will have a product life of over ten years as it's built around proven technology standards such as hdmil and micro usb. >> new phones that come out it will grow with the phone and they don't have to carry two devices. >> is this cost effective. >> it's only $250. >> what about the heavy lifting apps, things like microsoft word or excel? >> what it's doing is taking what's on your screen of your phone and blowing it up to the size of the laptop. >> the case top provides a better viewing experience for videos full hd rescusiolutionre >> there are uses that won't be completely compatible but people are expecting microsoft might come out with their office suite for mobile devices soon. they're looking for $300,000. they are only at around $65,000 but if this gets funded it could be a cool product. >>> sadly, the gallon smashing internet craze has reach around the world. this one from australia. and maybe a little bit of karma involved. >> oh. >> serves you right, buddy. >> that kid smashes two gallons of what looking to be milk of the supermarket. slips on the milk and looks like hes his fa

when i compared a price, i saved 85% on those hdmi cables.asher and drier. what if it breaks? you feel like you should buy it. >> 'cause you'll want to get the most value. but extended warrantees are never a good purchase. they're not as effective. they're rife with exclusions and they're just not what you think. usually the manufacturer warranty will cover any needed repairs. and if you buy it with a credit card, that credit card usually doubles the manufacturer warranty. so you'll get it for two years and that usually covers it. >> gretchen: smart phone accessories, look elsewhere to buy? >> exactly. the you might get a great deal on the smart phone when you sign up for a plan, but you need a case, screen protector, vehicle charger. i found those to be 30 to 40% less when i was shopping on-line. amazon, obviously has lots of third party retailers that sell them for much less. and also ebay is a great place to look for those. >> gretchen: some great tips to save you some cash. thank you. >> thank you. >> gretchen: coming up, our producers mu

>> you have to take the hdmi and plug it into your xbox.>> it's something apple would never do. it's not the right way to do it at this point. >> that makes more sense than a stand-alone set top box. >> it does. >> since you pretty much hate all the technology, what's the one cool thing that's out there that you're excited about? boy genius? >> i'm excited about what apple will do in the fall f. they don't come out big we will see some of the stuff unravel a little bit. i'm positive on apple a little bit. >> what were you doing at 17 that you were called boy genius? >> i was leaking all information on technology before anybody had it. blackberry. i had the phone before anyone had ever seen it outside the company. so i was putting this online. >> i used to press refresh on that page multiple times a day because he had stuff nobody else had. >> that's the book right there. >> it was crazy. crazy. >> boy genius, thank you for joining us. >> andrew, you still have an iphone? >> i do. >> how many times can you go like that? >> four or five scree