The big battle of the small 7-inch tablets
When the iPad first launched, then Apple CEO Steve Jobs remarked in an interview that the company would never built a 7-inch version of its tablet. Customers, he said, wouldn't want them.
Since then two things have happen. First, sadly, Steve Jobs has passed away. And, second, a slew ...
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Amazon ads fuel (and hi-def) to the Fire
That didn't take long. No sooner did Google announce the Nexus 7, a sub-$200 tablet aimed at directly competing with the Kindle Fire, that Amazon made an announcement of its own. In a move that one-ups Google — and perhaps Apple, Sony & Samsung too — Amazon is ...
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The highlights for the latest Apple iPhone
When Apple has a major product new launch, a lot of websites will give you the specs and highlights of latest iWhatever. At Spot Cool Stuff, we do that too. But then we focus on the practical questions at hand: Whether or not the new product is worth ...
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Amazon expands its free video selection
Amazon announced recently that a variety of EPIX movies and NBC Universal television shows will now be available to those with Amazon Prime to watch via Amazon's instant streaming service.
Spot Cool Stuff has long been a huge fan of Amazon's Prime program. Members get free 2-day shipping on ...
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Reviews of the best tablets to bring to class
Tablet computers are joining backpacks, bicycles and beer pong tables as essential items for university and college students. Some students in high school (and earlier) are taking tablets to class too.
On a tablet a student can read (and purchase) textbooks, manage a to-do list, keep a calendar ...
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Turn twigs into cooking heat, iPhone juice
Heretofore, Spot Cool Stuff's favorite camping stove was the Jetboil. The gas-burning stove is compact, light weight and seems to have an accessory for every type of cooking. But, recently, the Jetboil was eclipsed as our choice for The World's Coolest Camping Stove by a new offering: the ...
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