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  • Cellular South Recommends the Best Android™ Apps for Dad to Celebrate Father’s Day – the Way He Likes It

    Posted on June 16, 2011 | No Comments
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  • Meet the EV-neo, Honda’s new e-motorbike (video)

    Meet the EV-neo, Honda’s new e-motorbike (video)

    Posted on April 15, 2010 | No Comments
    While we mostly cover electric bicycles and the occasional electric car, there are surely some people waiting for a decent electric motorbike, too. Honda has now announced an e-scooter, and it looks their model, the EV-neo, is quite decent.

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  • Dropcam gets an updated iPhone App

    Dropcam gets an updated iPhone App

    Posted on March 1, 2010 | No Comments
    I like a secure household. I like to back up my seismics with a perimeter of screamers and I like to keep a webcam trained on my front door. One problem, however, has been viewing my perimeter remotely with my iPhone. It is a problem no more. Dropcam, makers of $199 wireless webcams, have released an updated iPhone app that let's you add cameras to your system with a minimum of fuss and muss. Each camera pops up on the app as its started and you can view images over Wi-Fi and 3G anywhere in the world.

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  • Lenovo’s mini wireless keyboard/trackball combo looks sofa-friendly

    Lenovo’s mini wireless keyboard/trackball combo looks sofa-friendly

    Posted on December 28, 2009 | No Comments
    Well hello there, Handsome. File this one under “Stuff I Want Despite No Practical Use In My Household” and cross file it into the “Not Bad For $60” folder. We’re looking at an HTPC-friendly remote control with built-in keyboard, trackball, and media buttons from Lenovo.

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  • Here’s an idea, stop including standard A/V cables with Blu-ray players

    Here’s an idea, stop including standard A/V cables with Blu-ray players

    Posted on October 27, 2009 | No Comments
    Manufacturers, let me save you some money. It won’t be much, but something is better than nothing. But more importantly you would be helping out the consumers actually spending money on your products. So please, stop including standard A/V cables with Blu-ray players. We don’t need anymore of them, thankyouverymuch. Every household in America already [...]

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  • Costco: Upgrade three computers to Windows 7 Home Premium for $135

    Costco: Upgrade three computers to Windows 7 Home Premium for $135

    Posted on October 22, 2009 | No Comments
    If you have a Costco membership and three computers that you want to upgrade to Windows 7, then you can get a giant wooden palette of operating systems for $135 – this same three-pack is priced elsewhere at $150 while a single version of the upgrade runs $120.

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  • CrunchDeals: Sims 3 for $30

    CrunchDeals: Sims 3 for $30

    Posted on August 28, 2009 | No Comments
    Sims 3Whether you love the Sims franchise or not, the PC version is $30 (today only). That's $10 off just about everywhere else. My particular household is in a love/hate relationship with the game. I hate that I get sucked into it and my wife loves to make fun of me for playing it.

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  • Reading Lamp Holds Books, Shuts Itself Off

    Reading Lamp Holds Books, Shuts Itself Off

    Posted on July 17, 2009 | No Comments
    This late-night lamp takes your laziness and turns it into a virtue. When you are propped up in bed reading and you can no longer keep your eyes open, let alone fumble for a light switch, just drop your book on top of the bedside light. The wedge-shape of the Reading Lamp will let your [...]

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  • World’s First Liquid-Cooled Lightbulb: What’s The Point?

    World’s First Liquid-Cooled Lightbulb: What’s The Point?

    Posted on July 17, 2009 | No Comments
    The HydraLux lightbulb is, according to its manufacturer Eternal LEDs, the world’s first liquid-cooled bulb. Liquid cooling is usually reserved for machines which need to shift a lot of heat, and fast: Car engines, high-end gaming rigs and Cray supercomputers. So why an LED lightbulb? It seems that it’s little more than a gimmick. As the [...]

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  • Impossible-To-Describe Clock Spins and Points

    Impossible-To-Describe Clock Spins and Points

    Posted on July 17, 2009 | No Comments
    There is more than one way to skin a clock: Our own soft-haired and sensitive Daniel Dumas prefers the indecipherable blipping LEDs of Tokyo Flash watches, I rock an old school Casio calculator watch, and Wired.com editor Dylan Tweney actually measures the hour using the shadows cast by the handsome crags on his perfect face [...]

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  • Someone is really excited about Comcast’s digital switch

    Someone is really excited about Comcast’s digital switch

    Posted on July 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Didja know that Comcast is slowly forcing people into digital cable. Yeah, it’s true. I first wrote about it in November of last year and I’m still upset about it. I understand that the switch will net everyone more HD stations and faster Internet, but it also forces digital boxes onto millions of TVs, which [...]

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  • The making of Pitfall! for the Atari 2600

    The making of Pitfall! for the Atari 2600

    Posted on June 29, 2009 | No Comments
    PitfallThe first video game system in the Aamoth household was the Atari 2600. My parents bought it used from our next door neighbors, wrapped it up, and put it under the Christmas tree. Pitfall! was one of the handful of games that accompanied our new-to-us Atari. If you're over the age of 30, you may have played the game more than a few times. Even if you're under 30, you've likely heard of Pitfall! or played one of the many remakes.

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  • How do you convince the elderly to go online? Should you even bother?

    How do you convince the elderly to go online? Should you even bother?

    Posted on June 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Believe it or not, but some people actually refuse to go online! (I say we salute these people for being so brave.) This news comes to us from that Digital Britain report that I've mentioned in the past. It's sort of a Doomesday Book vis-à-vis the UK's participation in the digital world/economy, if that makes any sense. And today's big number: 43 percent of adults in the UK who have no Internet access, either by choice or because of financial restraints, would turn down a free or heavily subsidized Internet connection. Like Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino, these people simply have no time for that Internet crap. I mean really, what is this old lady going to do with Twitter?

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  • Transparent public restroom not for those with performance anxiety

    Transparent public restroom not for those with performance anxiety

    Posted on May 26, 2009 | No Comments

    As if you didn't have enough to do in the water closet, visitors to this restroom in Lausanne, Switzerland, have one added step: they must actually press the "voir" button to get a little privacy in this otherwise transparent structure. The walls are constructed with liquid crystal glass that becomes see through under electric tension -- which can be triggered via motion sensor, in case all motion ceases for a period of time (napping is not allowed) or if there is too much activity (partying is definitely not allowed). What do you think: Is this a stylish and innovative alternative to the ugly plastic porta-john? Or a disaster waiting to happen? Video after the break.

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