StarTech Thunderbolt 3 Dual-4K Docking Station StarTech Price: $380 U.S. The StarTech Thunderbolt 3 Dual-4K Docking Station for Laptops (model TB3DOCK2DPPD) allows Thunderbolt 3
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Author: Vicki Stokes
Vicki is a IT professional working in the Silicon Valley. Listen to her podcast, 3 Geeky Ladies, co-hosted with Suzé Gilbert and Elisa Pacelli.
My AcuRite Weather Station – Review
The Color Weather Station Display and 5-in-1 Weather System with My AcuRite is a weather and home environment monitoring system. Using the My AcuRite platform, the system measures temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed and direction, and barometric pressure that can be displayed on a color display, a smartphone, tablet or computer. My AcuRite also provides alerts, historical and trend data, and Rapid Fire updates to Weather Underground, the largest community of personal weather station (PWS) users.
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ESSIO Aromatherapy Shower Kit – Review
ESSIO Aromatherapy Shower Kit is an aromatherapy diffuser for the shower. The aromatherapy shower kit comes with the ESSIO attachment arm and three pods filled organic essential oils. Attachment of the ESSIO to your shower pipe transforms your shower into a rejuvenating spa.
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Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac Pro Edition – Review
A new feature included in the Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac upgrade is the new Parallel toolbox app. This stand-alone app provides 20 tools to perform common tasks for both the Mac and Windows virtual machines (VMs). The Parallel Pro and Business Edition, as well as the Parallel Toolbox subscribers, will receive free quarterly updates of additional tools
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Blumoo Universal Remote and 150′ Bluetooth Audio Streaming Hub – Review
Blumoo is a universal remote and Bluetooth hub that enables your iOS, Android, Apple Watch, and Amazon Echo to control your entertainment equipment and stream audio via a free mobile app.
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Vimtag P1 Series Smart Cloud IP Camera – Review
Vimtag Smart Camera P1 Series is a 720P smart cloud camera with remote control and two-way audio for home security and monitoring. The camera can connect to WiFi directly without using a computer. It provides audio video application services which include real-time monitoring and recording storage meeting the consumer needs for monitoring elder, babies, pets and home security. The easy installation taking only minutes to complete and provided high definition video via tablet, smartphone, or computer from anywhere.
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Abby iPhone Case for iPhone 6s/Plus – Review
Peralta is a line of bags developed by WaterField Designs, a San Francisco design company. This design company has a number of products for tech-savvy customers such as the Staad Backpack and Bolt Briefcase. The Peralta line was created for professional women juggling life’s many responsibilities. I had the pleasure to review the Abby iPhone Case for the iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, Samsung Galaxy and other phones of similar or larger sizes. As advertised it is an all in one elegant phone case and stylish purse.
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OtterBox Strada Series Case for iPhone 6 Plus/6s Plus – Review
OtterBox has a reputation for producing high quality, stylish cases. I had the pleasure of reviewing an iPhone 6 Plus/6s Plus case from their Strada Series. The Strada case combines a folio with a cardholder encased in premium leather. This is the first case from OtterBox to use genuine leather material.
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Case Logic Huxton Laptop Sleeve – Review
The Huxton Laptop Sleeve is designed to protect a laptop with a 15-16 inch screen. The sleeve dimensions, 15.9 x 1.2 x 11.8 inches, can fit devices sized 15.2 x 1.2 x 10.5 inches. There is a zippered pocket to store smaller electronics such as an iPad or Kindle. Though well padded, the polyester material weighs less than a pound. Color options are black or midnight navy.
Case Logic LoDo Large Backpack – Review
The Case Logic LoDo Large Backpack is well constructed with protective storage for a laptop and tablet. The backpack weighs 1.76 pounds making it ideal for daily use. However, the $100 price may be a drawback for the budget conscious consumer.
Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Pro – Review
The update from Parallels Desktop 10 was seamless. There were some quirks with my Windows 10 virtual machine (VM) that were resolved after updating Windows and a couple of reboots. All applications and the newest features, including the Microsoft assistant, Cortana, worked as before or as advertised. To validate that a new VM would work with Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Pro, an Ubuntu Linux 14.04 VM was successfully created and tested.
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Parallels Desktop 10 – Review
Parallels Desktop 10 for Macis hardware virtualization software for Macintosh computers with Intel processors. It utilizes hypervisor technology. This software technology maps the host computers hardware resources directly to the virtual machines resources allowing the virtual machine to operate like a standalone computer.
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Slingbox M1 – Review
Slingbox is a TV streaming media device that you attach to your cable or satellite box, allowing you to control and view live TV and DVR content via the SlingPlayer app on your mobile phone, iPad or SlingPlayer desktop on your computer. This is called place shifting. You can watch TV or recorded content on your DVR from anywhere in the world. Slingbox product offerings include the Slingbox 500/SlingTV, Slingbox 350, and my review unit, the Slingbox M1.
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Shirt Pocket SuperDuper! – Review
Super Duper! is the highly acclaimed program that allows you to easily create bootable backups. The straight forward user interface makes it easy for novice to professional to automatically create a cloned backup of your computer.
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Binary Formations Home Inventory – Review
Home Inventory for the Mac keeps an inventory of your valuables, storing important information about each item and making it easy to provide documentation for insurance claims in the event of loss or property damage. The app allows the addition of photos and receipts to identify, assess value, and provide proof of ownership.
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Pi Dock-it Mini – Review
Pi Dock-it Mini is a iPad Mini case with a keyboard. The bluetooth keyboard has a battery life that is purported to be longer than most consumer-grade case and keyboard combinations. Dock-it Mini is marketed for mobile users, educators, and students needing a light weight, productive, and protective solution for their on-the-go lifestyle.
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iHome Lightning Clock Radio for iPhone and iPod – Review
The iHome Lightning Clock Radio features an FM clock radio with six preset channels, and a Lightning dock connector for iPhone/iPod allowing you to charge and play. You can wake up to FM radio or music from your iPhone playlist. The small footprint (4.81″ W x 5.12″ H x 5.12″ D) of the unit makes this ideal for the bedroom nightstand or an office desk.
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iHome FIT Sport Ear Buds – Review
The iHome Fitness Innovation Technology, FIT, is a line of audio products for active use or while lounging on your sofa. The iB11 2-in-1 sport ear buds that I reviewed are on the lower end of the line which made me curious about the higher end ear buds.
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CrazyTalk7 – Review
Have you seen videos of animals talking like humans? Have you ever wondered how that is done? Reallusion has created a family of animation products, CrazyTalk, for beginners and pro animators that makes creating a video of your dog speaking like Hannibal Lecter an easy process. Crazy Talk7 is used to create audio-driven facial animation. CrazyTalk Animator 2 is a complete 2D animation product. At this year’s 2014 Macworld Expo, I had the opportunity to meet one of the CrazyTalk developers and see a demo of the CrazyTalk7 Standard product. I was given a copy to evaluate and it was an absolute pleasure.
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FaceFilter3 Pro for the Mac – Review
FaceFilter3 Pro is a photo retouching toolkit that allows you to enhance your portraits utilizing a multi-layer makeup system. The software package has tools for skin color tone adjustment, skin smoothing, and blemish removal. It also includes hundreds of templates for one-click make up applications.
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