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  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: The Best of 2009

    Is there a burning question you have about tech? Like what's the difference between $100 and $100,000 headphones? Or why every country has a different f@%#ing plug? We explained all that, and a whole lot more this year. More »
    12/25/09
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    By matt buchanan
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    Giz Explains: What Everyone Should Know About Cameras

    Talking to a camera nerd—or even reading about new cameras—can feel like translating from a different language. But it doesn't need to! Here, in this here post, is everything you need to know about cameras, without the noise. More »
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    12/09/09
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    By John Herrman
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    Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet and Buying Guides

    It's truly the best time of year to buy an HDTV, and well, here's every confusing TV term you might encounter, everything you need, explained in one place. More »
    12/05/09
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    By matt buchanan
  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: The Difference Between a $600 TV and a $6000 TV

    You can buy an HDTV, a nice big one, for six hundred bucks. Or you can pay six thousand. It's presumably somehow better. You're probably wondering, "What the hell makes it better?" Here's the breakdown: More »
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    11/19/09
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    By matt buchanan
  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: Android, and How It Will Take Over the World

    This week we met Motorola's Droid, the first handset with Android 2.0. To an outsider, it just looks like another Google smartphone, but 2.0 is more than that: it's proof that Android is finally going to take over the world. More »
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    11/05/09
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    By John Herrman
  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: Why Every Country Has a Different F#$%ing Plug

    Ok, maybe not every country, but with at least 12 different sockets in widespread use it sure as hell feels like it to anyone who's ever traveled. So why in the world, literally, are there so many? Funny story! More »
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    10/29/09
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    By John Herrman
  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: Why Stuff Crashes (And Why It Happens Less Often Now)

    You're working on the most important document you've ever typed and suddenly—boom: Blue screen. "A PROBLEM HAS BEEN DETECTED." What the hell just happened? More »
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    10/21/09
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    By matt buchanan
  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: Intel's Entire Confusing Armada of Chips

    Intel makes a lot of processors. Too many, maybe. Don't know what the difference a Core i7 and a Core 2 Duo? A Bloomfield from a Wolfdale? A Sasquatch from a Yeti? You're not alone. More »
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    10/15/09
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    By matt buchanan
  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: When (Not) To Use Your Camera's Flash

    What is photography's greatest scourge? Cellphone cameras? MySpace self-portraiture? Neither even comes close to the insidious, creeping threat that is your camera's built-in flash. Here's when and how you should—and more importantly, shouldn't—use a flash. More »
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    10/07/09
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    By John Herrman
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    Giz Explains: Why You Can't Get Decent Earphones for Less Than $100

    Crappy earbuds are killing music. It's true. The problem is that good earbuds, like speakers, aren't cheap. More »
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    10/02/09
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    By matt buchanan
  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: How To Fix the Airlines' Stupid Portable Gadget Rules

    If you've flown lately, you have probably noticed that the "portable electronics" rules are increasingly muddled. It's time for the FAA and airlines to lift the electronics ban completely, or rewrite it to reflect modern gadgets. More »
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    09/23/09
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    By Wilson Rothman
  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: Microsoft, Standards and Damned Standards

    The other week, we explained how Apple influences a ton of what goes on in tech by shaping industry-wide standards. This week, we're gonna look at Microsoft, and what's it's done with standards. More »
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    09/17/09
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    By matt buchanan
  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: The Giz Explains Platinum Collection

    We've explained a lot at Giz: Everything from the real key to stunning photos to how to actually make delicious coffee. So catch up with the best of Giz Explains, feel smarter and impress people at your barbecue this weekend.
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    09/07/09
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  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: Why Tech Standards Are Vital For Apple (And You)

    Tech standards are important. They're, well, standards. They shape the way the world works, ideally. So if you wanna influence your little world, you probably wanna shape (or maybe even create) standards. Take Apple, for example. More »
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    09/02/09
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    By matt buchanan
  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: Snow Leopard's Grand Central Dispatch

    You've probably heard about this snow kitty operating system for Macintosh computers. What you might not've heard is exactly how it's supposed to be unleashing the power of all those processor cores crammed inside your computer. More »
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    08/27/09
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    By matt buchanan
  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: How to Actually Make Coffee

    You probably brew coffee, like most people, the most insipid way possible: Using a Mr. Coffee that you fill with pre-ground coffee from the supermarket. There's a million other ways to make coffee, and they're all better. Updated. More »
    08/26/09
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  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: Why Quantum Computing Is the Future (But a Distant One)

    Over 400 million transistors are packed on dual-core chips manufactured using Intel's 45nm process. That'll double soon, per Moore's Law. And it'll still be like computing with pebbles compared to quantum computing. More »
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    08/19/09
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    By matt buchanan
  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: How Push Works

    Push. It's not just a verb that sends people careening down a flight of stairs. It's also not just for guys in suits diddling on BlackBerrys. You hear it featured on new iPhone apps every week. So, what is it? More »
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    08/06/09
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    By matt buchanan
  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: What the Hell's Google Chrome OS?

    Google. Chrome. OS. Just reading that makes my pants tingle. But, uh, what is it exactly? More »
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    07/08/09
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    By matt buchanan
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    Giz Explains: How to Choose the Right Graphics Card

    There are plenty of great graphics cards out there, no matter what you're looking for. Thing is, the odds are seemingly stacked against you ever finding the right one. It doesn't have to be that hard. More »
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    Exclusive: Bill Nye the Science Guy was gracious enough to elbow Matt out of the way and write a Giz Explains column, in which he tackles the science of "oleophobia," and its relation to the new iPhone screen. More »
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