The Electronic House Expo (EHX) occurs twice a year, every Spring and Fall. The event is, for lack of a better phrase, a “CEDIA-lite.” Most of the booths focus on installers and demonstrate high-to-very-high end products, as well as tools for installers (such as cables, line testers, etc.).
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LIVEdigitally: Electronic House Expo Fall 2004 Show ReportRead More »
One thing dividing many families is technology. Youngsters live in a high-tech bubble, moving from screen to screen throughout their day and typing and clicking and virtually breathing bits. Their parents (my crowd, if you will), having seen computers become personal in their lifetimes, tend to have a working relationship with technology that doesn’t necessarily involve the same all-encompassing embrace. And then there is the still-older generation. Although gadgetry can become an obsession at any age, and many a grandparent is handy with a digital camera or a wireless laptop, there are many more who find most technology a mystery. After all, many of them were young when radio was considered pretty spiffy.
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By Bruce Horovitz, USA TODAY
The $100 personal care gizmo isn’t just for the rich anymore. These days, pricey tools are for just about anyone who’s trying to look or feel better. They are as common as a toothbrush or hair dryer — both of which now come in techie versions that fetch $100 or more.
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By Chris Wright
Madrid – Where the frenetic pace of technological change is concerned Asia’s general dominance in the race to provide the next must-have gadget seems only too apparent to many a European. The likes of Japan, South Korea and increasingly China have long been spoilt for choice when it comes to snapping up the dinkiest of items from next generation mobile phones to “intelligent” household appliances. But now Europeans are catching up. With Asia’s help. The “connected planet” on view this week at Madrid’s International Exhibition of Information Technology and Communications (Simo TCI) showing how to connect almost anything to anything in a regular home environment largely showcases a Dutch company’s audiovisual hardware.
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Return to a traditional Christmas atmosphere this year with this Red Candle Light String. Twenty slim electric candles line this 26-foot string to give your holiday tree a retro, traditional appearance. End-to-end connecters bookend this string, and up to three sets can be connected for a bright, festive appearance.
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By LARRY GRARD
MADISON — It’s not just the cold. Like most of us in the United States, Canadians and Europeans have always dealt with frigid winters. But long ago, fuel prices eclipsed $2 a gallon in Europe. And if that wasn’t enough to keep people from running their vehicles to warm them up on cold mornings, anti-idling legislation sealed the deal. In Europe and in Canada, you either scrape and get into a cold car, or you find another way to get it heated. As usual in such times of need, the business world came to the rescue. For years, Europeans and Canadians have used a fuel-saving, environmentally friendly heating device known as the BlueHeat heater. Now manufactured in Michigan by Webasto Product North America Inc., the timed devices defrost windshields and heat vehicle interiors in half an hour. Mounted on the dashboard and hooked up to the car battery, the BlueHeat heater consumes a tiny amount of fuel compared to what would be used during idling.
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European fuel saving gizmo helps battle frigid wintersRead More »
By Ian Hardy
The legal profession may have a reputation for being traditional and conservative, but courts in the United States are pleading for a more hi-tech approach. Courtroom 21 in Virginia claims to be the most technologically advanced law court on the planet. Inside the ultra-wired complex, students and professionals learn how to master the latest equipment. Gone are the cumbersome easels and overhead projectors – it is flat-screen heaven. Everywhere you look inside Courtroom 21 there is a new gadget or computer being evaluated.
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In a sign that wearable technology is gaining greater acceptance, the Gap on Thursday introduced a fleece jacket with a built-in radio for kids. Designed jointly by GapKids, the Gap’s arm for children’s clothing, and toy maker Wild Planet, the “Hoodio” will be available in stores Monday. The Hoodio has a control keypad located on the sleeve and a hood that conceals the speakers, which are removable.
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DUBLIN, Calif., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ — Electronic gadgets of all shapes and sizes, including PDAs and cell phones, have become “hot” holiday gifts, with electronics like the new Apple iPod, PalmOne’s Treo650, RIM’s new Blackberry 7100t and Sony Ericsson’s new P910 smartphone fueling the gadget- giving frenzy. So what are tech-savvy “gifters” and “giftees” looking for in a gadget? The results of the AvantGo® 2004 Mobile Lifestyle survey of 3,260 users reveal that when it comes to device functionality, “techies” want to have their cake and eat it too.
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Survey: Must-Have Features of an All-in-One Dream Handheld DeviceRead More »
MTI Micro-Fuel Cells Named one of Popular Science’s Top Tech Innovations of 2004. 11 other Grand Award Winners won prizes in the 17th Annual Best of What’s New Awards.
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