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Nerdstalker's 2018 Best Reviews of Video and Photo Gear Happy almost New Year! Inspired to get some new gear to start a new hobby, profession or just to upgrade your old and tired gear. Here are my go-tos for reviews for the end of year wrap-up of 2018. Phillip Bloom Phillip Bloom is a cinematographer and Director of Photography. He knows what is up. He did a great job looking at some camera gear he used over the last year. Spoiler alert - it has cats as well. DSLR Video Shooter Caleb Pike is full-time You-Tuber and a bundle of energy. I don't know how he does all the reviews he does but I appreciate him a lot. He did a few wrap up videos on Monitors, Cameras, Lens and Audio gear for 2018. Check it out! Tom Antos Tom Antos is a cinematographer and filmmaker. I have been watching him for a few years and just love his candidness. DP Review Chris Nichols and Jordan Drake of DP Review. They were with The Camera Store last year and ...

"One of the new features in iOS called iCloud Photo Library is definitely not helping. This feature, while in theory, allows you to backup all of your photos and videos on any of your iOS or MacOS devices to the cloud, takes up precious iCloud storage and adds up really quickly. Most people I know have run out of storage just from iCloud backups (another issue I have with iOS, but I digress) so adding this is almost a sure-fire way to guarantee you run out of iCloud storage. There is a better way though. I touched on this in a video a long time ago about backing up your photos and videos but think we need to revisit the concept. You should turn off iCloud Photo Library and instead use another free service like, say, Google Photos which automatically backs up all of your photos and videos in an unlimited quantity for free." - David Cogen

Business Expert Marcos Jocober Shares Insight in the Evolving World of Side Hustles Side hustles are the newest norm in business. Today, student debt is high, retirement benefits are low, and job security is rare, which is why so many people are turning to entrepreneurial endeavors for extra cash. Today,    60 million Americans   earn money through the gig economy.  Platforms like Airbnb, Uber, and Etsy make business start-up simple. What's not simple: starting a business that yields dependable long term revenue. Research shows  85%  of side-gig workers make less than $500 per month. According to business expert Marcos Jacober, making your side hustle thrive will be even more difficult in 2019. The gig economy is evolving. The freelance workforce is growing three times faster than the traditional workforce and by   2027   the majority of workers in the U.S. will be contracted. These shifts are great for consumers (more compe...

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China’s housing bubble has left 50 million homes empty and put its government between a rock and a hard place.

High above the Arctic Circle, in Rovaniemi, Finland, you’ll find the Santa Claus Village, complete with glistening snow and Northern Lights, as well as cozy and comfortable smart igloos. The 71 hi-tech glass-roofed igloos are saving energy by using smart ABB technology. Guests experience Lapland’s ever-changing nature while enjoying the comforts of a hotel room while the lights, heating, cooling and ventilation are all controlled remotely with the ABB i-bus® KNX system. In this winter wonderland, the difference in temperature between outside and indoors can be more than 50 degrees C (122 degrees F). Under these extreme conditions, smart automation is a key way to make significant energy savings.   ABB  (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader in power grids, electrification products, industrial automation and robotics and motion, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing a history of innovation spannin...

Last week, Doist have released new Todoist Templates. This is a brief tour of how to use the new Templates, how to optimise them and get started. The new Todoist experience is yet another move they've made in the last few weeks to grow their own internal use of the tool.

Kelsi Sheren, Brass & Unity : After returning from Afghanistan, Sheren found it incredibly challenging transitioning back to civilian life (with PTSD). She created Brass & Unity to tie in the military inspiration with brass shell casings (bullet casings), and they donate a portion of our proceeds to various charity organizations that offer direct care and programs for Veterans. “Build your business around a common goal that is bigger than your business. Something that benefits the world, or other people… A mission of change. Our goal is the save Veterans lives… this is a selfless act that many people are very passionate about, and can get behind. This provides a motivation for everyone to march in the same direction. The more we achieve that goal, the better off the employees are in return.” Nathan Garrison, Sharkbanz : Created after a real-life shark attack a friend experienced, Garrison made it a mission to keep others safe in the water. With a decade of research, the f...

Robinhood Co-founder and Co-CEO Baiju Bhatt speaks with CNBC's "Squawk Alley" on the introduction of checking and savings accounts through the service.

We are huge fans of Todoist and have been hoping for a Kanban board feature, well it looks like our wishes have been granted. " Todoist are releasing boards for Todoist in 2019. Amir, their CEO tweeted today with a preview, and today I wanted to share my thoughts on the design and what's next for Todoist. Including a snippet of their new beta scheduler and dark mode for Twist. TODOIST - The CEO tweet: http://bit.ly/2QraTy1 - Alex's Dark Mode tweet: http://bit.ly/2zYytrL  " - via  Francesco D’Alessio

Today, the Vivaldi browser launches version 2.2 with a strong focus on customizing the browser’s functionality and interface. The update introduces new ways to manage tabs, makes Access Keys easier to use, integrates Pop Out video, and makes toolbars more configurable. Vivaldi does not confine users to pre-determined and locked settings in the name of simplicity. In fact, Vivaldi is built upon a strong and extensible foundation which gives users the opportunity to tailor the browser to their preferences down to every minute detail. Vivaldi is flexible and easy to customise. It has unique ways to group tabs, view tabs side by side, place tabs anywhere in the user interface (UI), create Notes with full page screenshots, change the look and feel of the browser with custom themes, control search suggestions in privacy settings and more. Tabs get more functionality Vivaldi’s in-depth  tab management  options offer multiple ways to access and manage tabs effectively. Vivald...

" College debt is going to tear down the economy. And when that happens … the “brand” of colleges will collapse just like the brand of Wall Street banks collapsed in 2008. We’re going to start having much needed conversations around the future of education and what actually matters." - Gary V

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Malkyrs: The Interactive Card Game , the virtual trading card game with customizable physical cards that come to life via NFC and RFID technology, enters players’ hands on Nintendo Switch Q3 2019. Construct a hand of 10 cards and battle friends through co-op and local matches, or fight through an intense and branching campaign with multiple endings. With more than 250 gorgeous, destructive cards available, players can create chaotic combos and devious strategies to decimate their opponents. With a PC, NFC-compatible device, and the  Malkyrs  Nomad App, players can scan their cards into the game. Powerful boons like faction choices, equipment slots, and ability slots are earned through matches and saved directly on the cards through RFID. Physically trading cards with friends is akin to handing over storied adventures of valorous deeds.

Robot janitors are moving into Walmart Don't mind that self-driving, Zamboni-style robot gliding through the aisles at Walmart. It's just one of the retailer's new janitors. Walmart will add 360 autonomous, floor-scrubbing robots to its stores nationwide by January, the company said in a joint statement with Brain Corp, which makes Brain OS, the artificially intelligent platform that runs the machines.

Live from the North Pole: what's new at Santa's Village It's the 15th year of Santa's Village, an interactive holiday hub where you can play games to learn coding skills, create original artwork, exercise your geographic chops, and more.

Embr Labs , the first company to make temperature personal, is helping people find warmth and relief during the holidays with an extraordinary stocking stuffer: the Embr Wave bracelet. The company’s flagship product, Embr Wave is a revolutionary new wearable device that precisely cools or heats the temperature-sensitive skin on your wrist, helping you feel cooler or warmer in minutes.  Stocking stuffers tend to be throw-away gifts, little knick-knacks that are more about novelty than meaning. That changes with Embr Wave. Embr Wave is a revolutionary new smart bracelet that lets you cool down when you’re hot or warm up when you’re cold. It uses waveforms, Embr Labs’ patented thermal technology, to precisely stimulate the thermoreceptors on your skin, triggering your body to feel more comfortable. Embr Wave’s thermal sensations provide a similar feeling to holding an ice cube or warm mug against your wrist.  “Embr Wave is a holiday gift that people will never forget,”...

Steven Blue of Miller Ingenuity Talks about Way You can Kill Your Company's Innovation by Steven L. Blue Innovation is difficult to come by. It is a fleeting concept that eludes most companies. In fact, the odds of a new product idea reaching full commercialization are less than 4%. And that is the best case. But, there are 5 sure-fire ways you can make certain innovation never sees the light of day at your company: Many CEO’s want innovation but only after “the real work” gets done. Here is a new flash: if you want to survive you better make innovation “the real work”. Make it a top priority for everyone in the company, not just the engineering department. How do you do that? By writing it into every job description. By rewarding and recognizing people who innovate. And yes, by asking people to leave if they don’t. When you make everyone responsible for innovation, it can be very scary. People will be afraid they aren’t up to the job because they are “not cre...