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Google Currents: News made Beautiful

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Google recently announced their new news-aggregation application, called Google Currents . Currents allows users to browse many content providers (magazines, blogs, etc.), and add them to their Currents, where they would have easy access to their articles, as well as a beautiful way to browse what might interest you. Currents is available as a free app for iPhone and iPad, as well as both Android phones and tablets. To add a publication, called by currents an "edition", you simply search for the content you want, or find it using the "featured" section, or from any of the categories, and add it to your currents. However, as this is a fairly new service, don't expect to find every publication that you read. Once you have added all of your desired editions, you can tap on any of them to view the content in a beautiful, minimalist design.  Publishers can add content via a simple webpage , and can choose to add more than just simple articles. Publishers can add an u

Chrome OS: One Year Later

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I never really imagined this day coming. But it's here. It's one year after Gadgetator's first post ever. So much has happened since them, and a big thanks goes out to Leo Laporte , host of the nationally syndicated Tech Guy radio show, on which Gadgetator got it's big boost. But enough about my blog. Let's get right to what this post's really about. One year ago, on this day, I posted an article talking about Google's announcement of the Cr48, one of the major advancements in Google's  Chrome OS operating system. If you are unfamiliar with what Chrome OS is, read the article here . In that article, I promised I would post a follow up after playing a bit with Chrome OS. I never did. Until now. A lot has happened with Chrome OS in the past year. For example, a Chrome OS screenshot one year ago (see figure 1), as apposed to a Chrome OS screenshot today (see figure 2). After actually using a device running solely Chrome OS for close to half-a-year, I

iPod Nano Watchbands

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The newest version with the iPod Nano, the 6th generation, is a relatively cool and sleek device, but from almost the day it came out, folks were utilizing it as a watch face. The device could be the correct shape and size, and has a perfect clock feature produced in. But you can not use a Nano like a watch with no a watchband. The original Nano watch band was produced out of a cheap rubber material, and was far more as a wristband than a watchband. Soon, far more and more watchbands have been becoming sold, as well as the iPod Nano watch evolved from a rubber bracelet, to something you would expect to find on the regular watch. If you've a 6th generation iPod Nano, and desire to use it being a watch, we'll go through the greatest bands at one of the most deals. 1. The HEX Original Watch Band This is the simple, but high quality watch band. Available in nine different colors, there's sure to be one that matches your taste. The HEX features a silicone stra

Top Smartphones of 2011

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With each passing year, cellular phones come to be additional advanced. On the modern-day smartphone craze, a newer and more strong device is usually correct for the corner. As the year begins to wind down, we eat a think about probably the most new mobile phones available. Motorola Droid RAZR The Droid RAZR represents a merging of two of the most iconic brands in the history of mobile phones. Many will recall Motorola's 2004 RAZR, the thinnest phone of its era. The Droid RAZR follows in its footsteps, measuring an incredibly thin 7.1 millimeters.The Droid RAZR runs Android 3.0 Gingerbread and is powered by the latest hardware. It has specs that tech fans drool over. The device features a 4.3 Super AMOLED Advanced display and dual-core processor. The phone also has a front-facing camera for video chat, and can shoot HD video. On top of all of this, Motorola coated the Droid RAZR with Kevlar and a splash guard, making the Droid RAZR resistant to spills. Samsung Galaxy S2

Steve Jobs' Biography is Out

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So much has happened as far as Steve Jobs news in the past few months. First, the much talked-about news about his resignation as CEO of Apple, and later, unfortunately, the news about his death . Now, although we no longer have the amazing visionary that was Steve Jobs, we do have many of his secrets that he revealed in his official biography, entitled, simply, Steve Jobs. This 656 page biography, written by biographer Walter Isaacson, opens a window into Steve's mind, as Isaacson conducted over forty interviews with Jobs, up until his death. Issacson also interviewed more than 100 other family members, friends, colleagues, and even adversaries, to try to bring out the entire story. Walter Issacson is also the author of Einstein: His Life and Universe and Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, so he seems to be an experienced enough biographer for this book. The book is available on Amazon.com as a Kindle book, in hardcover , and even in CD and Audible .com audio-book versions. It

iPhone 4S + More

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Apple recently hosted a keynote announcement , announcing its new iPhone, along with several minor updates towards the iPod line. Siri on the iPhone 4S iPhone 4S: Though some have been expecting a completely new and redesigned iPhone 5, Apple will possibly wait for 2012 to announce the iPhone 5. Until then, we will have to live on the additional minor updates with the new iPhone 4S. The 4S keeps the same beautiful and elegant design as the iPhone 4, but now comes packed of the same Apple A5 processor discovered within the iPad 2. This new chip allows for your much snappier experience, as well as the capability to carry out much more powerful tasks on a i Phone. While the 4S has a more strong processor, battery life is nonetheless great, with up to eight hours of talk time on a single charge. Another major update within the iPhone 4S will be the camera. The iPhone 4's camera was always named a beneficial one, specifically for your cell phone camera. The 4S&#

Amazon Updates the Kindle Lineup

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In a recent press event, Amazon , the makers of the popular Kindle e-reading device, announced the next generation of Kindle devices. Kindle : The good old Kindle we all know and love, right? Wrong. Although it keeps the simple, a single term name, the new Kindle is often a e tremely a variety of looking device. From the exact same 6 inch screen size as its predecessor, the new Kindle weighs 30% lighter (6 ounces), probably as a result of the most noticeable difference: the new Kindle has no keyboard. Instead of while using keyboard, 1 navigates the device using the new 5 way controller, along with four other little buttons. The New Kindle Download books over Wi-Fi (no 3G choice this time around), and read them wherever you go, with as much as a month of battery life on the single charge. Also, as Amazon is promotion strongly, the Kindle can also be utilized even in bright sunlight, because of its black and white e-ink display. The most compelling aspect with the new Kin