Dockem (Chrome): Universal Smartphone and Tablet Wall Mount

I stumbled across this wonderful little smartphone accessory about a month back. It's a wallmount for your smartphone (or tablet) and it's helped me not lose my phone around the house but also doubles as a way to keep cables out of the way and since I use my smartphone as my alarm clock, my "alarm clock" is mounted within reach. Product Features Compatible with virtually every smartphone...

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Feedly - Android App Of The Week [Week-12]

So I've been on a little bit of a hiatus the past couple of weeks and I haven't exactly kept up with the Android App Of The Week. Continuing where I left off, today's app is Feedly. July came around and Google Reader vanished (a moment of silence)! The internet was left to find out how they will replace their beloved rss feed. Companies have been jumping into...

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Limited Edition Ouya Unboxing [Kickstarter Project]

Another article featuring yet another Kickstarter project that I have backed. This time I'm talking about the Ouya, the $99 Android game system! So check out what's in the box in my brief unboxing video bellow and perhaps even order one. So some initial thoughts on the Ouya:  The Ouya console is very nice looking and feels sturdy. It has the necessary specs, a Tegra 3 processor, 8...

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Unified Remote - Android App Of The Week [Week-11]

Today's App is for remotely controlling every aspect of your desktop/laptop computer via your phone! This comes in handy for when you're using your computer to present a Power Point presentation, watch a movie with VLC, or just can't be right there at your computer. To set up the app is easy. Just download the client app on your phone and install the server app on your computer....

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Flickr - Android App Of The Week [Week-10]

Flickr has recently released some pretty hefty changes to their services. Something that no other image hosting service has done. They are allowing you to upload 1 terabytes of images to the cloud. While other services measure in gigabytes, they're measuring in terabytes. We're talking about being able to store over 200,000 3 MB images. They use to offer the ability for you to go back to view...

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The HTC One and Sense TV

The HTC One has everything in it (except HTC opted to exclude the kitchen sink). Don't believe me? It even has an IR Blaster! An IR Blaster is a device that emulates an infrared remote control to autonomously control a device that is normally controlled only by remote control key presses. In laymen's terms - we're talking about a remote control built into your phone through the power button.I...

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The HTC One and Battery Life

One of the things that worries a lot of smartphone users is how long their device will last day to day. My general rule for battery life is if it can get me through an entire day (from when I wake up to when I sleep, so about 18 hours or so), then it is enough battery life for me. I'm telling you now, don't hold off from...

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Sensorly - Android App Of The Week [Week-9]

Sensorly is a user generated carrier coverage mapping app. Users collect data to provide Sensorly with coverage for different connection types (2g/3g/4g/lte/wimax/hspa+/etc) and even wifi! The app is available for iPhone's too, so iOS users can help provide information too! I started using this app recently to search for T-Mobile's newly set up LTE network in my area (Southern California) and help provide coverage details of where T-Mobile's...

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The ChargeCard [Kickstarter Project]

So the other day I got my ChargeCard in the mail. Another one of the projects that I decided to back on kickstarter. The thing with kickstarter is sometimes, you begin to wonder when you'll get the product. Well, I finally have the product in hand, and I'm happy I supported the project. The ChargeCard is manufactured in Anaheim, CA (which is just about 10 miles away from place...

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SoundHound - Android App Of The Week [Week-8]

You hear a song on the radio or maybe a song is playing while you're watching a show or movie and you don't know what to do. That's where SoundHound comes in. SoundHound is a great app for music fanatics. Hear a song you don't know, load up the app (or just have a widget on your homescreen) and it'll listen to what's playing and try and identify...

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Slickdeals - Android App Of The Week [Week-7]

Like buying stuff? Also like paying as little as possible and getting good deals? If you don't already look up deals on slickdeals.net now is the time to start doing so. There's a multitude of deals to be had and this site congregates deals from around the web or from in store locations. The app that goes with it is handy because you can look it up deals...

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The HTC One and BlinkFeed

So I've had my HTC One since April 16th, so I've had a good amount of time to play around with the device  and know the device well enough to give my impression of it. What the device does well or doesn't do well is what I'll be sharing. So instead of clumping together everything into one post, I want to take the time to really get deep...

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PushBullet - Android App Of The Week [Week-6]

So this week's app is for all those people out there that like to be more efficient. I showcased MightyText which gives users the ability to send texts from their computers or from their tablets. With this week's app, PushBullet, you can send links, notes, lists, or files to your device.             You download the chrome extension on your desktop/laptop (sorry firefox users out there,...

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