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Bose launches Wave Music III, Wave Radio III with digital tuner

, May 2nd 2012 Discuss [2]

Bose has launched its third-gen Wave music systems today with the Wave Music III and the Wave Radio III. They use Bose's proprietary waveguide speaker technology, which lets the small one-piece systems fill rooms with detailed and full-bodied sound. The new Wave music systems also include a built-in DAB digital tuner and improved FM/AM tuner. Read The Full Story

Nest updates smart thermostat with new features

, Apr 5th 2012 Discuss [4]

Nest, the company behind the smart thermostat of the same name, has issued an update that brings several new software features. The company has been listening to customer feedback, and designed the update around some of the requests. The new features are aimed at saving you money, in line with the product's mantra of energy efficiency and ease of use. Read The Full Story

Motorola’s Android Home Phones visit the FCC

, Apr 3rd 2012 Discuss [2]

Motorola is preparing two cordless phones for your home that run on Android and potentially on the latest Ice Cream Sandwich version. The models HS1101 and MBP2000PU showed up at the FCC en route for launch that will bring some of the more advanced smartphone features to your good old landline phone. Read The Full Story

Marshall Fridge amps up your liquid to 11

, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

There's a brand new miniature refrigerator in town, and it's not made by any of the common cooler names you'd expect: it's an amp. This fridge is able to cool masses of cans, bottles, or whatever else you may want to include in your musically-inclined drinking space, and appears by all outward appearances to be a hefty Marshall amplifier for your guitar. And the control knobs, of course, go to 11. Read The Full Story

iHome shipping iW2 AirPlay speakers on April 1

, Mar 14th 2012 Discuss [1]

iHome will begin shipping its iW2 Wireless Speaker System with AirPlay starting April 1. The speaker is a follow up to the iW1 speaker, which was the company's first to support Apple's proprietary AirPlay wireless streaming technology. This allows you to easily stream your iTunes music library to the speaker from anywhere in your home. Read The Full Story

Swann MP3 DJ Doorbell revealed and detailed

, Mar 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

Finally you can have the ringtone you've always wanted - attached to your front door. This new gadget from Swann has you able to customize and arrange a set of MP3 audio files as a who's who of notifications that someone is at the door trying to get in. Imagine your delight when the pizza you just ordered is ushered in by Usher, think of the excellence of having your auntie visit with the sounds of the White Stripes ringing her in! Read The Full Story

Neato XV-21 autonomous cleaning robot released

, Mar 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

The next big thing in robot cleaners have arrived, and it comes from Neato Robotics, a group known for their ability to create strange and wonderful devices galore. This device is an automatic vacuum cleaner made specifically for pet owners as well as allergy sufferers. This robot has a bristled brush to pick up pet hair, dander, and fibers across any floor type you have to throw at it. This newest model has increased airflow and suction over past models, three times the fine dust that the company's standard model was able to pick up in fact, all of this due to its updated filter. Read The Full Story

Panasonic reveals pricing for 2012 Blu-ray players

, Mar 7th 2012 Discuss [1]

Panasonic has announced the pricing and availability of its 2012 lineup of Blu-Ray players, which were first introduced at CES. The lineup includes four Full HD 3D models and two Full HD 2D-only models, most of which have begun shipping already. Only two models will begin shipping later in May. Pricing for the new lineup ranges from $90 to $350. Read The Full Story

Acer’s H6500 DLP projector brings 24fps 1080p viewing to home cinemas

, Mar 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Acer today announced its latest DLP home theater projector, called the H6500, that offers true 24fps 1080p Full HD projection of up to 300 inches. With such high-definition projection and massive screen size support, the Acer H6500 projector promises to bring the viewing quality of commercial movie cinemas to the comforts of your own home theater. Read The Full Story

Android 5.0 Jelly Bean is Android@Home

, Feb 21st 2012 Discuss [13]

This year Google has been tipped to be releasing two separate software environments that very well may be one in the same service when push comes to shove: Android@Home and Android 5.0 Jelly Bean. The data we’ve got suggests that Android@Home will be coming to fruition in one way or another this spring or early summer, while it appears that the rumor mills are continuing to run hot with the idea that Android’s next version, version 5.0 as it may end up being, will be coming out this spring as well. Will the two releases coincide, or are they straight up one in the same? Let’s have a peek at the clues.

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iPad 2 gets ultimate spiderArm mount, modular, 360 adjustable

, Feb 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you're often tired of holding up your iPad whilst laying in bed or on the sofa, then you may benefit from a new adjustable mount called the spiderArm. The modular and highly adjustable spiderArm can securely support both the iPad and the latest iPad 2. Read The Full Story

Beam Brush monitors your hygiene habits via Bluetooth

, Feb 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

Since there's plenty of connected health monitoring devices on the market already, it's only a matter of time that the dental hygiene category would also see high tech integration. The Beam Brush is being touted as a toothbrush that can monitor and transmit its usage data via Bluetooth to a smartphone app. Read The Full Story
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