Everyday Life Archive

  • Cozi and T-Mobile USA Offer MobileLife® Family Organizer

    Posted on October 7, 2011 | No Comments
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  • Indoor Personal Mobility Robot (video)

    Indoor Personal Mobility Robot (video)

    Posted on January 13, 2010 | No Comments
    It's always good to hear that some robot makers are focusing on the development of machines that actually have the potential of helping people in their everyday life. And the so-called Indoor Personal Mobility Robot, which is particularly geared towards the elderly, is certainly one good example. The main idea behind the robot is to make life easier for people who have trouble moving indoors. It's designed so that you can actually sit in it and, much like a Segway, "drive" around in your house by moving your upper body. Face your body forward, for example, and the robot will move accordingly, and the best thing is that even people who aren't able to use their hands can use it (you can turn around by moving your waist).

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  • What’s to be done about texting and driving?

    What’s to be done about texting and driving?

    Posted on November 2, 2009 | No Comments
    New Yorkers now have to live with the threat of a $150 fine for texting and driving. (Incidentally, I know a fool-proof way to avoid paying the fine: put your stupid phone away while behind the wheel.) But in the UK? They don't mess around with their punishments. The New York Times has a story today about a young woman who's now serving 21 months in prison for her role in car accident that left someone dead. What was her role? That's right, texting while driving.

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  • And a new MacBook, too. Polycarbonate, LED display, $999

    And a new MacBook, too. Polycarbonate, LED display, $999

    Posted on October 20, 2009 | No Comments
    Gadzooks, a new MacBook! Yup, Apple has re-designed the entry level MacBook, and it's now made of “rugged polycarbonate that withstands the rough and tumble of everyday life.” LED backlit, too.

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  • DIY balancing scooter will make you the envy of geeks everywhere

    DIY balancing scooter will make you the envy of geeks everywhere

    Posted on August 3, 2009 | No Comments
    diy-balancing-scooterI admit it: I would love to have a Segway. Yes, I realize they're not really all that practical for everyday life in Columbus, OH. Yes, I realize they make you look like a total nerd. I'm prepared to reconcile both of those facts against what I perceive as the unadulterated fun of riding such a contraption. Unfortunately, I don't have the cash to buy a Segway. If I had bothered to take shop class in high school, though, maybe I could make this DIY balancing scooter to fulfill my Segway lust.

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  • Let’s guess each other’s Social Security Numbers, for fun

    Let’s guess each other’s Social Security Numbers, for fun

    Posted on July 7, 2009 | No Comments
    True story: I didn't even know my Social Security Number until my freshman year of college, when it was used as my dorm building's PIN. Type in the PIN, and the little gate would open. It seemed a little odd at the time, yes, and today's news that, with a little elbow grease, someone can guess a person's Social Security Number quite easily, well, that doesn't exactly fill me with confidence vis-à-vis “the system.”

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