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Darts has always struck us as an odd bar game. It's not because we don't like playing—we love to—but because sharp objects and alcohol don't seem to mesh. No time is this more evident then when [...]

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You've probably even surprised yourself with how much you use your iPad for. At first you thought, "I'll play a few games, use it a bit for work, maybe watch a movie or two on it," [...]

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Despite looking like a prop from a cinematic adaptation of some Dan Brown novel, the Crypteks USB is actually a very real way of keeping your most important info safe. Instead of keeping digital tax files, [...]

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If you're anything like us (and we suspect you are), then you expect your laptop to be constantly multitasking as you update Facebook, browse YouTube videos, check email, and challenge your friends to online poker [...]

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It seems like every time we open an internet browser we're being bombarded with the latest and greatest iPod / iPhone / iPad dock. We haven't played with all of them, but when you see [...]

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The problem with most iPad cases on the market is they are flat-out hideous. One of the reasons you love your do everything Apple tablet is its sleek design. What happens when you slap most after-market [...]

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It's hard to believe that there was a time when you couldn't carry a Grammy office worth of music in your pocket with you at all times. Luckily that time is all but forgotten and [...]

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For far too long, the techno fruit afficianados have had all the multi touch touchpad fun. We can live without Mighty Mouse and Magic Mickey, but when the Magic Trackpad came out even we were [...]

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It could be due to  Mao, or Campbell's soup cans or Marilyn, but Andy Warhol is a name that everyone is familiar with. The famous artist inspired and entertained countless throngs of people with his [...]

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Standard mail delivery seems to be going the way of Big League Chew - sure you'll still get it on occasion but it's more disappointing than you recall from years past.  Outside of a few [...]

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Let's be totally honest here, Lacie peripherals are ridiculously expensive. $120 for a 1TB external hard drive is approximately twice as much as whatever Newegg currently has on sale from a different, no-name vendor you've [...]

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In the ever relevant words of Forrest Gump, "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." Don't get us wrong, we like chocolate as much as the next guy [...]

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You might think shelling out over $50 for an iPad 2 case is a bit absurd.  Hey, we won't fight you on that, but we have no problem in investing in one that has all [...]

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Until we saw this new collection of Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Studio Series - Artist Edition offerings (catchy name), we never really put much thought into our mice . . . mouses . . . [...]

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Contrary to what you believed in college, being a DJ is much more difficult than just being a human iPod. You could just turn on crossfade, pop your collar and go pound PBRs, but eventually [...]

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