Category Archives: Technology

21st Century Harlem: Public Solar Charger for Mobile Phones

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Harlem World Magazine read an article on Seebtm.com about the Strawberry Tree, which is the public solar charger for mobile phones invented by a group of students from the University of Belgrade and thought it would be perfect for 21st century Harlem. Continue reading

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Bluetooth Users BEWARE!

bluetooth_logoBy Michael Andre Adams

No longer do I carry my iPod. Instead, I load iTunes into my phone and Bluetooth the phone to the cars. While enjoying the outdoors–running/jogging or hiking within a contained area, I plug my Monster headset into my phone to listen to Blackberry Music (loaded via iTunes), Pandora, or talk on the phone. Continue reading

App Alerts Potential Witnesses to Police Stop & Frisk

stopfriskwatchThe American Civil Liberties Union has already provided a way for citizens to discretely capture their interactions with law enforcers with its Police Tape app. Continue reading

HW Pick: Best Three Tech Gadgets From CES 2013 (video)

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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is always an interesting place to see, hear and touch the latest tech gadgets that can be used in Harlem. Continue reading

10 Tips to Help Keep Your Cell Phone Working at Its Best

Cell Phone Working at Its BestWant to keep your phone working as well as it can—and should in or out of Harlem? We’ll bet at least one of these Consumer Reports tips from their experts will surprise you. Continue reading

Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program on USTA Free Tennis Play Day

More than 150 kids got a chance to enjoy tennis and a good workout at Howard Bennett Playground in Harlem, on Friday, Sept. 21 as P.S. 197M and Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program (HJTEP) hosted a USTA Free Tennis Play Day in celebration of Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play. Continue reading

iPhone 5 Official video “New iPhone” by Apple

CNET reports that Apple’s next iPhone is official, and despite being the sixth iPhone model (technically), we know it’s officially the iPhone 5. Continue reading

Windows 8 $15 Upgrade Offer: FAQs for Recent PC Buying Harlemites

Microsoft is now taking sign-ups for $15 Windows 8 Pro upgrades, an offer that is available to anyone who purchased a new PC on June 2 or later. Microsoft is handling registration directly through WindowsUpgradeOffer.com.

Have you recently purchased a new computer? Here’s what you need to know about upgrading to Windows 8 at the discounted price. Continue reading

Al Thompson’s New ‘Lenox Avenue’ Web Series

YourBlackWorld.Net reports on actor/director Al Thompson’s “sexy dramatic” new web series, Lenox Avenue, which promises to show the different sides of black life that doesn’t always get featured in mainstream mediaContinue reading

New App Let Commuters Buy Metro-North Tickets

Metro-North tickets are about to go hi-tech.

The railroad is set to test mobile tickets this summer. Continue reading