GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Tech Gifts of 2015

Holiday gift shopping is notoriously stressful. I mean, really – nothing ruins the spirit of giving like having to fight throngs of angry last-minute shoppers through Best Buy or, god forbid, the mall. In an effort to make your season … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Xandem Is a Camera-Free, Radio-Waved Alternative to Home Security

Today, there are more options than ever for home security systems, many of which involve the use of two-way audio and video to see the home. But the truth is, just because home security systems are reaping the benefits of … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Wi-Fi Routers Could Take on Powering Gadgets Using PoWiFi

Everybody loves it, everybody uses it, and most everybody has it. It’s Wi-Fi. Not only is this “local area wireless computer networking technology” everywhere you go, but people are thinking of new ways to harness it and put it towards … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
GateKeeper Will Keep You Logged Off Your Computer Until You Walk Back Up to It

A large part of the American workforce sits at a desk and logs onto a computer for the entire day. The rest of the day involves the leaving and returning to the desk, basically as often as any bathroom visit … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Dojo Labs Has a Smart Solution to Protect Us From Our Own Smart Things

Time and time again I get to talk about the growing world of smart things, smart homes, and all connected devices that make up the concept of the Internet of Things. The skeptical would consider this idea of having all … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 Will Be Welcomed in 2016 Devices

It’s about to be 2016, which will mean an entirely new set of processors found in our smartphones. We know for sure that, as usual, many Android smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches will play house with the likes of Qualcomm. Speaking … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Gregory Holloway’s (Pi)cture is a 3D Printed Camera You Can Have Fun Building Too

The Raspberry Pi is a well-loved mini PC that has been giving hobbyists and makers a plethora of new projects to play with since its birth back in 2012. It seems the credit card-sized, single board computers are giving folks … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Novena, an Open Sourced Laptop, Raises over $750,000 on Crowdy Supply

For three years now, we have been more cautious than ever regarding security breaches in anything internet or computer related. Ever since Edward Snowden exposed the sneaky dealings of the NSA, it seems like one thing after another has been … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Amazon’s New $50 Fire Tablet: Well? Is It Good or Not?

Type “Amazon Fire Tablet” into Google and you get an endless list of reviews. One will say Amazon’s new tablet is “an incredible value” for $50, while the next will argue that it “performs quite poorly”. So what’s going on … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Altwork Is the Workstation That Will Change Your Life

What I’m about to tell you could change your entire life. I don’t think I have ever seen an idea that could win over my own heart more than this. A. Lying. Down. Work. Station. Someone truly hit the jackpot … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
The Fairphone 2 Sticks with Ethics & Upgrades to Modular

We all live busy lives, and sometimes it’s easy to forget that everything we buy comes from somewhere; someone’s hands made those shoes, someone’s son or daughter gathered the materials for that desk you’re typing on. Even some pieces of … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Samsung to Make Tiny Flexible Batteries, Especially for Smart Wearables

The InterBattery Exhibition of 2015 was last week. The Seoul, Korea-held event was an opportunity for sponsors and attendees to show off their brand-spakin’ new technology. Of the participants was Samsung SDI, a branch of Samsung that, ever since 1970, … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
The ORA-X Adds Augmented Reality to a Pair of Over-The-Ear Headphones

After the near-spectacular failure that was Google Glass, it comes as somewhat of a shock that any “lesser” company would be venturing into the world of head-mounted wearables anytime soon. I say lesser because for all intents and purposes, Google … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Finnish-Made Solu Wants to Be the next Best Cloud Storage Device

Mobile devices have become our best buddies. We’re addicted to our iPhones, tablets, and laptops. Anything that can be with us, right by our side at all times, is ideal for our on-the-go lives. But in all honesty, why on … Continue reading →