Mitchell McKenna - imported from gdgt.com http://mitchmckenna.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss LifePress mitchellmckenna@gmail.com Answered: How is the battery life of this headset? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/15143/answered-how-is-the-battery-life-of-this-headset

Sony promises 8 hours of battery life, not amazing but I've found it to be pretty accurate. It can take up to 3 hours to charge fully. Some people say some Turtle Beach headsets get around 15 hours on a single charge, but I like having the official headphones.

Source: https://support.us.playstation.com/ci/fattach/get/214047/1391638857/redirect/1/filename/PlayStationGoldWirelessHeadsetManual.pdf

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Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:36:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/15143/answered-how-is-the-battery-life-of-this-headset/answered-how-is-the-battery-life-of-this-headset
Replied to: What's the deal with curved displays? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/15060/replied-to-whats-the-deal-with-curved-displays

General concept is a more "immersive experience", trying to mimic IMAX benefits, having the screen almost wrapping around you. Only really a benefit to bigger screens (eg. 55"+) and only if you sitting in the right spot (basically directly in front). Atleast that's what I read during last year's CES, unless much has changed since then(?).

Forbes had 6 pro's and 6 cons to them: http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnarcher/2014/08/13/curved-tvs-6-reasons-you-should-buy-one-and-6-more-why-you-shouldnt/
Ars Technica had a long piece trying to evaluating the "science" of them: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/01/whats-the-deal-with-curved-tvs/

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Tue, 06 Jan 2015 18:54:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/15060/replied-to-whats-the-deal-with-curved-displays/replied-to-whats-the-deal-with-curved-displays
Replied to: What services do you happily pay for? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14947/replied-to-what-services-do-you-happily-pay-for

Internet Services I pay for:
It takes a lot to get me to pay for an internet service, basically it takes there being no way around getting the content without it. I looked at others answers and (since domain/hosting is excluded) the only ones I could come up with was:

Playstation Plus $50/year
Hockey Streaming (not GameCenter, like TgD, lol): $110/year
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Total: $160/year

Ones I’ve Paid For In The Past:
Xbox Live
OkCupid

My Justification For Not Paying For Some:
Netflix - I’m using my friends (after using it for a while though, it’s something I’d def pay for if I lost access)
Amazon Prime - I’ve never had a hard time getting to $30 to get the free shipping, and I can wait the 5-7 business days.
Feedly Pro - I love RSS and I love the Feedly mobile app, but there just isn’t a Pro feature that’s pushed me over the edge to pay for it yet (though the speed boost is tempting).
Dropbox Pro - I’ve gotten enough referral/bonus I don’t need it.

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Tue, 18 Nov 2014 03:31:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14947/replied-to-what-services-do-you-happily-pay-for/replied-to-what-services-do-you-happily-pay-for
Replied to: Favorite fitness apps? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14823/replied-to-favorite-fitness-apps

Thanks for the My Asics recommendation, have been looking for something like this, will be trying it out!

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Wed, 08 Oct 2014 15:12:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14823/replied-to-favorite-fitness-apps/replied-to-favorite-fitness-apps
Answered: Could I use this headset to listen to music wirelessly or not? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14822/answered-could-i-use-this-headset-to-listen-to-music-wirelessly-or-not

If you want to listen to your music through your PC or Mac, looks like it'll work.

"The gold headset comes with a wireless USB dongle that works not only with your PS4, it also with any PC or Mac computer."

Source: http://kotaku.com/the-ps4-gold-wireless-headset-not-bad-for-a-hundred-b-1565685724

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Wed, 08 Oct 2014 15:00:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14822/answered-could-i-use-this-headset-to-listen-to-music-wirelessly-or-not/answered-could-i-use-this-headset-to-listen-to-music-wirelessly-or-not
Replied to: The best digital camera in auto mode? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14582/replied-to-the-best-digital-camera-in-auto-mode

I googled around for a bit but honestly Engadget's $378 was the best price I could find: http://www.engadget.com/products/sony/cyber-shot/dsc-rx100/

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Thu, 31 Jul 2014 18:08:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14582/replied-to-the-best-digital-camera-in-auto-mode/replied-to-the-best-digital-camera-in-auto-mode
Replied to: 1Password shows off their iOS8 app extension, and it looks awesome! http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14574/replied-to-1password-shows-off-their-ios8-app-extension-and-it-looks-awesome

I was excited about this at first, until I realized this is something an app developer needs to add to their app, not just an update to the 1Password app. Maybe i'm misunderstanding this, but it seems like if I'm an app developer and my users want to use 1Password or Lastpass, or another password manager, I'll have to implement something different for all of them?

How is this not like "the developer indicates these are login form fields, password app developers indicate their app can fill in login forms, then when a app user clicks on one of these login form fields they have an option to open a menu to choose which app you want to fill the form in from"?

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Wed, 30 Jul 2014 20:41:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14574/replied-to-1password-shows-off-their-ios8-app-extension-and-it-looks-awesome/replied-to-1password-shows-off-their-ios8-app-extension-and-it-looks-awesome
Replied to: Gadget unicorn sightings http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14555/replied-to-gadget-unicorn-sightings

Being from Canada I feel like I saw a lot of BlackBerry's no one in the US even got to see. My sister managed to convince her work at the time to get her the BlackBerry Storm (http://www.engadget.com/products/blackberry/storm/9530/), BlackBerry's first no-keyboard phone.

http://media.engadget.com/img/product/1/17k/blackberry-storm-9530-1ow-800.jpg

It was supposed to be BlackBerry's answer to the iPhone but it was a resistive touch screen that felt archaic compared to iPhone's compacitive touch screen. Also as you might imagine the app selection just wasn't there.

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Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:28:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14555/replied-to-gadget-unicorn-sightings/replied-to-gadget-unicorn-sightings
Answered: Are there any online stores that have this laptop in stock? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14463/answered-are-there-any-online-stores-that-have-this-laptop-in-stock

For the new Razor Blade (with NVIDIA 870M video card), there is a link to Amazon on the product page, where it says you can "pre-order" it: http://www.engadget.com/products/razer/blade/4th-gen/?buy

I went on the Razor's official site and you can order it now, but there is a back order and will be "Available to ship in 3-4 weeks": http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-blade

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Fri, 30 May 2014 17:23:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14463/answered-are-there-any-online-stores-that-have-this-laptop-in-stock/answered-are-there-any-online-stores-that-have-this-laptop-in-stock
Replied to: NEXUS PLAY Gaming Console http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14444/replied-to-nexus-play-gaming-console

That is one very cool concept video, well done on making that, that must have taken some serious effort. Like dave & TgD, I have to agree though, I just can't see a touchscreen display for where the front facing buttons usually go working out, I need to be able to hit those physical buttons using muscle memory while looking at the tv.

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Wed, 21 May 2014 21:01:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14444/replied-to-nexus-play-gaming-console/replied-to-nexus-play-gaming-console
Replied to: How would you change Sony’s Xperia Z? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14425/replied-to-how-would-you-change-sonys-xperia-z

I think Sony completely blundered the marketing of this phone. I thought the Xperia Z's design was up there with Android's phone of the year 2013 - the HTC One, however it didn't become nearly as popular. They did a great job of getting it hyped at CES January 2013, but then they didn't get the phone on any carriers till 6 months after launch, and it was only T-Mobile (not even one of the bigger carriers). I thought it was great they launched an unlocked phone from the get-go, however, you need carriers to have these phones in their stores, so people can see them and play with them. And to this day you can only find the unlocked versions on Amazon and Best Buy.

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Fri, 16 May 2014 14:35:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14425/replied-to-how-would-you-change-sonys-xperia-z/replied-to-how-would-you-change-sonys-xperia-z
Replied to: Favorite Chrome extensions? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14424/replied-to-favorite-chrome-extensions

  • Feedly Notifier - Notifications when new articles in my feedly Must Read category.
  • Hacker News'd! - Indicates if the current page has a Hacker News discussion.
  • Honey - Let's you know if there's coupons for the current page your on.
  • InvisibleHand - Know if there's somewhere else you can get a better price.
  • Neater Bookmarks - Access bookmarks without bookmarks bar taking up space.
  • The Tracktor - Price history graph on amazon.com pages.
  • Google Hangouts - I've actually started using this way more than Adium.
  • Tampermonkey - For my userscripts/greasemonkey scripts.

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Fri, 16 May 2014 13:39:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14424/replied-to-favorite-chrome-extensions/replied-to-favorite-chrome-extensions
Replied to: What are your earliest memories of programming? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14394/replied-to-what-are-your-earliest-memories-of-programming

Making html websites for collections of Dragon Ball Z gifs, lol.

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Thu, 01 May 2014 15:50:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14394/replied-to-what-are-your-earliest-memories-of-programming/replied-to-what-are-your-earliest-memories-of-programming
Replied to: Which running watch should I buy? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14390/replied-to-which-running-watch-should-i-buy

Are you looking for specifically to track runs, or are you considering step-trackers as well like the Fitbit Flex or the Jawbone Up? I used the Fitbit Force for a while and liked it for step-counting, but for runs I prefer to just use RunKeeper (or iSmoothRun) on my phone.

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Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:33:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14390/replied-to-which-running-watch-should-i-buy/replied-to-which-running-watch-should-i-buy
Replied to: How do you find new apps and software to check out? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14232/replied-to-how-do-you-find-new-apps-and-software-to-check-out

  • Product Hunt (http://www.producthunt.co/) -- A daily leaderboard of the best new products. Each day, contributors post and discuss their latest discoveries.
  • Beta List (http://betali.st/) -- A curated list of internet startups that are currently in private beta and have a so called 'beta list' where interested people can subscribe to, to be notified when the startup goes live.

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Fri, 21 Mar 2014 19:08:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14232/replied-to-how-do-you-find-new-apps-and-software-to-check-out/replied-to-how-do-you-find-new-apps-and-software-to-check-out
Replied to: What apps and devices are you using to get healthy? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/13949/replied-to-what-apps-and-devices-are-you-using-to-get-healthy

For keeping running/biking data synced across services I really like iSmoothRun (http://www.ismoothrun.com) for iOS, it will automatically post your run/bike to an impressive amount of different services (RunKeeper, Strava, Dailymile, Nike+, Garmin, Fitbit, etc). Not sure if there's something similar for Android, I used to use Google MyTracks (http://www.google.com/mobile/mytracks/) and then share the run/bike to each service manually.

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Tue, 21 Jan 2014 14:09:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/13949/replied-to-what-apps-and-devices-are-you-using-to-get-healthy/replied-to-what-apps-and-devices-are-you-using-to-get-healthy
Commented on baileylo's Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4) review http://mitchmckenna.com/post/13914/commented-on-baileylos-sony-playstation-4-ps4-review

I also like that there's no messing with batteries, HOWEVER I'd rather go back to an xbox battery pack because I've been really disappointed with how long the battery lasts. Reviews say Playstation users get about 7 hours while Xbox one gets multiple weeks.

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Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:01:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/13914/commented-on-baileylos-sony-playstation-4-ps4-review/commented-on-baileylos-sony-playstation-4-ps4-review
Replied to: My iPhone's Lightning connector stopped working and you'll never believe how I fixed it http://mitchmckenna.com/post/13910/replied-to-my-iphones-lightning-connector-stopped-working-and-youll-never-believe-how-i-fixed-it

I had this same issue, after a while the lightning cable would only work at certain angles. Took it in to Apple hoping to get a new iphone before the warranty expired, turned out it was just lint, how embarrassing.

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Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:17:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/13910/replied-to-my-iphones-lightning-connector-stopped-working-and-youll-never-believe-how-i-fixed-it/replied-to-my-iphones-lightning-connector-stopped-working-and-youll-never-believe-how-i-fixed-it
Answered: Is there an OS X command to regroup all windows onto current screen? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/13888/answered-is-there-an-os-x-command-to-regroup-all-windows-onto-current-screen

What about Stay app? http://cordlessdog.com/stay/

I think you can creat multiple desktop arrangements, create one for multi-monitor and one for single desktop.

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Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:23:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/13888/answered-is-there-an-os-x-command-to-regroup-all-windows-onto-current-screen/answered-is-there-an-os-x-command-to-regroup-all-windows-onto-current-screen
Started a discussion: Follow your favorite Engadget editors! http://mitchmckenna.com/post/13865/started-a-discussion-follow-your-favorite-engadget-editors

Just open their link below and click the “follow” button.

You can follow your favorite Engadget team members to get email notifications when they start a discussion, reply to a question in the forums, or even adds a product to their have/had/want lists (if you enable that in your account settings under “Someone you're following adds a new product to their Engadget list”).

If you have an idea (for example if you think it would be cool to have an option to get emails when your favorite editor posts a new article), let us know in the comments!

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Fri, 03 Jan 2014 14:53:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/13865/started-a-discussion-follow-your-favorite-engadget-editors/started-a-discussion-follow-your-favorite-engadget-editors