Author Archives: PedroC

Swype Style Input Touchscreen App (for iOS and Android)

It’s a new wave in touchscreen inputs; a revolutionary new approach that provides for much faster and more satisfying typing experience. The original technology was developed by a Swype Inc., soon acquired and integrated in selected smartphones like the Samsung Omnia II and Motorola Atrix 4G.

That was in the end of 2011, and since then Swype has been released as a free app, available both for Android and iOS. You can now use this innovative input method in your smartphone or tablet, and we do guarantee you won’t want to go back. read more

5 State of The Art Computer Mice

It is one of the most revolutionary computer peripherals ever designed. Even though it may look like no big deal nowadays, the computer mouse allowed the advent of the modern GUI’s (graphic user interfaces) which all computer users have grown accustomed to, in the most widespread operating systems such as Windows, Apple (and more recently), Linux.

At this point in the age of information, most people take the computer mouse (or its younger sibling, the touchpad) for granted. But for many, the mouse is more than a computer peripheral — it’s a fundamental work tool that’s worth investing good money into. If you can relate with that feeling and you require a sophisticated and precise pointing device, this article will present you to the five most impressive and state of the art computer mice now available on the market. read more

6 Levels of Gadget-Dependence: Where do You Stand?

It’s great being alive in this day and age! It’s wonderful to experience an ever-increasing rate of technological development, and enjoying the latest and most sophisticated gadgets available for mass consumption. However… it’s all too easy getting carried away, and the line between enjoyment and obsession sometimes runs thin and elusive.

Are you the kind of person who enjoys using gadgets… or the kind whose life satisfaction is a function getting all the latest toys available? Do you have a healthy relationship with technology, or are you fast becoming a slave to the manufacturer’s agendas? This article will hopefully help you get some perspective by pointing out a gradient of increasing gadget-dependence. Read on and ask yourself honestly… where do you stand? read more

The Ouya GameStation: a Game-Changer for Videogames?

It was only a matter of time until someone would do the math, and come up with such a brilliantly obvious idea.

The past few years brought forward interesting developments for the video-game industry: the astonishing rise of casual mobile gaming, the advent of low-cost, high-performance SOC’s (system-on-a-chip) such as NVidia’s Tegra 3; the demand for a particular standard of video-games from a crowd that never really took interest in gaming.

Technology evolved in such a way, it’s nowadays possible for independent developers to create visually advanced, state-of-the-art computer games with the help of game developing platforms like Xsolla, which run perfectly on devices that can be purchased for as low as $100. read more

5 Efficient Ideas for Low-Cost Printing at Home

So you have to do some heavy-duty, high volume printing? In that case, you may be planning to head out to a print shop, assuming that would be more cost-efficient that using your home printer. Well, yes… and no.

While printing at home does not usually yield a competitive cost per page, there are some strategies you can adopt to achieve higher cost-efficiency. In contrast, if you plan to print your books in bulk, or if you would like to get them bound (discover this here), then printing shops near you could be a preferred choice. You can even bargain with them to give you at a lesser cost. This article will point out several ideas that could help make it worthwhile to start printing reams of paper right from the comfort of your home office. read more