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Build Your Own PC! SomeGadgetGuy’s New Video Editing Workstation for 2015!

It was time folks. My old rig was originally designed to edit audio, and moving into UHD and 60 FPS HD video, she just couldn’t keep up anymore. Say hello to my new video editing workstation. Freshly built and ready to destroy my future reviews!

The challenge was to build a tower with an OS for less than the price of a mid-range iMac (as I will be recycling my displays, speakers, keyboard, and mouse). How’d I do? Let’s take a look!

Full parts list below:
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SomeGadgetGuy’s Top 5 Smartphones of 2014!

It’s time folks! Time to round up the best of the best! The phones that will go down in the record books this year! Of course, I pride myself on not being your average tech reviewer, so this year we’re going to have a little fun with our best list… Let’s jump in!

Shop for any of these phones (or anything else on Amazon) using this link, and you’ll be supporting these videos and reviews at no cost to you!

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Smartphone Review: Nokia Lumia 830 on AT&T – Flagship Style, Mid-Range Price!

While Microsoft didn’t deliver a new flagship this quarter, they did make good on a new mid-ranger boasting high end design and build quality. The Lumia 830 is masquerading as a high end phone. It can talk the talk, but can it walk the walk? Let’s check it out.

Shop the Lumia 830 and Accessories on Amazon: http://goo.gl/g1ksKa

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Pro Gear Review: Kamerar VF4+ Universal LCD Viewfinder for DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras

Shooting video. Using your LCD to compose stills. Outdoor photography can be challenging in direct sunlight. Kamerar’s VF4+ uses brackets and rails to isolate your LCD screen, protect it from the sun, and provide a little extra magnification to insure you land your focus. Let’s take a look!

Shop the VF4+ on Amazon.
More info on Kamerar products.

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Smartphone Camera Review: Nokia Lumia 830 on AT&T (Real World Video Samples)

Spoiler alert: It’s a really good camera.

You can always count on Nokia to pack a great camera on a phone at any price point. The Lumia 830 is a mid-range phone, so let’s see if the 10MP shooter is a mid-range camera!

Shop the Lumia 830 and Accessories on Amazon.

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Review: The Food Network App on U-verse

It’s that time of year, where our kitchens get a work out. U-verse is partnering with The Food Network, to provide some recipe tools to the largest screen in your home.

To test the app, AT&T folks invited some fun folks over to a “Friendsgiving” house party, where the entire menu would be prepared off of recipes provided through the app.

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The app is fairly easy to navigate, inspired by minimal tablet apps, with side-scrolling menu options. Tied into popular Food Network programs, you can search by recipe, ingredient, or scan through recipes recommended by various show hosts. I spent most of my time looking through Alton Brown’s recommendations. Because he is awesome. Truth.

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Long Term Review: Lenovo A740 – Quad HD Touchscreen All-in-One PC, iMac Killer

I spent a couple weeks running the Lenovo A740 All-in-One PC through its paces. With a Quad HD touchscreen, and some decently powerful guts, does it have the horsepower to combat Apple’s iMac? Let’s take a look!

Shop the A740 on Amazon.
More info on the Lenovo A740.

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App Review: Movie Creator Video Editor for Windows Phone – Full Feature Walk Through & Tutorial

I can’t tell you how excited I am to see a full fledged video editor on Windows Phone. Now with some of the best cameras ever bolted onto our smartphones, we now have the ability to cut up high resolution video directly from the phones that shot it. Best of all this app is cross platform for any Windows device with a touch screen.

Here’s our full review, feature walk through, and tutorial of Movie Creator on Windows Phone 8.1! Enjoy!

Movie Creator (BETA) on the Windows App Store.

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