Chromebook Pixel

The newest Chromebook from Google is by far the best. It sports a retina destroying 13 inch display, an intel core i5 with 4gb of RAM, a 32 or 64gb solid state drive, and most importantly has the option for LTE. A number of other goodies are thrown in to sweeten the deal such as 1tb of Google Drive storage for 3 years. This gorgeous piece of hardware comes at a price though with the WiFi only model coming in around $1300 and the LTE model around $1500. Would anyone actually pay these prices for a Chromebook? Sound off in the comments and let me know. I am seriously considering picking up an LTE model and running Linux on it. Apparently it is easy to install and the device can be used as a linux ultrabook. Let me know what you think people.

https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=chromebook_pixel_lte

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on sale on Steam this weekend!

Call of Duty: Black Ops II is on sale on Steam this weekend for about $40 which is 33% off the usual price. Also the multiplayer mode is free to play all weekend long so I suggest hitting the link and killing some bad guys because if you don't already have this bad ass game then there is no time like the present to go pick it up at a reduced discount of course.

http://store.steampowered.com/

Is the HTC One phone enough to revitalize HTC?

Hit the link and go hands on at Android Central with the brand new, just released, HTC One!

http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-one-hands

LG Optimus G Pro coming to America!

This phone is a monster! A 5.5 inch 1080p IPS display with the new 600 series Qualcomm snapdragon quad core processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB or internal storage expandable to up to another 32GB, 4G LTE, a 13 mega pixel rear camera and 2.1 mega pixel front camera, and a removable 3140mah battery. All I have to say is WOW. This is a beast of a phone and is scheduled to come to the U.S. market in Q2 this year so be ready to get your hands on this thing. I got my girl the LG Optimus G on Sprint which is probably the most beautiful looking phone I have ever seen but it runs ICS out of the box. The new Optimus G Pro will run Jellybean and has some nice software tweaks from LG. LG is really impressing me lately and seem to be making a comeback of late. Hit the link to check out the story on Android Central and leave some comments about what you think of this monstrosity.http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-finally-reveals-optimus-g-pro-specs

PowerGen external battery pack

I live in CT and after the last winter storm I started looking for a battery pack of some kind to charge all my smartphones and tablets next time I lose power. After searching numerous websites and looking into solar powered charges I came across this on Amazon. The PowerGen PGMPP1200 external battery pack with 3 USB ports and 3 amps output. It looks like it will do the trick next time the lights go out and I have no way to charge my phones to make emergency calls if need be. Once I get it I will write up a full review and unboxing video as well. If anyone has used this or other such products leave a comment and let me know what works best. Hit the link to check it out and order one for yourself! It never hurts to be prepared.

http://www.amazon.com/PowerGen-PGMPP12000-12000mAh-External-Battery/dp/B0085OB0IE/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2SSIHFCMNENQV&coliid=ILV335JB0L355

Make unlocking cell phones legal and sign the petition

Hit the link and sign up for an account with whitehouse.gov to sign the online petition to reverse the ban on unlocking cell phones. It is our right as consumers to unlock our phones because we own them. Make your voice heard and help get this petition before Congress.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal/1g9KhZG7#thank-you=p

Google Now widgets for home screen and lock screen

Well it looks like Google Now has finally gotten the widgets everyone has been hoping for since it was first released. The update to Google search adds the ability to place Google Now widgets on the Android home screen as well as lock screen so hit the link and check out the full story and remember to update your Google Search in the Google Play Store. Google Now is by far my favorite feature of Jellybean and if your not using it or you use Siri on an Iphone instead you really don't know what you are missing. It is that good. So switch to Android all you Apple fanboys and fangals and all those Android lovers who don't have Jellybean go spend some of that hard earned cash and get a new phone this year with Google's latest and greatest release. You won't be disappointed and the money is well spent.

http://www.androidcentral.com/google-now-officially-gets-widgets-latest-google-search-update