Technology
Knock Knock! Who’s there? It’s Skybell Version 2.0!
The peephole is a brilliant low-tech invention that lets you see who’s at your front door without having to open it. But it requires you to put your eye right up to the hole, putting you in very close proximity … Continue reading
Hiku review: This tiny scanner is the ultimate tool for creating grocery-store shopping lists
I suck at grocery shopping. If I remember to inventory my pantry and refrigerator, I inevitably forget to bring my shopping list to the store. That renders my lizard brain easy pickings for the in-store merchandising that triggers impulse buying. … Continue reading
How to turn a Chromebox into a video-streaming workhorse
If you’re shopping for a media-streaming box for your living room, you should include a Chromebox on your list of contenders in addition to the usual suspects (Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, et al). A Chromebox is a small … Continue reading
ET Cyber Monday Deals: Lenovo UHD gaming laptop $1200, XPS 8700 with 750Ti $1000, Chromebox $130, more
Cyber Monday is here, and along with it some of the best deals for online shoppers this year. We’ve collected some of the best ones out there for you today, so sit back and enjoy the savings – but don’t sit too far … Continue reading
Sony working to remove stolen films from file-sharing sites
Sony Pictures Entertainment is making progress in removing new films stolen in a cyberattack from file-sharing websites. The movies include the Brad Pitt war film “Fury,” released in the U.S. in October, as well as the upcoming “Annie,” ”Still Alice,” “Mr. Turner” … Continue reading
Solar and wind power are now fully cost competitive with fossil fuels – is it time to switch over?
Renewable energy production has boomed across the globe in recent years, driven by improvements to solar and wind turbines, increased economies of scale, and in some cases, significant government subsidies. A new report from financial advisory and asset management firm … Continue reading
House of Cards Season 3 will hit on February 27, making it Netflix’s biggest original series
House of Cards will cement its status as Netflix’s biggest original series when season 3 debuts in February. The next batch of episodes will arrive on February 27, according to House of Cards‘ official Twitter account. A brief teaser video … Continue reading
Stanford uses the ultimate heat exchanger – outer space – for free, unlimited cooling
Researchers at Stanford say they’ve created a passive radiator system that cools by beaming unwanted heat directly into outer space; not the local urban environment or the atmosphere, where the heat eventually comes back to haunt us, but deep, ultra-cold … Continue reading
A new version of Google Glass is coming in 2015, with an Intel x86 chip inside
The next version of Google Glass, which is due out sometime in 2015, will be powered by an Intel x86 chip — rather than the Texas Instruments ARM chip that helms the current Glass Explorer Edition hardware. Presumably this is … Continue reading
BrandPost: Cyber Monday Deals: HP Pavilion for $329, Dell UltraSharp Monitor for just $332, and more
Get the most out of Cyber Monday with these hot deals from TechBargains.