When planning a vacation, one of the key features I look for in a hotel is whether or not they have WiFi internet access. In Europe, I once had to resort to a McDonald’s to send an email to my family. Nowadays, while there are different mobile hotspots you can use in the USA, you [...]
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To be honest, I can’t remember the last BlackBerry device that I reviewed. It’s been many years ago and they’ve been off my radar until recently. The announcement of the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone caught my eye because of the phone’s good looks. But can this smartphone run with the iOS and Android big dogs, or [...]
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I’ve seen lamps with built-in speakers before, but they aren’t usually the type of lamp you’d want in a formal living room. With The Invisible Speaker from Hammacher Schlemmer, you can add a speaker to most any shaded lamp. You remove the harp (the metal piece that the shade sits on) from the lamp, then [...]
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The REC10 High Power 600mW Compact Wi-Fi Range Extender from Amped Wireless will strengthen and extend your wireless coverage throughout your house and even into your yard. It works with any 802.11 b/g/n wireless router or service provider gateway, and it contains “advanced dual 600mW amplifiers and a high gain 2dBi detachable antenna to extend Wi-Fi coverage [...]
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The Wireless Multifunction Mini Router / Repeater from Satechi really earns the “multifunction” label. This little 2.9″ X 0.9″ X 2.9″ device is small enough to fit in a gear bag, and it offers features found in much larger devices. The Wireless Multifunction Mini Router / Repeater has five functions. It can serve as your main [...]
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The Electric Imp is now out of beta and shipping developer kits. The Imp is an SD-card sized WiFi (802.11b/g/n) module with built-in antenna, 6 I/O, Arm Cortex M3 Micro-controller, and a Cloud-based infrastructure for programming and control. The I/O supports serial, I2C, SPI, A2D, D2A, and PWM interfaces. The Imp uses the Squirrel programming language, [...]
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When I purchased my current house, it came with a professionally-installed security system. I never used it because there is a monthly fee to monitor the premises, which I’m not willing to pay. Recently I heard about Oplink Security and their Triple Shield Home system which can be self installed and has an option that doesn’t [...]
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The newly re-designed Pen Mouse from Genius doesn’t keep you tied to a desk. With the 2.4GHz Pen Mouse, you can mouse on any surface – your hands, your jeans, or almost anything else you find. The mouse has been redesigned for a more comfortable grip and a pen clip has been added. Three DPI [...]
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We live in a world now where the advancements in tablet devices allows them to replace the home PC. The problem with this new trend is that home wireless networking has not kept up with the influx of these tablet devices, and most routers still require a wired PC for setup and administration. The Almond+, [...]
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With this Logitech camera, you can Skype with anyone in beautiful HD-quality video. The TV Cam HD works any HDTV and connects to your wireless internet. After you activate it with your Skype account, you’ll have a great, high-quality picture while you chat with friends and family. The camera has a built-in speaker, and it [...]
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Last year I bought 2 new TVs for my house. I got a great price on both of them, and the HD picture looks great on both of them. And being the tech guy that I am, I immediately started looking for ways to take advantage of that gorgeous HD screen. The TVs were not [...]
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Have you ever checked in to a hotel that promises WiFi, only to find that you have a room with weak, useless WiFi service? There’s only one Ethernet cable in there, but you have several device you want to connect? If you had the mySpot from Kanex, you could create your own password-protected personal network [...]
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We’ve all seen those little desktop weather stations that show the indoor and outdoor temperatures and maybe humidity. They’re useful, but there are many other parameters that could prove more useful in an urban environment, like air quality. Netatmo has introduced the Personal Urban Weather Station, the first to use your iPhone, iPod touch, or [...]
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For those who are speech or hearing impaired, sign language can be one of their main forms of communication. The issue is that not everyone knows sign language which can lead to communication barriers. Three Ukrainian students have just won first place in Microsoft’s Imagine Cup 2012 with their Enable Talk Glove project. The glove translates [...]
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