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Andrew Nusca
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Andrew J. Nusca is an associate editor for ZDNet and SmartPlanet. As a journalist based in New York City, he has written for Popular Mechanics and Men's Vogue and his byline has appeared in New York magazine, The Huffington Post, New York Daily News, Editor & Publisher, New York Press and many others. He also writes The Editorialiste, a media criticism blog.
He is a New York University graduate and former news editor and columnist of the Washington Square News. He is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He has been named "Howard Kurtz, Jr." by film critic John Lichman despite having no relation to him. A native of Philadelphia, he lives in New York with his fiancee and his cat, Spats.
Rachel King
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Rachel King
Rachel King is a freelance journalist based in New York City and San Francisco. She has previously worked for The Business Insider, FastCompany.com, CNN's San Francisco bureau and the U.S. Department of State. Rachel has also written for MainStreet.com, Irish America Magazine and the New York Daily News, among others. Rachel has a B.A. in Mass Communications and History from the University of California, Berkeley and a M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University, where she served as art director for the student magazine, Plated. Currently, Rachel also blogs about travel industry news and trends for True/Slant.
About The ToyBox
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Rydeen Mobile intros 7-inch Android 'gPad' tablet
Rydeen Mobile has a new contribution to the tablet computer market: the Android-based “gPad.” Yes, that’s the real name.
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Wi-Fi headed to New Jersey Transit trains, stations soon
Following in the tracks of Amtrak, New Jersey Transit is looking for a private company to install Wi-Fi on its trains and in stations.
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Philips PicoPix projectors pop up at IFA 2010; lifespan of 20K hours
Philips keeps rolling out new gadgets at IFA 2010 in Berlin this week, continuing on with the PicoPix PC pocket pico projector series.
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Sharp brings Quattron-based 3D TVs to IFA 2010
Sharp has toted along more than 30 LCD TVs to IFA 2010 in Berlin this week, including the Aquos series that sports Quattron technology.
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Skype 5.0 bumps up group video calling to 10 users at once
Earlier this year, Skype announced support for group video calling with up to five users participating. With Skype 5.0 beta, that number has been upped to 10.
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iHome throws up teaser page for AirPlay wireless speaker system
Apple recently teased about AirPlay support on third-party products, and it looks like iHome might be answering the call first.
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Seven useful mobile apps for Labor Day weekend travel
Here are seven mobile apps that could make your Labor Day weekend getaway, far or local, as smooth as possible.
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Ultimate Ears churns out budget-minded and very expensive noise-canceling headsets
Ultimate Ears and Capitol Studios have teamed up to produce their new In-Ear Reference Monitors. But with this one’s price tags, only professionals in the music industry need apply.
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AMD issuing budget-friendly DisplayPort-to-DVI adapter
AMD has announced that it is planning to roll out a budget-conscious DisplayPort-to-DVI adapter that should make using ATI Eyefinity technology more affordable.
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Asus partners with Amimon for WiCast EW2000 PC to TV connection
Asus has handpicked Amimon to work on its upcoming WiCast EW2000 kit that will connect PCs to TVs via USB and HDMI.
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