We've been waiting since December to get our hands on the Neato XV-11 robot vacuum. In preparation we steadfastedly refused to sweep up a single flake of dust, going on something of a cleaning strike until the thing finally hit retail. Read more...
A week under surveillance: Logitech Alert Video Security System review
Logitech dropped its Alert Video Security System on our laps just before we were allowed to tell the world about it -- not nearly enough time to put it through its paces. Since then we've spent a week beneath its piercing gaze, afraid to scratch inappropriately lest that movement be recorded forever onto the cold, merciless memory of network-attached storage. In that time we found living with Alert to be generally entertaining, sometimes frustrating, and occasionally disconcerting Read more...
Map Your Outdoor Fitness with Cool Apps
It’s the height of summer and the height of the outdoor sports season. Bikers, Hikers, Runners and Walkers are everywhere and thanks to technology and smartphones, they are finding new routes, training buddies and activities. There’s a network of websites that take outdoor connectivity to a whole new level. If you’ve been following the Tour [...] Read more...
iPhone 4 is best one yet, despite design issue
They’ve become major events in and of themselves… The release of a new version of the iPhone. And the new one that just came out – the iPhone 4 – is no exception. What’s all the fuss about? For starters, this is the best one yet, despite the widespread issues over signal strength when users [...] Read more...
What will you look like in 20 years?
Technology and the Internet keep marching on. As facial recognition programs merge with morphing applications all sorts of things are possible… like finding out how old you’ll look in 20 years. It can be quite a sobering undertaking. The site is called In 20 Years and by using advanced face detection and morphing technology, it [...] Read more...
Find work online at $5 a job
In these tough economic times, a lot of people are looking for innovative ways to make money. And a new Internet site has built itself around the idea that – for $5 – people will do a lot of things. The whole premise is that small tasks, done cheaply, can create a viable source of [...] Read more...
How the iPad has changed my world
I’m now on my second iPad – having sold the WiFi version and picked up the new 3g model – and am finding that I’m using it much more than my laptop and that my desktop, except for video editing, isn’t getting turned on at all. Here’s what I’ve been doing on my iPad and [...] Read more...
Check sand and surf conditions via webcams
With Memorial Day comes the unofficial start of summer And if there’s anything summer means to America, it’s… the beach. The Internet has made it easy to check the sun, sand and surf before you head out your door. One of the Net’s biggest collections of live webcams is Earthcam, a huge worldwide repository of [...] Read more...
Yard Sale Treasure Maps
The Yard Sale Treasure Map site shows garage and yard sales in your area. You can even find nearby CraigsList sales. Just enter in an address and city and up pops a map listing the sales near you. You can even search for specific items, like baby clothes or bicycles. very cool. Read more...
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