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If you want a cellphone today, you have to wait for Apple or Motorola or whomever to release the updated hardware. But, Google hopes to change that with a new project it’s calling “Project Ara.” It’s one of the first modular smartphones ever to be created and it could end up being a game-changer. The only question is: do people want to build their own phones? Right now, no one’s clamoring for this feature, but they might – especially once they see the price tag. Google is promising that its exoskeleton will cost a mere $50. Now, to be fair,…

Let’s face it: from an optimist’s (and tech lover’s) point of view, Google Glass is a staggeringly brilliant invention. You can perform all kinds of actions – taking pictures and recording video, getting directions, translating, sending messages to friends and colleagues, and more – hands-free and by voice command, essential features in today’s needed-to-be-there-ten-minutes-ago society. However, there are several arguments to counter the upsides: Google Glass can be used to document information without permission. Google Glass, at the moment, looks a little ridiculous to wear (the quote from designer Marc Newson was that it makes you look like “a d*ck…

I love gadgets. Anyone who knows me well will always get some of sort of new techie trinket for my birthday or Christmas, and my Facebook wall is always stuffed with links to articles about gadgets that friends feel I should read. Little do they know that I’ve already read most of them. So in the spirit of lists and roundups, I’ve decided to collect a few of my favorite gadgets that are now available or will be at some point during 2014. As the headline states, these gadgets may just transform your life this year. Vacuum Beard Trimmer I…