Household Tech Category - Page 9

Radio Thermostat WiFi Thermostat at $100 [Cheap WiFi Thermostats Let You Adjust Your Home's Temperature Even Before You Walk in the Door. There's an App for That!]

By on Thursday, 9. December 2010

Sure, WiFi routers will cost less than this device. And there are also programmable thermostats that come dirt cheap. But because there’s an app for everything, there’s one for controlling your home’s temperature. Never again shall you come only to find your sofa freezing cold.

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iDration Water Bottle Tells You, Exactly, When You’re Thirsty [New Water Bottle Incorporates Sensors, Smartphone App, To Tell You Conclusively When You Need Hydration]

By on Wednesday, 8. December 2010

Man, how did we ever survive as a species before technology? Used to be, you had to rely on your feelings to tell you when you needed a drink of water, but now, no sir! Now you’ve got things like the iDration water bottle–which will be making its debut at [...]

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Thanko’s Anychair Lets You Catch A Nap At Your Desk [Thanko's Anychair Converts From Desk Chair To Fully Reclined In Seconds]

By on Tuesday, 7. December 2010

Reading about Thanko merchandise is often hilarious–these guys do things with USB that I never thought anyone would ever try, or that anyone would even want to try. And now, they’ve expanded their repertoire to offer up a new computer desk chair: the Thanko Anychair.

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Israeli ReWalk Set To Hit Markets Next Year [Partially Robotic ReWalk Suit Allows Paraplegics To Walk Again; Price Tag Is Hefty But Seems About Standard]

By on Monday, 6. December 2010

Robot news is entertaining by itself, but when you can throw in lines like “allows paraplegics to walk again”, well, now you’ve really got something to see. And that’s exactly what the folks out at one Israeli firm are set to do with their release of the ReWalk system.

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Toshiba REGZA Glasses-Less LED 3D TVs Introduced in Asia [Toshiba Launches 20GL1 & 12GL1 Naked Eye 3D TVs in Japan & The Rest of Asia]

By on Wednesday, 1. December 2010

We earlier reported that Toshiba is developing a technology for naked eye 3D, much like the Nintendo 3DS and Sharp Galapagos. Turns out they’ve just launched the REGZA GL1 line, starting with an Asian release.

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Infinity I-Kitchen Puts Linux In Your Fridge [Electrolux's Infinity I-Kitchen Puts Information In Your Fridge--Leave Aside The Penguin Jokes]

By on Tuesday, 30. November 2010

Even I wonder sometimes if the move toward making gadgets out of most everything available might be going a bit too far, especially when I see something like the Infinity I-Kitchen from Electrolux.

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Safretti Double Vision Puts Fireplace and LCD Television Together [Safretti's Double Vision Puts an LCD Television The Correct Distance From Open Flame To Give Both Values At Once]

By on Monday, 29. November 2010

Well, folks, we’re approaching winter in the Northern Hemisphere–you Aussies and such in the Southern Hemisphere are no doubt laughing yourselves to death as you approach summer instead–and you all know what that means: snuggling up with that special someone in front of a gently crackling fire. But that no [...]

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Intelligentsia Coffee iPhone App Guides You in Making the Perfect Brew [Do You Love Coffee? There's an App for That! Intelligentsia's Coffee App Provides Helpful Information in Brewing Coffee.]

By on Sunday, 28. November 2010

I consider myself a coffee lover, although I would think I’m far from being a connoisseur. I’ve tried my hand at different brewing methods, like drip, press and espresso. There are a handful more, using various tools and implements. If you love making coffee as much as drinking it, then [...]

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BLACK FRIDAY: Samsung HDTV Black Friday Deals From Online Retailers [Samsung Offers Up To $800 or 40% Off In Television Black Friday Deals Online for LCD, LED & Plasama HD & 3D TVs]

By on Friday, 26. November 2010

We hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend. If you haven’t gone out for your Black Friday shopping for the latest, greatest gadgets yet, you might want to check out online deals. Samsung is offering up to $800 or 40% in savings from LED, LCD and plasma TVs with online [...]

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Active Book Spinal Implant Can Help Paralyzed Move [Electrical Impulse Chips Implanted in Spine Can Potentially Mobilize Paralyzed]

By on Thursday, 25. November 2010

Researchers from University College London might have just found the holy grail of prosthetics. This goes high in our medical research list, along with implants that give sight to the blind and targeted chemotherapy.

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