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Nook and Kindle

Should You Buy a Knock-Off Brand eReader?

Nook and KindleA reader wrote in to ask our advice on whether they should buy a lesser-known eReader from a website selling directly from China and we felt the answer was worthy of sharing with everyone (you can ignore if you already have this subject covered).

Our reader wanted to know if they should consider buying an iBex tablet from a Chinese ‘sourcing’ company called ChinaGrabber. Sourcing companies essentially sell products made in China that are typically knock-offs or variations of popular items.

iPhone tax Apps

Top iPhone Apps to Help You with Your Taxes

iPhone tax AppsHooray, tax time is here again! I know you are thrilled, I can see it in your face. Before you fall off your seat in excitement, let me help you out with some tips that might make this tax season just a bit easier than last year.

With the constant influx of new portable computing and network-connected devices, doing your taxes no longer consists of just taking your information to your accountant and having them fill out your 1040 form with a pencil. Doing your taxes is now more technology-assisted than ever with the majority of people choosing to e-file their taxes through programs like Turbo Tax, TaxAct, H&R Block amongst many other online sources.

But even tax filing has spread to smartphones and tablets that are growing rapidly. For example, there are more than a few iPhone/iPod touch/iPad (iOS) apps that can make filing your taxes quicker and more convenient. I know, this is probably not a big surprise since there are apps for everything from calculating tips to performing voodoo ceremonies. Nonetheless, here is an overview of the best apps that will make filing your taxes a breeze:

Dell XPS 17 laptop

Weekly Deals: IdeaPad Y560p, Dell XPS 17 Laptops & Apps For Cheap

Despite the emergence of touch-based tablets for casual computing, if you want to play the latest 3D games or have real productivity requirements, the best portable solution is still using a laptop.

This week, here are two solid laptop deals from Lenovo and HP, both at similar price point but they’re definitely built for different users:

Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 4.3.1 Now Available

If you want to jailbreak your iPad or iPhone to use some of those cool jailbreak hacks we showcased last year, but you already upgraded to the latest v 4.x firmware, you are in luck. An (untethered) iOS jailbreak is now out for v4.3.1.

It still doesn’t work on the iPad 2 (fix is forthcoming) or the Verizon iPhone, but covers everything else.

Augmented Reality Contact Lens

Augmented Vision in a Contact Lens

Technology seems to be making advances in the blink of an eye, but who would have thought that the blink of an eye could someday power the latest technology? Apparently, researchers at the University of Washington did. They are currently creating prototypes of “augmented reality contact lenses.” In the next decade or so, these lenses could take the seemingly endless stream of data out there and display it magically right before our eyes, without need for a cell phone, tablet or PC.

The Terminator!Similar to Arnold Schwartzenegger’s character in the series of Terminator movies, the data we need would be displayed onto our visual field in a transparent way, without obstructing our view of the world around us. There are a number of interesting applications for this technology, spanning everything from the practical to our endless desire to be entertained.

TaHomA – Stylish Home Automation and Energy Saving Gizmo

TaHomA (Total Home Automation) by Somfy Systems is a great-looking total home automation device that can be used to control HA products around your home.

It was initially built to control your motorized shades, blinds and thermostats but has been expanded to also control your lighting and climate control devices using Somfy’s proprietary Z-Wave and Radio Technology.

Motorola Xoom, Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab

Tablet Sales Continue to Grow Strongly

Motorola Xoom, Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab

Market intelligence firm, IDC, reported that almost 18 million media tablets, such as the iPad, were shipped in 2010. The number jumped dramatically from the 3rd quarter of 2010 from 4.5 million to over 10 million in the 4th.

Apple’s iPad accounted for 93% in the 3rd quarter, but then fell to 73% in the 4th pushed down by the popular Samsung Galaxy Tab.

The current target for 2011 is 50 million units.

The eReader market also continued to grow strongly, with over 6 million units shipped in the holiday 4th quarter.

Angry Birds Knock On Wood board game best iPad App

Mobile App Turned Board Game – Angry Birds Knock on Wood

Angry Birds Knock On Wood board game best iPad App How great would one of the most addicting and top rated mobile games for the iOS be in the physical world? The Geeks have even rated Angry Birds as one of the best iPad apps available today. The world of Geeks shall soon rejoice in May of this year when the Angry Birds Knock on Wood Board Game is released by Mattel for less than $15.

The Mattel board game will be a table-top game. One player draws a construction card that show a picture of the pig habitat to build and while they build the structure the other player loads a catapult to send the Angry Birds flying in hope of destroying the other player’s pig habitat. I’m not sure how you explode the black birds or make the yellow birds zoom without tapping a screen so I don’t think the board game will match up to the epic mobile game.

Will the Angry Birds mobile game translate to the physical world?

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