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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby jamiethekiller » Wed Aug 14, 2013 09:06:28

received my chromecast. its pretty cool.

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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby RichmondPhilsFan » Wed Aug 14, 2013 09:08:04

Yeah, I've been enjoying mine for a couple of weeks now. I jumped on it (via Amazon) on the first day and got the Netflix deal too. Can't wait until other apps incorporate it into their scheme. MLB.TV would be much, much easier for me.

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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby RichmondPhilsFan » Wed Aug 14, 2013 09:12:45

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:Amazon has a bunch of SanDisk memory cards and USB drives as their Deal of the Day. Great prices.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=tsm_1_fb_s_amzn_skndsk?ie=UTF8&docId=1001341411

Oh, but a warning to anyone with an S3 or S4... don't use the SanDisk Ultra 32GB or 64GB microSD cards with those phones. Massive failure rate after a few months. My own card began having problems with my S3 after about 6 months, seemed to resolve, but then suddenly corrupted a couple of weeks ago.

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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby jamiethekiller » Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:02:11

gonna get an HDMI to RCA converter cord and use my other chromecast for the stereo receiver.

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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby azrider » Fri Aug 16, 2013 23:42:13

I have had my first gen iPad for close to two weeks now... I've been using it to replace many of the things I either did on my phone or laptop/desktop. I really did not think I would use it as much as I have. I love the convenience. Granted as someone stated earlier I have run into some issues with not being able to run a few apps and it will crash on occasion if I go a little crazy, but overall this truly has become the pinnacle of personal computing. I will probably sell this one and upgrade to the current model in a few months now knowing that this has become my #1 computing source.

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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby Bucky » Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:31:58

phatj wrote:Quoting this here instead of the random thoughts thread where it was posted originally...

Soren wrote:http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge

Image


It appears that unless Canonical call pull off a miracle with enterprises, this isn't going to happen. After the first-day surge, the donations have fallen way off the pace. Too bad, because this is a fantastic idea.

I wonder if Microsoft is working on anything like this. If I recall, Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 share the same OS core, so it isn't too far-fetched to think that in the future they might be the same... That might be the only way that MS can keep the Windows Phone platform alive. Enterprise customers would be far more likely to invest in something like this if it comes with a Windows desktop instead of Linux.



:ce:

with only 40 hours to go, they've only raised ~$12M of their $32M goal, so under the terms of indiegogo, all monies will be returned to the contributors. (Assuming they don't get the $20M in the next 40 hours).

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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby Bill McNeal » Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:58:05

Bill McNeal wrote:
Bucky wrote:
Bill McNeal wrote:Thanks guys. I setup some camelcamelcamel deal alerts on those crucial drives. If I can find a 128gb for < $100 ima jump on it. I'll keep looking though I've had good luck with sandisk media so I'll give them a shot if I can find a deal. I see a lot if Samsung drives out there as well but I've seen some mixed reviews, I'll probably look to go with a sandisk or a crucial.
Tiger direct has a $10 conversion kit in store down here that has the 3.5-> 2.5" bay.


Here's a Kingston 128GB for 89 busks- but only until 1PM EDT today. No idea how go it is, but it's cheap. Hurry!

http://www.newegg.com/Special/ShellShoc ... _-SD073013


Missed this yesterday. Damnit.


What are you guys thinking about the new evo Samsung drives? I've read some reviews and they sound pretty great. Thinking about getting a 250 gb for ~ $170

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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby Bucky » Thu Sep 12, 2013 06:25:47

New Egg Shell Shocker Deal- tonight 9PM-3AM EDT

Refurbished: Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5 inch 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

$65.99



This Link will bring up the "current" deal, so will only show the drive in the specified timeframe. You can, of course, search for it manually until then.

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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby Woody » Thu Sep 12, 2013 08:20:41

Can anyone tell me if that will work with a Macbook Pro (2010)?
you sure do seem to have a lot of time on your hands to be on this forum? Do you have a job? Are you a shut-in?

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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby JFLNYC » Thu Sep 12, 2013 08:37:29

I've installed a Crucial M4 in a MBP with no problem. You'll want to install and run TrimEnabler, though.
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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby Woody » Thu Sep 12, 2013 08:39:15

Trim Enabler, aka "Vodka"

(thanks)
you sure do seem to have a lot of time on your hands to be on this forum? Do you have a job? Are you a shut-in?

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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby JFLNYC » Thu Sep 12, 2013 08:45:50

If you're going to install yourself, get yourself one of iFixit.com's Toolkits.
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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby Bill McNeal » Thu Sep 12, 2013 09:57:49

I wound up getting the 250gb Samsung Evo drive. Love it. Installation was really simple, had zero problems with the OS Copying over, I'd heard of some people having problems with that. Highly recommend one to anyone in the market for an ssd.

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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby jamiethekiller » Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:06:21

the 'smart watch' that i finally desire is out. only thing i'm unsure of is if this thing will do any heart rate monitoring...

http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/2/47940 ... king-watch

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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby phatj » Thu Oct 03, 2013 13:15:05

So this exists: Smart fork
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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby Bucky » Tue Oct 08, 2013 07:09:21

Refurbished: Manufacturer Recertified OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTX100G 2.5 inch 100GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

$49.99


9PM-3AM tonight only

www.newegg.com

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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby Bucky » Sat Dec 07, 2013 13:27:13

360 degree panoramic camera. throwable. just like the google steet view cam, I guess, but under $600.

Trying to think of practical uses for this thing. But any video technology the pr0n industry hasn't adopted early on is suspect in my book.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/panon ... all-camera

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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby phatj » Mon Feb 24, 2014 22:40:40

http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/24/next ... k-display/

Smartphone with dual screens, normal LCD on one side, e-ink on the other.
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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby RichmondPhilsFan » Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:42:58

I'd love to have a well-built Android tablet in that style. Especially if I can get anything close to the range of Kindle's battery life.

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Re: The bitchin' gadgets thread

Postby jamiethekiller » Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:46:26

i'd really like a phone like that, too. a nice screen on one side for movies and what not. but my daily use of web browsing/text/email in the e-ink

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