While unlocking your front door with your phone isn't a new idea, the Lockitron has made installing the wireless door lock much simpler. You no longer need to replace your entire lock system, you just slip the Lockitron over the inside of your existing deadbolt lock. Once installed you can…
The latest iPhone 5 is set for pre-orders tonight at midnight and will most likely sell out rather quickly. The main improvements include new earbuds (called earpods), a 4-inch widescreen Retina display, a beefier A6 processor, a slightly sexier aluminum enclosure, a new back, a thinner design, 4G LTE, dual-channel…
As the (pretty accurate) rumors heat up about Apple's iPhone 5 dropping some time in September, expect to see more stuff hitting the rumor mill. The latest and most realistic picture I have seen to date has shown up at cultofmac. The picture above shows the iPhone 3, iPhone 4,…
When I was younger I always wondered why my father, and most older folks, were so interested in the weather. It just didn't make sense to me. Look out the window, I thought, or better yet step outside and see for yourself. Well now that I am far from a…
Ubi, a play on ubiquitous, is a tiny android based computer that plugs in to a standard wall outlet like a nightlight. Ubi has WiFi, voice recognition (your voice is the keyboard and mouse), Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, an 800 MHz ARM Cortex-A8 CPU, and 1GB of RAM. The idea…
My first impression of the Biscotti TV Phone was how small and stylish looking it was, a bit like the Italian cookie I guess. I was stoked that it wouldn't look like an eyesore on top of my sleek flat screen TV. The Biscotti TV Phone comes with the main…
Who really cares about a Wireless-N USB adapter? I guess, most people won't. But if you have range issues on a computer using a wireless-N USB adapter, then you will care, as do I. The Linksys AE3000 Dual-Band Wireless-N USB Adapter solved a distance issue I had with my home…
In what looks to be a USB flash drive is the world's smallest 3G and Wi-Fi portable hotspot, the Option XYFI. The XYFI is USB powered and can support up to eight devices at the same time. Currently the XYFI only supports 3G (hopefully 4G will be an option in…
So, the rumor goes like this, Google is getting into the cloud game. What took so long? Apple has their iCloud, there is Dropbox, and even Box. I don't know the answer, but it looks like Google may be launching a cloud product called Drive. I wouldn't want to be…