Have a loved one overseas or business partner that requires sending consumer electronic goods back and forth across the pond? If USPS is your current shipping choice, you’re going to want to find another. According to FastCompany, after May 16th, the USPS is refusing to ship any electronics with lithium batteries abroad due to the batteries’ highly volatile nature. The USPS also cites two fatal airline incidents since 2006 which authorities say were caused by...

Typically when we geek out about battery chargers or battery cases, we’re talking about a device that you must at some point, plug into the wall to recharge itself. But a more intriguing and slowly growing category is that of solar battery chargers. Juicebar’s multi-gadget “Pocket” solar charger seems like a steal at $49.99. But when we factor in real-world performance, is it really even worth that? Gadgetsteria has the answer. Design &...

In a move that will hopefully spread to other retailers, Best Buy quietly announced today via their website that their will no longer be any restocking fees, save for special orders: Best Buy continually listens to our customers, and they told us they want to give confidently this holiday season and every other day of the year — and with that comes easier returns. Effective Saturday, December 18, Best Buy is improving its return policy by removing restocking fees for all...

Earlier Monday morning, the CEA (governing body behind CES) issued a press release stating that Nintendo was ending their 16-year CES hiatus and returning to the excitement of nerds everywhere. The only problem — they were wrong. During the few short hours that Nintendo was believed to be returning to CES, the most notable rumor for their return was to unveil their upcoming Nintendo 3DS 3D portable gaming handheld. According to the CEA’s correction, Nintendo...

Samsung came out hot and heavy recently, denying a growing rumor that they were the upcoming Nexus 2/Nexus S manufacturer. For those new to the Android scene, the reason a Nexus 2/S is important is because it gives Android afionados a place to pick up a non-carrier gimped Android device that will (1) be at the top-end of the market hardware wise as well as (2) receive updates as soon as they’re available — being a “Pure Google Experience phone” and...