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Kobo Aura HD eReader Review and Giveaway
Despite Amazon's dominance of the eReader market, some competitors manage to keep their heads above water, and one of these strugglers is Kobo. With an impressive line of five different eReaders, its own bookstore, and its own desktop eBook manager/reader, you'd think Kobo would be a good Amazon alternative. But is it really? We took the Kobo Aura HD eReader for a thorough test drive, and the results are in front of you. As usual, one of you will also win this $200 eReader for free! Continue reading to find out how.
How To Create Your Own Virtual Tour On Google Earth With A KML File
Recording your own virtual tours in Google Earth is a great way to remember your trips, and re-experience them (to a degree) at any time. Recording a Google Earth KML file might sound complicated, but as soon as you get the steps pat, you'll be wanting to record more and more. It takes a little more skill, but can help you share stunning trips and tours around the earth with anyone.
Remembering the 1980s - Hold On, Was It Really Like That?
Ah, the 1980s. Whether you were born in the 80s, grew up in the 80s, or never set foot in that infamous decade, hearing the term “1980s” probably makes you think of something. Is it DOS? 8-bit video games? 80s music? Is it horrible clothing and hairdos? 80s TV shows? No matter what pops into your mind first, we all have a very distinct feeling of what the 80s were like, whether we actually spent time in them or not.
4+ Powerful Ways To Use Wolfram Alpha For Educating Your Kids
Is Wolfram Alpha really a niche website? With its Pro version launching last year and abilities which range from Facebook research to English learning, Wolfram Alpha is one of the best ways to get your questions answered quickly. When it comes to answering questions, Wolfram Alpha is a wonderful educational tool that can help parents and educators alike teach kids something new every day.
Tired Of Boring IM Apps? Invi Is A Beautiful & Feature-Packed App You Need To Try [Android 2.3+]
Text messaging is by no means new, but it's been gaining popularity over the past few years, slowly replacing regular phone calls for many users. SMS messages have been popular for years, but free texting apps that use your data plan are a great substitute. However, most only let you text with friends who also use the app. Invi is a beautiful messaging app for Android (iOS and Windows Phone versions planned) that changes all that.
Tired Of Learning? Turn Reading Into Fun With These 3 Useful Chrome Extensions
The Web is full of interesting texts for us to read and learn from, and fortunately, also offers great ways to put this text into context, clarify it, and experience it better. Today I'm going to show you three Chrome extensions that will turn reading and learning into a much more fun experience, giving the text context you can actually understand, and providing more information for you to make use of.
Discover The World Through Food With Cookening: The Airbnb Of Meals
Introducing the Airbnb of food! Cookening doesn't actually have anything to do with Airbnb, but being an Airbnb veteran guest myself, I couldn't help but notice the resemblance between the two services. The only difference is that with Cookening, you don't get a place to stay, you get a home-cooked meal from a local. Or, if you're the local, you get to cook and host tourists in your house.
6 Reasons To Buy Your Girlfriend An iPad
A little over 3 years ago, my boyfriend (together with my family) bought me an iPad. It was - and still is (I use it to this day) - a first generation iPad, and the first iOS device I ever owned. It was also the first time I laid my hands on a tablet outside of an Apple store. Was it a good gift? If you're thinking of doing the same thing you might be wondering if it's really a good idea. I'm going to tell you why I think it's a great idea.
6 Gorgeous, High-End Smartphone Accessories Your Phone Secretly Dreams Of
So you own a smartphone, what's next? For most of us, the answer is "nothing". Smartphones are expensive as it is, and together with the case and screen protector we usually end up getting (we need to protect our investment after all), that's about it for smartphone accessories. That doesn't mean that awesome accessories don't exist, and here you'll find the coolest, most gorgeous accessories you can get for your smartphone - so get your wishlist ready, we all have at least one birthday coming up this year!
Samsung Galaxy Camera Review and Giveaway
If you love your smartphone's camera, and want to take things up a notch, the Galaxy Camera is perfect for you. Running Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean), the Galaxy Camera is the exact opposite of what we're used to seeing today. Instead of a smartphone camera, it's a camera smartphone (without the actual phone capabilities). How does this work? Does it really have anything to offer that your plain old smartphone doesn't? We took the Samsung Galaxy camera for a test drive to find all that out. And as usual, one of you will get extremely lucky and win this $430 camera for free!
Travel Postcards Are Dead: 4 Ways To Share Your Travel Stories With Friends & Family
Sure, we all have Facebook and Instagram to share some photos and the occasional update, but don't you wish your family and friends could really take part in your travels, while sitting comfortable on their own chairs? Below you'll find several awesome services fit for all kinds of travel and travellers, that will help you share your past, present and future trips with style.
Support Your Favorite Online Artists And Get Exclusive Rewards On Patreon
Patreon is a new initiative from musician and video-maker Jack Conte, that tries to solve the age-old problem both artist and fans face every day. For artists, it's the need to stay afloat while still doing what they love, and for fans, it's the precious few ways to support your favorite artists, especially if you live outside the US. Patreon caters to both.
Nokia Lumia 920 Review & Giveaway
A couple of weeks ago, Nokia introduced two new devices to the world: the Nokia Lumia 925 and the Nokia Lumia 928. The top notch of Windows Phone 8 devices, these two smartphones will only be available in June, but the advent of the next generation of Lumia devices inspired us to finally get our hands on one of Nokia's flagship smartphones — namely, the Nokia Lumia 920. Today, you have a chance to get your hands on a shiny new unlocked Nokia Lumia 920 device, without paying a dime!
Where Is This Picture Taken? Discover The World With These 2 Addictive & Challenging Travel Games
I love travelling, and if I can get my hands on a good road trip, you won't hear me asking for anything else. Alas, I live in a tiny country, and I also have a job which does not play well with the Internet-free wilderness or the immense amount of money such a trip would cost, so I usually have no choice but to tame my travel hunger by looking at pictures and reading about far-away places. Another great way to satisfy your itchy feet are travel games.
4+ Ways To Secretly Hide Messages In Pictures
The science (or art) of hiding messages is called steganography , and in the digital age, can be used to hide secret messages in innocent-looking images. Looking at the picture, you have no idea there’s a secret message hiding inside, but with the correct tools or passwords, the secret message can be revealed. As with everything, the digital and Internet age made creating these secret messages easier than ever.
5 People Who Might Google You & What They Might Find
It was only 15 years ago that the best you could do to find a person online was look for him on ICQ and hope you find his name. If you managed to do that, you were actually nowhere nearer to knowing anything about this person, except for the fact he owns an ICQ account. If you were very brave, you might have requested to add that person to your contacts, just to see what happens.
5 Free YouTube Downloaders & Converters Compared: Which One Is Right For You?
Two years ago, I told you about 5 easy ways to download and convert online videos. Recently, we also told you about ways to download YouTube videos to your Mac, and some ways you can download all videos from a YouTube playlist. All the tools we recommend are good ones, and we usually give you more than one option, so how do you go about choosing one? Which one is really the best?
PhoneClean 2 Promises To Free Up Space on Your iOS Device, But Does It Work?
I have been looking for something that could clean up my iPad for me and, according to iMobie, PhoneClean is the program to do that. The free program that claims to free space on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch by deleting files that should be useless to you, such as temporary files, cached and offline files, cookies, script files, and media files that failed to sync properly. On paper, this should be quite useful, especially if you own a 8GB or 16GB iDevice. But does it really work?
Kindle Paperwhite Review & Giveaway
The Kindle Paperwhite is Amazon's current flagship reader, and one that we've been wanting to review and give away for quite some time. If you already own a Kindle or a different eReader, you may be wondering if it's worth your while to upgrade to the new Kindle Paperwhite. This is what we're here to find out for you. And as always, one lucky reader will get the chance to win a shiny new Kindle Paperwhite worth $119!
Are These Circles Moving? 6 Places to Find Amazing Optical Illusions Online
Ever since I was a little kid, I've adored optical illusions. Believe it or not, but 1993 found me browsing my parents' hefty Escher art book, looking for more and more drawings I couldn't quite figure out. This fascination continued through the famous Autostereogram era, when I learned to see those cool 3D images in seconds, becoming a source of jealousy to all my cross-eyed friends.