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Ztylus Stinger Plus: Car Charger and Emergency Window SMASHER

Ztylus Stinger Pro review! USB car chargers aren’t super sexy tech accessories, but the Stinger Pro ads a fun survival twist. A reinforced plug, with a dual spring design, makes it really easy to pop out or shatter a car’s windshield. For folks worried about potentially being trapped in a car, $25 is a terrific price for a little peace of mind.

I might have a couple Stingers in my office at the moment. Watch the video, answer the question I ask at the end, and maybe some of these Stingers can find their way out of my office…
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All Three Seasons of MTV’s Liquid Television available on Archive.org for FREE

The transfers are terrible. The audio is hissy and noisy. The resolution is low. The aspect ratio is old.

And none of that matters.

The huge wave of nostalgia is legit. Liquid Television was MTV’s animation and sketch showcase, providing real cable TV airtime to independent producers and animators. Often silly, sometimes trippy, occasionally profound. This was the birthplace for properties like Aeon Flux and Beavis and Butthead.

A user by the name of “MTV” has uploaded all three (poorly transfered) seasons up to Archive.org. It doesn’t appear to be an authorized account actually representing the (former) Music Television cable channel. The uploads are under a Public Domain license, which also doesn’t make a lot of sense from a Viacom owned brand. You might need to jump on these before they’re pulled.

I’ll always have fond memories of staying up late to watch content which felt so subversive for the time. That feeling of unease and awe. Even if you’re not a 90’s kid, you can get a really good look at indie production before we had the internet as a distribution platform.

MTV’s Liquid Television on Archive.org

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Happy Thanksgiving from SomeGadgetGuy

We had so much to be thankful for in tech this year. For example, you can see my five favorite phones of the year here.

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. In our home, a week long celebration of cooking, and eating, and more cooking, and eating, and games, and more eating.

As always, my hope for you this Thanksgiving is that you are safe, warm, well fed, and spending time with people you care about.

Happy Thanksgiving

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Tech YouTubers Talk: Is the Headphone Jack Really Obsolete? – Painfully Honest Tech

I’m a big fan of Jason Lewis over at Painfully Honest Tech. When he reached out to chat about smartphone audio, I was game to join the conversation.

I complain about the removal of the headphone jack all the time. I know it gets annoying. Sorry. But I thought I’d bring in some friends to help me work through the problem and answer the question: Is the Headphone Jack Obsolete?

feat. Dom Esposito, Logan-Tek Syndicate, Booredatwork, Juan Carlos Bagnell, Tailosive tech, Gamesky

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Movies You May Have Missed 033: Are screwball comedies ‘Better Off Dead’ (MYMHM Recovered)

One of our all time favorite screwball comedies! Nearly ever line is quotable. Looking back though, why can’t we make a wacky funny film like this anymore?

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Huawei Mate 10 Pro Review: The Beast is Now a Beauty

Spending a couple weeks with Huawei’s newest flagship has reinforced our first impressions. This just might be the most attractive phone of 2017. Over that time though, we have more to report on what it’s like to actually use the phone. The Mate name carries a reputation for power user performance. Does this phone live up to that reputation?

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FCC Plans Vote to Overturn Net Neutrality, Just in Time for the Holidays

We have a problem when companies that control access to the internet also have a vested interest in distributing content on the internet. We have a problem when service providers have unrestricted control to throttle or make access more expensive. We have a problem as major corporations find easier paths to mergers and acquisitions rather than compete.

There really isn’t a “both sides” to this issue. Far smarter individuals than I have spent months clearing the fog of misinformation surrounding this topic. I would highly recommend following Gigi Sohn as one example, she was legal counsel to Tom Wheeler when he was Chairman of the FCC. Her interviews are fantastic. I would also read the dissenting opinions of Mignon Clyburn, an FCC Commissioner opposed to ending Net Neutrality.

In a nutshell, you either want unrestricted access to the internet at fair and competitive prices, free of any influence over the speed of competing services, OR you want Verizon, Comcast, and AT&T to decide what you can access, how you can access, and to charge subscribers and content providers arbitrarily for what you access. Continue reading “FCC Plans Vote to Overturn Net Neutrality, Just in Time for the Holidays”

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LG V30 vs Toddler! MIL-STD-810G Tested!

Can the LG V30 survive FULL TODDLER STRENGTH! My daughter pushes MIL-STD-810G to its limits! So this is why we should all probably keep cases on our phones these days. Expensive devices are super fragile…

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