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Michael Trei

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Native New Yorker Michael Trei loves both new and vintage technology, travel, and great food. A passionate audiophile and music fan, he shares his Manhattan apartment with 12,000 vinyl records and a sizeable collection of turntables. When he hits the road, he can usually be found plying the highway in one of his vintage Mercedes-Benz cars.

This rocking chair is really a $1,300 iDevice dock

Michael Trei
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - 5:12pm
 
With more and more older people getting accustomed to using the latest tech, it would be nice if all of the accessories on the market didn't look like they were designed to appeal to youngsters. This iPad friendly rocking chair should redress the balance, letting granny charge her devices as she rocks away to the latest Pat Boone hits.

Missile fries enemy electronic systems as it zooms past

Michael Trei
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 12:46pm
 
Most military weapons systems rely on sophisticated electronics for control, so if you can somehow knock out the circuits, the weapons will become useless. A new type of missile tested last week by Boeing and the USAF exploits this vulnerability, by zapping selected buildings with microwave energy so powerful that all electronics inside will stop working.

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