Liz Rodriguez

I'm a gamer, techie and gadget enthusiast based in New York City.

You won’t burn your tongue with the Clever Touch Temperature Sensing Coffee Mug!

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Nothing is more important to me than my first cup of coffee in the morning!  The Clever Touch Temperature Sensing Coffee Mug with Digit LED Indicator will ensure you know the temperature of your coffee or tea before you take a sip.  You can see if it’s “cool”, “warm” or “hot”, with a little heart LED in

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Waze is now a part of Google

Google Maps Waze

On Google’s official blog, Google has acquired Waze, the popular community-based traffic and navigation app for iOS and Android. To help you outsmart traffic, today we’re excited to announce we’ve closed the acquisition of Waze. This fast-growing community of traffic-obsessed drivers is working together to find the best routes from home to work, every day. Waze is

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Zetta Intelligent Security Z12 Camcorder review

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I’ve always been on the hunt to make my own at-home security camera.  I’ve fiddled with low-res webcams and my Raspberry Pi, which have given me interesting results.  When I recently got the opportunity to review a small form-factor security camera, I jumped at the chance.  Let’s take a look at the Intelligent Security Z12 Camcorder by

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Google releases a new app – Keep

Google Keep

The latest buzz from Google is a new app called Keep.  It is a note-taking application that mimics features from popular products such as Evernote and Springpad and lets you “keep” text notes, images, check lists, and voice notes.  It’s available on the Google Play store for Android devices at the above link.  I’ve installed it on

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i18-USB iPowerStation Smartphone/Tablet Charger review

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I’ve always wanted a small docking station either for my iPhone or Nexus 7/Kindle Touch tablet.  I then got my hands on the i18-USB PowerStation  from i18 Technology.  The USB PowerStation is a microUSB smartphone and tablet wall charger and dock.  It’s made of plastic (color choices are in white, black, or pink) and has a small green

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