ARTICLE – When I was a kid, I loved space. I couldn’t get enough of NASA and the Apollo program. I was nine years old when Apollo 11 launched, and like most of the country, I was glued to the TV, fascinated by America’s space program. In fact, they told me I should become …
NEWS – Unlike the old comedy sales pitch on Saturday Night Live, Gourmia’s combinations make sense. Fresh off their announcement of new CoolCookers that combine refrigeration with slow or pressure cooking, Gourmia has announced a complete line of combination air fryer toaster ovens. Catering to the ever-growing market of those of us with limited counter …
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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – KFC Innovation Labs, founded in 2019, is taking KFC’s craziest marketing ideas to the public through Indiegogo crowdfunding campaigns. For all the campaigns, they are a hard go/no-go depending on whether they reach their funding goals. To support a campaign, you can toss them $20, $50 or $60 and get a set of …
NEWS – If you live near Los Angeles or Las Vegas, go take a selfie and get some free noodles! FOODBEAST, a digital media house that covers food news and also produces food experiences has debuted a new type of vending machine. In a clever collaboration with Nissin Cup Noodles, FOODBEAST placed the machines within …
REVIEW – Drones. Love them or hate them, they’re everywhere. If you have one, you probably like taking photos, but they don’t always look awesome, since you are at the mercy of Mother Nature and her available lighting at the time of your flight. If you’re gifted at Photoshop, or some other image editing software, …
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NEWS – It isn’t just the wet bandits that can ruin your house. Plain old water leaks from overflowing sump crocks, leaky washer hoses, bad sink fittings, toilets, water heater – basically anywhere water flows – can trash your home very quickly. According to Home Advisor, the average water repair bill is over $2,000. D-Link …
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NEWS – It doesn’t get much better than coming home to a freshly cooked meal. Slow cookers have offered that convenience to home chefs for quite some time. Toss in the good stuff, set it for low and slow, and come home to a house that smells amazing and fall-apart tender food. But, what about …
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NEWS – In a continuation of the development of the entities that will soon become our evil overlords, FedEx is jumping into delivery automation in a big way with the new FedEx SameDay Bot. With an interior compartment designed to carry packages, even hot or cold packages, the bot is designed to handle short-range …
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NEWS – Getting a good view from a video doorbell has always been a challenge. Remo+, maker of the DoorCam over-the-door wireless video camera has introduced the RemoBell S video doorbell with 180-degree viewing angles both vertically and horizontally. Nicely styled, the RemoBell S will fit in with most decors. Rated for -4 degrees to …
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NEWS – LEGO is entering the world of augmented reality with their new Hidden Side play theme. Aimed at builders age seven and older, the set allows for a traditional LEGO block building experience. It then adds augmented reality (AR) to that experience, where the builder can turn a haunted world back to normal, one …
NEWS – Mousing is sometimes a hit or miss proposition, depending on where you rest your mouse. Some colors, or even worse, glass, with a complete lack of color or contrast, can confound many optical mice. Cherry aims to end that problem with the Cherry MW 8 Advanced optical LED laser mouse. Sporting a metal surface and …
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NEWS – Monitor calibration has long been a staple activity of professional photographers. Monitors inherently have variations that affect how colors are displayed. Couple that with changes in ambient light in the room, due to sun angle, cloud cover or electric light type and the colors you see on the monitor can really change. Without …
NEWS – Gadgeteers love games! Mattel has launched UNO FLIP!, a new variation on UNO, one of the most popular card games ever produced. UNO FLIP!, a new double-sided card game, plays just like original UNO – try to get rid of all your cards by playing matching color or number cards on the discard …
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NEWS – Most folks have heard about the Impossible Burger from Impossible Foods. It is a burger patty made entirely from plants. 100% vegan with absolutely no animal products, Impossible Burger has gained fans searching for a meat substitute that is meat-like. But, reviews, while good, were mixed. Enter Impossible Burger 2.0. The new formulation …
NEWS – Jonesing for some new gadgets and gizmos, but don’t have time to find the newest tech? Kickstarter campaign Tech2U.club plans to solve that problem for you. Tech2U offers a curated, monthly consumer electronics subscription club. Think Watch Gang for tech nerds. They promise to bring their members, “new, unique and practical tech” with …