New Hippo Techie: Computer house of horrors

We’ve all had those moments of pure terror: that moment when we realize our unsaved document is gone, or our beloved device has just broken itself beyond repair. It can be a confusing few seconds when we try to deny the truth, but the reality of the situation always sets in, setting the stage for despair.

Behold these horrors and learn from them, lest they happen to you!

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New Hippo Techie: It’s Windows tablet time

October is here, and while that may indicate changing leaves outside to most, for me it’s all about new Windows 8 convertible laptops. The new operating system officially drops on Oct. 26, but a swath of systems using it have already been announced, and you can pre-order some of them right now.

With a new touch interface made up of colorful tiles, Windows 8 really needs a touchscreen to be appreciated fully. And if you’re going with a touchscreen, you want a tablet form factor. But what about those times you need to get some serious typing done? Well, vendors have come up with a couple different solutions to make laptops transform into tablets and back again.

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New Hippo Techie: Wireless charging

 Struggling mobile phone company Nokia attempted to make a big splash recently when it introduced its latest flagship smartphone, the Lumia 920. Among other unique features, like an optically stabilized camera lens and the Windows Phone 8 operating system, the Lumia 920 has one thing that most phones don’t: wireless charging capability.

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New Hippo Techie: Sticks in a stream

There’s no shortage of ways to get Internet video content flowing to the television in your living room. If you shamefully didn’t buy some variety of smart TV with connectivity and apps and all built right in, you can connect with a video game console, Blu-ray player, or any one of several set-top boxes loaded with nothing but video streaming services.

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Starsailor – Born Again – Star Trek III: The Search for Spock trailer

These are fun. Starsailor has a pretty perfect name, huh?