Get behind the Wall Street Journal paywall for free with a single click

There’s no doubting that the Wall Street Journal is one of the most dedicated and authortative new sources but it can be frustrating when you want to read a breaking story on its website only to find that the article is inaccessible. The Wall Street Journal puts a large percentage of its news behind a paywall, requiring readers to sign up to read reports in full. Luckily, there is an easy, fully legal, way to access these articles and all it requires isGoogle’s Chrome browserand a lightweight extension....

2 min · 313 words · Robert Williams

Get brilliant audio and active noise cancellation with this holiday-friendly earbuds for just $31.99

TLDR:The xFyro Active Noise Cancelling AI-Powered Wireless Earbuds block out outside noise while providing premium audio reproduction, all on sale now for under $32. Headphones and earbuds of all types have been trumpeting about noise cancellation for years. That often means passive noise cancellation, which is basically the seal created when an earbud fills the ear canal, blocking out many sounds from reaching the eardrum. It’s crude, but often effective. However, blocking your hearing isn’t always practical or safe, which led to active noise cancellation systems that are now often found in more expensive headphones....

3 min · 473 words · Michael Newman

Get carefully crafted packages of cool things from interesting people with Quarterly

As a kid growing up in California, much of my young life was spent walking and playing on beaches. For almost as long as I can remember, my dad took me beachcombing, which is basically walking along the beach looking for interesting things to collect and take home. For a while it was colored glass that had been polished and worn by the tide and sand into smooth opaque jewels. Then it was fishing tackle and lures left behind by fisherman....

4 min · 736 words · Gerald Perez

Get down with Grooveshark, now available on your Boxee

Tuesday morning, Boxee releasedits first iPad app, which lets you stream media between your TV and PC seamlessly. The app soar to #11 on the iTunes iPad Charts, surpassing Angry Birds. Today, Boxee has another big announcement, it’s adding Grooveshark’s massive music library and abilities to curate playlists, search for songs and discover new music. Groovesharkstreams 50 to 60 million songs per month to more than 5 million users worldwide. Grooveshark lets you search by artist, song, or album and you can pretty much find any song that you want....

2 min · 337 words · Brian Curtis

Get downloading. Path for Android now available.

It’s been a long, interesting road forPath. If you’re not familiar, Path is a mobile-based social network where you’re encouraged to share to a small circle of friends. It is hard-limited to 50 people in each person’s network, and it’s based primarily on the sharing of photos and videos. I’ve been in the Path for Android beta for the past few weeks. It’s what got me addicted to the services that Path is offering....

2 min · 326 words · Shaun Rodriguez
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