Western Digital owned HGST turns to Helium for 6TB hard drive

If you want BIG performance you have to start looking at exotic builds. Storage is a big deal right now. Consumers routinely pick up thousands of gigabytes for cheap, and we’re all flirting with cloud storage which requires companies to run tons of redundant back ups. We’re creeping up on the maximum density per platter …

HTC announces the One Max phablet – 5.9″ HD screen and Fingerprint Reader

Maybe the title for this post is a touch dramatic, but we’ve been talking about this for a while now. HTC is at the beginning of their trek to rebuild their brand identity. While all Android manufacturers make a variety of handsets, you can usually count on a Premier line of handsets that consumers can …

Just for fun: Face blending classic Star Trek actors with their JJ Abrams modern Counterparts

Easily one of the best aspects of the JJ Abrams Trek films is the wonderful job they did casting each of these iconic roles. Well of course Star Trek fandom can result in some strange and wonderful things. Reddit user ThatNordicGuy has taken it upon himself to face morph each new Abrams  Trek actor with …

Review: Focal Camera App (Beta) for Android

I wont get into all the drama surrounding this app. For those curious, there’s a third party ROM team called CyanogeMod which just went corporate and is looking to improve how people might load the CyanogenMod custom ROM onto various smartphones. For a brief time, the Focal camera app BETA was baked into CyanogenMod, but …

Apple Officially unveils iPhone 5S & 5C. Available September 20th.

“In the past, when we’ve launched a new iPhone, we lowered the cost of the old iPhone, making it more accessible to new people. But this year, we’re not going to do that.” – Tim Cook Yes, they’re officially official! The iPhone 5S will reign as the new premier handset and the iPhone 5C will replace …

American Society of Media Photographers warns of Facebook’s new Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

We keep dancing around this issue. Facebook needs to monetize somehow, and one avenue to explore is using the media being uploaded to Facebook and pairing it with advertisers. As of September 5th, Facebook’s new ToS has added the following passage: You give us permission to use your name, and profile picture,content, and information in connection …

HDMI 2.0 approved and anounced! Get ready for 4K video at 60fps!

This is the best kind of update! A shadowy forum of TV specialty Ninjas have finally pulled back the curtain hiding the newest HDMI specification from the public. At least that’s how these kinds of events go down in my head. HDMI 2.0 will offer a big bump to bandwidth allowing for 4K video at …

Kodak returns to the land of the living as business imaging company

Welcome back Kodak! I was worried about you. I’ll be honest, I still miss Kodachrome, but I’m glad we haven’t completely lost such an iconic company. Kodak has completed its Chapter 11 reorganization, and is announcing its goals of moving forward as a business imaging solutions company. It’s sad to see such a prime player …