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Apple , the creator of both the Macintosh OS, running on all Mac computers, as well as the more popular iOS , that runs on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, has announced yet another update to the Mac OS that will bring both of those platforms closer together. Until July 2011, the Mac and iOS platforms were completely separate. They had no similar user interface features, the underlying operating system was completely different, and the Apple-made apps were different from Mac to iOS. In July 2011, the next version of Mac OSX, the operating system Mac computers run, called Lion , was released. Lion brought some of the best features from the iPhone to the Mac. These weren't so blatantly iOS features, but more like an iOS-like experience coming to the Mac. After that point, the two platforms became more and more alike, with some of the major Mac apps coming to iOS, and more. Recently, Apple announced the newest version of Mac OS, Mac OSX Mountain Lion , which will be coming th

Vizio , the popular television manufacturer, has always been set on making high-quality TVs at relatively low prices. Now they aim to do what they did for TVs to personal computers. At the current Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Vizio announced a new line of personal computers, all running Windows, something that nobody would really expect from a television manufacturer. However, Vizio had been testing the waters of the more personal device market last year, when they announced their tablet device. They did not give much details as to the specs of the new devices, but CES attendees did get to play around with the new devices. Vizio announced it's all-in-one PC . The computer is slick and has a minimalism design, and comes with a wireless keyboard and trackpad, stereo speakers, one for each side of the small base, and a remote. The new Vizio all-in-one PC The keyboard has a nice design, with large island style keys and a cool, modern-looking typeset. The large trackpad shares the s

Samsung's SMS-free text messaging app, called ChatON , has finally hit the Apple AppStore, making it available on Android, Bada, and iOS. Blackberry, Windows Phone, and web support is still to come. Check out the app on the AppStore here, visit the website here , and read about what it does below. Samsung is owning into the marketplace that Apple, the maker from the iPhone, RIM, the maker on the BlackBerry, and Facebook are already in. Samsung, the maker of numerous well-liked mobile phones, "smart" and otherwise, introduced it's ChatON instant messaging service. The ChatON service will permit users to send short messages to each other for free, including texts, photos, contacts, and calendar. The service will likely be accessible at first on Samsung devices running their "semi-smart" cellular operating system, named Bada. A Samsung device running Bada. The service will later come as an app on Android and iOS devices. While the users on th

Since the computer mouse became mainstream, not much about it has. Multi-touch has probably been the latest change to the computer mouse. Until now. Computer mice were never more than computer mice. Until now. The Logitech Cube Logitech, the maker of many computer accessories, including keyboards and mice, wants to reinvent the computer mouse, or at least make a really cool one. They recently announced the Logitech Cube , a mouse/presenter hybrid with a really slick design. Unlike any other mainstream mouse, the Cube is, as the name hints, a cube. It has a small and sleek rectangular design. Available in both black and white models, the Cube has a nice striped design. It uses an optical sensor at the bottom, and connects to your computer via a wireless USB dongle. The front of the device sports a on/off switch so that the device doesn't use power while not in use, as well as a USB port for easily charging the device. To enable presentation mode, just lift the device off

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

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

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