David Cogen

David opened a cell phone store on his college campus and started TheUnlockr.com as a personal tech blog back in 2009 along side. He gets an unnatural excitement out of showing others new things about their tech that they might not have known. Reach out to him on the following social networks and say hi.

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Giveaway: PS4 500GB Call of Duty Bundle (Video)

I teamed up again with some awesome tech youtubers to bring you a new giveaway. This one is for a brand new Playstation 4 500GB Call of Duty Black Ops III bundle! YouTubers Participating TheUnlockr (me, duh) – https://www.youtube.com/c/theunlockr SuperSaf – https://www.youtube.com/c/supersaf BeginnersTech – https://www.youtube.com/c/beginnerstechcouk TechFlow – https://www.youtube.com/user/MBGTHD How to Enter One lucky winner […]

Oculus Rift Unboxing

Oculus Rift Unboxing (Video)

Finally received my Oculus Rift and – as is the protocol here on the internet – that means that before I do anything with it, I need to do an unboxing. When we remove the sleeve on the outside of the box and open it, we are presented with the

Android Wear 2.0 on Huawei Watch

How to Get Android Wear 2.0 Right Now

Google just announced the biggest update to their smartwatch operating system, appropriately called, Android Wear 2.0. The release contains a ton of new features and changes the UI pretty significantly in some respects supposedly making the device a lot more intuitive and more of a “standalone device”. From a more functional

6 Best Photo Editing Apps You Have to Try Right Now

I asked on Twitter recently what video you wanted me to do next and you overwhelming chose this for me to do one on the best photo editing apps you should try right now. When I suggested it, I’ll be honest, I wasn’t quite prepared for just how many photo

Custom AMD PC Giveaway

Giveaway: $600 Custom Gaming PC (Video)

I teamed up with a few other tech YouTubers to do a different type of giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a custom-built $600 AMD Gaming PC that YouTuber BooredAtWork put together. You can check out his video for more info the system, but to enter, simply follow the instructions

Google I/O 2016

Google I/O 2016 Recap: Everything You Need to Know

Google I/O is underway currently, but the big opening keynote has come and gone and, since it’s where Google announces all the cool things they’ve been working on, I figured I’d put together a quick list of all the big announcements for your scanning pleasure so you don’t have to

HTC Vive Controllers

What it Really Takes to Setup the HTC Vive (Video)

Excited after the arrival of my long-awaited HTC Vive, I was anxious to set it up. The intro video on how seemed easy enough, so I figured I’d carve out a couple of hours and get it done. I have a desktop computer I built years ago laying around and

HTC Vive Unboxing

HTC Vive Unboxing (Video)

Finally! The HTC Vive that I was enamored with as soon as I used it for the first time in Barcelona this February during MWC finally has shown up. As is the protocol here on the internet, if a new piece of tech arrives, you just have to do an

Kodi

What is Kodi? (& How to Install Kodi on the Amazon Fire TV) (Video)

Kodi, formerly known as XBMC, is a free and open source media center for playing videos, music, podcasts, photos, games, etc. on any number of devices. Beyond just playing back your own media over your wifi network though, it allows you to also grab content from third-party plugins to watch

OnePlus X Giveaway

OnePlus X Giveaway

Instead of my usual selling of phones after I’m done filming them (yes I buy all the phones you see me use then resell them after since manufacturers don’t send me any), I’m going to give – at least some of them – away to you guys instead. The first

11 Best iPhone Keyboards You Should Try Right Now

Chances are, based on most of the people I’ve spoken to, you don’t know about one of my favorite features that iOS 8 added to the iPhone: the ability to add custom keyboards. Adding a custom keyboard to the iPhone can mean a huge change in the way you type

Text From a Computer

How to Text from Your Computer (Complete Guide) (Video)

There’s nothing like a full-blown keyboard for typing. Even though touchscreens have gotten better, more responsive, typing with two thumbs will always be beaten by typing with all ten fingers. Interestingly enough, some app developers agree (so does Apple) and there are ways to use your real keyboard and text