July 2009

Cosmed’s Fitmate tracks metabolism, spits out target caloric needs

Metabolism. Most of us wish ours was a lot higher, mostly so we could eat as many donuts and burgers as we wanted to without gaining weight. Tracking how our body reacts to changes in diet and exercise is tough, slow going work with no bottom-line number to really tell us where we’re at. However, [...]

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Forensic gadgets you can buy for home use

Interested in becoming like one of those folks on CSI? Want to start toying around in your house first? Well take a look at this nice list of forensic gadgets you can buy for yourself. This article is from a site that is geared exactly to those folks looking to become CSIs. They cover gadgets [...]

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InterHome – smart house ‘learns’ from its inhabitants

More good (and cool) news from the home automation field. The University of Hertfordshire has put together a working demo of a house they called InterHome that is able to ‘learn’ and adapt to its inhabitants lifestyles. Using X10 technology and embedded devices, the house can text its owners in the event of unlocked doors [...]

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Costco offers recycling program through Gazelle

We always like to report on recycling efforts because we feel this is a topic that needs constant exposure and it’s something that consumers can participate in without a great deal of time or money expenditure. Costco has now partnered with Gazelle to offer Costco members a way to recycle their old or unwanted electronics. [...]

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Barnes & Noble launches e-bookstore

In their ongoing quest to stay competitive with Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble acquired e-book retailer Fictionwise a few months ago and is now offering e-book downloads and a free reader that works on PCs, Macs, iPhones and Blackberrys. Barnes & Noble also struck a deal to offer the 500,000 public domain books that Google scanned [...]

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USB Tube Delight Audio – Novelty Sound Card

The USB Tube Delight Audio device is a portable sound card that connects to your computer via USB 2.0, completely plug-and-play. From there you can plug in your speakers, headphones, microphones etc. via the 3.5mm jack and enjoy some sound! As a nice touch, 2 little USB adapters are provided, depending on whether you want [...]

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Wireless temperature monitoring can save you money

Typical central air systems for homes have a fatal flaw – a single thermostat for the entire floor if not the entire house. You then typically end up with different rooms being at different temperatures. Today’s technology lets you manage this problem cheaply. Snag a bunch of wireless sensors and deploy them around the home. [...]

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Wearable computing’s next step – gestures only, no handheld device

Imagine walking around with a mobile computing device embedded in your clothes or hanging around your neck that lets you compute, take photos and more without needing to actually handle a device. Instead you use gestures and your fingers to ‘perform’ the computer commands. SixthSense is a project run out of the MIT Media Lab [...]

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Free ezine – Just Cause

Here’s one good (free) reason to get a Zinio subscription, the brand-new Just Cause magazine that looks at today’s unique set of problems and comes up with potential solutions and suggestions. The stories are positive and allows you to see the bright side of these issues. Grab your free subscription here.

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Loopt comes to Sprint Instinct phones

Loopt, the social location mapping app, has now been ported to Sprint Instinct phones. So if you’ve got one of those phones, you can find out what your friends are up to when they’re near by. Loopt is already available for over 100 different devices including (some) Blackberries, Android phones, iPhone and iPod Touch. Loopt [...]

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