GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Anonabox Claims There Is a Discreet Way to Anonymously Browse

As technology gets bigger and our gadgets get smarter, it has become increasingly crucial to care about our privacy. Today, we suffer from invasive advertising, spying governments, and hackers, such as the recent Bash Bug, that just enjoy screwing with … Continue reading

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
iRobot Turns Any Android Tablet into Robotic Controllers

Bedford, Massachusetts company iRobot, A.K.A. the maker of the popular Roomba household vacuum-cleaner, does a lot more than cleaning living rooms these days. The company’s robots are being deployed across the world, nearly 6,000 of them actually; cleaning up after … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Kano Makes Coding “Lego Simple, Raspberry Pi Powerful”

Around this time last year, Raspberry Pi coding kit extraordinaire Kano was pummeling its $100,000 Kickstarter goal. After raising over $150,000 in just one day, Kano has been excited to release its coding toolkit for programming lovers everywhere. Fast forward … Continue reading

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
No Touching! With Ultrasonic Gesture Control

Gesture recognition involves the sensing of human gestures and movements by a computer’s mathematical algorithms. We’ve seen gesture control in gadgets. Take the Myo motion control arm band, the popular Leap Motion, and of course Microsoft’s Kinect for example. All … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Arduino Teams up with Sharebot to Give You Materia 101

Thursday Arduino, a DIY electronics platform for easy-to-use hardware and software, has teamed up with Italian 3D printing company Sharebot to create the Arduino Materia 101 3D printer. Priced under $1,000, Materia will launch at the Maker Faire Rome this … Continue reading

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Channel the Power of the Delorean with the New Flux Capacitor Car Charger

ThinkGeek made waves in April with a much-hyped April Fools’ Day gag in which they released a gadget-charging Flux Capacitor. To the great dismay of the masses, that gadget turned out to be a fake. Now they are back with … Continue reading

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Firefox’s Open-Source HDMI Dongle, Matchstick!

Matchstick hopes to one-up the likes of the Google Chromecast, Roku, and Apple TV by announcing its $25 media and internet streaming device. The California based company, whose engineering team based in Beijing, has reached its $100,000 crowdfunding goal after … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
What is That? It’s Portal, the Flexible Wearable Phablet!

Wearables are all the rage. Their main purpose is to provide a lot of the same functionality that a smartphone has, but with a bigger convenience factor. It makes one think, “Why not just wear your smartphone on your wrist?”. … Continue reading

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
The New 8-Bit Heroes: Mystic Searches Puts a New Twist on the Old Gray NES Cartridge

Yesterday we paid homage to “Throwback Thursday” with Polaroid’s new take on their old classic, the Socialmatic. Keeping in that same vein for “Flashback Friday”, we’re taking a closer look at a project that has taken Kickstarter and the vintage … Continue reading

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Polaroid Socialmatic Lets You Print, Post and Share from a Single Device

It seems as if technology has been taking quite a few of its cues from fashion lately. Every week there is a newer, more stylish smart wearable, a more sleekly designed tablet, or a new skin, wrap or cover to … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Misfit’s New Smart Tracker, Flash, Has Everything for $50

Considered buying a fitness tracker for your wrist but don’t know which one to choose? It’s undeniable you’re not the only one. With a plethora (I love that word) of smarwatches out there today, it’s hard to tell the difference … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Get a Better Nights Sleep, Sense Can Sense What’s Wrong

Hello (the company not the word), is a Silicon Valley-based startup that has made over $2.4 billion on Kickstarter since launching it’s sleep-monitoring product called Sense. Several generous investors, including ex-PayPal director David Marcus, Facebook executive Dan Rose, and Xiaomi … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Philips Brings Smart Pain Relief to Your iPhone

While a popping a couple of aspirin or ibuprofen is a suitable solution for a sore muscle or a headache, anyone who has suffered from chronic pain can tell you that medicine eventually just doesn’t cut it anymore. In fact, … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
New Smart Remote from Logitech Harmonizes Your Connected Home

The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the way we interact with our home, allowing everything to easily become connected via sensors and smartphone apps. From internet-connected blinds, smart coffee makers, and thermostats, the number of automated household items are … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Ecobee 3 Uses Sensors around Your Home to Make Smart Choices

Heating and cooling bills are like getting test scores back, you don’t even want to look at that piece of paper because it just might ruin your day. One of the biggest reasons we crank up that A/C is because … Continue reading