The idea of having a robot do anything in my home is instantly appealing thanks to the many robots who have appeared on my television and given me a grand dream of what robots might someday become. Is the Roomba an evolutionary step toward Rosie from The Jetsons?
The Roomba roaming around seemingly randomly through my house is officially the iRobot Roomba 770 Vacuum Cleaning Robot for Pets and Allergies
While sitting in a restaurant on “date night” I couldn’t help shaking my head at a young couple in their twenties as they sat nearly motionless for much of their meal, both with their heads bent over their phones texting like crazy. Neither seemed to think there was anything wrong with sitting in each other’s company and texting away as if the other wasn’t there.
Is this the only way we communicate? Continue reading
It seems the business model these days is to get us consumers to pay monthly for something we didn’t used to need to pay monthly for. Take music for instance, we all love music but a monthly subscription to a music service is an ongoing cost and it requires you to stay wired all the time. I could see using something like Xbox music if you can’t stand listening to the same tracks often. I prefer to hear my favorite tunes unless I’m in the mood for new music. When I’m driving isn’t when I’m in that mood. The solution for me is the SD and I’m really happy with it. Continue reading
If you find yourself having to dial a lot of conference calls using different access numbers and codes you have probably wished there was an easy way to enter all the numbers and redial when you are dropped. After extensive research AHUB‘s Bridge Call Dialer is without a doubt the most functional and easiest to use. Continue reading
It’s a well known fact that manliness is currently in inexorable decline. I blame the fact that no one works with their hands anymore (other than manipulating a video game controller). And when something breaks? We hire someone to fix it for us, or more likely, just throw it out and go buy a new one at Target.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. Tools are awesome, and once you own them you’ll start looking for reasons to use them. That’s why I put together a gift guide featuring 10 great gifts for the handy man (or woman) in your life. Continue reading
…and we’d like to tell them that they’re insane. Ok. Seriously, sure, fine, we get it. Let’s do exercise! It’s good for the body and the soul. It’s all about mind over matter, friends. “You can do it!” says Chuck Norris probably. Ok. We really hate Chuck Norris. Anyway, here’s this thing that will probably make your heart exit your body and ask you if you’ve lost your goddamn mind. Continue reading
When I originally learned of the Nest Learning Thermostat, I understood that its creator had a history within Apple and thus the design of the device was slick and it the device itself, revolutionary. Now I’m reading that the third generation Nest device is about to be released. The site, nest.com is touting the new device as having “a refined design that’s enclosed by a single solid stainless steel ring.” This starts to remind me of the song and dance we’re used to by now with Apple releasing an ever thinner and faster version of basically the same exact thing – year after year. So it seems that design isn’t the only thing Tony Fadell, (co) inventor of the iPod, learned from his days with Apple. Continue reading
So, have you ever wanted a power nap in the middle of day, or while in an airport, on a train, in a library, or at your work desk, but you just couldn’t find the right kind of comfortable face-enveloping, head obscuring, mole-man with arm holes, pumpkin-esque, plush, Martian helmet to do it in? Continue reading
Apple is, arguably, the most valuable company in the history of business. Sales, profits, PR; by whatever means one would measure a business, Apple is the king of the proverbial hill. However, in the midst of all that happy fun time, members of the tech industry and media are asking, “Has Apple jumped the shark?” Continue reading
Am I eligible for an iPhone 6 upgrade? That’s the question everyone is asking themselves today. If you’re jonesing for a new iPhone, Droid, Galaxy, One, Windows Phone or even a flip phone but you’re not sure if your cell provider will give you a sweet, sweet subsidy then here is how to instantly and easily check your upgrade eligibility. Continue reading
