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8 Successful Crowdfunding Projects that Tech Enthusiasts and Geeks Will Love

Here is a compilation of some of the successful crowdfunding projects that are shaping our techie/geeky fast-paced lives. Check them out.

ZeroEdge Rear-View Mirror With Dual-Lens Car Camera Review

Having a car camera can be handy for many scenarios. If you’re looking for a good front and rear-facing camera for your car, check out this one by ZeroEdge.

RIF6 Digital Wireless Headphones with Wireless Transmitter Review

Looking for a headset that can be used with any device including a TV? The RIF6 Digital Wireless Headphones are perfect for the job. Find out why in this review.

Turn Your Raspberry Pi into a Word Processor

In this article we describe the basic software & hardware needed to turn a Raspberry Pi into an easily portable desktop word processing machine.

Andoer Durable Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker Review

If you spend a lot of time outdoors, yo may need a durable Bluetooth speaker such as this one by Andoer. Luckily, you can enter to win one in our giveaway.

Avantek 20,000 mAH External Battery Pack Review

Need a high-capacity external battery pack that can charge multiple devices at once & multiple times without recharging? Meet Avantek’s 20k mAH battery.

Use a Raspberry Pi as a Looping Video Player

In this article we show how to turn your Raspberry Pi into a looping video player, how to encode your videos, and how to get the videos in the Pi.

Venstar Waterproof Mini Handheld Bluetooth Speaker Review

You can’t judge a speaker by its size. Often, a smaller one can be just as powerful & have better sound, like with this Venstar Mini Bluetooth Speaker. Here’s a closer look.

How to Make Music on Your Mac with Minimal Latency

Making music on Mac is easy but sometimes suffers due to the speed of your system. In this article we show how to reduce latency and make your music flow.

Why CPUs Won’t Be Made of Graphene

Graphene may have plenty of plaudits about its massively fluid electrical conductivity, but it is impossible to build CPU out of it. Here’s why!

iClever 6-Port USB Travel Wall Charger Review

Need a convenient, powerful USB wall charger? Check out the iClever 6-Port Charger; it’s sleek, compact and fireproof. Enter to win one in our giveaway.

How to Repair, Refurbish and Update an Old iPod

In this article we’ll discuss how to get into the iPod Mini, replace damaged or tired batteries, and replace the old hard drive with solid state memory.

Making a Raspberry Pi Music Machine

In this article you’ll learn to use the Volumio system to turn Raspberry Pi into a home hi-fi, playing music from memory sticks & streaming from Mac or PC.

Arduino vs. Raspberry Pi: The Pros & Cons

Wondering which DIY developer device is best? In the battle of Arduino vs. Raspberry Pi, here are the pros and cons you need to know. Check them out.

Creating SD Card Images For Raspberry Pi in Mac

A big problem on a Raspberry Pi is that the SD card needs to be in a specific format. This isn’t easy to do on a Mac, so this guide will explain it for you.

Can SSDs Lose Data Without Power?

A report from the JEDEC about SSDs suggests they might not be able to retain storage over long periods of time without power. Is this true? Let’s find out.

Are Smaller Computers Better?

It’s a trend that hardware devices are getting smaller and smaller, but does being smaller make it a better device? Let’s check it out.

How to Recalibrate Your Laptop Battery

While your computer may have a preinstalled app, it is always helpful to understand how to recalibrate your laptop battery manually. Follow these steps.

5 Ways to Improve Your Wireless Network

Even if you’re not an expert on Internet connections, there are a few simple ways to improve the strength and speed of your wireless network. Here’s how.

Have an Insecure Wireless Router? Here’s How to Lock It

To ensure you are safeguarding your computer and Internet activity, it’s necessary to use the following tips to lock down your insecure wireless router.

How to Repair a Broken Laptop Keyboard

Broken or unresponsive laptop keyboards aren’t fun to deal with. Keep reading to find out how you can put a pesky keyboard back in its place.

4 Amazing Computer Cooling Techniques and Their Flaws

Most computers are still using fan and heat sink to cool theselves down. For those who are interested, here are 4 great amazing cooling techniques you can use.

Automatically Lock and Unlock Your Computer with GateKeeper

GateKeeper can automatically lock and unlock your computer for you via an actual Lock and Key. Enter now to win your own for Windows and Mac.

Learn What All Those Hieroglyphs On Your Devices Mean

Every device seems to have a set of cryptic symbols on them. In this piece, you will learn about the hieroglyphs on the device and what they mean.

Mouse Wars: Should You Settle for an Optical Mouse?

Read this first if you are getting a new mouse and wonder if laser mice is worth the extra cost.

3 Questions About Video Card Specs You’ve Always Wanted Answered

Here are some questions (and answers) about video card specifications that don’t seem to be fully explained in terms everyone can understand on the web.

All About Wi-Fi Router MAC Filtering

Other than WPA, MAC filtering is another feature to enhance the security of your WiFi router. Learn why this little setting is insurmountably powerful.

Can People Really Spy on Your Webcam?

There were news that the FBI was able to spy on people’s webcams without them knowing. How is this possible? Let find out how this hack was done.

Writing Pascal Programs on a Raspberry Pi Using FPC

While the Pascal programming language isn’t as popular as C, it certainly has a longevity. Let’s take a look at writing Pascal Programs on a Raspberry Pi.

How to Take a Screenshot on the Raspberry Pi Using Scrot

What is the best way to take a screenshot on a Raspberry Pi? The simplest is to use the command line tool “scrot.”

How to Install the Java Development Kit on a Raspberry Pi

If you are using a Raspberry Pi and want to start Java programming, here is how you can install Java Development Kit (JDK) on a Raspberry Pi.

How to Write C# programs on a Raspberry Pi Using Mono

The Raspberry Pi can be a good development tool, and writing C# programs on the Raspberry Pi is simple thanks to the open source Mono project.

Battery of The Future: What’s In The Works?

The current battery technology is lacking behind the smartphone technology. How can we create a new battery that can keep our phones running for days?

Review of piCore – a 25MB OS for the Raspberry Pi

Tiny Core is a minimalistic Linux distro and piCore is the Raspberry Pi port. piCore is runs entirely from RAM and is only 25MB big. Let’s check it out and see how it performs.

Why You Should Avoid Fake iPad Chargers at All Costs

A hands-on inspection of a fake iPad charger by one expert explains precisely why one should proceed with such caution. To avoid any risk, always use the official charger.

Do You Really Need 4K Resolution on Your Display?

In the not-so-distant past, we were saying how good 1080p monitor was, and now 4K resolution display is the trend. Do we really need 4K resolution?

Running FreeBSD on Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi can support a variety of Operating Systems. For those who are keen to run FreeBSD on Raspberry Pi, here is the installation instructions.

5 Apps You Should Consider Installing On Your Pebble Smart Watch

Here are five Pebble apps that show how useful a smart watch can be. These apps reduce the times you have to reach for your phone and provide useful information on the go.

Going Beyond the Default Raspberry Pi Configuration

The default configuration for Raspberry Pi is completely functional, but if your Pi is exposed to the Web, changing the default configuration is essential.

How to Revitalize an Old GPU and Make It Run Like New

Don’t you hate it when your graphics card starts to freeze up and acting weirdly? Follow this how-to guide to easily cleanup you graphics card.

Watching Videos From the Command Line on the Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi’s command line interface can play video without starting the graphical desktop. Here is how you can watch videos from the command line on the Raspberry Pi.

What Does the (Near) Future of Processing Power Look Like?

As mobile technology becomes more advanced, there are more demand to push the processing power even further. Let’s discuss how the future of processing power will look like.

3 Awesome Uses For Google Glass (And Smart Glasses In General)

When Google Glass was announced, it was received mostly as some sort of novelty. However, a little bit of imagination can help make it a useful tool.

Get Weather Forecasts on Raspberry Pi

From the web to smartphones, there are tons of ways to check weather forecast. In Raspberry Pi, you can also get the weather forecast from the command line.

Everything You Need To Know About SIM Cards In 2014

There’s much more to your SIM card than what you think. You’ll discover that these little gold-plated pieces of plastic is more intriguing than you thought!

Run Your Very Own Radio Station with the Raspberry Pi

Do you know you can use the Raspberry Pi as a FM transmitter and setup your own radio station? And that do without much tinkering.

How to set up WiFi on a Raspberry Pi

Although the Raspberry Pi comes only with an Ethernet port, it can also connect to WiFi. All it needs is a WiFi USB dongle and some simple configurations.

Use the Raspberry Pi as a DIY Surveillance camera

Raspberry Pi comes with a camera module that can take full HD shots. Here is the guide to use your Raspberry Pi as a surveillance camera.

Enabling Remote Desktop Access with xrdp on a Raspberry Pi

if you need access to your Raspberry Pi from Windows, you can use Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to access Raspberry Pi.

How to Turn Your Raspberry Pi into a File Server Using Samba

Samba allows a Windows PC to connect to Raspberry Pi and manage files on it. Luckily, installing and configuring Samba on a Raspberry Pi is quite simple.