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In my first post on Philips Hue, I referred to "The Internet of things" where normally dumb devices such as fridges and washing machines are connected to the network. Having a washing machine with an IP address may mean that I can check whether the spin cycle has finished without getting out of my chair, but the real value of
Moneual has five new futuristic gadgets for connected homes. Each one has been named an International CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree. That's quite impressive! The products are: Smart Robot Vacuum System, RoboSpin, X-Pillar, 4S PC, and Smart Wristband Baby Monitor. The Smart Robot Vacuum System is the next generation in robot cleaners. Its features include dust recognition
I use a Fitbit Force to track the number of steps I take each day and I use the Lose it to count the number of calories I am consuming each day. What I can’t measure is how this is effecting my heartbeat and respiratory rate that is what Tinké does. The Tinké is a smart sensor about the size
With the plethora of USB charging power sources and charging rates, it was probably inevitable that someone would develop a meter to measure the power going to a device. The bragging rights go to Utah-based Power Practical and the Practical Meter, a USB in-line power meter. Looking much like a USB dongle, 5 LEDs show the power transfer from 1 W
I received my Fitbit Force on Saturday, although I wasn't able to pick it up at the apartment rental office until Monday. I have now been using it for two days now and overall I love it. In the package is the Fitbit Force, a charging cable and the wireless syncing dongle. The only directions you get is to go
If you love the smell of bacon, then you are in luck - your smartphone can start smelling of it without you having to put the phone on the griddle! You will need an iPhone or Android device to run this, but this adaptor - created by Scentee - will emit a smell of bacon into the air. You can choose
You might be forgiven in thinking that we've moved from a tech blog into a lifestyle magazine but I wanted to share a little of my life from the past 18 months. In late spring last year, I visited my doctor and she pointed out that in the 20 years since I joined her practice, I'd put on over 20