Household Tech Category - Page 11

In 2007, then-President George W. Bush signed a law called the Energy Independence and Security Act. Among others, the law sets standards on energy-efficiency for lightbulbs, which will come into full effect in 2012. Essentially, the law requires lightbulbs to use 25% to 30% less power than today’s incandescent technologies.

There are plenty of online picture sharing sites out there these days. Eye-Fi is attempting to set itself apart from the Flikrs, Photobuckets and Picasas of the world by making the sharing of photos just a little bit easier.

Now we can give Tivoli Audio all the credit in the world for sheer stability–seems they’ve just celebrated their tenth anniversary by doing something you might not expect. They’re sticking to their guns and bringing out the Model 10, a clock radio that looks…decidedly like their earlier models.

With the recent explosion of televisions that can browse the internet, either by themselves or with the help of gadgets such as Apple or Google TV; it is no wonder that several websites like Vimeo have to adapt the way they present their content. Hot on the heels of YouTube [...]

For anyone who has experienced chemotherapy, the effects can be devastating. Not only do the drugs kill cancer cells. They also affect healthy cells and organs in their path. And because drugs are usually administered through an IV drip, virtually your whole body can be affected from within. A new [...]

Consider that 1.5 billion people around the world don’t have adequate housing, and that not everyone can even afford a decent place to house their families, and you have got yourself a challenge. This is one of the concepts that Bill Gross of Idealab has been working on, in partnership [...]

Consumers are used to seeing LED bulbs on flashlights, Christmas lights and even automotive taillamps. But with General Electric’s latest invention, the time for LEDs in household lighting may see the light of day sooner than later.

Let’s face it–if you’ve got a dog, chances are he (or she, depending) is like one of the family. Some even refer to beloved pets as “furbabies”. And though the thought of losing your dog is a heartbreaker to say the least, the remedy may be worse than the problem [...]

Precision is the hallmark of machinery–humans may be adaptive as all get out, but their hands shake almost imperceptibly (even some times, perceptibly) due to things as simple as their pulse moving through their hands. And the folks out at McGill University have shown just how precise a robot can [...]

The phrase “better late than never” had to cross somebody’s mind out at iHome, because they’ve finally managed to release their iA100 speaker dock for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Yes, now you can connect your Apple gear up to external speakers and use it as a stationary, rather [...]