Category: Reviews
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Transfer files and control your phone wirelessly with AirDroid for Android
Managing files and data on an Android device can be a chore at times. To move files back and forth you have to keep a micro USB cable handy. Not only that, in order to move files to your phone’s SD card it has to first be unmounted from your phone, which can take a…
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Insync integrates with Google Docs to take on Dropbox
After well over a year of being in closed beta, Insync has finally released to the public. If you’re not familiar with the service, it closely resembles other cloud-storage services, in that a folder you create is automatically synced to the cloud for backup and/or sharing purposes, but a few minor differences separate it greatly from…
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The Asus Eee Slate with Windows 7: A Tablet Computer on Steroids
I had been lusting for a tablet computer for quite some time. And no, I didn’t want one of those tiny, feature-limited Apple or Android tablets with a 6” screen and far too many smartphone similarities. I wanted the real deal: a 12”- 14” portable computer with full touch capabilities, an absurd amount of RAM…
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Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Gamer’s Edition
Temperatures are slowly creeping towards sub-zero. Radio stations and malls everywhere are switching on the holiday music. Pine trees and other decorations are going up all over the world. And once again millions of people are procrastinating on their holiday shopping. Lucky for you, gamers are an easy bunch to buy gifts for. Skip the…
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Windows Phone 7 Alert: HTC Connection Settings app is bad for your phone
If your Windows Phone has “HTC Connection Settings” installed on it, remove it immediately. If you come across this app in the Marketplace, do not download it. It’s a pointless app that serves no real purpose, anyway, so I doubt anyone would miss it. I know I don’t.
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ShiftEdit: A Web-Based IDE for PHP, Python, Ruby and More
If you’re a programmer or developer that juggles several projects at a time, your code can sometimes be lost between multiple workstations, or worse, lost in some sort of catastrophic system failure. If only you’d had a chance to run a backup first! With everything going to the cloud these days, wouldn’t it make sense…
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Kindle Fire proves that reviews are meaningless
If you’re serious about purchasing a new piece of technology, do yourself a favor and try before you buy. Because relying on reviews, especially from just one or two people, is tantamount to gambling your money on one person’s opinion. We’ve all looked at reviews online. We even write them here at Techerator. And they…
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ViewSonic V3D231 3D LED Monitor Review
ViewSonic has been around for quite a while, making computer monitors and televisions since the early 90s. I even remember sporting my robust 18-inch ViewSonic CRT monitor several years ago that delivered great colors and beautiful contrast. However, are ViewSonic’s current and latest offerings worthy of receiving those same accolades and then some? To find…
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Jawbone UP: A Wristband and App for Improving Your Health
Remember Jawbone? The company that made such nice Bluetooth headsets they were almost cool enough to wear in public? Well, Jawbone is at it again, but get ready for something completely different. They’ve taken their tiny gadget know-how and applied it to a problem we’ve all encountered: improving our health and fitness. Jawbone UP is…