All the stories tagged with home-tag
NXP GreenChip: Internet Addresses for every light bulb
05/16/2011, NXP has just announced its GreenChip, which gives every light bulb the potential of being connected to a TCP/IP network to provide real-time information and receive commands, wirelessly. This feels a bit like science-fiction talk, but NXP has managed to [...]
PretonSaver Home helps reduce printing costs
05/16/2011, If you happen to have a teenager in your home who has tons of assignments to print over an inkjet printer, surely you would have realized by now that you have spent a fortune on ink refills, never mind that [...]
Elgato HDHomeRun turns every computer in your house into a TV
05/16/2011, Elgato has just released a dual network tuner that allows users to watch HDTV wirelessly on a Mac or a PC. Called the HDHomeRun, all users have to do is attach the device to a TV antenna or digital cable [...]
Ooma VOIP service adds 911 notification
05/10/2011, One of the issue with VOIP is that 911 calls are not always connected directly to emergency services. The FCC site even states: “Not all VoIP services connect directly to emergency services through 9-1-1. For additional information”. Even if the [...]
SimpliciKey Remote Control Electronic Deadbolt makes opening doors a breeze
04/14/2011, Don’t you just hate it when you are rushing to get home (i.e. you need to use the toilet real bad) and sometimes you even drop your keys while fumbling to open the lock? Or when you have two arms [...]
Lenovo denies plans for 23″ tablet
04/14/2011, There won’t be a 23″ tablet coming from Lenovo this year. According to the latest reports online, the Chinese OEM has denied the existence or plans to introduce a tablet later this year. The folks over at ZDnet gave the [...]
Lenovo to release 23″ home tablet this year?
04/12/2011, The folks over at TechRadar seem to have gotten an exclusive scoop from Lenovo concerning the future of their tablets. William Cai, senior specialist in marketing at Lenovo, mentioned that a home tablet could be arriving this year. And in [...]
BBC iPlayer arriving on Panasonic HDTVs this year
04/07/2011, BBC iPlayer fans rejoice – Panasonic has confirmed that the BBC iPlayer app will be arriving on their internet-connected HD TVs that will be released this year. iPlayer will be integrated into Viera Connect – the UI that Panasonic uses [...]
Sony XDR-S16DBP puts the retro in radio
04/01/2011, If you own a really cool radio from the 80s, but you’re unwilling to let go of it after all the money and time you spent getting it fixed up each time it broke down, it’s about time you move [...]
Time Warner removes more channels from its iPad app
04/01/2011, Time Warner launched their iPad video streaming app a few weeks ago but due to its popularity (the app was crashing servers), they were forced to cut down half the amount of channels that were served on the app. And [...]
Audio Light Bulbs play music and light up the room
03/29/2011, Tired of having unsightly wires and ugly speakers taking away the beauty of your living room or bedroom? The folks over at Hammacher Schelmmer recently came up with a solution to the problem. Dubbed the “Audio Light Bulb”, these inconspicuous [...]
Automated water dish makes sure your dog never goes thirsty
03/18/2011, If you own a Siberian husky, I’m sure you would know how thirsty those dogs get. Well, a husky owner decided to build an automatic water dish filler so that he doesn’t have to spend so much time each day [...]
A place where Tron programs feel at home
03/18/2011, Last week we featured the Star Wars-inspired home on our blog, this week we have another sci-fi-themed home, but it’s Tron-themed instead. For the upcoming design week at Milan, Disney and DuPoint will be teaming up to show off a [...]
