Gadgets Archive
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Holiday cookies: Press on!
Posted on December 13, 2012 | 2 CommentsEvery December, I haul out the cookie press to bake a line-up of dogs, camels, butterflies and -- the piece de resistance -- tiny green Christmas trees. They bring a smile to my face. -
A Leap into the computing future
Posted on May 24, 2012 | No CommentsThe next step in personal computing made its debut last week when a small San Fransisco start-up (albeit with some big backers) named Leap Motion... -
Clean water? There’s an app for that…of course
Posted on February 23, 2012 | No CommentsAmericans may occasionally complain about the the taste of their tap water, but generally our domestic water supply is very safe. That’s not the case... -
Get ready for a new world of celebrity headphones
Posted on December 29, 2011 | No CommentsHigh-end headphones, such as Beats by Dr. Dre, are going mainstream. But they are also facing more competition. Ludacris and Lady Gaga now have headphone brands. -
Behold the Little Printer: It’s little, and it prints
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No CommentsSo many tiny bits of information, so hard to keep track. A new printer aims to solve that little problem of life in the wired age . . . -
Siri is good, but she has her limits
Posted on November 18, 2011 | No CommentsApple's new digital assistant is getting lots of oohs and ahs for her remarkable organizational skills and wide-ranging expertise. But there are some situations even a computer can't handle . . . -
Steve Jobs’ Stanford commencement address
Posted on October 7, 2011 | No CommentsHas this ever happened before? A billionaire businessman dies and the world mourns . . . -
Now this is a land shark
Posted on September 29, 2011 | 2 CommentsNot all fish live in the water. These “air swimmers” as they are called, are remote-controlled balloons that are filled with helium and appear to... -
Jogging + ghoulish phone app = Zombies, Run!
Posted on September 16, 2011 | No CommentsIs your exercise routine getting a little dull? There's an app for that, apparently -- one that will have you fleeing apocalyptic zombies as you work up your daily sweat . . .
