The Laptop Charger Plus continues the concept Twelve South pioneered with the $35 PlugBug, leveraging a MacBook wall adapter to charge both your laptop and a USB-based device, such as an iPhone or iPad. But Zolt’s execution goes several steps further, as it fully replaces any 11″ or 13″ MacBook’s wall adapter with something smaller while adding two extra USB ports. Even if the price is a bit steep, the all-in-one functionality may justify the expenditure for travelers with limited bag space…

Indeed, getting into the base unit itself involved some "intense heating and very arduous prying”, iFixit said, in order to get the bottom panel off. The battery in the base is also "very heavily glued”, more so than the battery in the display, making it a more difficult proposition if it ever needs replacing.

The design of the innards is also awkward due to the positioning of some components, which require the motherboard to be removed in order to replace them, as they are on the underside. And that motherboard removal is no easy task, you’ll not be surprised to hear…Also worth noting is the fact that the processor and RAM are soldered onto the motherboard.

iFixit discovered that the battery in the base is way more powerful than the one in the display – almost 3 times more powerful, in fact.This is all food for thought for those considering purchasing a Surface Book, as even if you wouldn’t consider attempting a repair yourself, someone will have to if the thing goes awry, and that someone won’t have an easy time of things.

Even so, there’s no disputing the fact that Microsoft’s Surface Book is a tasty piece of hardware, and the models with the discrete Nvidia custom GPU even offer some impressive gaming performance, showing a clean set of heels to Apple’s MacBook Pro 13-inch 2015 in terms of game benchmarks and frame rates.

So much can be said with a GIF. It can be an exaggerated reaction, a visual analogy to something said in a conversation, or simply a non sequitur to punctuate online communication. But usually it’s just a funny animation.Giphy made life easier for everyone on the internet in 2013 when they launched a a search engine just for GIFs. Need a GIF of a cat driving a car? Or a dog on a skateboard? Giphy has you covered.

As chief operating officer at Giphy, Adam Leibsohn’s aspirations for the company lay beyond a simple search engine. He’s passionate about the future of communication and he and his team are making animated GIFs available wherever you might need them, from Slack to Gmail to Facebook Messenger. I’m not sure if an abundance of GIFs helps or hurts my productivity, but I certainly use Giphy every day because it’s fun. We caught up with Adam to learn a little about why GIFs remain relevant and how he works.

Giphy’s a pretty unique place: we’re creating new methods of communication, redefining content consumption and distribution, and inventing and advancing tech... all while working with some of the biggest media and technology partners in the world. At the same time, we have an uncanny ability to see into the future and then make that future a reality. So, it’s really important to be able to keep track of what we’re doing in the context of what we want to achieve today and tomorrow. As a result, what we do and why we do it is always purposeful and deliberate. It also happens to be a hell of a lot of fun.

Current mobile device: iPhone 6, but looking to get on a 6s for the 3D touch features. Current computer: MacBook 13”, maxed out. Ultimately, I’m a MacBook Air devotee (home computer), but needed more processor + memory + Retina.Pebble also sacrificed a lot of battery life to get the Time Round as small and thin as it is. It’s not complicated math: smaller thing means less room for battery means less battery life. I’ve still been getting at least a day and a half out of the watch, and usually more like two and a half. I don’t mind that number, and I’ll gladly trade a little longevity for looks in this case. If you want more, go buy the other Pebbles.

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The Time Round does the same things as the other Pebbles, except for the things it can’t do because a few developers haven’t updated their apps to work with the Time interface. (Get it together, Jawbone.) You can track your steps with a few apps, set alarms with a few others, and use the built-in microphone to set reminders or take notes. There’s nothing remarkable or even surprising here, just simple things. I use the Music app all the time, the Swarm app occasionally for checking in to new restaurants, and a step-tracker in the background. That’s about it.

Most of the specs and software are the same across all the watches, which means the interface is still slow, and it’s still unnecessarily animated and cartoony. (The unfolding letter is cute, Pebble, but I’d rather just see the email. My arm’s hurting from holding my wrist up.) The whole look and feel needs some love, but I’m really growing fond of the timeline metaphor Pebble uses for organizing all your information.

What apps, software, or tools can’t you live without?I’m on the phone a lot in my day-to-day. It might seem funny, but I really love the comfort of being able to wedge my phone between my shoulder and my ear. But that’s not so easy to do with an iPhone. It used to be a more common behavior when landlines were more prevalent. So, I’ve got this great attachment for my iPhone that mimics a classic landline handset. It keeps my phone in my pocket (away from my brain) and lets me do the shoulder-ear-wedge-thing all day. It’s also bedazzled in pink diamante; facts only.

Giphy has a great office with some of the most creative and smartest people on the planet. We’re building the future of GIF tech and search; so there’s plenty of energy and activity to keep me going and engaged. Our office space is open and everyone has the same basic setup with a clean aesthetic. We’ve all got the same white desks, black Aeron chairs, and some version of an Apple workstation.Having used the new Microsoft Band 2 for a week now, I am as impressed with it as I am underwhelmed by it. Thus far, nowhere is this dichotomy more evident than its battery life.

In my weekend review earlier, I had nothing but stellar things to say about the battery life, as it had lasted the entire weekend on a single charge with plenty to spare. To follow up from that, during the weekend (and really all the time) my daily regimen involved either jogging or walking for up to 1 hour per day (and thus the only times where the GPS is active), 10 minute bodyweight exercises every other day, phone notifications enabled, daily heartrate monitor enabled, brightness on auto and haptic vibrate on high, and using the sleep alarm function twice a day.

• Toshiba PA3522U-1BRS Battery
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