Back in 2006 and 2010, the Library of Congress, who controls decisions of specific copyright laws, created a law saying that it is legal for a user to unlock their phones once the contract is up. This law was necessary because of a previous act called the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) that “criminalizes production and dissemination of technology, devices, or services intended to circumvent measures”...

Evernote is an online service that allows its 50+ million users to create and organize all kinds of data such as photos, videos, notes, lists, etc. With the number of people that use this service, it’s amazing that hackers were able to get into their system, but it happened two days ago! With such a major breach, it just reminds us all that no one is safe from cyber-hacking. Luckily, the company reports that it used one-way encryption...

By now, many of us all know what 3d printing is. It is a form of rapid prototyping using additive manufacturing (layer by layer). In order to use a 3d printer, you need to know how to use a 3d modeling program such as Autodesk Inventor, which is a complex program not usually used by the everyday people. There are websites such as Thingiverse that offer models to be submitted and used by users, but what if you just want to unleash your...

Have you ever wanted to invent something? I sure know I have! Quirky.com is a place where you can become an inventor much easier than ever before! You don’t have to do any of the work, but you can still get paid! Also, if you get involved in the community space by voting for products you’d like to have in the market, you can gain what they call “Influence”. Basically, that influence will get you a percentage of the...

The company called Expect Labs will be releasing their video-calling app, Mindmeld, soon for use on the iPad. Mindmeld is pretty much Skype on steroids and with better features. Once the app is released, you will be able to video chat with up to eight other people, which is not something you can say for Skype. But the biggest feature for this app is that you can get information about your conversation automatically, or if you need it at a...

A while back, I got a pair of Turtle Beach PX5 Headphones for my birthday. Overall, I think these headphones function very well and with few cons. I use them daily and don’t have too many problems when using them! In this article, I will be talking about the PX5′s pros, cons, and it’s general features. To start, the PX5 has some great features. This includes the programmable wireless Dolby 7.1 surround sound! When using...

Sony recently invited journalists from all over to an event that will take place on February 20, 2012 in New York. They haven’t announced, for sure, that they will be announcing the Playstation 4, but there is much speculation that that is the case. No one knows other than the folks at Sony what’s going on and when the Playstation 4 will come out. Some have guessed that it will come out at the end of this month, others later in...