Remember when Altec Lansing was the name in portable audio? I remember getting an Altec Lansing iPod dock for my bar mitzvah almost 10 years ago. That device was amazing and lasted until it was stolen from my luggage on an unlucky flight years later. Since then, Altec Lansing and I hadn’t been acquainted, but […]
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CES 2015 Brings The Nostalgia Factor With Polaroid, Sony, Dell, And Palm
You may have noticed a lack of CES 2015 coverage on Techcitement. To be honest, it’s all been a bit overwhelming. So far, many of our favorite companies have announced impressive new devices. We’re dying to test them all. One thing that’s struck us is how many devices at an event that looks at upcoming […]
New Phone Or Tablet, Make This Your Tech New Year’s Resolution
Now that we’re safely in the new year, there’s something I want, nay something I must share with you. A good portion of you probably received a new tablet or phone this holiday season. Flurry.com reports a slim majority were iOS devices, but even if you were in the minority, you still have a brand new device […]
Review: Adonit Wants You To Take Stylus In Hand With The Jot Touch and Script
For these stylus pens, we asked an artist to do a guest review. Travis Hanson is an Eisner-nominated fantasy illustrator with a huge imagination. His works include comics, children’s art, fantasy, and just fun illustrations that encourage the need for people to be creative. For more information on Harris’s works, rates and ideas, check out his site. As […]
Review: Sharp’s AQUOS Crystal Has One Clear Advantage
While smaller companies keep trying to beat Apple and Samsung out for at least a level of brand recognition, for the most part, those two companies rule the roost while HTC, LG, and Motorola vie to keep up at the edges as Kyocera, ZTE, and Alcatel battle it out for the mid-range and low-end. With all […]
The Obsolescence Of The DSLR Camera
SLR cameras have long been a staple of photography, dating back to the days of film. Short for Single Lens Reflex, the SLR gets its moniker from a spring loaded mirror behind the lens which reflects the view from the lens back up to the user. When the shutter button on an SLR is pressed, […]
Safety Tech: Self-security In The 21st Century
Recently, a video was released of a woman, Shoshana Roberts, walking through the streets of New York, being harassed as she goes. Putting aside issues (and there are issues) of the races that were edited out, it’s important to note that her experience was quite sadly typical for a New Yorker. The culture of the New […]
On The Cheap: Amazon Brandishes Fire Stick; Shoots Special Price At Prime Members
Despite Apple calling the Apple TV a “hobby”, TV streamers are big business. Amazon has been doing a great job of selling the still-fairly-new Fire TV system. Voice search and integration with Prime Instant Video have been big points in favor, but not so much the $99 price tag. After all, you can get same […]
Samsung Bringing A True Wrist-phone To The U.S. This Fall
The headline really says it all, folks. Starting this fall, you can get an actual smartwatch phone on all four major U.S. carriers. Unlike Android Wear devices or the Apple Watch, the Samsung Gear S is a full-featured mobile device rather than a companion device. Another way the Gear S is different? It runs Samsung’s own […]
Drop Aims To Make Your Kitchen Measurably Smarter
Confession: When Techcitement saw the Drop being demoed at a recent event, we almost walked right past it. A connected scale? Big deal. Except the Drop is more than a scale that shows results on your tablet (iOS only for now, Android coming soon). The goal with Drop isn’t just connectivity, but contextual awareness. You […]