Teracube is the gutsy new smartphone with a 4-year warranty—and it’s under $300

There’s nothing worse than being trapped in a bad system when you can’t see the way out. And while the world loves its smartphones, many already feel like they’re stuck in a now repeating pattern.

Smartphones tend to last only 2 to 3 years. We all realize they’re basically designed that way. Under those conditions, users are all but forced to remain part of the upgrade cycle, dropping several hundred dollars, even a grand or more to get a desperately needed new phone to replace their dying model every year or so.

It’s a racket. We all know it. Worst of all, those smartphones get thrown away and contribute to the staggering amounts of e-waste generated worldwide.

Teracube wants to smash that system, so they’re putting their money where their mouth is. Their new Teracube Smartphone is designed to last you four years. If your phone breaks down, that warranty covers all parts, performance, labor and two-way shipping with no out of pocket cost. 

And even if it was something you did? Repairs are only $39. Cracked screen? $39. Accidentally drop it in a lake? $39. That’s your all-in price to get the phone back in your pocket ASAP.

With their revolutionary business model, it’s easy to assume Teracube might not measure up in the features department, but that's not true. Powered by a Mediatek P60 octa-core processor with AI accelerated technology, this Android phone has a 6.2-inch Full HD display, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, a 12-megapixel rear camera, an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, and even NFC. It’s more than powerful enough to take great pictures, play games, text, surf the web, and basically do all the things a smartphone is supposed to do.

With a 3,400 mAh battery, Teracube will stay charged all day long. And since it arrives completely unlocked, you’ll be ready to get on the network and get connected instantly no matter whether your carrier is AT&T, T-Mobile, MetroPCS, or others.

After raising $125,000 on Kickstarter, the Teracube revolution is now underway -- and maybe the best selling point is its final price. Unlike all those expensive phones, Teracube is available now for only $298.99, over $50 off the retail price. It’ll not only help the planet, but it’ll also do your wallet a few favors too.

He tweeted once at Trump, then got $69 Million from New York for ventilators that were never delivered

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“The Silicon Valley engineer, who had no background in medical supplies but was recommended by the White House, never delivered the ventilators.”

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So much shadiness going on during the COVID-19 pandemic. This report by Rosalind Adams and Ken Bensinger of BuzzFeed News on what seems to be a massive coronavirus medical equipment scam is bananas.

Excerpt:

On March 27, as emergency rooms in New York and across the country began filling with coronavirus patients struggling to breathe, President Donald Trump posted on Twitter to urge Ford and General Motors to “START MAKING VENTILATORS, NOW!”

One of the thousands of replies that the tweet attracted struck an equally urgent tone: “We can supply ICU Ventilators, invasive and noninvasive. Have someone call me URGENT.”

Its author was Yaron Oren-Pines, an electrical engineer in Silicon Valley. A specialist in mobile phone technology, he currently has just 75 followers on Twitter and no apparent experience in government contracting or medical devices.

Not a single ventilator ever arrived.

A state official, speaking on background because he was not authorized to publicly discuss the terms of the deal, said New York entered into the contract with Oren-Pines at the direct recommendation of the White House coronavirus task force.

Nearly a month later, New York has terminated the contract, and the state is now trying to recover all of the money it paid the Silicon Valley electrical engineer. Officials refused to say how much the state had been able to claw back. “We are in discussions on a few remaining issues,” said Heather Groll, a spokesperson for the New York Office of General Services, part of the interagency effort to help New York get supplies.

Buzzfeed got a hold of him by telephone, and Oren-Pines said, “neither me nor my company is providing any comment on this,” and then hung up -- then, didn't respond to later text messages.

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After One Tweet To President Trump, This Man Got $69 Million From New York For Ventilators

This visualization of the ultra-rich's wealth blew my mind

It's almost impossible to understand how rich Jeff Bezos is. This mind-blowing visualization not only helps you grok his immense wealth, it also makes it clear that the country is owned by a tiny elite.

Here's the new "Water and Wine" video from X

35 years ago the band X released their final album with the original lineup. (They put out a couple of albums after that but they don't count because they didn't include guitarist Billy Zoom.)

This month they released a new album called Alphabetland. The music is as good as ever. They just posted a video for one of my favorite songs on the album, "Water & Wine."

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