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Why The iDoorCam Is An Indiegogo Sensation
BY NEAL UNGERLEIDER, fastcompany.comInvestors are going gaga for a smartphone-integrated doorbell that lets anyone screen visitors on a video app integrated into their iPhones or Androids.
iDoorCam is that rarest of things: A bona fide Indiegogo phenomenon. The Wi-Fi– enabled…
Qardio unveils portable, wireless cardiovascular monitoring devices.
Get a Virgin Mobile Overdrive Pro 3G/4G mobile hot spot for $83.99
by Rick Broida, cnet.comThat’s the lowest price to date for this no-contract hot spot, which offers unlimited 4G service (where there’s coverage) for as little as $35.
Remember back on Monday when I said I was the victim of flaky hotel Wi-Fi? It’s true: I couldn’t…
The Vamp: A Bluetooth Audio Device That Actually Does Something (Besides Streaming Music)
core77.comPhotos by Mark CocksedgeI won’t pretend to be an expert in the ever-expanding category of bluetooth audio, but I understand the appeal: After decades of being tethered to all variety of boxy, clunky or otherwise cumbersome hardware, technol…
Gadget Review: Automatica Makes Some Cars Into Smart Cars
Tony Sims, wired.comIn the past few years, we have seen the addition of Bluetooth connectability, communication via rear view mirror (OnStar), and integrated on-board computer entertainment systems. All these things are great, but what if your vehicle is a little bit…
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How to Choose the Fastest, Cheapest, and Most Reliable Mobile Hotspot to Stay Connected Everywhere You Go
Adam Dachis, lifehacker.comMobile hotspots are awesome. They pack fast internet access into tiny, pocketable devices so you can stay connected wherever you go, but they vary in cost, speed, and reliability. With so many options in devices and carriers, you might end up payi…
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AT&T MiFi Liberate: The Best MiFi I’ve Ever Used
Sam Biddle, gizmodo.comIf you can afford one, hotshot, an LTE MiFi will change your life a little bit: you have Internet virtually everywhere you go, a wireless high-speed network in your bag.Most MiFi gadgets are lousy. This one is stellar.What Is It?A tiny…
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Bluetooth stickers help you find things when you lose them
Mark Frauenfelder, boingboing.netStickNFinds are Bluetooth location stickers the diameter of a quarter (but thicker than a quarter). You attach them to television remote controls, pets, children, or other things that you need to locate. The batteries last about a…
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Kickstarting: A Wi-Fi-Connected Light Socket Connects Any Bulb To Your iPhone
By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.comThe Spark Socket takes a modular approach to internet-connected home automation, one bulb at a time.
We should live in the Jetsons era by now, but despite all our innovations in computing power and the cloud, our houses remain pret…
Belkin’s NetCam WiFi Camera with Night Vision keeps an eye out for ghosts while you’re out, hooks up with iOS / Android
Ben Gilbert, engadget.comOut of town for Halloween and worried that your empty house is getting filled with ethereal catburglars? You can’t even see what they’re taking! Belkin’s got a solution for you with its new Wi-Fi NetCam, feeding your iOS or Android devi…
Today you can still hear some managers, schooled in conventional thinking, claim the importance of “ownership” be it over people, projects or things in their employees and customers. How quaint. Today, with the penetration of the Internet and declining importance of hierarchical “superpowers”, access, one’s ability to collaborate, knowledge sharing and network connection is becoming far more important. Entrepreneur Lisa Gansky identifies companies that are forward thinking as Mesh companies who create, share and use social media, wireless networks, and data crunched from every available source to provide people with goods and services at the exact moment they need them, without the burden and expense of owning them outright.
Mesh – the pulse of the sharing economy
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