Reviews

Google’s Acquisition of Zagat Should Scare Yelp

by Mike Mansell September 9, 2011

From the perspective of a tech blogger I can safely tell you that there have been countless times where companies have made decisions that I have had no choice but to question. Sometimes my crucial outlook on business moves has been proven wrong, and I’m not shameful in the least to admit that I, like [...]

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Audioengine N22 Amplifier Review

by Jeff Weisbein November 5, 2010

Audioengine recently released their latest product the N22 desktop amplifier. The N22 is a compact, high-end desktop amplifier which retails for $199. At first glance, its sleek design certainly stands out. The components are enclosed in a stylish satin-black cabinet that is only 7 inches tall, 5.5 inches deep, and 2.75 inches wide (4 inches [...]

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CloudBerry S3 Explorer Review

by Mike Mansell October 24, 2010

I love Amazon’s S3 service and honestly feel that it is the most innovative and intuitive file storage solution that I have ever come across. I say this because S3 has the flexibility to work as a file storage solution and by being paired with Amazon’s CloudFront service has the ability to take on light [...]

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Ubuntu 10.10 Review: A Ten In My Book

by Mike Mansell October 10, 2010

I have always felt it necessary to admit when I make a mistake, and my first impressions of the Ubuntu 10.10 beta – the one where I stated that I was “not impressed” with the release – is definitely one of those situations. In this review, I had installed the beta version of the 10.10 [...]

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Square Review: Mobile Payment Platform

by Jeff Weisbein October 2, 2010

What is Square? Square is a mobile payment platform that allows you to receive payments anywhere. All you need is a smartphone. Currently the Square will work with the iPhone, iPad, iPod (2nd Generation or later), as well as a number of Android devices. A full list of support devices can be found here. How [...]

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Droid 2 Review

by Jeff Weisbein August 19, 2010

The Droid 2 is Motorola’s second release of the popular (original) Droid. The newer Droid 2 sports several improvements both hardware and software wise. As I previously wrote about in my 5 reasons to buy the Droid 2, I covered mostly software aspects. In terms of noticeable hardware improvements, the Droid 2 sports a 1Ghz [...]

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Magic Trackpad Review

by Jeff Weisbein August 4, 2010

Last week, I bought Apple’s Magic Trackpad. I had an idea what to expect from it being that it’s the same multi-touch surface on my Macbook Pro – it’s just, bigger. 80% bigger in fact. While I have never liked my Macbook Pro’s trackpad, I thought, why not just give the Magic Trackpad a shot. [...]

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Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 Review

by Jeff Weisbein August 3, 2010

When I picked up the Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 speakers, I have to admit I was a bit nervous about shelling out $500 for 2.0 speaker set. Even after listening to them in the Apple store for a while, it was difficult to tell whether or not these speakers could live up to their steep [...]

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Style Jukebox Review

by Mike Mansell July 22, 2010

As one becomes used to the software in which they use on a daily basis, it’s a very difficult and often useless task to move away from said software. One great example of this kind of software is media players, which people like myself often run in the background to play music whilst doing other [...]

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iPhone 4 Review

by Jeff Weisbein June 27, 2010

This past Thursday, Apple released their latest iteration of the iPhone deemed iPhone 4. In spectacular launch fashion people all over the United States as well as a couple of other countries lined the parking lots, sidewalks, malls, and streets of Apple stores across the world. Does the iPhone 4 fulfill the hype? I’ll be [...]

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