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Ten Must-Have Back to School Gadgets and Accessories
Ah, college: the most and least amount of responsibility you’ll ever have at exactly the same time. It’s equal parts work and fun, kind of like these handpicked back to school gadgets and accessories.
Two Minute Video: LulzSec, Price Cuts, Jobs vs. Zuckerberg
LulzSec’s inevitable made-for-TV movie, gadget price cuts, Steve Jobs vs. Mark Zuckerberg, and more: Here’s a quick look back at some recent stories from the Land o’ Tech.
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The Smartest Tech Fans of All: Semi-Late-Early Adopters
Writing my TIME.com Technologizer column this week was a form of primal scream therapy. It feels like I’m spending more time than ever wrestling with new gadgets that don’t meet the fairly modest bar of consistently being able to do what they’re supposed to do for more than ten minutes at a time without crashing, choking, or displaying a …
Two Minute Video: Will You ‘Like’ the Facebook Phone?
Here’s a quick look at the new “Facebook phone”—also known as the HTC Status, available through AT&T for $50 with a two-year contract.
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Two Minute Video: Google+ vs. Facebook and Twitter
Here’s a very quick and basic look at how Google+ works and how it compares to the likes of Facebook and Twitter.
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10 Technologies We Want to Steal from Harry Potter
From flying cars to portable alarm systems, here are our picks for the best pieces of wizard tech we wish we could take with us.
Two Minute Video: Stress Testing a Military-Grade Tablet
The iX104C5 tablet from Xplore Technologies is built for extreme conditions, but how does it fare against life in suburbia?
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Two Minute Video: How to Create Strong Online Passwords
Heard about any good hacks lately?
It’s high time we went over some password rules:
1. The longer the better. Six characters? No. Eight? Meh. Twelve? Yes.
2. Use a combination of uppercase, lowercase, numbers and symbols.
3. Create a different password for each site. It’s a total pain, I know, but consider one of the …
Two Minute Video: Turn Your iPad into an ’80s Arcade Machine
I’ll show you how to build your own arcade cabinet for use with your iPad. Then when that doesn’t work, I’ll show you where to order one. Enjoy!
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Two Minute Video: Father’s Day Gadgets Strut Their Stuff
Won’t somebody give these gadgets a loving home?
More Father’s Day gift ideas:
Techland Recommends Father’s Day Gifts for $50 (or Less!)
15 Fantastic Father’s Day Gadgets
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Techland Recommends Father’s Day Gifts for $50 (or Less!)
Father’s Day is right around the corner and you swore—swore!—to yourself that you were going to save up to get Dad something really nice this year.
And in true you fashion, you find yourself with a $50 budget yet again this year. That’s so you. Classic you. Fear not! Your imaginary friends at Techland are here with some …