Walhub is an easy way to add storage to your light switch

When you live in a small house or apartment, storage space is a valuable commodity that has to be managed well, or your house might end up looking like an episode of Hoarders. That's why I love the concept of the Walhub. It is a replacement faceplate for single and double gang wall switches that adds hooks and a storage slot to a location that would otherwise go unused. Available in rocker or toggle switch styles, the Walhub features an easy to install design that will allow you to orient the hooks on either the left or right side of your switches.

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Martian Watches G2G smart watch review

Smart watches are the big topic lately, with rumors of various companies supposedly releasing their version at any moment now.  If you don't want to wait, there are some smart watches already on the market.  (You can see reviews done here at The Gadgeteer of some smart watches in the related links at the bottom of this review.)  I like the idea of a smart watch, but I hadn't seen anything that really grabbed my attention until I saw the Martian Watches.  They started their life as a Kickstarter project, but I didn't learn of them until after they were already successfully funded.  I love the retro look of these watches.










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Fuel smugglers costing Europe $4B+ in lost taxes

Cash-strapped European governments have been fighting a parasitic drain on their tax revenues from fuel theft and the tax fraud that goes along with it. According to a report from Bloomberg, individual governments are losing anywhere from 100 million to 1.3 billion euros ($133 million to $1.7 billion at today's rates) due to the scams. The increase in theft and fraud is being blamed on a 52-percent jump in diesel prices.

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Aio Wireless Launching Nationwide In September

While T-Mobile and AT&T debate who should have the right to use magenta for their logo, AT&T will proceed to take its Aio Wireless service nationwide. AT&T's Aio Wireless was originally launched just this past May as a direct competitor with T-Mobile, who has caused quite a stir with their new contract plans earlier this year. It was only available for customers in Florida, Chicago, Texas and Metro-Atlanta, but starting next month, the entire U.S.

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Geely targeting US market in 2016 with help from Volvo

Following reports that it'd team up with corporate sibling Volvo on a Chinese-market car comes a report from Bloomberg that Geely would reattempt its entry into the US market. The Chinese brand had a display at the 2006 North American International Auto Show, but has been absent from the US scene ever since. The Geely branded cars will be jointly developed with Volvo, and bank on the Swedish manufacturers reputation for safety and reliability.

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NBA 2K14 - Official Trailer

2K Sports has released the official trailer for their upcoming basketball video game ‘NBA 2K14′. Just a bit of info, LeBron James of the Miami Heat will be the cover athlete, and also served as the music curator for the game. The game itself will hit PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 1st in North America.

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Nintendo Admits Wii U's Issue Is Lack Of Steady Software Launches

Nintendo's Wii U was probably launched with the best of intentions, but unfortunately the console has been struggling since its launch, with retailers such as GameStop calling the sales of the console "disappointing", and with Nintendo executives blaming the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake as one of the reasons the console was not selling.

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Pioneer DDJ-WeGO2 Is For The DJ On A Budget

If you have plans of becoming a DJ but don't have money to afford professional equipment, or if you simply need some DJ tools to do some mixes at home, Pioneer has announced the DDJ-WeGO2 DJ console that will be the successor of the DDJ-WeGO. Given Pioneer's success in the DJ industry, especially with its higher-end offerings, we expect that the WeGO2 will have some standards as well. The WeGO2 is not the biggest DJ console around, but it will come with the necessary equipment and functions.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Will Reportedly Ditch Plastic For Aluminium

Rumor has it that the Samsung Galaxy S5 will use aluminium instead of plastic for its case. Next year's Android flagship is expected to be the first Samsung device to switch to aluminium and magnesium, the company will reportedly switch other devices in the future as well. Metal does offer a much more premium feel than polycarbonate or plastic. The company's rivals such as Apple and HTC already use this material in their flagship smartphones, Samsung adopting a metal based casing for its flagship is likely to increase competition between these players.

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Pittasoft BlackVue DR550GW-2CH dual dash cam review

. Not too long ago I tested the cylinder-shaped, wifi-enabled Pittasoft BlackVue DR5000GW-HD dash cam.  Now there's a new model that adds a secondary camera for those rear-facing shots.  Pittasoft calls it the BlackVue DR550GW-2CH, available September 2013.










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Next Lincoln MKS to get 2.9L EcoBoost, nine-speed transmission?

Lincoln is in serious need of some relevant products, and it looks like help is on the way.

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Steve Wozniak Calls Apple 'Nimble And Innovative'

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, was interviewed by the BBC yesterday. He talked about Apple, its major rivals Samsung and Microsoft, Tim Cook and the future for Apple. He said that Tim Cook isn't out of place as the company's leader as Steve Jobs “chose Tim Cook to be in that role, in that position,” because Jobs had a strong feeling of what makes a company and its products great, adding that Apple has remained “nimble and innovative” over the years despite its size.

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Apple Reportedly Launching New iPads As Well On September 10th

A few weeks ago it was rumored that Apple will host an event on September 10th to launch its new iPhones. Since then there has been no conflicting report, so it is widely believed right now that the company's iPhone announcement will take place next month on the aforementioned date. As far as the iPads are concerned, Apple is rumored to release the iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 later this year, possibly around the holiday season. However, if a new Bloomberg report is to be believed, the company might unveil the new tablets alongside the new iPhones on September 10th.

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Zite Launches for Google Glass and version 2.0 on Android

Mark Johnson, CEO, Zite using his app on Google Glass.  . Zite is the news application that was bought by CNN in August 2011, its 2.0 version was launched for iOS in December 2012, and today, Android devices owners will get access to Zite 2.0. The company is going full force to Google, so the lucky people who could afford the $1500 Google Glass will be able to enjoy the wearable Zite experience.

I had the opportunity to try Zite for Google Glass during my meeting with Mark Johnson, CEO, Zite, and it was surprisingly an interesting experience.

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Google Hangouts Getting HD Quality Video

Over the last few weeks Google has started to roll out 720p HD Hangouts video support to a subset of its users, it has been revealed today. Google's Vice President of Engineering, Chee Chew has confirmed the move in an interview and said that this switchover will be more or less invisible to consumers, though they'll get cleaner and better video, Chew says. The rollout of HD video support in Hangouts for all users will be completed soon. To make this happen Google has transitioned Hangouts video chats from H.264 video codec to VP8. VP8 is a royalty-free and open video codec that Google released back in 2010.

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Halo: Spartan Assault Expansion Adds Xbox 360 Controller Support, Five Missions

Halo: Spartan Assault was made available on Verizon Windows Phone 8 devices in July, but was made available to all WP8 devices a month later so all Halo fans could shoot their way across the game's story. If you've completely exhausted the Halo: Spartan Assault experience due to playing it at every moment you have a bit of free time, then you'll be happy to hear a new expansion pack will soon be made available that will not only add new content, but will also add improved support.

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TailBot Robot Leaps With Ease

A robot with a tail is not exactly new, as we have seen the likes of it before in the past such as the X-RHex Lite robot. Well, this time around, here is a new take on a robot with a tail, where it has been aptly known as the TailBot, which also holds the distinction of being possibly the only miniature robot that can run, jump and maneuver mid-air, where all of it is made possible because it comes equipped with a tail.

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Nexus 4 price drops $100 in the Play Store! 8GB now $200, 16GB for $250 contract-free

Egad. Straight out of left field, Google/LG just dropped a huge surprise on us. We're still a few months away from the rumored “refresh” but Google's not wasting anytime. They've dropped the price of the Nexus 4 in the Play Store by a cool 25% in Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain, Korea, US, and the UK.
That's right, starting right now, you can now pick up a Nexus 4 8GB for $200, and the Nexus 4 16GB for $250 — that's $100-off the original price. No contracts. No long term commitments.

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Instagram's Photo Straightening Feature Explained

While taking photos at weird and "artsy" angles might be relatively easy, taking photos that perfectly straight on the other hand is a more tricky affair. This might explain why some professional photographers carry accessories that help them determine if their cameras are perfectly aligned. Well the good news is that thanks to technology, we don't have to worry about that, and Instagram is bringing that convenience to the app in an update that will automatically straighten up your images.

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Liberace's gilded Cadillac could be yours

With their chrome grilles and oversized wheels, it's hard not to notice a Cadillac these days. But this one is even more blingtastic on account of the 23.75-karat gold-leaf bodywork. The 1931 Cadillac Golfer's Drop Head Coupé is said to have belonged to the inimitable performer Liberace, who didn't just have it covered in gold – he also had the exterior door handles plated in silver and the inside handles in 24-karat gold as well. It's also got a white leather interior and headlights that – well ahead of their time (if you'll pardon us, Mr. Tucker) – pivot with the steering wheel.

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Syrian Electronic Army Reported Takes Over Twitter's Domain Registration

Some of you guys might have heard a while back that the website, The Onion, was hacked by a group calling themselves the Syrian Electronic Army. Now it looks like the group is back again, and this time they are claiming that they have taken over Twitter's domain registration. For now it appears to be true as a Whois lookup on Twitter's domain name reveals evidence pointing at the Syrian Electronic Army. This includes the admin's name which reads "SEA SEA", and the admin's email which points towards "sea@sea.sy".

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First production Volvo P1800 stolen

Want further proof that car thieves are the scum of the Earth. Some crooks in Sweden made off with a prized Volvo - the very first production P1800. The P1800, a two-door coupe, is a classic that's been growing in popularity over the years, thanks in no small part to its gorgeous sheetmetal. This particular example, wearing chassis number two, wears red paint with a white interior. It was swiped from a locked storage facility in Stockholm, according to Hemmings, between August 21 and 22. The P1800 was owned by Mats Eriksson, vice president of the Swedish P1800 Club, who had given it a thorough restoration.

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Mouse Computer MousePro-NB680X-0626 15.6-Inch Business Notebook

If you're in the market for a new business notebook, I suggest you to check out this MousePro-NB680X-0626 from Mouse Computer. Priced at 89,880 Yen (about $910), the system is packed with a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 LED-backlight display, a 2.40GHz Intel Core i7-4700MQ processor, an Intel HM86 Express Chipset, an Intel HD Graphics 4600, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a 2MP webcam, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a multi-card reader, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 + LE and runs on Windows 8 Pro 64-bit OS.

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Visual Land Phantom 8GB Video MP3 Player

Keep yourself entertained with Visual Land Phantom video MP3 player. This compact player is equipped with a 4.3-inch 800 x 480 (16:9) resistive touchscreen display, an 8GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), a voice recorder, an e-book reader, a photo viewer, an FM tuner, a USB 2.0 port, a mini HDMI output port and a built-in rechargeable battery (up to 6 hours of playback). The Phantom retails for just $49.99.

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3D Hubs Shows 3D Printers Available In Your Locality

3D printing has seen a significant rise in its popularity, though they're not as common as your average printer. The main reason behind this is that 3D printers are expensive, an average unit might cost over $1,000. So even though everyone would like to use it, they won't be able to because of the evident problem. 3D Hubs is a new service that fixes this issue to an extent. The service will display 3D printers that are available in your locality, you can upload your design and the owner can print it out. You can then meet the owner, pay a fee and pick up the printed object.

The service has been publicly launched today.

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Motor Recall app makes game out of identifying vehicle lights at night

What will they think of next. This is an app called Motor Recall, and if you're at all like us, it's pretty much the equivalent of any nighttime car ride as a kid - see a pair of headlights or taillights, pick out the make, model and if you're lucky/good, the year. Now, the clever folks at Case By Case Studios have turned that time-honored way of surviving a long drive into an app. Loaded with over 250 different headlight and taillight patterns, players have the choice of either matching the headlights with taillights in a game called Match, or out and out guessing which vehicle is being shown, not surprisingly, called Guess.

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Mod-3 Radius case for iPhone 5 review

. For some reason I can never find a case for my iPhone 5 that I truly like.  The truth is, the iPhone 5 feels great in the hand, and most cases spoil the smooth, sleek design.  The Mod-3 Radius case (provided by BiteMyApple.co) protects the corners with a bare minimum of bulk.  Here's a closer look.

The Mod-3 Radius case comes in a plain box  Nothing fancy.  That's fine, because you'll be mesmerized by the simple elegance of the Radius case.

You'll also find a small bag with an Allen wrench and four tiny screws.  These are spares.  That's good, because they are TINY.

The Radius, removed from box.

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Motor Trend holds World's Greatest Drag Race for the third time

As part of Motor Trend's Best Driver's Car competition, the buff book has held its third iteration of the World's Greatest Drag Race. With an airfield and a dozen of the world's finest performance cars at its disposal (oh, and a helicopter), the MT team did what any good group of enthusiasts would do, and tried to figure what car could cover a quarter mile the quickest. World's greatest drag race, indeed. The contestants, as MT points out, cover a huge variety of engine types, drivelines, aspiration types and body styles, making for a genuinely varied and interesting field of competitors.

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Sony A3000 (ILC-3000) Rumored To Cost £300 For Body-Only

The other day we reported on rumors that Sony could be looking to launch an entry-level E-mount camera under the A3000 moniker, or ILC-3000 as it could be known in other parts of the world. So how much are we talk about when we mean entry-level. Well according to the folks at Sony Alpha Rumors, they have received a tip in which the A3000 has been revealed to cost around 300 GBP for the body-only, which we have to say isn't too bad. There will also be a version where it will come bundled with a kit 18-55mm lens but no word on how much that could cost.

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MacBook Pros With Haswell Processors Reportedly Releasing Next Month

Back in June at the Worldwide Developers Conference 2013, Apple unveiled the refreshed MacBook Air lineup with Intel's latest Haswell processors. The new Air models offer improved performance and increased battery life, the company claims the 13 inch MacBook Air now provides 12 hours of battery life. Rumors were circulating prior to WWDC 2013 about MacBook Pro models being refreshed as well, but the company didn't mention anything about its Pro lineup at the event. According to a new report, Apple might start shipping Haswell based MacBook Pro models from next month.
The report comes from EMSOne, a supply chain monitor based in Hong Kong.

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A look into how Ron Howard's Rush got financed

Producing the upcoming 1970s Formula 1 movie Rush wasn't like the old days, when a mid-budget film could be pitched with a good chance it would be financed by a major production company. No, even after famed director Ron Howard jumped on board the F1 biopic of legendary drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda, he couldn't use his clout at Universal Studios to persuade the company to finance it, Variety reports. Universal cited the film's biopic elements and F1's low profile in the US as reasons not to produce it, but the company did agree to handle US distribution.

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Waterproof ZTE Reef with Android Jelly Bean launched by Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile USA has started selling the ZTE Reef - its first waterproof smartphone (it is IPX7-certified, thus it resists in up to 1 meter of water for 30 minutes). As most of Virgin's Android handsets, the Reef is an affordable, entry-level device. It's offered for $149.99 - no contract required.

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