Cool Gadgets
Father’s Day Tech Gift for Under $30
Here’s an awesome tech gift for any dad – and it’s under $30! I’ve talked about the virtues of my Roomba before; now check out the outdoor version that will certainly make dad’s life easier. The iRobot Looj Gutter Cleaning Robot allows dad to spend less time perched precariously on a ladder, and more time [...]
Get Better Sleep Tonight
As a mother of a young toddler who doesn’t get much sleep these days, this gadget definitely caught my eye. It’s called the Zeo Personal Sleep Coach – sort of a hybrid alarm clock/EEG machine. It tracks your sleeping patterns, everything from how long it takes you to fall asleep, how long you are sleeping, [...]
Power Gadgets Anywhere
Harness the power of your own kinetic energy to power your gadgets! The nPower PEG (Personal Energy Generator) from Tremont Electric uses the energy as you walk, transferring it into electricity to the portable electronic device plugged into it. Using this method, the PEG can charge the average portable device up to 80 percent in [...]
Eat Fresh this Summer
iPhone users – want to stay fit and eat fresh this summer? The new Locavore application for iPhone allows you to see what food is in season where you are. The app automatically detects what state you’re in and reveals the food that’s in season – and lists the farmer’s markets nearest your location. Wondering [...]
Tech Gift for Grilling Dads
Know a dad who’s king of the grill? My husband loves to grill, but I always bemoan the fact that he’s chained to the thing during every outdoor party we have. He never gets to have any fun. That’s why this gadget caught my eye – the Digital Remote Meat Thermometer. [...]
Roundup: Favorite Blackberry Apps
Image by SheepGuardingLlama via Flickr
Here’s a roundup of my top ten can’t-live-without apps for the Blackberry. I’ll be posting about each of them individually in the coming days.
Bank of America Mobile Banking
Facebook
Viigo
Yahoo Go!
Vlingo
Google Mobile
Google Sync
TwitterBerry
Google Maps
Amazon Shopping
Waking Up, the Natural Way
Cause waking up is hard to do! If you hate the sound of your alarm clock like I do, why not try a more natural way to wake up with the Apollo Health DayBreak Duo Dawn/Dusk Simulator. It’s the Deal of the Day from Amazon.com, on sale 55% off at $88.76.
It uses your own [...]
Easy Park Garage Parking Sensor
The hanging tennis ball gets a tech update! I don’t know about you, but we’ve got a TINY garage. So tiny that we only use it for storage and our poor cars have to sit out in the wind and rain. Amazon has the very nifty Easy Park Garage Parking Sensor for $19.99. Simply hang [...]
UV Sanitizers to Protect Your Family from Germs
In light of all of the recent news about swine flu, we’ve all been paying closer attention to minimizing the spread of germs. That’s why I was intrigued by this Verilux CleanWave UV-C Sanitizing Wand from Buy.com. It disinfects and eliminates invisible viruses, germs, dust mites, allergens, mold and odors from both soft fabrics and [...]
Ultrasound Coming to Your Cell Phone?
Researchers from Washington University right here in St. Louis have announced that they’ve developed software that runs on Windows Mobile smartphones that can perform an ultrasound via a USB probe attached to the phone. They also say that they are working to bring the cost of this ultraportable ultrasound down to less than $400. There [...]
