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Owen Castellanos

Owen Castellanos

Hardware & Gaming Reporter

Owen Castellanos is the Hardware & Gaming Reporter at TrendinTech, where he tests graphics cards, processors, consoles and peripherals and follows the games industry, from the major publishers to independent studios. He previously wrote reviews and benchmarks for Tom's Hardware and contributed features to PC Gamer, covering everything from laptop testing to the economics of game development. Owen holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and attends CES in Las Vegas, Computex in Taipei and the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco each year to meet chipmakers and developers. He writes for readers who want to know whether a product is worth the money, and he is not shy about saying when it is not.

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“Electric Mountain” – A Power Station That Hidden Inside a Mountain

Snowdonia hosts some of the most beautiful landscapes Great Britain has to offer. With its mountainous peaks and breathtaking valleys, these views on offer really are something truly...

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Is Organic farming Best Choice For Our Earth?

There are still being questions asked regarding the idea that organic farming is the best idea for the world as well as the environment. If you go to...

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American Mustang Winning The War In Germany

Importers are sold out of the Ford Mustang in Germany, and other parts of Europe and grey importers could benefit despite their higher prices and no warranties. The...

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A Company From Denmark Find New Ways to Turn Ocean Waves to Energy

Danish company Wavestar is working towards using the oceans power and is producing a machine to do it. It is hoped that the 1-megawatt machine is ready for...

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Non-toxic, Cheap and Thin-film Solar Cells for ‘Zero-Energy’ Buildings

There have been two problems when it comes to providing zero energy buildings. The first is the cost of the solar cells and the fact that the material...

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This Mechanical Jellyfish Harvests Tons Of Energy From The Ocean

Energy from water may seem to be too good to be true, and to an extent it is. There is a lot of salt in there, and any...

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This Drone Can Locate Buried Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War

Landmines are still claiming the lives or limbs of around ten people each day. Unless changes are made to the technology used to remove mines, it will take...

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A New Humanoid Phone From Sharp; Creepy But Useful

There has been an announcement from Sharp Corp. regarding the launch of a small smartphone that will react to voice commands and can also show movies on a...

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Researchers Develop All-Weather Solar Cell That Generates Power From Rain As Well

It is now possible to get more energy from the sun than it was ten years ago. In China, there is now a way to collect solar power...

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Ocean Scientists Recommend Immediate Action Plan to Combat Changes to Seawater Chemistry

There needs to be action taken as carbon dioxide emissions are affecting ocean chemistry around the North American West coastline. Scientists involved in the action include Andrew Dickson,...

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Scientists Developed A Stem Cell Repair System

Within the next few years, it may be possible to regenerate human tissues thanks to the research carried out at UNSW Australia. Bones and tissue could be regenerated...

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Carbon Fiber Ropes Could Save a Building From Earthquakes

Securing a building and keeping it safe from earthquakes takes a lot of work and seismic retrofitting is the way to do it. The problem that does need...

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