Lockitron
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 check the status of the […]
iPhone 5
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 802.11n 5GHz networking, a centered […]
iOS Netatmo Urban Weather Station
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 kid, something shifted and I […]
Ubi = The Wall Outlet Computer
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 is that you can use […]
Linksys AE3000 Dual-Band Wireless-N USB Adapter
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 network. The Cisco Linksys AE3000 […]
iPhone 5 Concept Phone Liquid Metal
The concept phone pictured above is a designers dream, Antoine Brieux, of the new Liquid Metal iPhone 5. This French designer wrapped the new iPhone 5 concept in a high performance Liquid Metal alloy. The home button on the front of the phone is a “virtual" button and sits in the same place as the […]
XYFI – World’s Smallest 3G & Wi-Fi Portable Hotspot
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 the future) but will be […]
Google Drive
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 a competitor in this space […]
Amped Wireless R1000G Gigabit Router – 10,000 SQFT Of Goodness
Wireless gigabit routers aren't exactly new technology. What stands out with the Amped Wireless-N High Power Gigabit Router (R1000G) is the power and range. The R1000G Router has a full 600mW and is capable of covering up to 10,000 sqft with WiFi goodness. To put it in perspective, a normal router has about only 50mW's […]
Western Digital My Book Live Duo – RAID & Your Own Mini-Cloud
All of this talk of the “cloud" is fine and dandy, but if you are relying on some datacenter that you access via the internet for your data protection / backup plan, you will eventually be in deep doo doo., Same thing if your backup plan is a plain old external hard drive., Sadly, most […]