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Vitastiq uses electro-acupuncture to measure your vitamin levels — but does it really work?

Without pricking your skin, the Vitastiq uses a non-invasive and painless electro-acupuncture method to measure essential vitamin and mineral levels and wirelessly send the data to a mobile app.
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Plex media server gets its news fix, acquires WatchUp streaming service

Plex has announced that it has acquired WatchUp, a streaming service that bundles together video content from 200 news channels.
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Stringify automator app comes to Android, and strings IFTTT along, too

Stringify has finally released an app for Android, and announced partnerships with IFTTT, Steam, Twitch, Foobot, Smappee, and Sengled ahead of CES 2017.
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PowerUp FPV drone: Our first take

Half-drone, half-paper airplane, the PowerUpFPV flies with a livestreaming camera onboard and an FPV cardboard headset in tow to keep it in the air.
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Get more out of your BlackBerry DTEK50 with these tips and tricks

Security may be the narrative that defines the BlackBerry DTEK50, but this is a phone with a number of features and tweaks that aren’t exactly obvious.
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Stringify automator app review

Stringify is an automator app in the same vein as IFTTT, only it uses ‘Flows’ that go beyond simple one-to-one triggers and actions.
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BioRing wearable smart ring smashes funding goal

The BioRing is a wellness tracker rugged enough to be waterproof and resistant to scratches while it measures various metrics about your overall health.
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Tablo OTA DVR set-top box adds Apple TV app

Nuvyyo, maker of the Tablo over-the-air (OTA) HDTV DVR set-top box, today released a native app on the App Store for the fourth-gen Apple TV.
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Hands on: Hearshot Domio

The Hearshot Domio is a puck-shaped gizmo that sticks to any helmet and pumps music through the surface, while you climb mountains or flip 180-degrees on a BMX.
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Hands on: Trainerbot

Trainerbot is “the world’s first smart ping pong robot” that claims to simulate specific shots and games to help players at any level practice and get better.
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MovieSwap’s slippery streaming plan involves warehouses full of DVDs, and a loophole

MovieSwap is trying to build the largest online video library by collecting physical DVDs from subscribers and stream them in a legal cloud-based service.
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This app lets you pick the healthcare you need instead of giving you a one-size-fits-all plan

League is a startup looking to shake up consumer healthcare with an app-based platform giving employees more choice in how to spend their insurance dollars.
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Get more out of your BlackBerry Priv with these 8 tips and tricks

There's more to the BlackBerry Priv than meets the eyes. Here are some of our favorites tips, whether you need to silence your phone or delete an email.
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Netflix sees a bright and dark future with HDR, plans to ramp up shooting content with it

TV manufacturers are pushing 4K Ultra HD hard, but Netflix's top product executive sees HDR, or High Dynamic Range, as being the “next big thing” in video.
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Popcorn Time lets you pirate from a browser window, and its creators want it legal

Popcorn Time has risen up again, only this time the controversial Netflix-style torrent streaming platform looks to be in a web browser near you.
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Keep warm without the layers with ThermalTech's solar-powered outerwear

Startup ThermalTech launches “the world’s first solar powered smart fabric” to stay warm without having to layer up when venturing outside.
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Creative unveils iRoar, ‘the most intelligent Bluetooth speaker on the planet’

It’s a Bluetooth speaker but not “just another Bluetooth speaker”, the way Creative describes the iRoar Intelligent Portable Bluetooth Speaker System. That mouthful of a product name looks to be a fit to the wide feature set the device has been released with. Naturally a speaker first, the iRoar is designed to be customizable to […]
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Hands On: Sulon Cortex

The Sulon Cortex is a VR headset that uses the physical dimensions of one’s surroundings and tailors content to it in an immersive and interactive way.
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Hands on: Neptune Duo

Not only does the Duo offer a unique smartwatch design, it also relegates the phone to little more than a connected screen.
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BlackBerry’s Priv gets its first monthly security update and some key camera fixes

BlackBerry's Priv got its first promised software update in December. The company promised to send out security patches and other fixes every month.
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New kicks with a click: ShiftWear sneakers change designs on the fly

Bored with your white sneakers? ShiftWear's sneakers have an E Ink screen, so you can change your shoes' design on the go with an app.
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Look Ma! No hands! Hansnap straps on phones for shooting photos and video

A new startup is set to release “the world’s first hand-mounted smartphone filming system” called Hansnap, a hand strap for hands-free mobile photography.
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What’d he say? AfterMaster’s little black box aims to fix your TV’s terrible sound

Startup AfterMaster TV wants to keep people from going up and down with the remote to increase the volume of movie or TV show dialogue.
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TabletTV Plus is an all-in-one device merging free OTA TV with streaming services like Netflix

The TabletTV Plus, a device that merges free over-the-air (OTA) broadcast TV with Internet streaming services, is available now for pre-order.
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DitchTV delivers your daily dose of YouTube video

A new free Web and iOS app called DitchTV serves up random categorized YouTube content using old-school channel surfing and gesture controls.
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Are you getting HD Netflix? A crazy number of devices still don’t support 1080p

You'd think by now getting Netflix in HD would be a privilege anyone with a decent Internet connection could enjoy, but you may be surprised to learn there are a whole host of devices that can't get Netflix in HD.
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Neurio’s Home Energy Monitor helps you keep tabs on your electricity usage

Neurio launches the Home Energy Monitor to help users track real-time energy usage in a bid to reduce consumption and save money.
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Spotify CEO thanks Apple Music for sending over users in droves

If anyone thought Apple Music was a threat to Spotify’s longevity, CEO Daniel Ek wasn’t one of them. He figures Cupertino has done his company a big favor.
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How to use manual mode on the LG G4 and take amazing pictures

The LG G4 is one of the best smartphones of 2015, partly due to the built-in camera. Here's how to better utilize it, whether shooting JPEGs or in RAW.
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Got a Roku or Apple TV? Sideclick could make your TV remote a thing of the past

Sideclick, a universal remote that snaps on to existing streaming box remotes, is designed to replace your TV remote by adding eight programmable buttons.

V-Moda brings headphone customization into the modern era with new 3-D printed shields

V-Moda looks to make its headphones even more custom with 3D printed shields made of materials like stainless steel, plated, raw and precious metals.
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Sling TV comes to Android with 50 percent off Nexus Player purchases from Google

Sling TV's live TV streaming service adds Android TV support, including a deal with Google to discount Nexus Player purchases for customers who sign up.
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InAiR TV brings augmented reality-like experience to TV, and you’re the remote control

SeeSpace's new InAiR TV plug-in device is like Minority Report in your living room, grabbing content from the Internet to augment what you're watching.
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Marshall cuts the cord for the company’s first ever portable Bluetooth speaker

Marshall Headphones takes the roadie amp look and makes it portable with the Kilburn, the company's first battery-powered Bluetooth stereo speaker.
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Meet the hackers who smuggled the Netflix of piracy aboard your iPad

Popcorn Time, A.K.A. the ‘Netflix for torrents’ comes to iOS without requiring a jailbreak. It offers a lot of content and challenges Apple’s walled garden.
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This set-top box streams four OTA channels at a time to TVs, tablets and smartphones

The new 4SeTV (Four Screen Enhanced TV) set top box will let you stream four over-the-air (OTA) HDTV channels at a time to a TV, smartphone or tablet.
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Xbox One to add digital tuner for free OTA TV in US and Canada

Microsoft is bringing free over-the-air TV for Xbox One users in the U.S. and Canada through a TV tuner that plugs into the console.
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To make your smart TV safe from spying, manufacturers need to up their game

Smart TVs are a security and privacy concern now, and we need to treat them that way.