Rainbow Loom 2
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.0 Review: How to make a triple diamond bracelet There is a second generation Rainbow Loom that includes a couple of new features. What can be said about the Original 2
.0 Rainbow Loom? For under $20, the Original Rainbow Loom is worth the price in durability alone.

Review of the Geigerrig G1 1600 Hydration Pack | Review of the Geigerrig G1 1600 Hydration Pack Be prepared! I have tested out a lot of different brands before I settled on the Geigerrig G1 1600 Hydration Pack. What is even better than the rest is that the G1 1600 is dishwasher safe and easy to clean!

Or lost in the woods and your GPS device is dead? Well then the PowerPak+ NT135T High Capacity Portable Charger is exactly what you need. Worth its weight in gold but won't break your bank, the NT135T is set at a affordable price, at around 45$, which is less than most cell phone cases. User Manual Note: does not include a USB-to-outlet adapter.

Review of the Olloclip iPhone 5/5s 4-IN-1 lens system | Review of the Olloclip iPhone 5/5s 4-IN-1 lens system The Olloclip is a quick-connect lens systems compatibility with the iPhone 5 and 5S. The two macro lens are fantastic, they allow focus of the iPhone camera within 12-15 mm of the subject or applies a 10x or 15x multiplier.

These Bluetooth speakers are wireless and have a rechargeable battery, with abo ut a 12 hour life. Since these BLAZER speakers are Bluetooth compatible, they work with any Bluetooth-enabled smartphone, tablet or laptops, regardless if they have iOS, Android, Mac OS or Windows. Has NFC technology Output: 6 W 50 mm. Titanium cone drivers 65 mm.

The Seiki SE50UY04 is an affordable TV with 4K/Ultra-High Definition resolution. What makes this television so appealing is the low price point at around $600. That is about a ¼ of the price of the name-brand 4K UDH TVs’ available on the market now. The simplicity of the Seiki gives a nod...

This ASUS D550MA-DS01 15.6-Inch Laptop is easy to use and navigate even with the new Windows 8.1. The price point for this model is right around $300 The laptop is made of lightweight material so it is very portable at 4.7 lbs. It has a sleek brushed metal finish while not being bulky even for...

This is a previously unpublished report on the events that lead to Digg’s demise. I was reminded of it when I saw Paul Graham’s post to Hacker News about upcoming changes to the way comments work on Hacker News. This isn’t the first time Paul has talked about not liking the way...

Looking for a list of the weapons in Titan Fall in prep for the release for the game? Here is what we know. Comparisons between the weapons aren’t out yet, we only have the descriptions. Pilot Primary Weapons R-101C Carbine The R-101C is a fully automatic, compact assault weapon...

Participated in Jason McCabe Calacanis ‘s ?#?launchhack? . While the networking was good, the “prize” advertised as $1.6M was false advertising. The fund was $800k, so even if you had the greatest Hack of all time and all of the fund was given to you, that wouldn’t...

Why I don’t work at Amazon is simple. I would never make it through the interview. “Do you know our CEO? How do you pronounce his name?” We’ve met a few times. Jeff, It kind of sounds like Deaf but with a J on the front instead of a D. How long have you been working...

Sarah Austin and Ivan Markovic talk about their app, FitPerks. Gamifying health and health care, the app allows you to compete with friends in fitness challenges. For participating you earn discounts on insurance, or other “Perks” related to...

My company’s core product (http://www.stremor.com ) is designed to take unstructured data from text and convert it to structured data. But also look at qualitative factors from language and assign them quantitative values. In working on a “detector” to determine if an...

A response to this article. If only it were so simple. And if you think it is that’s probably because you don’t understand. Frontend often is WAY more than UI. When you are building a client/server application frontend can be far more than UI. Take Call Of Duty for an example....

I have been working without rest for a year on a project (http://www.stremor.com) that has had huge amounts of progress. It pays well enough, I like the people I work with, we have achieved great things, and we have gotten recognition. So by all these measures I should have no burn out. I...

The TechCrunch Disrupt conference has always been a strange name for a conference, since almost every startup showing there has been a clone of another larger more popular startup. I have only seen one or two startups I thought had the potential to be disruptive there. I have literally had...

Melinda Gates Doesn’t say this. And that makes all the difference. “When I get up in the morning and I read about death, disease, privation, poverty, I go, Well, it’s not my problem.”  No matter the impact on technology. No matter the cool factor of the things...

Have you ever wanted to create a successful startup? Maybe you have the design chops, the cool sense of style, and the ability to get others excited about trends in technology, but can’t find that perfect idea. Something you could execute on quickly. Something you knew there was a buyer for....

I am the CTO of Stremor, we make TLDR Reader. It takes long content and generates abstracts. This is the least impressive thing it can do, but it is the most public. Building something that can summarize content requires a lot of foundation. SRI that built the smarts behind Summly have been...

I bought a Lenovo Yoga 13, and I love it. This is the best laptop I have ever owned on so many levels.  It is light, functional, looks good, runs all my games, and people comment on how they would like one. The Lenovo Yoga 13 combines the productivity of an Ultrabook™ with the touch...

You can upgrade the Lenovo Yoga 13 has spots for 2 SSD! That’s awesome. You could upgrade, but why bother, just add a second one. I love my Lenovo Yoga 13, but it doesn’t ship with enough disk space.  Adding an SSD helps a lot. Since 1.8 inch SSD are pretty much only available in...

I got my first BSOD on Windows 8. The Blue Screen of death is not what it used to be, but it isn’t vastly improved...

Yes, the security at the Target did just ask me to leave. Yes, I was heckling the petitioners in front of the store. Yes I may have called a pregnant lady an idiot, rather loudly. And Yes her husband may have threatened to hit me. And yes I may have told him he shouldn’t make threats of...

What have you built in the last year? My friend Nikki Sattler Case is a great online marketer. While many people are excited that Etsy has made their hobby pay for itself, Nikki has made Evangelina’s Closet a legitimate business. What separates Nikki from all those crafters who just...