, and Microsoft 0.9 million. With others, this means in just 3 months, almost 50 million tablets were shipped

Product Review: Nook Simple Touch

I recently got a Nook Simple Touch (sans glow light), and, in short: I love it. Prior to the Simple Touch, I had a Nook color, the first all-color, touch screen Nook. It was nice for a while, but it had some major flaws. First and foremost, the battery was

HFR XD 3D 1080p HD WTF

Last night I went to see The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in HFR XD 3D. The XD seems to just be Cinemark's name for their new theatre style, because HFR 3D was available not in XD. In any case, we saw the movie in 3D, filmed and played at a