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Five High Tech Gifts We Wish We Had Gotten This Holiday

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Here are five of the gifts--all from Southern California high tech companies--we wish we could have gotten wrapped in a present this year. The device connects into the rest of Belkin''s Wemo line of connected devices--smart plugs, lightbulbs, coffee makers, crock pots, and more--to help you automate and better manage your life.

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Silicon Beach Fest: Catching Up With Kevin Winston

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We spoke with Kevin Winston, the organizer of Silicon Beach Fest (www.siliconbeachfest.com), which is currently going on in Santa Monica and runs through Saturday, about the energy here in Southern California, as well as a little bit about what''s going on with the event this year. We have Chet Pipkin, talking about Belkin.

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Tech and Entertainment Have a Home in Silicon Beach

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The real estate impact of this activity can probably be traced to the 2011 arrival of Google in the Frank Gehry-designed “binoculars” building on Main Street in Santa Monica. YouTube is joined by the SoCal outpost for Facebook. The Los Angeles Business Journal recently reported data compiled by SoCalTech.com showing that “L.A.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

Kevin Miller, president of Westside Rentals, which bills itself as Southern Californias largest home-finding service, says he has seen rents in Santa Monica and Venice increase by about 10% over the last 18 months—compared with other desirable areas such as Beverly Hills and Culver City, where he says rents increased by about 4% to 5%.