Technology

Photos: Brain Candy Live! At Peabody Opera House

Posted: December 12, 2017 at 9:14 am   /   Kids and Family, St. Louis Events, Technology, Television

The popular touring show was live at Peabody Opera House Wednesday, December 5. The hosts of the show, Adam Savage and Michael Stevens performed several stunts using audience participation throughout the fun-filled evening. All Photos by Brendon Klohr.  

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What I’m Telling the FCC About Net Neutrality

Posted: June 3, 2014 at 6:25 pm   /   Local, Technology

This past Sunday was certainly an eventful one for HBO. Game of Thrones nearly matched the shock of the infamous Red Wedding and John Oliver crashed the Federal Communications Commission. On May 15th, the FCC opened a period of public comment regarding it’s stance on “Net Neutrality”. What is Net Neutrality, you ask? I’ll let John […]

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AT&T Wants You to Have Ridiculously Fast Internet in St. Louis! Is Fiber Coming Soon?

Posted: April 24, 2014 at 8:50 am   /   Local, Technology

If Google won’t bring gigabit internet to St. Louis, then AT&T will. At least, that’s the plan. AT&T announced today that St. Louis would be one of 21 new candidate metropolitan areas to see 1,000 Mbps (“1,000 megabit” or 1 Gbps, “1 gigabit”) broadband internet speeds. Of the new municipalities mentioned that could be receiving […]

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Review: Sony PlayStation 4 Delivers the Goods, But Lacks the Knockout Punch

Posted: November 19, 2013 at 8:01 am   /   Local, Technology, Videogame Reviews, Videogames

For months now, gamers have waited and waited for the new PlayStation 4 to be released, and if you were not one of the few who pre-ordered you system, you may have been left out in the cold. Luckily, I was fortunate to come across a system for the $400 price tag, so I snagged […]

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Smartphone Review: Samsung Galaxy S4

Posted: September 24, 2013 at 6:03 am   /   Local, Technology

Smartphones are getting ridiculous these days. When was the last time you bought something that had its own special unveiling event in a major metropolitan area that was broadcast on the internet for the world to see? Did they do a full stage theatrical show to demonstrate all the cool features of this product? Was […]

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Could Chromecast Be What Steve Jobs Intended the iTV to Be?

Posted: August 1, 2013 at 11:15 am   /   Local, Technology

This past week, Google released a product that aims to take on the likes of Apple and Roku. It’s called the Chromecast. This small thumb-drive sized device plugs into an HDMI port on your television and receives signals from your smartphone or computer. It’s important to note that the Chromecast is not a standalone device […]

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Cell Phone Review: HTC One – The One That Won Me Over

Posted: July 31, 2013 at 11:14 am   /   Local, Technology

There comes a point when enough is enough. You just upgraded to a new smartphone, but then something better always comes along! And your current device doesn’t magically stop working just because it’s been replaced by this year’s model. In my review of the One X, I touted it as “the One” to buy. A […]

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T-Mobile Practically Giving Away Phones – Price Comparison with AT&T

Posted: July 26, 2013 at 1:22 pm   /   Local, Technology

Things are rapidly changing in the world of cellular telephones. T-Mobile has really started to shake things up lately – most recently by eliminating contracts. Read our article about T-Mobile dropping contracts. So I could walk into AT&T right now and buy a new phone for $200. I’d also be signing up for 2 years […]

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‘Facebook Home’ Launches Today on Samsung and HTC Devices

Posted: April 12, 2013 at 2:45 pm   /   Local, Technology

In their eternal quest to shoehorn themselves deeper into your lives, Facebook has developed a product for Android called Facebook Home. You may have seen its bizarre tuba filled, transvestite laden commercial on TV. Facebook Home is a different type of app called a launcher. A launcher is essentially a skin to the Android operating […]

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“One” Cell Phone to Rule Them All? HTC One Pre-Orders Begin Today at AT&T

Posted: April 4, 2013 at 6:29 pm   /   Local, Technology

  It’s that time of year again, when the Heavyweights of Android unleash their monster phones. Similar to last year, the first one out the gate is HTC sporting their completely revamped One series flagship, simply branded as “The One”. But is it The One for you? Specs are great and all, but you won’t […]

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