Tag Archive for 'digital-lifestyle'
We’ve probably all had a 9-to-5 when you get to the end of the day and think “blimey, what exactly have I achieved?” Well, as long as you’ve got a cellphone running Nokia’s Series 60 OS, you’ll be able to both review your day and wear your handset as an unwieldy pendant, thanks to Waymarkr and their [...]
For people like me who lives in Texas where weather changes more often than I flick the TV remote control will appreciate what Honeywell Professional Weather Station does. Powered by an AC adapter or four AA batteries, the unit LCD screen will show weather information using its wireless sensors. The Professional Weather Station is equipped [...]
Treehugger have an intriguing post about a self-rearranging home that gradually alters its configuration with the changing weather and time of day.
“A small channel in the floor has stopped streaming cold water, and now appears to be releasing steam. Presumably this is was intended to add a dash [of] humidity and warmth to the room”
It’s [...]
zBoost is a product that will help increase your cell phone’s signal at home, especially when you are in the area of your house where the wall interfere with your provider’s signals.
Full Press Release from Wi-Ex:
ATLANTA, GA – August 30, 2006 – Wi-Ex, Inc. (www.wi-ex.com), a leader in developing products that enhance cell phone reception [...]
Pioneer announced 2 new HDD and DVD media recorders with 250GB to 400GB storage space, and 2 new 3-in-1 media recorders with VHS, HDD, and DVD recorder. Those who always run out of space recording shows should be happy to hear that Pioneer and Buffalo is partnering up together to develop external HDD storage [...]
There was a time when Mathmos, makers of iconic lava lamps and other lighting goodies, were producing darned creative stuff. The Tumbler was one such design - a rechargeable colour changing slab that was controlled by virtue of its orientation on the table. Now it seems they’re content to rejig existing models in [...]
As a man in the market for a Media Centre PC of some sort, the obvious option (and the one you see most often in the shops) is Microsoft’s XP MCE variant. I’m a complete ignoramus when it comes to Linux, the closest I’ve ever come is a Knoppix LiveCD.
The boffins at Tom’s Hardware have [...]
We’ve all been there: you’re just about to leave the house and your great aunt Jessica calls to remind your uncle Horace (who has been living with you since the accident) that they’re going out for a joint haircut and Pimms morning at the church hall. There’s no paper to hand, no pen either, and [...]
In Medieval times, forces laying siege to a city would catapult rotting horse carcasses over the city walls. Anybody splashed with this equine warfare would be pretty much guaranteed of dying. Well, Philips must be hoping its competitors will meet a similar fate when it drops its slinky LX1000 Media Centre PC, a £999 slice [...]
On a typical night, the contents of my bedside table generally amounts to a glass of water, an alarm-clock, my cellphone and the various meds I’m forced to take lest the demons inside reek their havoc on my loved ones. Well, it turns out that I could replace at least the alarm-clock with this [...]
